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Comment Wireless charging (Score 1) 219

I have a Pebble and charging is probably the least convenient part of things (plug in USB adaptor, plug in charger cable, charge watch).
The little magnetic charger clip isn't too bad, but is pretty easily detached if things get bumped.Being able to have a "base station" of some sort that does wireless charging - similar to newer phones can - would be very nice. They could have designer base-stations that look nice as well.

Make it look like, and then all you need to do is drop you watch on the little pad before bedtime. No messing around with cables etc, which reduces clutter.

Comment Re:Sad times (Score 1) 133

It wasn't "necessary" for the past 50 years, it just makes the terrible cold war the Koreas are in a little easier by means of technology.

How about those massive tunnels under the DMZ? The North continues to labor under the belief they will one day liberate the people of the south from evil, vampyric capitalists.

Comment Private towing (Score 1) 157

The problem is then you end up with the a**holes being the towing companies. Plenty of issues around here where they've been caught ticketing people who actually still have time on the meter, aren't parked in the area the towing company is responsible for, etc.

I got nicked parking in a lot that had pay parking at certain hours, but also a sign saying free customer parking. It was fairly ambiguous as to whether it was always free for customers of the mall, pay after 8pm (most businesses were closed but the liquor store etc stay open later) for everyone, or if customers of non-mall businesses were allowed to pay+park after 8pm.

Comment Actual cause (Score 5, Funny) 84

In 772, Charlemagne began a war of extermination against the heathen Saxons, destroying the Irminsul, the chief seat of their religion. Santa Claus (known as Odin at that time, later Sinterklaus, then Santa) observed this, and at the end of 772, delivered elf-coal, high in carbon-14, to everyone in Charlemagne's forces. In the process, coal dust flew in unprecedented amounts from his sleigh, and this was naturally absorbed by the trees during 773.

I swear, if you people just knew your history a little better, you could maybe make this "science" stuff work better.

Comment Re:and where do they get this money? (Score 4, Interesting) 150

Maybe from the US citizens not the the US gov't. Only 10% of funds can come from a government source to eligible for the Lunar X prize.

One thing about Israel, they've a long track record of finding dirt cheap ways to do things the US government/military or such like to shovel billions of dollars at.

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