Comment Re:Uh... no. (Score 2) 24
Comment Re:An Emoji (Score 1) 349
Comment Re:3 key encryption? (Score 1) 232
It's a very simple idea: if the government is given a way to circumvent encryption, then malicious hackers are also given that way. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Hey FBI, stop asking already, the answer is permanently No.
Comment Seems legit (Score 1) 147
Comment Downvote the article (Score 1) 487
Comment Orbital Content (Score 1) 93
https://alistapart.com/article...
Comment A better question is should it? (Score 1) 359
Comment Re:They're seeing what happens:Vapor Rub. (Score 1) 67
Comment Re: OK so riddle me this: (Score 2) 240
I agree with your other points though. Remember that we got here because Edison's electric company replaced Rockefeller's kerosene lamps, and Ford's automobile started to replace Rockefeller's trains. At the time there was a plan to connect all of America via passenger trolleys; you could ride from LA to NY, even though it would take you a couple weeks or so. So Rockefeller got Ford to replace his clean burning ethanol fuel with Rockefeller's own kerosene waste product: gasoline, and the nationwide trolley system was scrapped in favor of a highway system for cars. Now we're coming full circle with an electric powered train that can take passengers from LA to NY, in minutes not days.
The tunnel is hardly nonsense. Apart from passenger trains, it will become an effective way to move shipping containers and other large items quickly. Currently, shipping goods to and from Hawaii on those Matson freighters takes a month each way. We could also reduce the number of trucks on the road by shipping their contents via pneumatic tube.
There aren't a lot of trains in action because of several reasons. Not all goods that need to be shipped, or people waiting to receive them, can wait the duration of a cross-country train trip. Trains also need a lot more buffering to manage traffic, as they need more time/space to speed up and slow down. The system simply can't accommodate the level of traffic that an invention like the Hyperloop would fill.
Comment Re:Wrong (Score 1) 335
Comment Wait, what? (Score 1) 52
"Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are a new and exciting area we have been working on for some time. "
The shares pared gains after the company published a follow-up release on Friday, cautioning investors that the development of its blockchain product is still at an early stage.
"We feel the time is right to re-name the company to reflect these developments, where we believe the future growth will be in our sector."
It's new, but they've been at it a long time, like, before it was new. They have still produced nothing, and that makes it a great time to swell the hype. So give them your money!