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Give me a break. Did you read the article? Although touted as zero-emissions vehicles, most of the cars will run on hydrogen made from natural gas, a fossil fu
by lutorm 12y ago
Give me a break. Did you read the article?
Although touted as zero-emissions vehicles, most of the cars will run on hydrogen made from natural gas, a fossil fuel that contributes to global warming. Now scientists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost, emissions-free device that uses an ordinary AAA battery to produce hydrogen by water electrolysis.
You don't agree the juxtaposition gives the impression that the latter alternative won't contribute to global warming?
Edit: just to be clear, I'm not saying the research isn't useful. My issue is with the article.
- dang 12y ago> Give me a break. Did you read the article? Please don't be personally rude on Hacker News. This comment would be fine without the first two sentences.
- jack-r-abbit 12y agoNo disrespect... but nardi did, in fact, NOT read the article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8213612 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8213612
- nardi 12y agoI meant I hadn't read the paper. I had of course read the linked article, which is light on details of how they created the catalyst.
- jack-r-abbit 12y agoMy bad. When you said article, I thought you meant the linked article. I don't see any reference to a paper so clearly I have no idea what you are talking about. I'll just go about my day. :)
- lutorm 12y agoGuilty, though I responded to the OPs "I'm amazed at the ignorance in these comments". You don't think that warrants the same comment?
- dang 12y agoNo, because it wasn't personal. I agree with you that that phrase was irritating, in an otherwise fine comment. But that's not enough to pass the moderator-speaking-up threshold. Imagine how many moderator comments there would be in that case. :( I wish there were a way for users to suggest edits to each other's comments. My bet is that most of us have no idea when our comments include superfluous stuff that could easily be edited out. Suppose there were an easy way to send pull requests on comments. One could look at the diff and, if it improved the signal/noise ratio, simply accept the changes. HN needs more sober second thought.
- lutorm 12y agoWell, as the author of one of the comments being accused of ignorance, I took it quite personally. Little comments like that start the slide and it's all downhill from there...
- dang 12y agoThat is sadly true. We're still interested in whatever might be done to curtail such downhill slides.