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Submission + - Can Toyota's Mirai Kick-Start a Hydrogen Revolution? (inhabitat.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Toyota just announced the pricing and availability of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, which is coming to California next fall for under $45,000 after incentives. The automaker is positioning the zero-emission vehicle as "the next Prius," and it plans to ship 3,000 hydrogen cars worldwide by 2017.

Comment Re:More power to you (Score 2) 100

The problem in countries you mention isn't buying modern seeds. The problem is that the market for agricultural products is controlled by a few well connected cartels who keep farm prices artificially low; if those farmers could sell at a fair price they would be doing fine with the larger crops.

Submission + - Coding Bootcamps Now Mainstream, Presented as "College Alternative" (cnn.com)

ErichTheRed writes: Perhaps this is the sign that the Web 2.0 bubble is finally at its peak. CNN produced a piece on DevBootcamp, a 19-week intensive coding academy designed to turn out Web developers at a rapid pace. I remember Microsoft and Cisco certification bootcamps from the peak of the last tech bubble, and the flood of under-qualified "IT professionals" they produced. Now that developer bootcamps are in the mainsteam media, can the end of the bubble be far away?

Comment LinkedIn competitor? (Score 1) 91

Facebook may be coming out with an office version to take on LinkedIn

If they keep it at that level it might have a chance - generic communication related to your professional life, separate from your personal life.

That said, I don't know how any enterprise besides recruiting firms could embrace LinkedIn. It's just a big resume posting site for headhunters to mine.

Comment Re:RTG (Score 1) 88

The design of Philae was fine, it would have had enough power if the landing had gone as planned. The main thing they need to look at is why the attachment mechanism didn't work; fix that and there's no need for an RTG.

Comment Machine Learning (Score 1) 74

I don't think the state of AI will be anywhere near human thought for a long time. But dealing with huge sets of data containing many, many variables is a reasonable application for "Machine Learning". Although I kind of wonder why a conventional statistical analysis wouldn't have revealed the major factors. Anyone who has served in the military would know that an older, more intelligent enlistee probably has other issues (else why are they where they are?).

Some of the factors associated with higher risk were expected, like previous suicide attempts, a history of using weapons and symptoms of severe traumatic brain injury, such as hearing loss. Others were less so, like a higher I.Q., and being older than 26 at enlistment.

Submission + - Google Glass future clouded as early believers lose faith

ErnieKey writes: "After an initial burst of enthusiasm, signs that consumers are giving up on Glass have been building." Is it true that Google Goggles are simply not attractive to wear, or perhaps it's the invasion of privacy that is deterring people from wearing them. Regardless, Google needs to change something quickly before they lose all their potential customers.

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