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Comment Re:Economics at work (Score 1) 152

But if you think about it, you can buy an HD (1080) LG 42 inch TV for around $500. So $2000 gets you the screens, plus we'll add $1000 for the frame, and $2000 for the processing unit, now we have an 84 inch Ultra HD TV for only $5000, There's no real increase in pixel density here, just support for this larger format.

Comment Re:Socialist agenda on full display tonite (Score 1) 529

I'm somewhat amazed that you can't see obvious policy differences between the TWO viable candidates. Although both are much more to the right than in the past, there is a clear difference in ideology and plans for the next 4 years.

I take it you're moving to Canada when RON PAUL doesn't get elected? If you're entirely blind to all policy differences and don't care about which way the country should be going, then sure vote for your no-name candidate with zero chance. If you do care, then the ethical choice would be to cast a vote against the one you dislike most.

Comment Re:What a Joke (Score 4, Informative) 90

In this case, Amazon wasn't the one price fixing e-books, it was the publishers. The money is just being returned via amazon who went with the account credit method. It saves a lot of processing fees, and most people who buy books on Amazon are going to buy other stuff on Amazon anyways. It isn't like Sony giving out $1.00 to be spent on more Sony CDs because of something Sony did. Amazon wanted lower prices just as much as the people buying the books.

Comment Re:"Commission"... right. (Score 1) 698

Well in reality, a third party would be very troublesome without first reforming the electoral college and voting system.

No one wants to "waste" their vote on a candidate that isn't going to be elected when their second favorite could be elected instead.

Worse, if the third party candidate did get electoral college votes, there'd likely be a tie, so the mostly Republican states would get to pick the president instead.

Comment Re:Captain Obvious (Score 1) 341

Diesel-Electric locomotives are 'electric'. They get their electricity from diesel generators, but the motors are still 100% electric.

That was something that amazed me on a "How it's made". Diesel trains are just a big-ass Diesel motor connected to a big-ass generator that runs the electric motors. It's why it's relatively simple to have hybrid systems where the trains can switch to overhead lines in some areas.

Comment Re:Captain Obvious (Score 1) 341

Smoking however, causes many health issues that end up costing a lot later. I have no idea how much of the money ends up going to treating sick smokers, but since health costs have been rising more than inflation, that could account for the increases.

Pollution obviously causes health issues as well, but fewer polluters reduces the risk to everyone (including the polluter) as opposed to smoking where the health risks remain the same for the smoker.

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