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		<title>By: bobbo</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1485103</link>
		<dc:creator>bobbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#35--Glenn==you raise a good question about &quot;framing.&quot;  I&#039;m sure Edison was thinking about &quot;How can I get an electric light buld to work?&quot;  Whereas, he should have been thinking &quot;How can I make an electrical light source?&quot;

I last had that thought reading about solutions for  green energy.  The range of consideration/options is directly framed by what question you set out to answer.  You can get orders of magnitude different solutions based on that framing.  Corn biofuel?===bah!!!  Algae Based===100X better.  Better Still==what can grow in a vat without sunshine?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#35&#8211;Glenn==you raise a good question about &#8220;framing.&#8221;  I&#8217;m sure Edison was thinking about &#8220;How can I get an electric light buld to work?&#8221;  Whereas, he should have been thinking &#8220;How can I make an electrical light source?&#8221;</p>
<p>I last had that thought reading about solutions for  green energy.  The range of consideration/options is directly framed by what question you set out to answer.  You can get orders of magnitude different solutions based on that framing.  Corn biofuel?===bah!!!  Algae Based===100X better.  Better Still==what can grow in a vat without sunshine?</p>
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		<title>By: Glenn E.</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1485096</link>
		<dc:creator>Glenn E.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just think if there had been such a contest held back in Edison&#039;s day, about creating an electric light. Instead of a bunch of yahoos saying it couldn&#039;t be done. Then we might not have had to rely on just the Carbonized Thread filament. And Tungsten might have been discovered sooner. The super-bright LEDs will probably replace mostly all filament use. And that only got going because truckers were getting tickets for burned out marker and tail lights. So those were replaced with brighter, multiple LED arrays. But the elements that make them, existed a hundred years ago. Just not the engineering, or know how. So if they had really put their brains to work, back then, the LED might have preceded the light bulb.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just think if there had been such a contest held back in Edison&#8217;s day, about creating an electric light. Instead of a bunch of yahoos saying it couldn&#8217;t be done. Then we might not have had to rely on just the Carbonized Thread filament. And Tungsten might have been discovered sooner. The super-bright LEDs will probably replace mostly all filament use. And that only got going because truckers were getting tickets for burned out marker and tail lights. So those were replaced with brighter, multiple LED arrays. But the elements that make them, existed a hundred years ago. Just not the engineering, or know how. So if they had really put their brains to work, back then, the LED might have preceded the light bulb.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Fusion</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mr. Fusion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#32, Lyin&#039; Mike,

Another post too complicated for you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#32, Lyin&#8217; Mike,</p>
<p>Another post too complicated for you.</p>
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		<title>By: Bored Duck</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484768</link>
		<dc:creator>Bored Duck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As I&#039;ve implied around here before:

I simply WILL NOT be satisfied until I own an anti-matter powered cordless drill, which only needs to be recharged once every 10,000 years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve implied around here before:</p>
<p>I simply WILL NOT be satisfied until I own an anti-matter powered cordless drill, which only needs to be recharged once every 10,000 years.</p>
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		<title>By: MikeN</title>
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		<dc:creator>MikeN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh goody a prize to realize liberals&#039; crazy dream of having cars put energy back on the grid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh goody a prize to realize liberals&#8217; crazy dream of having cars put energy back on the grid.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Fusion</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484689</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Fusion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#29, Cow-Patty, Ignorant Troll,

&lt;i&gt;Interesting how much garbage you spew when you don’t have any actual data.&lt;/i&gt;

????? And what data was I supposed to have? Oh, that&#039;s right. Deflect the issue when you are shown to be just a trolling idiot. Make the opponent look guilty in order that others won&#039;t see you are covered in crap.

Although I truly hate the terms &quot;owned&quot; and &quot;pwned&quot;, you have been. You lie worse than a throw rug in a dog&#039;s bed. And the most amazing thing? You just keep coming back for more. 

I don&#039;t know how many times other posters have called you out. Never have I seen you win. Why that hasn&#039;t stopped you or given you any thoughts about &quot;maybe you should think a little before hitting the send button&quot; is beyond me.

But please, show me what garbage I posted. This is a challenge. Like all those other challenges you ignored, just show us the garbage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#29, Cow-Patty, Ignorant Troll,</p>
<p><i>Interesting how much garbage you spew when you don’t have any actual data.</i></p>
<p>????? And what data was I supposed to have? Oh, that&#8217;s right. Deflect the issue when you are shown to be just a trolling idiot. Make the opponent look guilty in order that others won&#8217;t see you are covered in crap.</p>
<p>Although I truly hate the terms &#8220;owned&#8221; and &#8220;pwned&#8221;, you have been. You lie worse than a throw rug in a dog&#8217;s bed. And the most amazing thing? You just keep coming back for more. </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know how many times other posters have called you out. Never have I seen you win. Why that hasn&#8217;t stopped you or given you any thoughts about &#8220;maybe you should think a little before hitting the send button&#8221; is beyond me.</p>
<p>But please, show me what garbage I posted. This is a challenge. Like all those other challenges you ignored, just show us the garbage.</p>
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		<title>By: Mister Mustard</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mister Mustard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#29 - Paddy-RAMBO

Paddy-RAMBO, OWNED by Fusion yet again.

