I've been driving a Leaf for 2 years and still love it. Huge credit to Nissan for taking a chance on a pure EV, and for moving production to Tennessee.

Somehow, GM managed to make their upcoming Bolt even goofier looking than the Leaf. But if they can get the range up to 200 miles and can keep it under $38k, I will probably get one.

That's coming in October. After that, merchants are responsible for any fraud using the old swipe system.

My $35k Nissan Leaf already does that. I have to assume that the Model S had that feature from the beginning.

Ummm...citation?

When they first announced it, I was excited. But the most details that come out, the less interest I have.

Correct. And carbon nanotubes are structurally pretty similar.

That may be true. But the statement "The reality is that the Air Force, Army, and Marines want the A-10 kept alive" is clearly false.

You think a military truck is going to drive around covered in perfectly clean mirrors?

I can think of a couple problems there.

Was there a reason that Firefox went off a cliff a couple years ago? It seems like it was great, and then started to suck horribly.

You should talk to the Secretary of the Air Force. They're saying otherwise.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/213844-ayotte-rips-air-force-for-defending-a-10-retirement

Keeping the 300 A-10s operational costs over $800M per year. That's a lot of money for a plane that can only do one thing under specific circumstances. Newer, more flexible systems can take over those missions at little additional cost. The Air Force has been trying to get rid of the A-10 for years, but Congress won't let them.

Yes, the A-10 appeals to the inner 12 year old in all of us. But the days of a pilot flying slowly in a straight line directly towards its target are behind us.

It's already being studied. Asbestos is dangerous because it creates naturally occurring nanoparticles. It's not chemically toxic.

These types of manufactured nanoparticles, including carbon nanotubes, won't see widespread use until they're shown to be safe.

A friend of mine recently got a job at Oculus. I asked her, if she ever meets John Carmack, to start the conversation with "Hey, aren't you the guy who wrote Commander Keen?". I thought it would be a refreshing change of pace for him. We'll see if she comes through.

I interpreted the question as independent of the article.

Because Republicans snuck a ban into a completely unrelated port security bill that they knew nobody could vote against right before an election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enforcement_Act_of_2006#Legislative_history