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Comment Re:Long, long way to go (Score 1) 76

Yes, and when they get to a power gain of two orders of magnitude they will have generated (but not extracted) as much energy as it took to fire the lasers that created the implosion since these use 300MJ/shot only delivering ~2MJ to the pellet.

...or they could use more efficient lasers.

Whereas NIF’s 1990s-era technology is only 0.5% efficient, Campbell says that modern lasers can get as high as 20%.

-Physicsworld

Comment Only Level 3 Matters (Score 0) 275

First of all, nobody gives a shit about level 2 chargers, and we should just ignore level 1 completely since they are so slow. They're destination chargers and you should have at least one for every EV on the road. Touting these as viable public charging only causes confusion and distrust among the general public regarding EVs.

Level 3 is what everyone cares about, and that's what needs some level of parity with fuel pumps. Lack of level 3 charging is what leaves people with EVs stranded, and stranded EV owners is bad news for EV adoption.

Furthermore, it's not enough to have level 3 chargers installed. They have to be maintained, and that's the biggest issue with charging right now, broken chargers!

Comment Re:Nate trying to call polling a "real business".. (Score 1) 91

There were a relatively small number of outcomes and a large number of predictors being platformed by the corporate media. One of them was bound to be right. Nate has never demonstrated any skillset other than marketing. And marketing is worthless to consumers so why would he have an audience?

Your claim is testable. If Nate Silver is part of a "Baltimore Stockbroker Scam" as you claim, there should be another individual that has proven to be more accurate by now. However, Nate Silver famously was wrong about the 2016 election, and no one has claimed the prize as a superior prognosticator.

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