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Comment Re:They suck at math too (Score 1) 412

In 1808, Humphry Davy identified the existence of a metal base of alum, which he at first termed alumium and later aluminum. The man who identified and named it, used the word aluminum. People liked that other elements ended in ium and um, so they they renamed it aluminium, improperly.

Comment Re:What a surprise! (Score 1) 757

Some public schools in California have international student tuition set higher than out-of-state fees, which if I was informed correctly, means that they pay a higher level all 4 years and cannot get resident rates after a year of living here.

Comment Re:who would object? (Score 2, Informative) 198

From wikipedia, "While customer reaction to the EV1 was positive, GM viewed the program as evidence that electric cars occupied an unprofitable niche of the automobile market, evidenced by their ability to lease only 800 units in face of production costs of US$1 billion over four years." Granted they tried to lease and not sell, but only 800 units leased over four years is small no matter how you cut it. And with only a 55-75 mile range, they only appeal to some urban and suburban dwellers.

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