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Comment Solar blanket (Score 1) 42

Decades ago my parents tried this product to help solar heat the pool and also reduce evaporation. It was a packet that contained a gel like substance that would disperse to create a layer on top of the water. Hard to measure the effectiveness but i wonder if we've inadvertently done the same with our oceans.

Comment Re: My answer (Score 1) 113

Are you referring to only Amazon or salaried workers anywhere within the US?

My company allows salaried workers to claim OT when working more than 40 hours. However that goes with the expectation that you're actually putting in productive hours throughout the week. Very few associates I've seen would be able to say with a straight face that they worked more than 40 hours in a week (or even 32 hours in a week).

We also allow associates to volunteer for weekend events and claim OT pay.. which personally I think it ridiculous. I volunteered hundreds of hours of my weekends with only the expectation that I may get a boxed lunch but unfortunately now volunteering comes with the expectation of financial benefit.. guess that makes me old.

Comment Re: I don't know of anyone buying an EV ! (Score 1) 172

There will come a time in the very near future where range will approach 400mi on a single charge and can charge in approximately 10 minutes. Then there will be almost no more excuses.

We have one EV and one hybrid. While I have taken the EV on a 500mi trip (one way) a couple times, the hybrid is definitely more appealing. If I could do the trip with only one EV charge, I would take the EV every time.

Comment Re:Roads belong to the rich (Score 1) 111

Are we all going to revert back to hunter/gatherer types?

City centers pop up because there is benefit in shared resources.

Compare a large city with proper mass transportation (Tokyo) to a large city with virtually no mass transportation (Los Angeles). Problem isn't the people, it's the planning. I'm sure traffic jams exist in Tokyo but every time I've visited the city (8 or so times) I've never seen gridlock.

Comment Re: Ban for under 25 (Score 1) 45

Meta has the ability to guide folks in a direction.

It's been about a decade since I shuttered my Facebook account. It was non stop BS being forced into my feed. I used it to keep in contact with friends and distant relatives but when they started forcing "news" into my feed I no longer saw enough benefit in the platform. Now I constantly warn my mother about the dangers social media.

Comment Re:How many of those jobs (Score 2) 62

That's not addressing the fair questions that have been raised. How many of the 60k jobs are permanent (vs construction)? Also, how many will pay a "middle class" or better salary?

A bunch of service industry level wages isn't going to spur the economy all that much. Construction will give a temporary minor bump.

It's great to see a company called Texas Instruments investing in US based production but the details matter.

Comment Re:SpaceX has some competition (Score 1) 44

Wouldn't a publicity stunt involve far more than a short article released after 4 years? Honda is not interested in competing with SpaceX. Honda is developing technology that it hopes will be useful in future products. Maybe it leads to a commercial product down the road but the engineering experience gained will definitely add value.

ASIMO serves as a good example. Low expectations of commercial viability but great value in knowledge gained.

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