After reading the second article, I'm not sure. I didn't read in detail, but they did some experiments with a pump. I'm not sure if it's required, but that is how they did it to research it.

If you believed your message, you'd have the balls not to post AC.

Wow... you admitted you were wrong and other people just start bashing you. Sorry I mentioned it in the first place... lol.

C&C = Command And Conquer, CNC = Computer Numerically Controlled. Hate to be a grammar nazi, but that one really bugged me... lol.

With that out of the way... technically, a 3D printer is a CNC machine. It is not a lathe, mill, press, etc, but it is still CNC. Material removal machines have the drawback of requiring some sort of line of sight access to features you're trying to cut, whereas a 3D printer can just go layer by layer and fill in the parts.

Although I agree with you that most people likely have no reasonably clue where their power comes from, there are exceptions. For example, I live in Blacksburg, VA near Virginia Tech's power plant (on campus essentially, and walking distance from my apartment.) Seeing as how my power bill comes directly from them, it is fairly safe to assume it's mostly made of coal.

After some research, it looks like VTES gets their electrons from coal, as well as another power company in the area (APCO). APCO is owned by AEP, which apparently covers 38 states as well as some of eastern Canada. In reality, most of my power likely comes from coal, but who really knows about the rest.

You, sir, are a grade A asshole. I'm not sure what you found so offensive about my post. Quite simply, even if you plan to circumvent it, you're still choosing to buy it. They win. They still got your money, they could give two fucks if you want to go through all that. And at the days end, most manufacturers will double fuck you by looking for ways to undo your circumvention if you're not careful.

I guess I shouldn't call you an asshole, you just detailed circumvention, then followed it up with saying anyone who buys it is a loser. :P Calm down and try to enjoy life for a minute. It's not the end of the world you know.

Since you're not into this 'loser talk,' might I ask what you plan to do? It's interesting that you think just because you are a consumer, you can tell manufacturers what to build.

THEY do the design. THEY do the build. THEY sell it. YOU choose to buy it, or not. That's it.

Travel between Blacksburg (30 mins south of Roanoke) and MD pretty often. I was ecstatic when they raised the limit on much of 81 and 64 to 70mph. When I pass through at night, there's usually me, some trucks, and a handful of cops. Rather safe as long as you mind the fog.

I'm not sure what you're saying. I use handbrake to rip DVDs to a playable MP4 format for my Xbox. There's a preset that says iPad, and I'm sure it can encode videos for the ipads capabilities just fine. http://lifehacker.com/#!5572037/handbrake-presets-for-your-new-ipad-or-iphone-4

Then leave. Nobody is making you stay.

In Blacksburg, VA here. It's been snowing every other day, accumulating to no more than a light dusting most of the time. But the temperature usually floats between just below and just above freezing in the winter. I'm in the mountains as well, so the weather is completely unpredictable. This whole week has turned my back yard into a muddy mess, which then turns into frozen mud at night. Today, it's 54 degrees out. Just got back from a drive down some back road to nowhere in the 5.0 with the T-Tops out. Gotta say it's been the best afternoon in a long while.

Oh you kids and your fancy pencils. I took the liberty of stipping stranded copper wire, and painstakingly placing individual strands between pins inside the socket of an Athlon XP-M 2600+ to overclock it to 2.8GHz. And we liked it that way.

I think I'll use that picture for the multi monitor setup at work... good shot. Although being accustomed to living in a rural area about 40 miles outside of Washington, DC makes me cringe at the thought of being in the middle of THAT.

California is what we call a state. We have fifty of them.

Chill dude. This isn't an e-penis contest.

Except maybe pretty girls in nothing riding bicycles. =P