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I had an idea the other day of using electrolysis at the bottom of an extremely deep water filled shaft to generate gas bubbles that could be harnessed to turn turbines as they ros…

A similar service: https://www.foiamachine.org/

There was an interesting recent book that covers a lot of privacy vs technology concepts that are increasingly relevant. I'd highly recommend checking it out. It's a quick read. ht…

iPhones have something very similar enabled by default as well: http://www.zdnet.com/article/four-privacy-settings-you-shoul...

The US gov posts public data divided by state here: http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm

From http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-07/u-s-dot-co... The use of margin debt to trade mainland shares has climbed to all-time highs, while investors are opening stoc…

I strongly dislike Marvel movies. I have no respect at all for films that are released in 3D (and sometimes IMAX and IMAX 3D) when they are not filmed in 3D or using IMAX cameras. …

The train of thought that has me leaning towards becoming vegetarian is along the lines of: If an advanced alien species came to Earth, how would I want them to treat humans? How a…

Perhaps there are other correlating factors such as obesity that tie into these disparities: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db131.htm

With 80%+ of corn grown in the US being from Monsanto seeds, you can bet that there is going to be a lot of push back against this. Why are taxpayers subsidizing an already profita…

That article has a lot of fear mongering about artificial sweeteners and then at the bottom an ad for "certifiedorganicevaporatedcanejuice.com". Maybe it's not the most objective s…

Relevant article: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-li...

The mic would also record the sound of keystrokes.

Every news source is biased. Your job is to understand what that bias is and compensate. By following multiple news sources with different bias you can discern somewhat the truth o…

I think bitcoin will be incredibly useful in the digital goods economy. Global digital marketplaces need payment solutions that transcend nationalities. If you create an album of m…

The progressive faction of the Democratic party is pretty close to what you're looking for. Check out Elizabeth Warren. Young people could have a lot of say, but they don't vote. T…

Could it possibly have anything to do with 85% of corn being produced coming from Monsanto seeds? http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/can-we-feed-our-world-without-mon... They do spend mill…

I already do feel that way regarding technology (and consumerism in general). I think that by supporting FOSS such as Linux and the Mozilla backed projects you can vote for variety…

There are actually a lot of smaller companies making craft sodas that are of a superior quality to the mainstream brands. They typically use cane sugar instead of high fructose cor…

Came across this today, it might provide some perspective: http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/06/taming-mammoth-let-peoples-opi...

I would also prefer to have this option.

RIP He made some solid music back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tpe1HEMVSM

Limit the length of bills and require them to be read out loud into public record in their entirety before passage.

Yeah this makes the end game too easy.