Let's not forget that apparently he can't figure out how to talk on the phone and type with both hands at the same time? Who would hire someone who can't figure out speakerphone?

If Bob has any geek in him at all, I think he just did.

See, carbon credits are sooooooooooooo great y'all!

This is the kind of problem that's created by adversarial politics, we almost always end up choosing a single bad guy to blame all the ills in the world on, but in the end, it's a systemic issue that creates these problems. We'll never find a metric that tells us what is right and wrong to do with regards to the environment, and any solution that seems to offer such a measurement is disingenuous at best.

I didn't RTFA, but I'm assuming that the summary is correct where it says the Obama administration was opposed to SCOTUS hearing the case. What reason did they give for the case not being heard?

Mod me to oblivion!

I've lived in China the past 6 years, and I have to say, this is exactly what I think when I'm walking down the street inhaling the bus and truck fumes. That being said, if an electric car has to last a few years on the same battery to be ecologically sound, I don't think they're ready for prime time.

An aside: in the US, I think they need to focus more on public transport. A lot of mid-level cities lack a good way for those in the suburbs to make it into the city (I'm from Milwaukee and there's one bus line that I know of, if you live in the suburbs, you need to drive to the bus stop). The unfortunate truth of the matter is that once a city is the right size (and shape) for building something like a subway, they simply don't have enough money to build it. The government has to wait until there are too many people (read: taxpayers) to build something, and by that time, the effect is minimal. Not saying we should have to pay more taxes, but there must be some solution to this sort of problem.

Actually, I believe the wiki page for LFTRs says that China is already working on having one going by ~2017. Of course, the wiki does read a little like an advertisement, which makes me somewhat skeptical, but it seems like R&D dollars ought to start going towards this. The thing I don't understand is how power generation didn't become a bigger campaign issue in light of Fukushima.

I'm not really surprised by this, but the article failed to mention anything about the impact of hybrid vehicles, which is something I find equally interesting. Anyone out there have much knowledge about the production methods for hybrids? I assume that the same problems apply to the electric engine component, but do hybrids have the same issues with batteries and whatnot?

How nice that you can disprove a sweeping generalization with a single personal experience. By the way, I have this rock that keeps tigers away...you interested?

Is that a reflection on chip design or on battery capacity changes? It seems to me that batteries have been getting bigger along with the screens and whatnot. Fewer dropped calls should mean better battery life because you would be spending less time on the phone, and better reception would mean the same thing as well (how much time do people waste saying "Hello...? Hello...? HELLoooooo...?). Regardless of how you feel about whatever the article says or doesn't say, the purpose of their claims is to get some more focus on engineering better receivers, which I think we could all benefit from.

I've been thinking about it since my son was born, and I think a lot of these things they're saying are true (for me at least). Originally, I had planned to get an sgs3 when I returned to the States, but now I'm thinking I'll probably buy something more like an older nokia bar phone, and in fact newegg has one for about $30 (with built-in flashlight?!?).That coupled with no need (or ability) to use data on a prepaid plan probably means I'll end up saving tons of otherwise doubly wasteful cash, since I would be spending it on something that would just waste more time. If I keep it long enough, then it's that much better for the environment as well. Yes, I'm that guy.

pr0n addicts are really talking about Jesus?

Searching for 'thong' won't turn up a bunch of photos of some geeky asian dude!

Then why is it so funny?