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Comment Re:Help me out here a little... (Score 1) 533

...As the amount of electricity you draw from their generators goes down, they're going to reach the point of needing to charge you a flat fee just for the connection to the power lines, plus the usual fees for actually using their electricity....

I already pay separately for delivery (i.e., connection to lines) vs. generation (i.e., use of electricity). so no change needed here.

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Having said that, I do have some agreement with the utilities on this item: utilities say that solar-generated electricity flowing out of houses and into a power grid designed to carry it in the other direction has caused unanticipated voltage fluctuations that can overload circuits, burn lines and lead to brownouts or blackouts.

Comment Wikipedia is convenient, not accurate (Score 4, Insightful) 186

The popularity of Wikipedia is due more to the convenience of citing an article in it, and not necessarily the accuracy of those articles. You can usually be assured that, no matter the topic, there's an article on the topic in Wikipedia, and that google will return a link to that article near or at the top of search results.

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It is easy to use Wikipedia,

It is that ease to use, rather than accuracy, that has made Wikipedia as popular as it is.

Comment ...Wikipedia has "atrophied" since 2007... (Score 3, Insightful) 186

... Included is also a chart showing that editing participation in Wikipedia has "atrophied" since 2007 ... As Kohs says, "I think this has proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, that it's not fair to say Wikipedia is 'self-correcting.'"...

I could have told you that, and have been telling you that.

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The big problem with Wikipedia is that in spite of what the publicity says, it is only a small number of people who contribute, and a surprisingly large number of those people have an agenda for what they edit.

imo, with Wikipedia, truth is not the goal. A certain point of view is the goal.

Comment Netflix recommendations (Score 3) 210

I've not seen any reason to think that the Netflix recommendations are anything to write home about, or even watch.

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The Netflix recommendations I'm watched were out of my range of likes and/or taste.

So, based upon my experience with the Netflix recommendation algorithm, I'd be wary of this new application.

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