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Giant rabbits to feed North Korea's hunger!

>30 days ago by justink, 1 User, more info save

Is ‘Second Life’ Sustainable?

"Even if Second Life is sustainable in a business sense, it's worth pointing out that the nearly 4,000 servers currently running the virtual world suck up an awful lot of real-world electricity.&

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>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/2076326.html

Buzz Aldrin's Roadmap To Mars

"Once in place, a system of cycling spacecraft, with its dependable schedule and low sustaining cost, would open the door for routine travel to Mars and a permanent human presence on the red plan

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>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1938509,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=18

India ponders moon landing

"The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it could have a manned spaceship ready in eight years to orbit the Earth and put Indian astronauts on the lunar surface in 14 years."

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>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save

http://www.openthefuture.com/2006/09/renewable_energy_and_global_st.html

Renewable Energy and Global Stability

"How readily could [OPEC] nations deal with the loss of a big chunk of their income in a comparatively short time?" Jamais Cascio (as always) takes the long view.

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>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save

http://www.physorg.com/news77435567.html

Congress to Open Tax Money Tracking Site

"With creation of a new federal Web site, [US] citizens will at least be able to see where some of their tax money goes." Now this is an idea I've long wanted to see over here. Fiscal transp

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