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Air pollution is reduced by misty light rain. The process is called wet deposition. Swarms of electric drones could mist cities with water every morning to reduce air pollution. Th…

How about Jeep 4XE, RAV4 Prime or Mitsubishi Outlander. PHEV options are expanding for all wheel drive.

I agree on the benefits of varied workspaces. I work in the backyard, while walking the dog, sitting in the living room or sitting at my desk. I have a low cost bike desk that lets…

I’ve been taking vitamin D daily for the past year. I came across the study below recently that suggests that Coenzyme Q10 could also reduce hospitalization rates for COVID. This i…

We need price caps for emergency care. Limiting prices to a small multiple of Medicare rates should solve the problem. Private providers can operate with price limits. Look at priv…

I think this is a side effect of the Internet. Smartphones give you unlimited information at your fingertips. With all the distractions online, it's easy to become detached from yo…

Try Memd.me - doctor visit over video conf.

Could this be related to the heavily armed citizenry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_co... Cops in UK don't carry guns.

Sold out on Amazon already. That's a nice start to their retail launch. I just ordered one from Best Buy.

I think these are true numbers. I assume that everything I put on Facebook is prone to public dissemination anyhow. The whole point of site is to share your data.

I have a shared hosting account for $5 per month. It's great for email, web hosting, personal files etc. plus I get to own my data and only share what I want.

I hope this is it. Suborbital hops between cities would be a spectacular ride. Minimal ground infrastructure needed also.

Google glass seems like a solution looking for a problem. Impressive tech, but what is the use case that makes up for awkward controls and two hour battery life? You can strap your…

This is a common arrangement for consultants in the ERP sector. It's a nice way to start a software business. Your customers provide you with seed capital, user requirements and a …

Most software projects are capital expenditure ("capex"). Often the capex budget is set annually, and the investments are depreciated over subsequent years. Recurring monthly fees …

Basic income would increase consumer demand and boost the EU economies. The poor already receive welfare payments in Europe. Make those payments unconditional, and the unemployed w…

I dropped out of my CS PhD after two years. I regret not doing a startup instead. I was working for a big tech firm in Silicon Valley in late 2000. I was looking for a career chang…