Because rich folks live there, with more money than brains. If you note what they said:

So it seems they are going after rich investors, who want to go by a see a prototype of the toy that they are helping to build. Maybe even sit in the cockpit/driver's seat! So it is more of an entertainment expense, as opposed to a serious investment.

As a non-rich, non-investor, not living in Silicon Valley, all I have to say is . . . have fun.

Actually, Putin has been watching western propaganda films, and has other intentions there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N...

+1 Informative. I read the article, and it to a swipe at "children of immigrants" who are part of the problem.

Go figure.

I'll fix that for you:

See? Our German is slipping already here on Slashdot!

There was a Discovery show about this scenario: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...

One of the most interesting challenges was finding new uses for all the old technology laying around. Like, fixing it up to do something new, that was necessary for survival.

Students don't write anymore . . . they cut & paste from the Web . . .

Which makes me wonder where the "Why is this on Slashdot!?" crowds are. This is about some political posturing by some rich folks, like: "Heidi Klum refuses to wear fur from cute dead animals!". This is TMZ stuff. Rich folks can afford to do some very strange things with their money. What do I care if George Clooney invests in Beanie Babies or Bitcoins, and divests of companies selling sweet, sugary, fattening drinks?

Also, what it the point of divesting in oil companies? They see themselves as "energy" companies anyway. You can bet your hairy ass that Exxon is working on alternative sources of energy income for the time when oil runs out. Those Big Oil folks will find another way to grab us by the balls. We'll be charging our cars at their service stations in the future.

Unfortunately, all these political posing hissy fits seem to drown out the actual science and serious discussion about what to do about climate change. Whenever a climate change topic gets posted to Slashdot, it degenerates into a political baboon shit-slinging festival:

"U R Denier!"

"U R Tree Hugger!"

. . . etc.

She was always "38 of D" to me . . .

The NSA has a whole department occupied with the investigation of the existence of God.

Because if He does exist, they want to spy on him.

So you mean we'll be forced to play Jeopardy to death in these camps . . . ?

Is that you, Fred "Westboro Baptist Church" Phelps . . . ?

I thought you were dead.

Kennedy shot himself. Stanley Kubrick had already been secretly contracted to film the moon landings at Area 51, and so he was just instructed to fake an assassination tape on the side.

Richard Feynman answered that question with something like:

"I can't explain it in terms that you would understand, because I can't understand it, in terms that you would understand."

And comically, replace "Facebook" with "Slashdot" in the summary above.

Or "Obamacare" . . .