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Re:94-year-old Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Solid... by _jal on Thursday March 02, 2017 @10:02PM (#13780432)
Agree on the battery part. But...

> Why do you want a giant, useless, 100+ year old analog port on your 2017 device? I don't. Its ugly.

Arguing about aesthetics is futile, but I want the port because I find it useful, and don't measure utility by invention-age. Seems similar to judging a beer by the bartender's height.

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Re:94-year-old Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Solid... by thecrazyone on Friday March 03, 2017 @02:13PM (#13785345)
I like this comparison, will steal.

> Seems similar to judging a beer by the bartender's height.

I'm puerile :)

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