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silverspoonin

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    Comment #35235151

    Most outages nowadays are caused by misconfigurations or hacking, not individual data centers going down. Think Azure, AWS, etc. Renewables aren't a panacea, but they exist now and…

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    Comment #35229776

    Climate change is having and will continue to have significant effects on our physical infrastructure, especially in the coastal areas, areas prone to flooding/drought, and wildfir…

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    Comment #34051160

    >But if its talk about presidential elections on a tech show then thats a waste of my time as a technology enthusiast. True; it's not as if elections are tabulated on some sort of …

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    Comment #34047707

    He states pretty clearly that he's fairly liberal. However, in the occasional times there's an important politics angle to a tech story, he does a reasonably good job of discussing…

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    Comment #33336753

    Although it would be nice to save money too, I don't think that should be the main focus here. The main impetus for this project should be the well documented effects diesel exhaus…

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    Comment #32720724

    We already have those fast chargers. The average EV gets 3-4 miles/kwh. 50 miles would be about 15 kwh. To deliver 15kwh in 5 minutes, you'd need 180kw charging. The fastest widely…

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    Comment #32043657

    The PHEV Chrysler Pacifica & PHEV Mitsubishi Outlander came out 5 years ago, and the PHEV Volvo XC90 has been out 7 years. Meanwhile I'm still waiting for Toyota to sell a PHEV 3-r…

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    Comment #31996500

    >NTRU may not be the fastest or smallest. "It's slower and uses more memory" goes a long way in encouraging the evaluation of other options.

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    Comment #31756830

    I think you are confusing export with consumption. Russia's fossil fuel production is mostly slated for export, and thus they are very sensitive to the international demand for sai…

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    Comment #31756715

    Neither of those exist without energy, which is a fine distinction from "gas and oil".

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    Comment #29223327

    I'm far from an expert, but to me it seems that a way the little cores can help is by being more efficient (instructions-per-watt). Even in desktop CPUs there are power and thermal…

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    Comment #28983717

    >There is no requirement to evaluate the truth value of an ill defined, nonsensical or self-contradictory claim. Calling a claim "ill defined, nonsensical or self-contradictory" is…

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    Comment #28975329

    > There is no obligation to provide any alternative, and no obligation to defer to a consensus in the absence of one. ... One does not require a better way of obtaining the truth i…

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    Comment #28975041

    > OP's question appears to invert the burden of proof in assuming that a consensus, even of experts, ought to be believed unless there are compelling reasons not to accept it. Agai…

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    Comment #28974773

    Oh, was not aware that youtube was part of the federal government.

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    Comment #28974757

    "Well-established scientific consensus" may not be perfect, but may I challenge you to provide an alternative with a better track record? It generally takes in new information and …

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    Comment #28974722

    That was not an answer to his question, and I am really curious for an answer to it because I think it's a valid and reasonable point. Also, as to whether believing scientific gene…