In my reply to publiclurker I admitted that I screwed up the math. All we need to know is how much carbon is wasted in the creation process. They also give no account on how much energy goes into the process to make the fuel.

Plants need about 200ppm CO2 to survive. At 400ppm presently, we can use 1/2. Crude oil use is atabout 4 Billion metric tons a year. Half of the approximate total mass of CO2 in the atmosphere is 8820 Billion metric tons. They don't say how much CO2 needed per unit of Diesel, so I have to guess 4 to 1. I now get 551 years worth of diesel if it replaced all crude oil use so I have to admit I was wrong.

Yes I skipped all the volume to mas conversions, and I have to get to work soon so it was rushed. I have never received more than 3 replies to a comment before so forgive me for my slowness.

There isn't enough CO2 in the atmosphere to make this work. We would risk starvation by reducing CO2 levels below the level plants need. People forget that CO2 is plant food.

Just one example I found. Considering a lot of humans have trouble driving in bad weather I doubt that self driving cars will be able to do so for a very long time.

I think this winter we have had at least 20 snow, sleet or freezing rain storms, one week we had 3. Heavy rain and possible flooding next week. At least where I live it will never work.

Personally the only time ABS doesn't help is when I drive in deep snow. I almost hit a deer that had fallen on the road because of ABS. But on the other hand I don't think autonomous will work in snow anyway.

I am all for not having to drive with a bunch of idiots that don't know what stop signs, red lights, lane markers and turn signals are but it will never work. The cars will never be able to handle heavy rain, snow, hail, sleet, fog and freezing rain. That is a lot of days you won't be getting to work.

I should have known that a story submitted by Billy Gates would be about a program that doesn't work in Linux.

Like I said, we should know for sure soon. This is one idea.

Pull out money clip, pull out money, done in a second. I have yet to find a store that won't take cash. It also works when there is no power but some stores won't sell to you in that situation.

Why an ATM? They usually only give 20's when I want mostly 100's and 50's. I just go to the teller and get my cash every week. I want to carry cash around and I feel vulnerable if I run out.

Pluto has always been my favorite planet, but in the end they are correct. It has the orbit of a comet and it may vent particles like a comet. Very soon we will probably know for sure.

I think you mean stability control, not traction control. Most drivers would be in big trouble in tripod mode in what I am assuming is a hot hatch.

You will need to pull the fuse on the stability control or keep your fast driving on the track where it belongs.

Imaging being in a Chevrolet Camaro, which is billed as a fast car, that blows it's side airbags in an autocross even because it thinks it is rolling over. Modern cars with their nanny controls are ruined for any kind of motor sports.

I always listen the radio, it is a great way to hear about dangerous storms are closed roads.

I do observe that is a song I like comes on followed by some tricky driving I will find I missed the song completely while I concentrated on driving.

Nicotine is considered more addicting than cocaine.