Just throwing this in there, but Plesetsk specializes in polar orbits, and actually has had more launches then Baikenor. Although a lunar correction may seem extreme, much of its complexity and cost have to do with course calculations and extra fuel, as Angara and Soyuz both have the power to break orbit.

It’s a harder problem, but it’s also a different kind of hard. Having Baikenor be outside of their borders presents a number of challenges. NASA c0uld have taken advantage of launching near the equator, like Europe has in Guiana, but I doubt they wanted to ship all their rockets and satellites across internati0nal…

Am I a jackass for rooting for Nintendo?

I love the siren going when it pulls out. Any car that looks like that should have one to tell people to watch the fuck out.

Does anyone know if this is legal to import or available for order in the US?

I’m guessing they actually did take apart both games and look at the code. I get you were trying to be contary, but, implying that the similar glitch referenced in this article is the only impetus for the suit is totally disengenuous.

My dad, who can afford any phone he wants and pays for a phone plan for his employees as a bonus, just bought a brand new Blackberry. There is no accounting for taste.

Let’s all be really clear here.. Tesla is the most shorted stock on the exchange. Put simply, people have bet tens of billions of dollars that the stock will go down. Most whistleblowers don’t have this factoring into their work. Sabotage is a real possibility when a drop in stock price directly equates to someone…

That’s the best description of millennials I have ever heard. “Harley Davidson thinks the generation will appreciate a $4500 bicycle more than a motorcycle.”

I know this sounds crazy, but my view on large theft is that you should get away with it. If he just took pics and leaked it to the press it’s one thing, but they are accusing him of hacking the systems to sell the info to competitors. If you try a major scam and get caught, fuck you. Don’t get caught. I say he should…

I don’t want to endlessly argue this. You seem well informed enough to know that bank building a product has its downsides, such as increased time b/t production cost and recouped expenses. Also, you keep missing my point about geography. There are times when a company uses two different assembly points, and…

I agree, which is why I added a qualifier that this is the future IF it can be done “economically”. I do disagree with your second point. The whole point is that they no longer are just making crap, they are making Tesla cars. Yes their QC sucks, but it will last 45min.

Isn’t that exactly my point? That if this worked “economically” it could be the future? If you look, I added qualifiers.

I think you misunderstand what I am proposing. For one, some products have uneven demand. Why created a line that can produce 100k widgets a month if you plan on selling 1ook each the first 6 months and then only 50k widgets a month following. As is, the solution is lead time, not excess capacity. Second, the temp…

1) We have no idea about this sort of lines QC, although Tesla has terrible scrap rates anyways.

I bet he moves it to a state with lower taxes someday.. First they perfect the temp line while it’s with the other ones, then just set it up in a state with a favorable tax situation.

I know that this isn’t the point, but this is the future. The ability to rapidly, and hopefully economically, create a temporary assembly line that can be moved at will is some damn fine engineering. It has gallons of potential. Ex. Apple making a surge line to handle excess iPhone orders on a new phone.

If it is intended for next-gen consoles (Consoles that Xbox confirmed today), are you implying that dev kits have been created? Bethesda easily could get the 1st ones for E6 if it was going to be a launch title..

Rose was something we will rarely see again. A Hollywood blockbuster heroine who possesses no unique or magical skills, no epic good looks, no super powerful partners, no Jolie/Jovavich badassitude... She’s not even a real pilot. She works in maintenance. Her character is purely driven by courage, and even when her…

My Therapist spent 12 years as the county examiner, doing autopsies. He said he thought he was doing good for the community. Then he had a bit of a melt down, and decided he wanted a change. What’s the reverse of autopsies? Psychology. Live patients, and all he has to do is talk to them. It took him a few years of…