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Comment Re: CIA (Score 1) 73

Why is he a traitor? Because he wants to do research but cannot do it in the US because he got sentenced? It's not like the US isn't attracting chinese scientists to their labs, funny enough if you look at many 'US' patents, it got chinese names on it.. It's US its own fault he went to china to continue his research, and with that loosing valuable knowledge..

Comment Trailer with battery/solar (Score 2) 138

I wonder if the range can be extended by having extra battery in the trailer (newly designed and optimized) and have lightweight solarpanels as the cover. Yeah the solar panels won't add that much, but it can be enough to run the refrigerator of the trailer or some extra power. Also, docking stations should be adjusted so these (any EV) truck can be charged while (off)loading the cargo, do extending the range a bit between each station and making it viable for longer ranges. Also adding charging pads to all highways between cities can make sure these trucks can even be charged while driving (already successfull tests have been done in some countries).

Comment Re: Oh no! (Score 1) 89

Viewing movies and series on the big screen or in perfect 3D. Using it for fitness or relaxation exercises, using it for education and even using it for multimonitor (remote) working. But the Pro is just too expensive. They should have ditched the frontscreen when they refreshed it and with that drop the price a bit (it would probably still be $3000+, meta had tested it in their labs and came yo the conclusion it didn't really add anything except extra cost.

Comment Re: Fascinating how some still believe in VR succe (Score 1) 89

There are still people who think all other people mind wearing a VR helmet for hours because they mind it. There are a lot of people who don't mind.. but they do mind spending toward $4000 to have great visuals... And yes not everybody wants it, but there are also many who don't want to play golf or american footbal or baseball or surf or ride motorcycles or play tennis..... It's not for everybody like so many other things..

Comment Re: Alloy exposed to salty, humid sea air (Score 1) 34

So? That still is the problem caused by Thales, as ALL their current modules seem to be be affected by the same problem. So I highly doubt its due to transportation as its also found in modules still in europe. And if it is caused during transportation it just mean Thales didn't ship it properly as they damn sure knew about the exposure to sea air. But if its that corrosive due to a bit if sea air, how well does it stand in space environment/radiation? Thales is responsible, so should also cough up the extra cost of fixing the problem out of their own budget.

Comment Re: Iran (Score 1) 110

Yeah, the US should stop renewing and expanding their own arsenal before going to deny other countries from having them to protect themselves from the hostile USA.. as long as the US is expanding/renewing their arsenal any other country has got just as much right to nukes, no matter how evil we think of their regime.

Comment Re: Not sure, we've been all electric over 2 years (Score 1) 296

Problem is, those EV's need electricity, and these days we've also got an electricity distribution and generation problem. Solar panels on your roof alone aren't gonna cut it. We already got alerts of new businesses and homes won't be able to be hooked up to the infrastructure for years to come. Getting a charger at home or near your home will also be a big problem.

Comment Re: Maybe (Score 2) 47

As an owner of both, you're very mistaken, the FireTV stick is much better considering its price, which is a fraction of the shield, and most people don't use anything else as their streaming/media apps on these things. But if you're into native gaming with better graphics, yeah, than the shield is better, but most don't use it for that.

Comment Re: No actual shortage (Score 1) 364

How can you ditch your dependence if you don't have much of the resources yourself. Just like the sanctions on russian oil and gas, it is yet again the US blocking and interfering with our access to those resources, and again putting the verberial gun to our heads to get it from US companies. It's time the UN is putting sanctions on the US for their pirating behaviour all over the world.

Comment Of course he'll say that. (Score 1) 240

Of course he'll say that, as he is the of a US car manufacturer. But after close inspection, chinese cars aren't heavily subsidized, not even much more as US and european car manufacturers. It's all about protectionism as it has always been with the US, nothing they do they do out of kindness, hell, not even WW2, and certainly not the war in Iran. And yet the common civilian is in need for cheaper (but more luxurious) cars, as in regard to build quality US cars sure are nowhere to be found in the top.

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