Comment Simple, but probably expensive. (Score 1) 378
Doesn't look to fancy. Simplicity can be very expensive.
Comment Re:The "speculator" boogieman has already come out (Score 1) 1205
Terry Pratchett made a good point on this with the "Pork Futures Warehouse"
Comment Re:Nuclear armed drones? Seriously? (Score 1) 278
Is there a big difference to AGM-129 or AGM-86 ? No pilot riding along.
Comment Re:Life is a vague term (Score 1) 97
We are not talking about plants, or animals, here, but probably bout some kind of precursor to cyanobacteria, which are commonly called blue-green algae, and also occur in stromatolithes.
Comment Re:Obviously McCain doesn't understand the story (Score 1) 722
He prefers Morgoth, btw
Comment Re:Indeed (Score 1) 628
I'd like to say: engineering,machine-building, mechanical engineering. Advanced toolmaking. Production of investition goods. But china is already a competition in high-skilled fields, even for germany.
And there is not a lot of money to be made in the creative industries.
Basic and applied research?
Comment Re:Nice to get this from slashdot (Score 3, Interesting) 249
A system like this, operated by the Deutsche Post in Germany, is working since over a year. Works like a charm.
Fast & Reliable. Almost, but not entirely, unlike Slasdot editors.
Amazon Fake Products and Fake Reviews 240
rsk writes "The first time I came across fake reviews on Amazon, it was hilarious. Using Amazon's Window Shop app, I came across a great category, 'Peculiar Products,' and was more than happy to look through it. Almost every one of the products I found on the list (Uranium Ore, 1 Gallon of Milk, Parent Child Test, Fresh Whole Rabbit) were fake, with thousands of reviews on them. As a shopper, I wasn't aware of how easy it was to apparently fake product reviews and it bothers me. When I'm shopping, the first (and a lot of times only) place I visit is Amazon to read the reviews if I'm in the market for something. I don't expect the reviews to be the word of God, but I do assume a certain level of legitimacy for most of them. While this won't affect my use of Amazon (especially not at this time of the year) I would like to bubble this up to Amazon's attention so some time is spent on improving the quality of the reviews."
Comment Re:Attempt to delaying uptake of competing product (Score 1) 657
That's true for a lot of autobahnen in Germany. France, Spain, Italy and Austria, for example, have general speed limits, and also a Toll on motorways, while Germany has (as of now) still no toll for private cars (PKW) under 3,5 metric tons on highways.
Comment why not opt-out? (Score 1) 235
I'll have to get one at the end of the year, but don't want to. Why can't they make this new passport scheme opt-out?
People can - and most probably will - sniff my ID via RFID;
I just don''t see ANY advantages this new passport RFID will bring for me.
Comment Re:I've been saying this since 1994 (Score 1) 1138
I'm on my way to a PhD in ecology, but would have been happy with an Associate Degree if it just could land me a job in research, I'm not brave enough to try an Ed Ricketts-like stunt on my own.
Comment Re:Enough already (Score 1) 213
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz is the name of a rather recently created german law. I wonder if the english parliament or the senat in washington can top this.
Comment Re:people love old crap, not news (Score 1) 383
My father did collect paper bags; and there is even a paper bag museum in germany, he gave some of his collection for it.
Comment Re:In Soviet Russia. (Score 1) 305
thanks for the laugh
Comment Re:Screw Google. (Score 1) 192
like the ads on the nascar cars
