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Comment Re:Definitely a low flying rocket... (Score 1) 81

Besides the ancillary wheels to make this a "car," consider the equally-ancillary driver in the cockpit. I cannot think of a good reason to have a person onboard, beyond creating a (very real) element of danger.

The driver very much drives it. See this on-board video of Andy Green (who will also driver the Bloodhound) in the Thrust SSC.
http://youtu.be/vHnNxMJLfvA

Comment Re:I had the exact opposite experience (Score 4, Informative) 285

As an online instructor of math and physics, I agree completely. If you're going to do it right, it takes a big investment of time. Also, since our class sizes are no more than 15 students, they get a lot of individual attention, probably more than average in a traditional classroom. The training our institution requires prospective instructors to go through makes very clear that it's not an easy way to make a buck. I've been told only about 6% of applicants make it through the process. Now without doubt there are some bad online instructors and there are schools whose priority it is to crank as many students through as possible, regardless of whether they belong there, but don't get the impression all online education is like that.

Comment Absolutely (Score 1) 562

Most of my favorite magazines are British. I long ago stopped bothering with Time and Newsweek, which have been dumbed-down to complete irrelevance, but The Economist is still a great magazine. I'm a car and motorsports enthusiast and love Motor Sport, Autosport, Car, and Evo, too. The quality of writing and photography far outstrips most US magazines.

Comment Re:Kindle Touch (Score 1) 521

Yep, the touch model without ads would be the direct competitor to the Nook Simple Touch, and it's the same price.

The oddities to me are the new, cheaper model Kindles with no keyboard and no touchscreen. Seems like that might be a bit clumsy.

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