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Technologically, then, it is feasible to get 15,000 people onto the moon for the kind of money that exists in America’s treasury. But realistically, it will become necessary to work out how to create a closed-loop ecological system—where everything is recycled, reused and entirely sustainable. Energy must be renewable. Food must be grown, waste water must be reused and the air must be kept clean.
Most importantly of all, as Moon Base Gingrich pursues statehood, we must consider whether it will swing Republican or Democrat. Lets think about this, the population will be highly educated, eco-friendly and very likely dependent on vast government support. Perhaps Newt has gone mad.
This is easily among the top ten dumbest stories I’ve read in tech news. Cognitive dissonance to new heights.
“While many would argue that Samsung specializes in meh and me-too, 60 million cellphones sold in 2011 can’t be a fluke.”
Because Samsung’s mobile device strategy of mimicking other companies is definitely reminiscent of Apple. Remember the pink-plastic Apple Chromium Speed Netbook N1347-TR44 that they announced somewhere between the 37 other Apple netbooks in 2009? Me neither.
“They’re happy to use anyone’s OS as long as it puts phones into boxes and boxes into shopping bags.”
Indiscriminate software use: that’s the ticket! And so Apple.
“… if history is any guide when/if the “real” Apple TV appears all of Samsung’s hard work will be forgotten
… already refuting your own thesis…
as accolades roll in for Apple’s amazing (and I’m just guessing) retina display screen, built-in coffee-maker, and Scent-Surround smell emitters.”
1) Because Apple only survives because of “accolades” (and not “sales”). 2) Because Apple is certainly known for taking the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to product design. So, so Apple.
Samsung makes TVs. They make everything – the screen, the PCBs, and the case.
Except the software. Apple does make everything for their products, so I guess that point, were it true, would be a good one.
Nevermind how silly calling these TVs “next generation” is.
Literally stopped following Tech Crunch / Crunch Gear in Reader.
Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little Missouri River in pursuit of a couple of thieves who had stolen his prized rowboat. After several days on the river, he caught up and got the draw on them with his trusty Winchester, at which point they surrendered. Then Roosevelt set off in a borrowed wagon to haul the thieves cross-country to justice. They headed across the snow-covered wastes of the Badlands to the railhead at Dickinson, and Roosevelt walked the whole way, the entire 40 miles. It was an astonishing feat, what might be called a defining moment in Roosevelt’s eventful life. But what makes it especially memorable is that during that time, he managed to read all of Anna Karenina. I often think of that when I hear people say they haven’t time to read.
@itsjohncampbell (of Pictures For Sad Children) is posting a new comic every hour
Officially-licensed, limited edition 24x36” screen-printed posters (via merlin)
Most commentary on social media ignores an obvious truth—that the value of things is largely determined by their rarity.
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