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    12/11/09

    In reply to Porsche's New $1,700 Option: A Starter Battery
    It reduces weight, yes, which is gold on a racetrack. 22 lbs lost on a race car is like a lottery win. But it's also shorter, so the weight it does have, is lower in the car, thereby helping to lower the overall C/G - which is also racetrack gold.

    Of course, most of the buyers will be balding insecure idiots who buy it for their appendage replacement vehicle because it's $1,700, not because they race their cars.
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    12/11/09

    @gavscott: Agreed - for your daily commuter, this is a complete waste of money. However, for those that plan on using their car on the track, it is money well spent.
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    12/11/09

    In reply to Porsche's New $1,700 Option: A Starter Battery
    People don't buy Apple and Porsche products because the cost of the individual parts are "worth it."

    It is when everything has been put together that justifies the cost.

    OK, maybe "justify in one's mind and to our significant other" maybe a better term.

    In any case, we own both...and it makes us happy when we wait to buy Ramen noodles on sale:-)
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    12/11/09

    @RainyDayInterns: I like how no matter what the situation is, people with money MUST be "overpaid, insecure idiots". You have to love the cheap ass jealous fools over at Jalopnik.
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    12/11/09

    @imTheKing: or posers like us who buy used ones on Craigslist from those who need to "unload" because the market turned :-)
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    Edited by RainyDayInterns at 12/11/09 9:43 AM RainyDayInterns was starred RainyDayInterns was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @RainyDayInterns: haha. Of course. Its still really irritating to see articles like this. People get so damn jealous over anything concerning money. What does the editor that wrote that on Jalopnik really care whether I own a Porsche or not. If he's pissed about his Mini Van, then go get a new job and buy a Porsche instead of writing on a blog post about what a little bitch he is.
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    12/11/09

    @imTheKing: No, people with money don't have to be overpaid, insecure idiots. Just people who conspicuously spend it for no other reason than to impress others. You know, folks who buy gold-plated PS3s, or folks who buy race-tuned Porsches with $1700 starter batteries to drive to the market.
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    12/11/09

    In reply to Porsche's New $1,700 Option: A Starter Battery
    IIRC from an episode of Top Gear, Porsche charges you more when they deduct weight from/remove things from one of their products. Jeremy Clarkson pondered if one day someone will be walking past a Porsche dealership, and they charge him half a million pounds.
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    12/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: That's the exact reason I broke into a run when I passed the Porsche Dealership down the street from the Jacob Javitz Center. I saw that CGT sitting in the window, and I knew I had little time.
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    12/11/09

    In reply to Porsche's New $1,700 Option: A Starter Battery
    Uh. Great. Now how about telling us what the hell this thing does compared to a normal battery, in other words, the POINT of this post, other then artificially generating traffic for your sister site?
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    12/10/09

    In reply to Panasonic Buys Sanyo for Its Batteries
    Panasonic, PLEASE don't fuck up the Eneloops. Those things are teh awesome.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/10/09

    In reply to The 5 Bestest of the New York Times' Best Ideas of the Year
    The only problem with liquefying yourself is that you can't turn calcium phosphate into a diamond. Yeah, yeah, we all know that cremation is bad for the environment, but I want my progeny to wear my remains. Think of it, a ring passed down through the ages, so you can wear grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, sibling, your children, the list grows ever longer. What's not to love about that macabre thought?

    [lifegem.com]
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    12/10/09

    In reply to The 5 Bestest of the New York Times' Best Ideas of the Year
    I'm sorry, I know this is only mildly on topic but....where in the world-is-Carmen-Sandiego did 2009 go?! It feels way too early for all these dang best-ofs, and 2009-highlights and year-in-reviews.

    Entertainment Weekly recently had a best-of the decade. As well as a best-of of all the deaths this year. I mean, I know December's the last month and there's a lot to get through but....

    ....jeez, 2009. You're a sneaky little ninja punk, aren't you? Zipping by without a sound.
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    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    12/10/09

    In reply to The 5 Bestest of the New York Times' Best Ideas of the Year
    ughhh God, I want a transgenic pet soooooo bad. If that's morally wrong, I'll settle for some transgenic plants that have blooms that glow in the dark and smell like either fresh chocolate chip cookies or piping hot pizza.

    Hope I'm not double posting because of a glitch in the Matrix.
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    12/10/09

    In reply to Panasonic Buys Sanyo for Its Batteries
    The only Sanyo batteries I've owned are Eneloops and they've been pretty sweet. They came with a kit of adapters that can turn AA's into other size batteries.
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    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I just wish more US retailers carried eneloops...
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    But how fast does it recharge? I think this technology sounds great, but the greatest hurdle to overcome in absolute domination of electric vehicles is the time it takes to gas up the truck. If a battery could be made that took, say, five minutes to reach a full charge, then I don't see any reason for the internal combustion engine to stay around. Just show up to the charge station, plug in, grab a slushy and some jerky, and then be on your next adventure.
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    12/09/09

    @SkippyTheMarine:
    It's the reason why electric cars are basically a doomed technology. They were sort of a nice idea in theory but in practice they're not cars in the same way fuel powered cars are. They haven't caught on and likely never will unless they can at least be charged quickly.

    The future of green auto-mobiles likely lies in hydrogen fuel cells.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    "(energy-storing wallpaper, anyone?)"

    As a person who just spent a large portion of his life *REMOVING* wallpaper from a old house, I take great offense in that. Please, never ever suggest wallpaper to anyone again. You're not being sustainable and thinking of the future generations.
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    12/08/09

    @mikejwood:
    Should've just used a steamer. The paper just falls off the wall...
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    12/09/09

    @Xagest:
    But wouldn't the battery wallpaper explode if you cooked it?
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    Did you hear that? That was the collective groan of tree huggers lamenting this discovery.
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    12/08/09

    @Slyd3z:

    yeah but then the hippies use it as a push for hemp. it all works out.
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    12/08/09

    @nutbastard:
    Batteries printed on hemp... now there's a dilemma.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    Finally, a power supply suitable for those musical cards.

    Now who's working on a super thin speaker?
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    12/08/09

    @REO Speedwagon:
    Been there, done that
    [dvice.com]
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    Soon we will be buying batteries in sheets the same way we do stamps.

    Hopefully we won't have to deal with those 2-cent stamps for devices that need just a bit more power.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
    rechargable?
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    12/08/09

    @firemunkie: "These nanomaterials are special," Cui said. "They're a one-dimensional structure with very small diameters." The small diameter helps the nanomaterial ink stick strongly to the fibrous paper, making the battery and supercapacitor very durable. The paper supercapacitor may last through 40,000 charge-discharge cycles – at least an order of magnitude more than lithium batteries. The nanomaterials also make ideal conductors because they move electricity along much more efficiently than ordinary conductors, Cui said.

    [news.stanford.edu]
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