Because these people aren't journalists, they collate shit FROM traditional media. They don't go out and collect it.

There has to be actual sources, otherwise it all goes away.

I'd imagine watts/m^2 very quickly turns into watts/$ when it comes to maintaining ever larger fields of panels.

When exactly one is more valuable to research than the other is up so some particularly smart person to work out (not me), but both aspects are valuable to improve over the long term.

Not to mention this has a direct impact on raw materials required to produce said panels.

You answered your own question.

Why is it popular? Because everyone uses it.

Just like every other method of communication in the world.

Ask Slashdot: How Could You Statistically Identify The Best Flavor?

Sure, you'll get a result if you're successful... That doesn't mean you're going to like it.

I think you're being overly paranoid... This one is 'armless by design!

Or, you know, Velcro.

Or even just slip on shoes.

If someone can't toe their shoelaces due to disability then having to change batteries isn't going to be a walk in the park either.

I imagine the next version will go 5-0 as these kind of things tend to be iterative in nature.

Concise metrics such as "a while" in combination with "probably" and "presumably" do not make a very informative article.

They also offer a variety of services which I greatly appreciate in this day an age.

I don't have to lug around all my cds/dvds/Floppies every time I move and honestly I've gotten rid of all my physical media (external hard-drives excluded) about 2 international moves ago.

It automatically keeps all my games up to date, no more Battlefield 1942 patch hell.

As a store front it allows me to keep up to date on game releases and even pre-load certain titles.

Steam sales.

A robust offline mode which automatically works as long as you've downloaded the game and run it a single time while being connected online.

I use it as a unified launcher.

I use it as a communication tool dedicated to getting in touch with other people I know who are playing games and can easily organize matches of any game on our collective steam lists.

Also not all games come with the steamworks DRM and can be run freely without steam even being installed on the system. Granted you have to download it through Steam first, but that would apply to any digital store front. Not to mention I've never noticed the DRM in action, making it the most non-intrusive form so far and if it doesn't even bother me, I don't see much reason to rage about it if it means that Steam is more likely to stay in business.

I no longer have to input CD-keys or even worry about where I've physically kept the myriads of manuals containing them and installing software is as quick as simply wanting to play something and double clicking the title and download/installation is automatic. I don't have as much time to waste on gaming as I used to so streamlining it is in my best interest.

Having to live with the "fear" that one day my games will be gone is like worrying that a Jumbo jet will land on my house. Honestly, I'd just pirate the games I'd lost.

I don't think they know what the word, "resurrect", means.

Nah, just kidding. Fuck the beta.

What's stopping you?

Maybe they only pirated one album from an artist and they want the rest of their discography.

Or maybe just they *gasp* actually want to support the artist so more music will be made.

Because people are stupid and forget about important things all the time.

It's a campaign revolved around awareness. If you notice all the lights going out around you and you take a moment to think "Ooh, that's neat" and then figure out it's earth day then maybe sometime next week you'll turn off a light you would normally have left on or turned down (up?) the AC a couple of degrees. But more often than not you will forget it, because people are stupid and forget about important things all the time.

Sure it's futile, but at least it's something.