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Comment · 8 years ago
That's fair. Still, I suspect the use cases are very different. People who use guns for hunting and defense against large animals don't need concealed carry permits, nor do they need to carry their guns in the city. People who use guns for sport don't need their guns anywhere except at the firing range.
Comment · 8 years ago
So, you’re saying that about 1 out of every 5 times a gun is used, it is used for a criminal act? And... you think that’s a good statistic?
Comment · 8 years ago
Have you heard of bicycles?
Comment · 8 years ago
Case in point: ads in Windows 10.
Comment · 8 years ago
With respect - you are both being overly general about Canadian media, and showing an American bias. The Star is not representative of all Canadian media, and there are many American publications that trumpet American exceptionalism at every opportunity.
Comment · 8 years ago
This isn’t really a news article. Almost everything in here was covered in the Vance book.
Comment · 8 years ago
It’s an elephant!
Comment · 8 years ago
What power source do you propose for a long-duration human mission to Mars, if not nuclear? Solar won’t work, given the loss of output during a dust storm.
Comment · 9 years ago
Because Google devs write iOS apps, presumably in Swift, and want to contribute to the development of the language they use?

Seems like the simplest explanation to me.

Comment · 9 years ago
> Didn't he actually design the first rocket himself?

I'm pretty sure there were core employees (not Musk) working on every part of the rocket from the beginning. This is documented in the Vance biography, IIRC.

Comment · 9 years ago
Carbon neutral assuming you are creating the CH4 using atmospheric CO2. On Earth I suspect that most CH4 comes from natural gas. On Mars it would be carbon neutral - but that's actually a bad thing, assuming that your goal is to increase the atmospheric density on Mars.
Comment · 9 years ago
Sexist drivel has no place here. The logout button is at the right hand side of the navbar.
Comment · 9 years ago
Can anyone at Apple comment on the perception of Cook inside the company? He seems like a fairly inspiring leader to me, considering his position on LGBT issues, the FBI decryption incident, and now this. I don't work for him, though, and I'd be interested to hear from someone who does.
Comment · 9 years ago
The takeaway is that by tampering only with CAN messages sent by a particular system, you can force that system to disconnect from the network. For example, an attacker might use this exploit to disable the airbag, or disable the engine while the car is driving, or cause other safety problems.

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