While your attempt was noble, this is completely wrong. Both are already monopolies in 90%+ of their market areas. But at least now people can complain that the "other one" is only charging xyz for service in the next town over. IF the merger had gone through the "new" company would just raise prices and lower service EVERYWHERE...

But imaginary numbers are ok?

To be clear, I wasn't making a moral judgment either for or against. Merely stating the reasons why the site was ideal for the planned telescope.

The land is on top of a dormant volcano away from city lights. and the "bowl" at the top makes the perfect base for it...

Absolutely not, the only way to maximize the proper design of a mouse is to design it to properly fit the hand. The only way to do this is to separately design a left handed and right handed mouse.

Anything the fits "both" actually fits neither...

Exactly, the whole fact that they are doing the "selection" process first is classic scam.

Why the fuck do you need select people BEFORE you've even proven you can put robots on the planet.

and slashdot responses are different how?

you dear sir,

  just won a internetz!

Thank you for making my day.

(wish I had mod points)

IT IS!

Just use "HIMEM" to but some stuff in the 384k upper area :P

What? I agree with most of what you said, but this is crap. Diesels are extremely cheap to maintain and last an extremely long time. Getting 200-300k miles on a diesel engine with no maintenance is common. You'd replace a electrics batteries several times at a huge cost in that frame...

Exactly, or more likely Sweden bribed the right official to go arrest him.

So close but no!

A tool is a "device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function"

As a consolation prize you get to keep your lawn...

Well done! I figured you for a old 80 unix guy that hadn't even heard of Oculus Rift!

For 200 can say why someone wouldn't be wearing one in line to buy something?

because like most geeks, you're sitting there in line with your phone out anyway. Now you stop angry birds. tap the GW (or Apple app) wave your phone at the reader and you're done...

Yeah, They'll start dribbling out in 5-8 years. The first serious roll-out will start around 10 years with 1/3 jobs replaced coming 20-30 years out. Its just a matter of sheer amount of robots that need to be built.

Anyone who doesn't think its going to happen is seriously deluding themselves. Pretty the only that can stop it is a global meltdown of modern civilization or earth destroying event (man made or otherwise).