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Comment: Because it is easy and it works... (Score 1) 835

by JimThink (#37338280) Attached to: Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die
Fax machines persist because they are easy to use, and they work. Drop in the document, hit a few buttons and walk away.
No boot-up, paper handling hassles, scanning, file management, choices, etc. Just drop, dial and shoot.
Fax is going to the network, where IP will replace the modem, but the concept is so simple that it persists.
Why do we still "dial" phone numbers on our cell phones?

Comment: Output (Score 2) 208

by JimThink (#37021512) Attached to: Anti-Matter Belt Discovered Around Earth
With "worldwide output in the nanogram range", I'd do the rocket motor research here before investing in Van Allen belt farming. The papaer estimates, at best, 15 nanograms in the entire region!?!? Even with 100% efficient harvesting, and the most rosy estimate of content, we are talking 15 nanograms.

While it may be a "concept", practicality is so far away we may want to work on ESP or try deep mining for dilithium crystals first.

"Based on this and the subtraction of the solar proton contribution, the antiproton content of the Earth’s magnetosphere from this effect is estimated to be between 0.15 and 15 nanograms. This is replenished every few years."

The debate rages on: Is PL/I Bachtrian or Dromedary?

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