If it doesn't add value to the conversation, it's probably spam, or at least doesn't belong in a permanent archive. One problem is the subjective nature of such a decision. Another is how much time it takes to decide when one must process large numbers of comments. I don't see this as a free speech issue. They can "speak"...elsewhere.

I wonder if they patented something and the other car companies didn't want to license it.

Nope. Proximity limits who you can date in reality. The internet eliminates that limitation. If you live in a town of very few people, your chances of meeting the right person are...different.

China is probably the target market, as they don't want Apple or Google to control everything.

Remember that we will eventually we will need to dispose of those vehicles as well, which could have some effect on the environment.

What about the environmental costs in the production of the car itself? Mining for special metals, shipping between continents, etc. I don't know details about TSLA, but this was one argument against the Prius.

Agreed (scopes are definitely not my forte). I meant in general, good products actually work against a company. Take corningware - they made really good pots and pans that almost never broke, but I think they stopped selling them because eventually people didn't need new pots and pans.

> 50 years later and it still works fine That kind of product makes it harder to sell new product. Which is one reason why technology is so disposable today.

Totally different. My college essays could have been much better if they had allowed me to type.

Can I take them into a public restroom or gym? Is it against the law, or would I only have to worry about getting them crushed off my face?

It will be even less funny when someone reads their headlines tomorrow.

I think it is more interesting that we have created synthetic biologists (as per the summary).

"looking for 'counter-insurgency activity'" - what insurgency?

What about audio advertisements on the Internets, such as on Hulu (which specifically seems to lengthen its ad breaks every few months)? Why not a ban on the sound of alarm clocks in all ads, which is clearly a tactic to wake people who fell asleep before turning off the media? What about a ban on mandatory warnings and previews on digital media disks for which we pay? What about annoying HTML and Flash flyover ads on web pages?

Who are you calling a monad?