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Comment Re:Even combat has a silver lining. (Score 1) 21

Next thing you'll say is that it's good to send people to war because it generates many limbless research subjects.
The reason why military is producing results is because it's being funded. But research is still just its byproduct.
A dedicated civilian team working to solve these problems can only yield better results.
On a semi-related note: Prosthetics are too expensive.

Comment Re:Palestine doesn't want two state solution (Score 1) 560

You do realize, that what they currently have *is* the two state solution, right? They just don't recognize each-other.
I can tell you from what I've seen separation will never bring peace. It may reduce fire to smoldering to build giant walls, but smolder will not cease.
I think they'll have to find a way to live with each-other instead.

Comment Re:Net energy? (Score 2) 580

Actually, your math is wrong - it's worse than that. You'd actually need 150% more (that is, 2.5 times as much) renewable resources to pack the same amount of energy using a 20% efficient fuel production process as you would with a 50% efficient battery production process. However, this may improve, do not dismiss renewable fuel production just yet. The main advantage to fuel is that it can store more energy in an equivalent amount of space compared to batteries. But neither this, nor the overlooked issue of what is worse for the environment (chemicals from dead cells, or unrecoverable byproduct gasses) is as important as the fact that the amount of carbon dioxide in air is not inexhaustible either. That's right, one could imagine, given the increased demand, the exact opposite of today's situation happening: Killing nature by *reducing* CO2.

Comment Re:Sting operation (Score 1) 72

Analysis of your post: Misunderstanding of Russian outlook on manhood, misunderstanding of the social situation there and how wealth is relative, obvious lack of paranoia, a really good car and a friend in the background (http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/vorvnsdyt.png).

If this was a honeypot post, you got me. I am bound to be a criminal, book me, Sigmund Holmes from Precrime.

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