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Comment Re:And redundancies come through faster as well! (Score 1) 330

Here's the 2 things they could do, plain and simple to have me jump onboard the EV almost immediately.

1. Make one that isn't 100% fugly...build me one that is sleek, maybe a 2-seater sports car (like the early Tesla was) with performance speed/torque, and handling.

2. Make the range on a charge about 300-400 miles, approx what a tank of gas currently is. If I'm evacuating for a hurricane, I need to pack up and get out fast, and potentially sit in stop/go traffic at times. I can't have my safety riding on a short charge system.

....Ok, maybe a #3. Make said car in the upper end Camero/lower end Corvette price range.

Comment Re:It makes more sense for the phone to do nothing (Score 1) 94

I've rarely been to *ANY* meeting that was worth my attention. Frankly, I think the watch would be a big help in that its occasional "tapping", might keep me from falling asleep in said meeting, which is a bit embarrassing, but the struggle to stay awake is always there.

Meetings: BIGGEST waste of time and effort when actually trying to work to accomplish something.

Comment Re:yoga pants (Score 1) 44

Considering the number of US FAT Asses I've seen running around in Yoga pants lately, I'd think that testing this material on the asses of folks in the US today would be the ultimate test.

I've often thought I should lobby for spandex laws, I mean, if you put on spandex and can hear it "scream", you shouldn't be wearing spandex.

:)

Man...we have a serious obesity problem here in the US, and I don't see it stabilizing yet, much less getting better.

On the other hand, if we used the electrical conductivity to give a mild *shock* to the wearer of this material when they are eating overly caloric meals, or going past their caloric intake for the day, maybe hooked to the new smart watches....maybe it would do some good.

ON the other hand, maybe I started drinking beer a tad too early this Saturday morning. :)

Comment Re:Repetition Bores People (Score 2) 114

Except that DHS currently has access to those License plates. There are so called fusion centers which are supposed to be amalgamation of all the mass spying to one interagency group (consisting of multiple agencies).

Geez, when the Patriot act and all was going through and the DHS was being formed, I really didn't understand how bad a thing it could/would be!!!

Man, we need to break it back up again. It was less intrusive and dangerous to the common US citizen when they weren't quite as efficient and weren't able to as easily work with each other. Government gridlock in most all areas, IMHO, is generally a GOOD thing. Shit like this happens to us and we lose freedoms the more efficient and together the Feds seem to get!!!

Comment Hmmm.... (Score 1) 85

Actually, the scary thing is....the same "brilliant" folks trying to negotiate with the new found life forms are the SAME one we currently have trying to negotiate a nuke deal with Iran.

So, sadly...no need for invasion....we'll just be giving ourselves away in the end. SO, be prepared to become an incubating unit web-wrapped to a wall nearby to your home.

Comment 2016's Headlines.... (Score 1) 326

NEW HEADLINE 2016

And, much like Comdex of old, another convention that has been a part of CS for years, has to fold due to low attendance.

The RSA convention downfall seems to be 100% attributable to last years rules forbidding Booth Babes. That combined with 2016's proposed "no more free trinkets and TShirts" rules sealed the deal on the once mighty security convention.

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