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Agreed. Like it sucks, but I can't fault any of the actors in this story. They are all just looking out for themselves.

Somewhat related XKCD What if: https://what-if.xkcd.com/74/

That's a compelling idea. I've seen systems that use essentially solar panels on the roof that heats up a liquid in a loop then goes to a heat exchanger which heats up your water b…

I would agree, with the caveat of "all else being equal". There is a danger in ignoring vast socioeconomic divides that can put people at a disadvantage that can make things more d…

General public bought their tickets and have been planning their trip, costumes, etc. for almost a year. Cancelling those tickets would be an even bigger PR disaster, and that's sa…

Orbital mechanics. The earth is orbiting the sun at 30 kilometers per second. So if we launched something into space, since it started on earth, it would have that speed (similar-i…

Context is important. Pretty much the entire aerospace industry is terrible at time estimates. SpaceX has accomplished some incredible things, so bashing them for "the whole Mars t…

I think there needs a be a different term. To me "compost" is a decomposing pile of natural materials. Plants, certain types of food waste, animal waste, etc. that anyone can put i…

Sure, if you can invent a methane extraction process that needs no expensive equipment, has no maintenance, and is safe, then it would be "free".

The article addresses this.

A good example are the helicopters with workers inside that work on high voltage lines while they are charged. The workers touch the lines to bring themselves (and the whole helico…

Do you have sources to back up the claim that these people left because of safety or ethical concerns? From what I've heard, it's a grueling job working long hours and that people …

Right? It's nonsense. A grocery store isn't "food sharing", and a barber isn't "hair cut sharing". It's one party paying another for a product/service. Uber/Lyft's killer feature i…

You made several bold claims. Do you have any proof of any of them? The statistic you provided is useless without context. In the last 8 months there were ~24,000 automobile fatali…

Yes and no. Anytime a li-ion battery is charging, discharging, or even just sitting there the chemistry is breaking down slowly. Charging at higher speeds, charging at higher tempe…

This is incorrect. They are closing retail stores, but those are usually not the same as the service centers, even if they share a building. An analogy would be a dealership shutte…

The iPhone wasn't a massive success because there were no other smart phones out there. It was that it was a much more compelling product than what the competitors were making. The…

My experience is that insurance is the same and maintenance is cheaper with an electric vehicle.

It's annoying that they don't make it more clear that's what they are doing, but the gas saving is a real thing. I used to spent $120 a month on gas, that went to $45 a month of el…

I disagree. I think their policy of reacting to content that is harmful and dangerous is a good idea. It's not like the are censoring them. They are still free to spout whatever no…

We didn't detect it until it was leaving. So we have no data to compare to in order to even begin to speculate if it changed shape at its periapsis.

What proof/rational do you have that it's fake?

So they require you to do forced arbitration, then just refuse to act on it (or act very slowly). From a business stand point, of course they would. Most of these cases will at bes…

As with every manufactured good, certain things are prioritized. Your small commodity laptop battery was likely made to be cheap and light, but not necessarily built to last a long…

That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before. I think the point the other poster was making is that "far side of the moon" is far more specific, accurate and…