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Comment #5409485
Except that most reputable universities don't let you do that. You can use your own textbook for the course, if you want, you just can't accept any royalties for it.
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Comment #5409467
That might work at some universities, but there are a (not insignificant) number of students who simply refuse to buy used textbooks. After all, they aren't paying $20k per semeste…
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Comment #5002759
I'm not sure about Androids, but iPhones do not have a barometric pressure sensor, so the only way to obtain altitude data would be through GPS. For applications like this, where y…
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Comment #4967328
Ethanol has a lower density than gasoline. So, although it has a similar mass-specific energy content, the volume-specific energy content is lower. Ethanol has a greater resistance…
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Comment #4967279
Well, I think part of the problem is the size of their market. How many more people do you think would buy Mach 6 spy planes if the cost could be reduced by a couple orders of magn…
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Comment #4939273
> It also means the Prius wins in a lot of states. That's true. But I think Tesla is trying to sell the Model S to people who would otherwise buy a similar luxury car. There are a …
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Comment #4939149
Tesla has a cute map of electricity generation by state: http://www.teslamotors.com/goelectric#electricity It looks like there isn't any state where driving an electric actually pr…
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