What self respecting site would actually publish some of this stuff?

"Don't phase me, bro!"

Hrm... I have cute kids, and my wife is pretty decent on the eyes as well.

Shit. I'm the ugly one. :-(

My former boss at my first real IT job is still there working half-days as a programmer. He's 76.

If you are skilled at what you do and generally get along with most people, you will have a job until you decide otherwise.

You mean like the one incorporated in the Volt?

The Volt goes 40 miles per charge, which gets 95% of commuters to work and back every day, without a drop of gas. It's not stupid, it's almost perfect. It also means smaller battery pack, which is cheaper to replace.

Plus, not only do you get the pure EV functionality for your daily commute, you also get built-in range extending with the genset incorporated in the Volt. It's also supposed to be cheaper than the Model S, which honestly makes is slightly less "dead on arrival" than you'd think.

Yeah, GM's going through financial hell, but with the government looking to get a return on their (and tax payers) investment, if it makes sense we'll get to see it hit the showroom floor. Personally, I like both the Model S and the Volt, but I'd buy the Volt over the Model S as everything stands right now. Down the road, I'd consider trading the Volt for the Model S if battery range improves a tad (300 miles is about how far my parents live, and the furthest I'd drive non-stop).

At any rate, it's great to see full EV and better hybrid/EV choices on the horizon. Soon we'll all be driving one or another.

I like this idea. This is basically what GM wanted to do with the Volt, except incorporate the genset into the automobile.

If you remove the genset from the chassis, and make it something you can tow when needed, you solve the problem for the .5% of folks who think they can't live without the range for long drives. Detach it and store it in a garage (maybe it doubles as a genset for your house during power outages?), hook it up for long trips.

I suppose if you are going to tow a genset, you might as well add some additional storage capacity (locking trunk kind of thing), so you not only gain range for the longer trips, but you gain luggage space as well.

He makes his living writing a blog. What do you expect?

If you watch the demo video, this thing looks chunky, way more than 1/4" thick.

A $250 netbook will cream this thing's capabilities in every aspect. That's my prediction, anyways... It's been in the design phase for four years, before netbooks even took off. This device will now have to compete with hardware that didn't exist at the time of its conception, because other corporations moved faster.

It's not about finding a use for it, it's a question of "How many can we sell?"

This device is going to flop. I thought it was originally supposed to be sold for $99? Then it was $200. Now it's $300, and I'll bet they can't even sell it for less than that once they get production rolling. If it sold for $99, it might have a chance. At $300, it's now in competition with much more capable (if not the same form factor, close to it) hardware and more flexible software.

Toss Android on it, and you immediately have access to thousands of apps, brand recognition (Sorry, but TechCrunch is so obscure, it's not even funny), and a mature interface. Partner with T-Mobile for even more exposure and outlets to sell your hardware.

For someone who's supposed to be some kind of valley insider, this guy has really missed the boat.

If it doesn't run Android, it should.

This guy is right on the money.

Consider this as well: If you are with an organization that is scaling into the cloud, and needs to fire up a couple hundred server instances a few times a year to handle the load, would you rather fire up an open source operating system and related free applications (LAMP, or whatever), or would you rather fire up a couple hundred server instances that required licensing for the OS and software? Would you like to manage the additional overhead of the proprietary systems/software? Would you be willing to pay more to have your cloud service manage it for you?

FOSS is more relevant in the cloud than most folks realize, even on a proprietary/closed cloud infrastructure.

It's more than that, though. Cloud computing is going for "Infrastructure as a Service" (IaaS, one of the new buzz acronyms), seeking to replace most of what you currently use in a data center (hardware, racks, power, network capacity). There's big money to be had in this, but it's a niche market.

Funny, I know plenty of folks with firearms in their cars and trucks as well.

The whole point of "Sharing the road" is lost on motorist and cyclist alike, it seems. I bike from time to time, and drive a car most of the time. I get the fuck out of the way when I'm on a bike, and I give plenty of space and pass when safe when I am in my car.

This isn't difficult, folks, have some courtesy both ways.

Cyclists tend to have some kind of complex more often than not, though. I'd have more respect for the group as a whole if I actually witnessed more of them following the rules of the road, and respecting the masses of metal that can kill them in an instant.