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Comment Re:Huge problem (Score 2) 132

Nvidia is therefore a bubble. This article is complaining that Europe is an obstacle to further bubble inflation.
No amount of Nvidia etching IP onto wafers is worthy of a 4.6 TRILLION market cap - bigger than the 4.2 Trillion market cap of the ENTIRE name-brand pharmaceutical industry.

Comment Re:Did they remember what a cunt he was? (Score 1) 94

Back with the original Mac, Jobs wanted it to have zero expandability. The engineers had to sneak it in.

Jobs really popularized it though. The PC thrived on being an open platform, and most systems at least allowed third party apps if it was practical.

Jobs actually didn't invent the smartphone, he made a feature phone. The original iPhone didn't have third party apps, it was similar to other touch screen phones of the era. He resisted allowing third party apps until it became obvious that there was a lot of money to be made.

Comment Re:Lots of Other Factors Could Contribute As Well (Score 1) 120

Maybe women are just better at admitting that their relationships have reached an end, and dissolving them. Maybe them being less likely to have children provides less incentive for them to stay together.

Marriage for life is mostly a religious concept, it's not necessarily the best or healthiest or ideal model for human relationships.

Comment Re:These don't replace delivery vans (Score 1) 49

The delivery robots I've seen and the ones in TFA seem like they wouldn't do as much damage as a cyclist at low speeds. Aside from the low speed, they are blunter than a narrow wheel or handlebar, so the impact is spread over a wider area. They should have plenty of sensors to avoid that though. The main improvement I'd make is to have the wheels enclosed, rather than open.

Comment Re:Inaccurate statement (Score 1) 120

Swyer Syndrome is a specific result of these kinds of chromosome issues. It's not the totality of them. It's not hard to imagine that if someone can have different parts of their reproductive system develop different sex characteristics, that it's also possible for the brain to develop different sex characteristics to the rest of the body too.

I'm not sure where you get "several percent" from, most estimates are under 1%. Even if this is similar to the number of gay and lesbian people, or the number of left handed people, in that it recovers to the natural level once social pressure is removed, several percent seems like a very high estimate.

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