reportingsjr

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by reportingsjr 14y ago
It turns out when you sell products near cost to gain as much market share as possible, not only do you shut them down, but you will eventually get shut down. Who would have thought?
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
"They ran the LHC on less computing power than your holodeck!"
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Isn't that completely the point of f.lux??
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Keep in mind that power plants do indeed spin their turbines down and spin them up again. This is due to the greatly increased demand for electricity during the day and reduced demand at night. This is why electricity is cheaper at night. T
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Would you mind saying what the topic of the article you started writing was? Also, did you do it in a sandbox on your account page or just out in the open? Without more context your statement creates an extremely biased view against Wikiped
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
I have used linux as my desktop for the last 7 years. Started around 13 or 14 and went from there. Luckily when I played loads of games the ones I liked ran on linux as they were both java based. That is basically the only thing that might
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Over the summer my brother lent me his bike to use for a month or two. It is a 1974 Gitane racing/road bike, so nearly 40 years old, and it was still in fantastic shape. Practically zero visible rust, frame was still decently straight, etc.
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Metals are much easier to recycle than paper products. To recycle metals you might need to do a bit of pre-processing, grind up everything a bit, and throw it in a crucible to melt it down. 100% recyclable and the same as new when recast. T
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
PNC as well. Just used it yesterday.
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
They are not as good as permanent magnet motors except on price/material availability. See this article: http://electronicdesign.com/article/analog-and-mixed-signal/...
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Induction motors are not as power efficient as permanent magnet (PM) motors. Induction motors also weigh more compared to an equivalent PM motor and have more torque at lower RPMs. The reason induction motors are used is that they are cheap
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
If they are really going to replace that much of their workforce with robots then they are stepping ahead of the US in terms of manufacturing technology. I don't think this is a good sign for the future of US manufacturing. It could mean ev
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
Why? Fine detail camera control and the interface will probably be just as bad as a normal point and shoot. The phone side of it will be much less pleasurable than with a plain smart phone. Who wants to talk or text someone on their camera?
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by reportingsjr 14y ago
I interpreted the opposite; that (s)he is opposed to anything that makes fuel prices cheaper. This is the viewpoint that I personally hold. I would like fuel prices to go up and match the rest of the world as that would create a huge push t