February 2010
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This is the 60 Minutes segment on Bloom Energy’s fuel cells. Cost: ~$750,000 per 100kW “unit” CA tax rebate: 20% of cost Federal tax rebate: 30% of cost After tax cost: ~$375,000 per 100kW “unit” Google’s savings in 9 months on 5 units: $100,000 (just over 3 cents/kW) Assumed annual energy price inflation: 5.5% (CA’s annual increase has been 6% over the...
Feb 25th
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Guess I'm a Young!
thecaleb: masshole: cosmocatalano: datingeveryone: lifeaquatic: dorothymantooth: alexbalk: Cho: http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz/index.php Me: oy Me: Somehow I got an 82 Cho: hahaha Cho: i got an 80! Me: HAHAHAH Me: Shut it, Grandpa. 94, bitches!! (Seriously, though.  How the fuck did that happen?) 69, muthafuckas! 62! I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about this. ...
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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“These days, the key driver of evolutionary change isn’t who survives long...”
– This was the idea behind idiocracy (WSJ) Interesting article overall, it even referenced the mind-blowing New Yorker article about how people every rich country other than the US keep getting taller.
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Luckily we got it right on the second take.
Feb 22nd
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Feb 20th
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A-Starry Night: (BOOM) →
I’m proud to say that I’ve FINALLY started the process of applying for my UK citizenship. I’ve been so lazy with everything but I’ve finally reached my breaking point. I’m so looking forward to getting my EU passport and being out of this ignorant shit-hole once I graduate. I’m not really sure why I bear so much resentment towards this country but I do know that it’s been building up for...
Feb 19th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Google to Test Ultra-Fast Broadband →
I have trouble believing that Google can actually do this. What do they know about rights of way, wiring buildings, or unionized employees whose pants fail to cover their posteriors? This smells like a bluff.
Feb 12th
Feb 12th
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“They had satisfied a childhood ambition by moving to the metropolis and becoming...”
– Exile’s Return, Malcolm Cowley (1934)
Feb 6th
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“‘There were various discussions about Greece,’ such as whether the...”
– - Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan (WSJ) I had hoped that the G-7, out in the middle of nowhere, would have the freedom from distraction necessary to think about better ways of dealing with Greece and the other PIGS than an IMF bailout of the idiots who lent to these countries. It would be...
Feb 6th
Feb 5th
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“Wrongful accusations and pressure will not help solve this issue.”
– Would you prefer tariffs? - A senior Chinese official said on Thursday that China would not bow to pressure from the United States to revalue its currency. (NYT)
Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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