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Yes. Oklahoma has cut public education more than any other state in the country.

This will, of course, raise the cost of solar equipment and washing machines in the U.S. I can understand the GOP wanting to raise the cost of solar power in order to increase the …

The Tesla Model S weighs significantly less than most pickups and large SUVs on the road today. Tesla's heaviest, the Model X, is significantly lighter than the GMC Yukon, for exam…

There will be better autopilots, but never perfect ones. Aircraft have been using imperfect autopilots since their inception. Most planes have a prominent red button you can press …

It's hard to believe so many people consider the use of shortened URLs a security measure. It is not, and was never intended to be. A URL is exposed, by definition, whether long or…

It's risk/reward. Whether a VC fund, NYSE, or government security, you can risk more for greater reward. This does not mean, as the article implies, that you should. It depends on …

This is typical of software development in recent years. The emphasis on newer platforms and technology (in the case iMap) results in new user interface limitations, as well as bug…

The references are a nice touch. http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2822.txt https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

As a matter of fact, I do live in a small town with a median household income of less than $30,000. There is a Walmart store. Most Walmart employees do not qualify for food stamps,…

If people in a community have to drive three hours for food, then there will be enough demand that someone will open a grocery store. When there's an economic vacuum left by a clos…

The raw images are available without Javascript. There are thousands, complete with img tags: http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=1197&camera=MAST_ ' http://mars.jpl.nasa.go…

I agree. Microsoft, Apple, and Google have the ability to modify user behavior without much downside. The rest of us are better off making the user experience as fast, efficient, a…

"In 2015, we stepped up our efforts to fight phishing sites, blocking nearly 7,000 sites as a result." One of the 7000 "phishing sites" they blocked was a page on my personal site …

I'd settle for a universal shortcut key that activates the hamburger menu, just like the F1 key is used for Help. Ohh no... someone killed F1 AND Help when I wasn't paying attentio…

This is true, and is often overlooked. Many startups are internally funded, and grow through profits. These companies are typically more conservative in their business strategies, …

Advances in desktop CPU speed have been minimal over the past few years. If I could get a reasonably priced PC that's 50% faster than my two-year-old system, I'd buy it today. Inst…

The headline is not correct. The article is about how light is processed, not how it travels.

Wastewater injection wells, contrary to popular press, are not used primarily for the disposal of fracking fluid or other drilling waste products. Produced water is, by far, the la…

There is some debate as to whether Bach intended equal-temperament or well-temperament. These terms were not well-defined in his day. https://books.google.com/books?id=yZ95L8Xohs0C…

Traditionally (recent tradition), each note in the upper couple of octaves of a piano have been tuned slightly higher because it's supposed to sound better. Electronic pianos and o…

NPR doesn't give much credit to the SW airlines ads of the 1970's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR7JApjgIGw

I have a project on SourceForge that I haven't touched in 2-3 years. Its SourceForge listing says it was updated within the past month. Weird. The files have not been changed.

I was programming Pascal and Fortran in 1982, and I take exception to this. Real programmers drink Diet Coke, NOT coffee.