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R Sweeney

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Can Japan Thrive without Nuclear Power?

We will see how bad it is in August, when the oppressive heat and humidity will collide with a 30% reduction in power generation.   Perhaps Japan... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM EDT

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What Happened to A123?

A $102,000 electric car with limited range for the masses.   Who could have foreseen a problem? (read full comment)  

Posted on May 25, 2012 at 1:47 AM EDT

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We Spot Google's Goggles on the Streets of San Francisco

Just not the same without Steve Mann's duct tape (read full comment)  

Posted on May 24, 2012 at 4:13 PM EDT

IBM Faces the Perils of "Bring Your Own Device"

Obviously there is a need for apps that IBM refuses to provide.   If only they were in the software business, maybe there could be a market there. (read full comment)  

Posted on May 21, 2012 at 1:18 PM EDT

A123 Systems Reports More Bad News

@mahonj  Exactly.   The CapEx and debt to the taxpayers will be priced to near zero in bankruptcy and the new owners will have a decent balance... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM EDT

U.S. Will Be Hard-Pressed to Meet Its Biofuel Mandates

There's only ONE petroleum alternative that makes economic sense today... F-T synthesis using coal and natural gas. Both abundant in the US. (read full comment)  

Posted on May 9, 2012 at 12:15 PM EDT

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Path Dependence and the Stupidity of LED Light Bulbs

Mr. Mims,   No doubt you would celebrate if every generation of computer system made every existing application useless as well?   It's called... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 1:44 AM EDT

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New Cement-Making Method Could Slash Carbon Emissions

I thought that concrete absorbs and reacts with CO2 over it's lifespan to reform itself into limestone. (read full comment)  

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 1:51 AM EDT

Why SolarCity Is Succeeding in a Difficult Solar Industry

@sault  @artfldgr  So companies should pay taxes on capital gains but not offset gains on capital losses?   That's corporate welfare to you?   When... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 12:07 PM EDT

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Vaccine Could Stop Nicotine from Reaching the Brain

Smoking is not a pharmacological addiction like morphine, but instead it is a incredibly strongly reinforced learned and associative behavior ala... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:32 PM EDT

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