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Comment How many bozos are screaming that Windows is safe? (Score 2) 131

So many ppl come here and post that Windows is not only safe, but that it is targeted because of numbers. Yet, it is obvious that NSA and GCHQ targeted Windows. Why? I doubt that it was numbers, but ease of cracking.

So, in the meantime, how many companies will start switching to *nix?

Comment Re:Interesting though not to be overinterpreted (Score 1) 252

Those are valid questions, but the results seem to fit the generally emerging consensus that fat doesn't make you fat or do you harm. Until someone gets a counter result, that seems to be the reality.

There's also a general consensus that complex carbs and protein don't do you harm either. That would be my biggest hesitation about interpreting this study in light of weight loss advice, food is much more complex than macronutrient breakdown and obesity much more complex than diet.

Comment Here is the real answer (Score 1) 293

Here are all 13 h2 fueling in America.
Here are more than 8700 electric stations in America which does not include RVs .

That is why Tesla is going to win out on this.
Hell, Tesla offers 130 stations in the US, that allows tesla owners to charge for free.
And within several years, you can swap out the battery pack in less time and cheaper than H2.

Comment this is a joke like China agreement with America (Score 1) 145

CO2 will continue to rise as long as we stay with per capita normalization, which is based on estimates in nations like China and India, combined with ignoring nations like China and India.
The fact is, that CO2 emissions is NOT tied to ppl, but GDP. As such, normalization needs to be based on emissions per GDP.
In addition, many nations love to cheat on information about estimates. What is needed is a single means of measuring all over the world. That is what OCO2 will bring us. It can measure CO2 flowing IN and OUT of a nation.

The best solution is for nations to put a tax on consumed goods predicated on where the parts come from and the amount of CO2 / GDP from the worst nations. In this fashion, it rewards nations that lower theirs (or stays low), while punishing those that are too high.

Comment LOL (Score 1) 96

Yeah, an ICBM, the R7, from the 60 probably did costs 1 million.
OTOH, the Soyuz (technically, a member of the R7 family, but with little in common), does NOT costs 1 million. The NK-33, alone, costs about $1.5 million, with Soyuz knowing that it costs 20 million for the core. The launch is around 50 million.

You are obviously a cowardly lying troll.

Comment Re:TL;DR translation; pretty much (Score 1) 96

The current CEO is one of the GE-Welch clones. Just like Chrysler, Home Depot, GE, and IBM were destroyed by Welch other clones (Nardelli, Palmisano, Immelt ) , McNerney is following the same path and destroying Boeing.
Not only has McNerney parted out the 787, but he has sold off major divisions that allowed Boeing to have solid inexpensive equipment.
They outsourced their admin to Russia, which is about to backfire on them.
And a number of parts that were made in America to keep the costs of military equipment cheap, is now being sent to China, Europe, and Japan.

Comment Re: Tony Stark's ilk... (Score 1) 96

Mostly a great post, but to be fair, Elon did NOT have the resources. He invested only about a 100 million into this. Basically, he started this with less money than Boeing, L-Mart and ULA spend on lobbying each year.
So no, it was not having massive resources. It was just smart investments and not thinking about this like an MBA.

Comment That is not true (Score 1) 96

They do in fact design and build rockets. Far more than you are obviously aware of. Just like few ppl realize that the west has 3 space stations in orbit.
However, all of the rockets that NASA builds are prototypes and are not designed for production. Basically, it is trying to move art into science and then into engineering.

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