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Topic: Gore’s home guzzles even more energy after green renovations |
meekoil
Replies: 49
Views: 2113
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:47 am Subject: Re: Gore’s home guzzles even more energy after green renovat |
does anybody know how it's even possible to burn that much electricity. Seriously, what is he doing. Having an aluminum smelter in the basement?
one of the reasons i question the source.... is he r ... |
Topic: So how does your 401k statement look? |
meekoil
Replies: 45
Views: 3252
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Re: So how does your 401k statement look? |
| Up .93% . It's all just in a money market fund. |
Topic: Can we donate to get View Posts 24 hours/last visit back? |
meekoil
Replies: 9
Views: 1393
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Forum: Technical Support Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:18 am Subject: Re: Can we donate to get View Posts 24 hours/last visit back |
View posts since last visit is still available.
Click on forums, then its in the upper right.
You may have to be logged in. |
Topic: $10M for 100 MPG |
meekoil
Replies: 25
Views: 2685
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:23 pm Subject: Re: $10M for 100 MPG |
This company is going to try to collect.
Supposedly in production in California this fall.
http://aptera.com/ |
Topic: How are things in Atlanta? |
meekoil
Replies: 22
Views: 3112
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:45 pm Subject: Re: How are things in Atlanta? |
| Things seem to be continuing pretty much normal in the ATL outside of the fact no one is watering their lawns. I suspect it will continue that way almost right up until we run out of water, which acco ... |
Topic: 'Flying saucer' nears US take-off |
meekoil
Replies: 14
Views: 1895
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:42 am Subject: Re: 'Flying saucer' nears US take-off |
| Perhaps you are unaware that Moller has been working on this for 40 years, and its always just a few years off. |
Topic: What if China nationalizes all western assets? |
meekoil
Replies: 16
Views: 5044
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Forum: Europe Discussion Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 7:59 am Subject: Re: What if China nationalizes all western assets? |
The United States could legally sue China for stealing its assets or ignore the whole lawsuit process and just void all of those Chinese T-bills.
This is a good point. The question becomes ar ... |
Topic: Immigration: Here comes amnesty... |
meekoil
Replies: 74
Views: 8317
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 7:48 am Subject: Re: Here comes amnesty... |
| Perhaps this is a bipartisan realization of peak oil and Cantarell peaking. The left is happy to get the immigrants here as voters, the right gets to lock down the border for the future. Not sure ho ... |
Topic: 2007 Electric Car Progress Report |
meekoil
Replies: 33
Views: 2906
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:56 pm Subject: Re: 2007 Electric Car Progress Report |
Care to show me those calculations over 8 years on a Civic Hybrid?
It costs only about $1,000 more than the standard civic after tax credits. Gets about 15 more mgp. Battery is gaurenteed for 8 ye ... |
Topic: 2007 Electric Car Progress Report |
meekoil
Replies: 33
Views: 2906
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:45 pm Subject: Re: 2007 Electric Car Progress Report |
| I had a '96 Metro. One hot July day I was driving from Alabama to Florida. It was about 100F . The A/C quit about 60 miles into the trip. I figured it just died, the car had 140k at the time, later i ... |
Topic: US servers now use more electricity than color TVs |
meekoil
Replies: 17
Views: 3793
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:34 am Subject: Re: US servers now use more electricity than color TVs |
Well consolidation servers are helping. That and flat screen TV's and monitors.
I hope you mean LCD TVs, cause plasmas TVs are terrible power hogs. |
Topic: THE Bush Administration Thread (merged) |
meekoil
Replies: 684
Views: 4746
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:29 am Subject: Re: Is Bush an Idiot? |
"Mensa members by gender
The general membership is 65 percent male, 35 percent female.
The leadership — both national and local officers — is 50 percent male, 50 percent female."
well, you go ... |
Topic: THE Bush Administration Thread (merged) |
meekoil
Replies: 684
Views: 4746
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:16 am Subject: Re: Is Bush an Idiot? |
Further, by my standards, Mensa membership is not coterminal with "genius".
Ahh, I see , we are using "your standards" and not the generally accepted standard of an IQ of 140+, of which a major ... |
Topic: THE Bush Administration Thread (merged) |
meekoil
Replies: 684
Views: 4746
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:24 am Subject: Re: Is Bush an Idiot? |
Justin Frankl's cite has Bush at 20 points lower than Clinton. I'd believe that. Maybe 120 and 140 or something like that.
rttww -
You wrote . . .
"Sounds more like self-selection than anyt ... |
Topic: THE US Military Thread (merged) |
meekoil
Replies: 111
Views: 2192
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:36 pm Subject: Re: Air Force chief: Test weapons on testy U.S. mobs |
| Luckily, I've been working on a tinfoil suit. |
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