TurdFergasun wrote on May 20, 2013, 16:41:

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 16:11:
Person:

A) A kids throws a baseball, 3 strikes, takes out the batter. Good job! You saw how the pros do it. You can do it too! You can aspire to be great! The crowd joins in cheering the kid.

B) A kid throws a baseball, 3 strikes, takes out the batter. You just copied that guy you saw on TV! You are so fake! You do not deserve any sort of praise. I cannot believe anyone would cheer you on!

Which person are you?

he's neither, because none of those situations let the person turn the story around to have themselves as the main part of the conversation, and then get to bleat on about it for 10 posts.

DangerDog wrote on May 20, 2013, 17:29:

Gib007 wrote on May 20, 2013, 17:06:
So how does an 18-year-old get the equipment to physically be able to construct said prototype of a supercapacitor?

What? Your high school didn't offer nanochemistry?

The first place went to a 19 year old that hacked together an automated driving system using a webcam.

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 16:11:
Person:

A) A kids throws a baseball, 3 strikes, takes out the batter. Good job! You saw how the pros do it. You can do it too! You can aspire to be great! The crowd joins in cheering the kid.

B) A kid throws a baseball, 3 strikes, takes out the batter. You just copied that guy you saw on TV! You are so fake! You do not deserve any sort of praise. I cannot believe anyone would cheer you on!

Which person are you?

RollinThundr wrote on May 20, 2013, 15:15:

Beamer wrote on May 20, 2013, 14:48:

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:41:

DangerDog wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:26:

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 12:32:
A lot of jealousy here from video game players who contributed nothing interesting to society.

She'll be doing porno movies before she's 21.

am I doing it right?

Close, but don't forget to get all jealous rage and sensitive about it too.

You're the only one raging here.
Probably because I'm better than you and you're some nerd that's never left his basement and whose only contribution to the world is a bunch of crusty socks.

Am I doing it right, now?

We know beamer, you're better and smarter than everyone. At least in your own head. I suppose that counts for something.

Wildone wrote on May 20, 2013, 14:46:
guessing there will be no Wang jokes in this P.C. age. All my asian friends loved that shit though

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:41:

DangerDog wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:26:

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 12:32:
A lot of jealousy here from video game players who contributed nothing interesting to society.

She'll be doing porno movies before she's 21.

am I doing it right?

Close, but don't forget to get all jealous rage and sensitive about it too.

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:38:

Beamer wrote on May 20, 2013, 13:06:
I'm not jealous, just pointing out that this isn't the mind-blowing breakthrough people seem to be claiming it is.

Someone got his feelings hurt. This girl is better than you. Just accept it.

eRe4s3r wrote on May 20, 2013, 11:28:
I have never seen any consumer device that recharged (a substantial battery capacity) in seconds in my entire life.... and I am not living in caves ,p Although I don't use particularly much of tools, but those I do use, even modern ones, don't instant recharge.

Can you link to some examples? Or is it incompatible with Li-ion tech? (Or is it just a change that went by? Do devices recharge faster nowadays? I never cared much as long as they are recharged in the morning....) anyhow.. I find it interesting that we can't recharge energy storage instantly. Equally I wish we had a device that could could cook water instantly, just push of a button a bzzzzzt and boiling water.... yeah I have odd wishes

BobBob wrote on May 20, 2013, 12:32:
A lot of jealousy here from video game players who contributed nothing interesting to society.

Anyhow:

http://web.mit.edu/erc/spotlights/ultracapacitor.html

http://tinyurl.com/lct322r

eRe4s3r wrote on May 20, 2013, 10:19:
Supercapacitors are nothing new, but how many you see in your home devices? If she made one that works with normal batteries then she deserves a medal.

RollinThundr wrote on May 20, 2013, 11:10:

Beamer wrote on May 20, 2013, 10:03:

InBlack wrote on May 20, 2013, 09:30:
Holy shit, thats fucking impressive (battery charge story). I seriously hope nothing bad happens to that girl and that the device makes it to the market and into batteries of all sorts (including electric cars).

It's not news. It's a minor variation of existing technology. It's only making headlines because she's 18, not because it did anything new or unexpected.

Seriously, supercapacitors have been around for 60 years. She just made one and used it to power an LED. Industrial labs were doing that a decade ago.

So then why don't we have supercapacitors already in cell phones that won't destroy the innards? If this girl found a way to do so that allows cell phones to charge instantly and last for hours, it certainly is big news.

InBlack wrote on May 20, 2013, 09:30:
Holy shit, thats fucking impressive (battery charge story). I seriously hope nothing bad happens to that girl and that the device makes it to the market and into batteries of all sorts (including electric cars).

PHJF wrote on May 20, 2013, 08:43:
Everyone should know what a differential is! All people should strive to achieve a modicum of understanding of those basic devices and principles which are so ubiquitous in modern life. I don't need to be surrounded by even more people spouting drivel about "the cloud" because they saw some talking head droning on about it.

nin wrote on May 20, 2013, 09:27:

DVDs Smell Like Domino's Pizza For New Marketing Campaign. I'd rather eat the DVD.

So which is worse? Dominos or Pizza Hut? I think PH is slightly worse...

Prez wrote on May 19, 2013, 19:23:

I'm not the slightest bit religious, but I have way more respect for people who are and leave others alone instead of the assholes who think criticizing them is somehow enlightening.

I stopped being surprised at just how much religious bigotry exists on the Internet long ago, and Bluesnews is definitely no exception, but I agree wholeheartedly with the quoted portion of Mad Max's post.

I'll be the first to bash a Christian who gets on his or her moral superiority high horse on things like sex, drinking, or gay marriage, but a guy who happens to proudly avail himself of his religious denomination while reviewing games is not an affront to anybody, and all this unwarranted scorn and mockery serves to make those who consider themselves enlightened or intellectually superior appear just the opposite.

netnerd85 wrote on May 19, 2013, 06:17:
I'm talking about bought security mainly. Let's try to seperate the safety in numbers argument from the company or politician trying to sell you a false message of security. They sell you peace of mind and nothing all. Secuirty is a band aid to a much larger issue of evil human behaviour. Obviously humans need to stick together and that's not what I am talking about. Rules are important but security, the peace of mind bullshit people sell you, is not needed. There is only so far you can go where the balance of ACTUAL real safety is not increased vs the restriction of freedom. It's a balancing act, you should never go too far and choose a little bit more security over freedom.