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Comment About same physical activity (Score 3, Interesting) 176

There was a study done in the EU a few years back that compared how much physical activity people got with E-bikes compared to regular bikes. The study found that people use E-bikes more than regular bikes, and for longer trips. So the gains are about the same for both. But higher of course if the E-bike replaces a car. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019821930017X

Comment EU law (Score 1) 126

I think the main reason behind this policy is EU law on refunds. Both GOG and Origin have a refund policy, and have for some time, though it seems Steam's policy is more favorable to costumers. A two week refund has been common in Europe for many years. I don't see how to handle abuses of this new policy is any different than any other business that has to deal with refunds.
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Scientists Give NASA Planetary Marching Orders 145

coondoggie writes "The community and team of scientists that help NASA prioritize space missions has come out with its exploration recommendations for the next decade: get to Mars, explore one of Jupiter's moons and study Uranus. From the report: 'The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn have been extensively studied by the Galileo and Cassini missions, respectively. But Uranus and Neptune represent a wholly distinct class of planet. While Jupiter and Saturn are made mostly of hydrogen, Uranus and Neptune have much smaller hydrogen envelopes. The bulk composition of these planets is dominated instead by heavier elements; oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur are the likely candidates. What little we know about the internal structure and composition of these "ice giant" planets comes from the brief flybys of Voyager 2. So the ice giants are one of the great remaining unknowns in the solar system: the only class of planet that has never been explored in detail.'"

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