Posted by gimpinthesink on Wed Mar 17th at 5:28pm 2004
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Posted by Gwil on Wed Mar 17th at 6:15pm 2004
wil5on, diablo, desplesda.. 2dmin/2-bits (sorry, your names are easy to confuse) - are all australian as well I think.. yeah...
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Posted by Cassius on Wed Mar 17th at 6:32pm 2004
Just voted to make it even.
USA all the way, bitches.
[addsig]Posted by Crono on Wed Mar 17th at 8:02pm 2004
lol, sorry. [addsig]
Posted by Tracer Bullet on Wed Mar 17th at 8:28pm 2004
Bitching about BPA are we?![]()
Damn California!
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Posted by Rumple on Thu Mar 18th at 2:06am 2004
im from australia too
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Posted by DesPlesda on Thu Mar 18th at 3:15am 2004
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Posted by Campaignjunkie on Thu Mar 18th at 4:09am 2004
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Damn California! |
Leave us alone! Arnold's doing the best he can... Which isn't saying much. But, uh, hey; Los Angeles has the most gun-related deaths a year! We rock! ![]()
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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu Mar 18th at 4:46am 2004
I'm rather suprised that we Americans outnumber the brits!
CJ, I'm against most southwestern states on general scientific/environmetnal principle. It simply does not make any sort of sense to put huge cities in the middle of the deasert.... of course.. I'm very glad you all don't live up here![]()
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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Mar 18th at 4:48am 2004
the saddest part TB is, wind powered electric generation could be a mint out there, but the fools won't build them.
the wind never stops blowing in certain locations of the south west.
i have never understood why either 
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Posted by Campaignjunkie on Thu Mar 18th at 5:13am 2004
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the saddest part TB is, wind powered electric generation could be a mint out there, but the fools won't build them. |
It's not practical, Orph. Maybe for small villages, but for miles upon miles of urban and suburban sprawls, it's really not good. You would have to build countless wind-powered generators to even match the output of any modern powerplant (nuclear?) today. And in the end, it's all about profit. Wind-power won't make any money.
Didn't Simcity teach you anything? ![]()
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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu Mar 18th at 5:18am 2004
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Posted by scary_jeff on Thu Mar 18th at 8:05am 2004
I was always a bit worried though about the idea of a fussion reactor losing containment and burning off our atmosphere... not sure if it's a real possibility or not though? (I'm looking at you when I ask that, TB
Posted by Crono on Thu Mar 18th at 8:20am 2004
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I'm very glad you all don't live up here:D |
So am I.
Here's a question, why won't they produce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plants?? I mean, the car using water was patented by some oil company, so that's why GM and Ford are looking at ways to burn Methonal. But, why wont they (government, companies, so on so forth) develop this further so it can be more efficient then it is already?
I think a power generator that takes Hydrogen produces no heat and has no moving parts is a damn good generator ... but that's just me lol. [addsig]
Posted by Cash Car Star on Thu Mar 18th at 9:08am 2004
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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Mar 18th at 9:12am 2004
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It's not practical, Orph. Maybe for small villages, but for miles upon miles of urban and suburban sprawls, it's really not good. You would have to build countless wind-powered generators to even match the output of any modern powerplant (nuclear?) today. And in the end, it's all about profit. Wind-power won't make any money. Didn't Simcity teach you anything? hmmm you live in california, but seem unaware of the millions of wind generators already in place out your back door? i suggest you take a drive up I-15 bud.. |
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| Profit has nothing to do with product efficiency, only production efficiency. Car manufacturers in particular are notorious for inefficient designs that force you to continue purchasing new products. |
why does this sound familiar?
oh yeah, video games ![]()
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Posted by DAN200 on Thu Mar 18th at 10:45am 2004
Old i know, but so very very relevant.
*cue rant*
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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Thu Mar 18th at 10:57am 2004
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Posted by fraggard on Thu Mar 18th at 12:04pm 2004
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Posted by fishy on Thu Mar 18th at 12:38pm 2004
so if you make something that everyone wants, and you make it so it last's forever, then you wont get any return customers.
best to make it so that it works good, but breaks after a while, then you'll get return customers.
damn sneaky 'thing makers' ![]()
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