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Protophore

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    Comment #353958

    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 e…

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    Nvidia big driver update

    New Nvidia driver released.

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    Comment #304985

    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…

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    Comment #304961

    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 …

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    Comment #304940

    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 y…

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    Comment #304935

    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 $…

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    Comment #303935

    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 …

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    Comment #301825

    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 …

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    Comment #301815

    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 on…

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    Comment #301787

    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…

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    Comment #301727

    Congrats! I'll pass the word around and see if I can't get some more people to sign up.

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    Comment #301652

    I don't think you need to keep asking for the OK to use "karma". Just go for it.

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    Comment #301558

    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 tha…

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    Comment #301241

    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 (th…

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    Comment #301236

    "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 c…

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    Comment #300555

    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 th…

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    Comment #300491

    Is that by design or just by random chance?

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    Comment #300446

    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. A…

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    HN: How to get Spam posts deleted

    I'm guessing that the "Public Liability Insurance Quotation" and the "Public Liability Insurance | Professional Indemnity Insurance" posts by "pmover" are spam. How can we get that…

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    Comment #300178

    Ignore the math, just watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YORCk1BN7QY&feature=relat...

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    Comment #300167

    Thanks for the link. Looks like a promising read!

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    The end of the world as we know it?

    "OK, so some people are going to say, 'Black holes? Those big things eating up stars?' No. These are microscopic, tiny little black holes. And they’re extremely unstable. They woul…

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    Comment #299931

    Looks like we'll find out tomorrow what they have in mind: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080909/lehman_brothers.html?.v=19