I can't tell apart my toaster from my neighbour's at any distance. I don't think the fact that Samsung blatantly copied the look of the iPad package is illegal. It speaks of a total lack of imagination and flattery but is it really illegal? A look isn't patentable, AFAIK. The Galaxy doesn't say "iPad" and "Designed by Apple in California" on the back. That would be a trademark violation.
Maybe if we have a lawyer or two here, they can chime in on this?
You're off. That 440TWh number is huge. In 2009, US generated 314 GW from coal. That works out to about 2.75 TWh for the whole of 2009 from coal.
2.75 TWh * 15 deaths/TWh = ~41 deaths.
So the original poster's figure sounds reasonable.
Don't allow down moderation. Start everyone at 0 (maybe 1 for good karma) and then let them be moderated up. Normal users would browse at +2 or +3 (to avoid real trolls), moderators at 0. That way you'd see all manner of points of view.
are guilty of a variety of logical and rhetorical fallacies
Hear that Roman? The Inquisition had found you guilty of logical *and* rhetorical fallacies. Pretty damning stuff.
Ran out of modpoints before I reached your latest rant.
This is why Slashdot has been going down the tubes lately. Buddy, he's got a right to rant. That's why the comments are there. If you think he's ranting, reply and prove him wrong. Don't shut him up.
You will have many recoverable tape errors.