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Topic: A question of debt |
AndyK
Replies: 11
Views: 506
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:47 am Subject: Re: A question of debt |
It doesn't work like that. You only avoid interest on purchases if you pay the bill by the due date.
Cash advances/ATM withdrawals start accruing interest immediately.
Read the fine print on th ... |
Topic: UK truckers discuss protests over high fuel prices |
AndyK
Replies: 23
Views: 2186
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:15 am Subject: Re: UK truckers discuss protests over high fuel prices |
| The UK's rail network, whilst very extensive, is overloaded to breaking point as it is. The reason we don't have more goods hailed by rail is simply that it's pretty damn difficult to schedule in any ... |
Topic: Oil Sands |
AndyK
Replies: 25
Views: 5615
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:18 am Subject: Re: Oil Sands |
$6-8???
Which company is producing oil sands at $6 to $8 per barrel?
That is lower than new crude oil fields.
I think he meant that they are making $6-8 profit per barrel |
Topic: It's Losing, not Loosing!! |
AndyK
Replies: 72
Views: 12329
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:57 am Subject: Re: It's Losing, not Loosing!! |
My personal peeve...
Affect and effect. They are not the same! One is a verb and the other a noun. |
Topic: Will we be returning to a life of the 1880s? |
AndyK
Replies: 103
Views: 8774
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:48 am Subject: Re: Will we be returning to a life of the 1880s? |
No way are we going back to the 1880's. All knowledge will not be destroyed.
I know I can go to the junkyard and come back with enough parts to build a working windmill generator.
I know I can us ... |
Topic: Hawk10 - microwave turns plastic back to oil |
AndyK
Replies: 20
Views: 3279
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:45 am Subject: Re: Hawk10 - microwave turns plastic back to oil |
| Anything that can buy us more time to switch as much of the economy as possible to renewables is a good thing. This sounds like it has the potential to do that. |
Topic: Supercomputer salvation. |
AndyK
Replies: 30
Views: 3048
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:38 am Subject: Re: Supercomputer salvation. |
If you have a suitable problem (i.e, a huge amount of data to be processed using simple known rules) for the distributed supercomputer to solve, sure it would help.
Are there any suitable problems ... |
Topic: PO Preps for Renters |
AndyK
Replies: 13
Views: 1582
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:34 am Subject: Re: PO Preps for Renters |
Guerilla Gardening. Awesome.
I have visions of Rambo in camo gear sneaking around at night, with an ammo belt loaded with blackberry seeds and apple pips.
Realistically though... people will ste ... |
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