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Comment More efficient (Score 1) 97

Let's just use the nuclear radiation that pours over the earth incessantly. We're already almost as good at it as we are at burning through our finite resources. Where could we be if all the money dumped into fossil fuels was used for renewables?

Comment Re:excess strain on CA grid (Score 1) 313

Yes thank you for parroting propaganda put out by big oil. If you charge your electric car 100% off a coal powered plant (the dirtiest option generally available), your efficiency is still very substantially better than a gas powered car, and as our infrastructure continues to improve it will have a direct impact on all EVs. Of course if you are running your own solar panels/home battery array, all of this is moot. Can you even imagine what could be accomplished if we were investing into green energy what we are currently throwing into non-renewable energy company subsidies?

Comment esport (Score 1) 155

As for those deriding the term esport, I think you are displaying your own ignorance and falling into typical typecasting. First, go read the definition of sport: http://www.merriam-webster.com... - You will notice that while there is significant talk of physical activity, it is not exclusively physical. Second, while I have played and enjoy watching baseball, I know that I will never reach the skill or compensation levels of professional baseball players, just like I'm never going to acquire the skill or compensation of the best Starcraft players, some of whom earn in the neighborhood of 100k and 170K a year "playing". Maybe you could once have made generalizations like this and be taken seriously, but the world turns and things change. Get used to it.

Comment Cardboard box (Score 5, Interesting) 340

I have a laptop where I work, and I periodically stick a cardboard box under my laptop and stand up at my desk. Maybe it's not ideal, but for the price I find it acceptable. You could always try this before you decide to shell out the 1k+, it's not like your body knows the difference. Also, as far as frequency goes, I did the whole 20 minutes/5 minutes thing, though I often forgot to sit down after five minutes.

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