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Comment Re:Dear Sirius (Score 1) 59

Doesn't matter if you ever gave Sirius XM a dime or not - they, or an agent acting on their behalf, will find you somehow, aggressively market to you, and refuse to leave you alone. I suspect the dealerships are very much in on it. Oh wait... that's very old news. Hooker v. Sirius XM Radio circa 2016. Full disclosure - I was a member of the class and received compensation.

Comment Re:Cost (Score 1) 473

Most people have done the math and realized they could just get an engineering degree (even in aerospace!) and make twice that as a new grad.

I did that. I've got a VFR single-engine license and a BSEE. Sadly, I haven't flown in years.

Comment Re:20 Amps? (Score 1) 287

That is certainly the elephant in the room. From the article: "A massive increase in power output - from a maximum of 4.5W to 100W - isn't going to be straightforward, however." I guess expecting an explanation addressing how someone plans on getting that much power over a USB cable was a little optimistic.

Comment Re:Its not the speed that is the problem. (Score 1) 1026

Something very similar has happened in my town - a paved bicycle rail trail was proposed, which is currently a decommissioned "abandoned" railroad. The rail trail real estate itself is clearly unused. Anyone owning property adjacent to the existing "railroad" has a legal leg to stand on for disputing said bicycle rail trail in court. There are a handful of wealthy lawyers who are property owners adjacent to the proposed bicycle trail in each town the rail trail cuts through. These people thoroughly detest the idea of having smelly, loud, potty-mouthed cyclists constantly near their property (I can't say that I don't blame them) and continue to use their expertise of the legal system to dispute the proposed rail trail in court. This has been going on since the mid 90's, and the rail trail still does not exist. The total length of the proposed bicycle rail trail is under 10 miles. If it is this difficult to get a short bicycle path created out of an existing unused railroad, I seriously doubt fast railroads like the ones currently in Europe and Japan will ever appear in the US. Besides, look at the Acela. It's the fastest train in the US, but it can only travel at it's top speed for a very short distance near Attleborough, MA where there are no street crossings. When it's not near Attleborough, it lumbers along like some amusement park railroad. What are the options for solving this? Have everyone and their brother-in-law get big bucks construction contracts to modify the crossings into bridges?

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