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    Oh My

    If this does turn out to be true - and that's quite a reach and then some - is it really a good idea letting an advanced civilisation know of your existence? How long would it take the human race, or more likely, our descendants (be they machine or otherwise) to create structures so large that...
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    Bosch Unveil Solid State Battery

    Looks like they have arrived. 2020 to get the price down. Most importantly they seem to have working cells. http://insideevs.com/bosch-highlights-range-doubling-solid-state-cells/
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    The Ultimate Cargo Bike

    Perhaps I should have waited eight months but here she blows - the ultimate Long John cargo bike. http://www.workcycles.com/home-products/custom-special-bikes/workcycles-cargobike-extra-extra-long
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    Calling On The Sphere Collective - Make Dublin A Better City

    Normally, this is Lock's realm but anyway for those who want to fully understand the background see below. Could you please sign this petition to transform Dublin City Centre into a cycling and pedestrian friendly space? We need this as Ireland is far from bike-friendly and this will make...
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    $5.4t - The Real Cost Of Fossil Fuel Subsides - IMF Report

    http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/18/fossil-fuel-companies-getting-10m-a-minute-in-subsidies-says-imf?CMP=share_btn_tw Actual report: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2015/wp15105.pdf
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    New Electric Velomobile In Town - Virtue Pedalist

    This looks really good. It's more compact that an ELF, offers better protection from the wind and it carries two people. A decent sized battery to boot. If the manufacturing is better than Organic Transit they we might have a winner. It just needs some type of windscreen wiper...
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    Million UK Homes Could Be Heated By Liquid Heat Pumps

    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/a-million-homes-to-be-heated-by-river-water-energy-10131313.html
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    BMW's All-Electric 40 Ton Truck Picks Off Low-Hanging Fruit

    http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-40-ton-electric-truck/36675/ Lorries for airports, ports and internal factory transportation should be easily converted into electric - and then continually push the range boundary as battery density and costs become more favourable.
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    Mars One Scam?

    https://medium.com/matter/mars-one-insider-quits-dangerously-flawed-project-2dfef95217d3 The salient facts:
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    Paypal Hacked - Sophisticated Phishing Email Scam

    I almost got a relation into serious trouble today when they asked me to examine a PayPal email. It was a very official looking email, all professional, no mistakes, perfect PayPal fonts and colours. The email said that there was a limitation placed on an account due to suspicious activity...
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    2015 And EU Future Economic Predictions

    The Greek elections are just two days away. Left wing party Syriza are clear favourites to win, though they will probably have to form a coalition - hopeful a centrist party to keep the far left loons in check. If they are clever the new Greek government will reduce taxes on the lower and...
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    The Solar System Just Got More Crowded?

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/two-new-planets-bigger-than-earth-found-in-our-solar-system-1.2071728 That should be the Sun not the sun - grinds my gears. :mrgreen: So Planet X should have been Planet Xs?
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    On The Verge Of A New Bicycle Transportation Era

    I think there have been two great milestones in allowing transportation to be accessible to everyone. The first was the mainstream adoption of the bicycle in the early 20th century. It meant that nearly everyone could travel - universal independence. Perhaps it is no coincidence that it also...
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    Widepath Camper Trailer

    http://www.widepathcamper.com/ I came across this from a Danish company on Facebook today. I think it is a class idea and very well executed. Its a folding camper trailer for bicycles that weighs just 40kg. It has a bed that sleeps two which also doubles as two facing dinette seats, a folding...
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    A comprehensive destruction of the fool cell argument

    This is a work of wonder. Edit: On second thoughts you'd think he would have hit the enter key a few more times after going to so much trouble. :lol: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/entry.php/164-Comprehensive-Dismissal-of-Fuel-Cell-Environmental-Claims-Open-Letter-to-CEC
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    Recovering Corrupted Word Document

    I had a Word document saved on a flash drive which somehow lost all its files. :x I tried various options before having to reformat the drive. The Word file was recovered using Recuva and it seems to be the right size. However, no amount of repairs through the two methods of words file...
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    And We Have It - The Cure For Cancers

    They kept this very quiet in order to make sure pharmaceutical companies didn't get any patents. They already have it in tablet form and people are getting cured. I wonder what this will mean for declining populations. With people living much longer I'd imagine the birthrate will drop even...
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    Windturbine: 6X More Efficient and Much Cheaper

    http://www.offgridworld.com/funny-looking-tower-generates-600-more-electrical-energy-than-traditional-wind-turbines/ zI1DAFJnESs v6Z181h3f40
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    Why Lithium Ion Batteries Prematurely Fail

    Straight off the Tesla Motors Club forum. pxP0Cu00sZs
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    Monark Butterfly Kickstand

    A recent discovery. Has anyone heard or seen butterfly centre kickstands? This picture was on the blog of Workcycles' website. It appears to be the best possible kickstand for a run-of-the-mill ordinary bike. http://www.flickr.com/photos/henryinamsterdam/4250710021/ Has anyone seen one of...
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    Smart Electric Bike

    maOEx3joUFs
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    Nanomaterial Elucidation Required

    I read this on Facebook - the 'I Fuckin'g Love Science' page. Does this mean that the material increases the brightness potentially reducing power consumption and amplification in fibre optic circuits? Or does the language indicate that it lengthens the wavelength of light? Following that...
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    Oil And Petrodollar Warfare

    Astoundingly good piece from 2006 by Robert Newman on the true reasons for WWI, WWII and Iraq. GIpm_8v80hw
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    The Economic Value Of Cyclists

    I hope this hasn't been posted already. http://www.watoday.com.au/national/bike-riders-save-economy-21-on-each-commute-20130730-2qxdg.html Ebike riders with longer commutes should prove even more valuable.
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    The Time Machine Conman

    'If you tell a lie that's big enough, and you tell it often enough, people will believe you are telling the truth, even when what you are saying is total crap.If you tell a lie that's big enough, and you tell it often enough, people will believe you are telling the truth, even when what you are...
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