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Bill Gates’ hurricane-busting tubeships are real, people

March 11, 2010
By othertech
Bill Gates’ hurricane-busting tubeships are real, people

Last year, I wrote that Bill had this (let's be honest) evil-genius style plan to weaken hurricanes before they make landfall. Sounded a bit fantastical at the time, but as it turns out, there are real scientists ready to rock and roll with these things. They're so serious they even put together a video.
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Inverted, ocean-bound “seascrapers”: aqua-communes for the future?

March 9, 2010
By othertech
Inverted, ocean-bound “seascrapers”: aqua-communes for the future?

You guys, I'm freaking out about how cool these things could be. A recent skyscraper concept competition yielded some really interesting designs, among them this utterly amazing concept, which they inexplicably call a "water-scraper" instead of the decidedly more euphonious "seascraper," as I have dubbed it. Think of it: a partially self-contained structure floating...
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Add Samsung to Greenpeace’s hate list (for now)

March 3, 2010
By othertech
Add Samsung to Greenpeace’s hate list (for now)

Greenpeacenow officially hates Samsung. The environmental organization has taken issue with Samsung's inability to remove Brominated Flame Retardants, or BFRs, from its products. BFRs have been linked to environmental damage, and specific types have been banned from Europe altogether because of the potential for human harm.
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Toyota’s New Solar Car

February 28, 2010
By techgeek

One of the most popular Hybrid cars on the market today is the Toyota Prius. It is both compact and economical, with a starting price of just $22,400. The price puts the Prius within the realms of reality for the average, although environmentally-conscious, individual. The third generation of Toyota Prius, the 2010 model,...
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Ecolok’s flat-pack furniture will be handy in our dark, overcrowded future

February 23, 2010
By othertech
Ecolok’s flat-pack furniture will be handy in our dark, overcrowded future

In the future, when overpopulation has forced us all to live in 6x6-foot pods, flat pack furniture will be indispensable. You'll wake up, collapse your bed, and pop open a chair and coffee table for your morning bowl of nutrient gel. The hidden Illuminati of the world are already planning for this and hoarding...
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