Wow. When you think about it the same could apply to virtual items in different online game worlds. For example there are many video games that have items to buy and sell for real money. So same rules would apply for unused accounts and the $ items that exist within them. The state could sell the items online if not claimed.

Not a Watchmen post.

I wounder how much energy and money this would save for a server hog like Google. Reminds me of Blackle

In most regards it is THE solution to our CURRENT rapid charge systems. Here is the (evil) part of this battery swap equation: it may somewhat stifle rapid charge development. What does this mean? It means we now have to now rely on the company that sells you the battery. A battery that is now standardized and must be instantly removable and that has a fixed input system.

Rapid Charge development provides you the customer to choose your electrical source. You may choose municipal energy (like Pepco here in DC), the company that sells a rapid charge, or your choice if you choose to fuel it from your personally generated source such as solar, wind, etc. That is why rapid charge as a fuel distribution method of is by far superior to a standardized and source weakened swap distribution system.

Tesla motors a very small barely known company was recently able to develop a 45 minute rapid charge battery system. Instead of two steps forward and one back, lets take three steps forward. Our nation can spur development and make this benchmark come down to 5 or even 1 minute rapid charge and offer ubiquitous fueling source distribution if we put our minds and money to it.

In most regards battery swapping is THE solution to our CURRENT rapid charge systems. Here is the evil part of this battery swap equation: it stifles rapid charge development. What does this mean? It means we now have to now rely on the company that sells you the battery. A battery that is now standardized and must be instantly removable and that has a fixed input system. Suddenly rapid charge is reliant on a now developmentally -weakened by standardization- tech and will fall by the wayside. The company that sells you the battery has sufficiently squelched rapid charge development.

Rapid Charge development provides you the customer to choose your electrical source. You may choose municipal energy (like Pepco here in DC), the company that sells a rapid charge, or even if you want you may choose to fuel it from your personally generated source such as solar panels, wind, etc. That is why rapid charge as a method of fueling is by far superior to a standardized and source weakened distribution system.

Tesla motors a very small barely known company was recently able to develop a 45 minute rapid charge battery system. Our nation can spur development and make this benchmark come down to 5 or even 1 minute rapid charge and offer ubiquitous fueling source distribution.

Couldn't they set it up with all the crazy user restrictions in place and then just add that nice little checkbox that says: "Do not alert me again."

Most of the computer users on the planet will think twice if the alert is made simple and clear.

Einstein vs Hawking CERN LHC blackhole warning

I hope Einstein was wrong about black holes, before CERN lights back up.