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Comment it was a crap suit (Score 3) 191

every time you have to move data from one system to another, it has to be flushed through some software to work on the new stuff. every time. all the way back to ENIAC, nothing is truly portable. I never had issues with iThingies, but then I never tried to use Real or Creative, either. and if I did, hey, flush the data through something else. like always.

Comment AC, you ignorant slut (Score -1, Flamebait) 611

if you're trapped in a house, you're trapped in a house. stop spewing crap.

now, there are some alternatives they can use to reduce squatter traffic. long roofing nails, for instance. alone or in homemade spike strips. or less aggressively, homeowners can back out and "have stalls." then get the car restarted and "can't find the gears." randomly salt the street with junk so it really does look like Da Hood.

discredit WAZE and the battle is won.

Comment now I know where to publish (Score 0) 100

I have a theory that most scientific papers are loaded with slush to look beefier and more studied, just like typing double-spaced for "a two-page essay" was done. all I have to do is Greek five more pages, gin up collaborative letters from my colleagues I. B. Fulinyuh, Seymour Butts, and N. Onsence, and I'm due for my first IgNobel.

Comment our utility does the absolute minimum required (Score 1) 461

"MN wants 7% wind? well, uh, push it back to 2020 when we have more transmissions lines." "X percent solar? we have enough online already."

same thing the telcos are seeing and saying, the 60 year old plant out in the hustings isn't a cash cow any more, and relevance is quite expensive to maintain as technology changes. same thing you'd see from the hospitals if the Google Pill diagnosed and treated, all in one, for $12.95 plus a monthly subscription of $9.95.

so connect that meter to the oven and dryer. put up solar panels (you will need a permit to install and a permit to tie into the safety-isolation panel.) and let the utility's big cigars figure out how to maintain and prosper. it is not the function of a disruptive technology to salve the wounds of the old-timers. perhaps the Edison Electric Institute might consider assembling packages of solar/wind/grid systems for their member companies to sell (or lease) and stay in the game.

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