anderlan commented on Samsung MV100 and MZ100 Consume Even Less Energy than the Korean Sex Cyborgs Presenting Them

"60W isn't all that unusual."

anderlan commented on Chevy Volt Charging Strategy Redux

"I think talking about energy generation, reclamation, and storage in a 21st-century vehicle is going to be a lot like talking about memory management or scheduling in a modern workstation OS. Some people have some small set of ideas of the operations and the trade-offs in an OS kernel, and so they make assumptions, which turn out to be not quite the way things work."

anderlan commented on Call to Worship at the Temple of Science

"I feel that studying creation is worship."

anderlan commented on Modified New Zealand Wool Resists Blowtorches, Dog Bites, Sharp Knives

"@SeventhExile: So...the slow blade penetrates the shield?"

anderlan commented on Best Future Dystopias Where The Liberals Have Won

"Jesus isn't a Republican or a Democrat. And dystopias aren't liberal or conservative. Politics is of course cyclical."

anderlan commented on Galactic Cluster Collision Divides Ordinary Matter from Dark Matter

"I have this theory which goes like this: Hypothesis: Dark matter is just ordinary cold matter. I don't know what astronomers think should be the evidence of ordinary cold matter in between stars and galaxies."

anderlan commented on Energy Ball Turns Your Roof into a Wind Turbine Farm

"@Log1c, 2.5kW is a huge amount of power for a roof-mountable turbine, even if it it is, of course, max power. Yes, this is not for powering a *real* house, with *typical* power requirements."

anderlan commented on Dr. Who Sonic and Laser Screwdrivers Are Really Vibrators In Disguise

"@Curves: That woman must have a HUGE foot."

anderlan commented on NEC Wireless USB Prototype Just As Fast As USB 2.0

"As an basic helpdesk tech, I ALREADY hate this hardware. Every time someone has some problem with something wireless, narrowing down the problem involves 25 layers of software and 200 layers of hardware abstraction."

anderlan commented on 2009 Toyota Highlander To Get Four Cylinder Option

"Anything that gets me and my shit where I want to go, on time, is potent enough for me."