Protophore

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by Protophore 18y ago
Why take the effort to chop down trees to make fuel when we already produce enough cellulose from crops (corn stalks, sawdust etc) to make a lot of biofuel? It would be more cost effective to use sawdust from wood mills, corn stalks, etc (
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Nvidia big driver update(theinquirer.net)
1 points by Protophore 18y ago|0 comments
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by Protophore 18y ago
I see a lot of bad behaviours on all sides here and have to agree with many of the posters below that it may be time to jump ship to a different company. Or if the company you work for is large enough you can transfer to a different depart
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by Protophore 18y ago
I agree with some of the points above. Most people want to "1. Be Happy" and "2. Make Money" but not everyone needs to be promoted to feel happy or valued. I have to disagree that "the best way to be happy is ignore the bad stuff, focus on
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by Protophore 18y ago
Any idea where this guy did his act? I woldn't imagine that he'd get a laugh anywhere he went. Although I'd guess that his act would work a lot more places now than even a couple years ago.
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by Protophore 18y ago
Your problem may also be dependent on the size of your allowable credit (credit limit on your card). If you have one major credit card, but your max credit line with that card is $5-10k you might have a problem. If you can get your credit
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by Protophore 18y ago
Wow, that's really dissapointing to hear, that you have to get approval for an app before you can even test it on your own phone. Do you get the impression that this is actually a stage for them to keep out what they consider bad products o
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by Protophore 18y ago
No, my argument would be that in 155 years we'll have better alternative sources of energy. Wind and Solar are already viable alternatives, with time their cost will come down and their efficiency will go up potentially eliminating the nee
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by Protophore 18y ago
Congrats Shawn! I think that Robert Frost said it best: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Th
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by Protophore 18y ago
If this was intentionally done it's all a bit disgusting. Why can't candidates try to win on merit any more? I'm tired of all the negative attacks and lies they pedal these days. I don't need someone to tell me why I shouldn't vote for t
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by Protophore 18y ago
Congrats! I'll pass the word around and see if I can't get some more people to sign up.
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by Protophore 18y ago
I don't think you need to keep asking for the OK to use "karma". Just go for it.
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by Protophore 18y ago
I'd have to agree with you there. No matter where he goes it's basically going to be the same. If you look at the work place as it exists in the US, or many other countries for that matter, there is a fairly defined and constant relationsh
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by Protophore 18y ago
I think you may be mistaken on ther enot being a lot of coal left: "According to the widely accepted view, at current production levels proven coal reserves will last 155 years (this according to the World Coal Institute). The US Department
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by Protophore 18y ago
"In China, text messages cost an average of 1.3 cents to send" Pulled from: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article419.html I thought this line was a bit staggering "...the average cost of a text message is $0.10. Last year, mobile telephon
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by Protophore 18y ago
I have to agree that current rates are absurd considering the file size and actual cost incurred by the carriers. It would be nice if the government can slap a collusion case on them and make them send a refund to all of their customers an
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by Protophore 18y ago
Is that by design or just by random chance?
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by Protophore 18y ago
Very cool stuff. I foresee the first generation (or four) being extremely awkward and frustrating as the controls react rather slowly in comparison to the speed of your thoughts. Also a few worrisome items in the article: "So add that up:
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HN: How to get Spam posts deleted
3 points by Protophore 18y ago|8 comments
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by Protophore 18y ago
Ignore the math, just watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YORCk1BN7QY&feature=relat...
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by Protophore 18y ago
Thanks for the link. Looks like a promising read!
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The end of the world as we know it?(msnbc.msn.com)
1 points by Protophore 18y ago|0 comments
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by Protophore 18y ago
Looks like we'll find out tomorrow what they have in mind: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080909/lehman_brothers.html?.v=19
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by Protophore 18y ago
I heard about this a month or so ago on NPR. I don't see the benefit in it really. Unless they can back their currency with gold or something else it will continue to fluctuate in value with the pound. Furthermore I can't see why people w
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by Protophore 18y ago
I'm not quite sure I follow your reasoning here. How does paying your employees in the town's currency allow tax evasion? You would still have to report paying them the money. You could pay them under the table (not report it to the gover
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by Protophore 18y ago
I like the look of the new visualizer.
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Wrong thing to say on Jeopardy(uk.youtube.com)
1 points by Protophore 18y ago|1 comments
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by Protophore 18y ago
It's quite interesting how this has morphed from a discussion on the pay rate of a CEO being a good predictor of the success of a start-up to health coverage. One of the interesting ideas that many of the state-based health care systems hav
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by Protophore 18y ago
Exactly! Thanks for pointing that out, not sure how I missed it.
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by Protophore 18y ago
Brazil isn't exactly a 3rd world country, but thank you for your input. A great example or using our resources more effectively. I asked about the feasibility of recycling plants because I can recall seeing piles of trash (plastics, paper,

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