You&#039;re persistent, I&#039;ll grant you that.  Some might say you don&#039;t have the sense God gave a rock, and don&#039;t know when to just STFU.  Being of the glass-half-full persuasion myself, I prefer to adopt the more positive stance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#29 &#8211; Paddy-RAMBO</p>
<p>Paddy-RAMBO, OWNED by Fusion yet again.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re persistent, I&#8217;ll grant you that.  Some might say you don&#8217;t have the sense God gave a rock, and don&#8217;t know when to just STFU.  Being of the glass-half-full persuasion myself, I prefer to adopt the more positive stance.</p>
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		<title>By: Paddy-O</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484661</link>
		<dc:creator>Paddy-O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description># 26 Mr. Fusion said,  &quot;blah, blah,&quot;

Interesting how much garbage you spew when you don&#039;t have any actual data.  Kinda fun to watch, in petri dish sort of way.  Let me know when you are done with grade school and have some facts to enlighten us with.  ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p># 26 Mr. Fusion said,  &#8220;blah, blah,&#8221;</p>
<p>Interesting how much garbage you spew when you don&#8217;t have any actual data.  Kinda fun to watch, in petri dish sort of way.  Let me know when you are done with grade school and have some facts to enlighten us with.  <img src='http://www.dvorak.org/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: browndo</title>
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		<dc:creator>browndo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>but plants crave electrolytes</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>but plants crave electrolytes</p>
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		<title>By: Olo Baggins of Bywater</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484592</link>
		<dc:creator>Olo Baggins of Bywater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My dad knew a guy that invented the A-bomb in  a garage outside Detroit. Some say it happened somewhere in New Mexico, but we know better. 

And GPS? Not military, rather it came from TI as an offshoot of the Speak &amp; Spell project.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My dad knew a guy that invented the A-bomb in  a garage outside Detroit. Some say it happened somewhere in New Mexico, but we know better. </p>
<p>And GPS? Not military, rather it came from TI as an offshoot of the Speak &amp; Spell project.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Fusion</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484589</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Fusion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#24, Cow-Patty,

Geeze, I am quite sure you even believe what you write.

If the government hires someone to work on a project, I suppose you would say the government didn&#039;t have anything to do with &quot;inventing&quot; it. 

Well, the government had nothing to do with developing large, high speed turbines. I understand that Wes Ting developed nuclear energy at his own house. Along with General A.C. Electric. All those projects to develop jet and rocket propulsion were just fronts so people wouldn&#039;t be looking elsewhere. Digital imaging all came about because someone wanted to count their pictures. The first electronic computers weren&#039;t developed by the Navy, that is a lie told over and over. And lasers? 

Wait !!! The electric Chair !!! Didn&#039;t the government invent the electric chair? And the gas chamber. Ya, the government also invented the gas chamber.

But hey, you are the expert.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#24, Cow-Patty,</p>
<p>Geeze, I am quite sure you even believe what you write.</p>
<p>If the government hires someone to work on a project, I suppose you would say the government didn&#8217;t have anything to do with &#8220;inventing&#8221; it. </p>
<p>Well, the government had nothing to do with developing large, high speed turbines. I understand that Wes Ting developed nuclear energy at his own house. Along with General A.C. Electric. All those projects to develop jet and rocket propulsion were just fronts so people wouldn&#8217;t be looking elsewhere. Digital imaging all came about because someone wanted to count their pictures. The first electronic computers weren&#8217;t developed by the Navy, that is a lie told over and over. And lasers? </p>
<p>Wait !!! The electric Chair !!! Didn&#8217;t the government invent the electric chair? And the gas chamber. Ya, the government also invented the gas chamber.</p>
<p>But hey, you are the expert.</p>
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		<title>By: bobbo</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/07/capacitor-challenge-will-be-the-next-x-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-1484560</link>
		<dc:creator>bobbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Paddy-Zero==able to be difficult on all posts---AT THE VERY SAME TIME.  So, in your mind, to be &quot;the major driving force of invention&quot; you have to actually be the entity making inventions?

Why not say it more directly, as in, not something else?

Heh, heh.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paddy-Zero==able to be difficult on all posts&#8212;AT THE VERY SAME TIME.  So, in your mind, to be &#8220;the major driving force of invention&#8221; you have to actually be the entity making inventions?</p>
<p>Why not say it more directly, as in, not something else?</p>
<p>Heh, heh.</p>
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		<title>By: Paddy-O</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paddy-O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description># 23 bobbo said,  &quot;What you SAID at #5 was: “The gov’t has never been the major driving force of invention.”&quot;

Correct.  And you were only able to name ONE invention that the gov&#039;t created.

Thanks for making my point.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p># 23 bobbo said,  &#8220;What you SAID at #5 was: “The gov’t has never been the major driving force of invention.”&#8221;</p>
<p>Correct.  And you were only able to name ONE invention that the gov&#8217;t created.</p>
<p>Thanks for making my point.</p>
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		<title>By: bobbo</title>
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		<dc:creator>bobbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#19 --Paddy-Zero== What you SAID at #5 was:  &quot;The gov’t has never been the major driving force of invention.&quot;  What you post at #19 is irrelevant to your initial posting.

It hardly matters whatever the point is you might be trying to make.

Our government is CURRENTLY failing to provide quality services in its mandatory educational programs==the heart of science innovation, everything else is of secondary importance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#19 &#8211;Paddy-Zero== What you SAID at #5 was:  &#8220;The gov’t has never been the major driving force of invention.&#8221;  What you post at #19 is irrelevant to your initial posting.</p>
<p>It hardly matters whatever the point is you might be trying to make.</p>
<p>Our government is CURRENTLY failing to provide quality services in its mandatory educational programs==the heart of science innovation, everything else is of secondary importance.</p>
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		<title>By: BubbaRay</title>
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		<dc:creator>BubbaRay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry Paddy, using the capacitor as a battery -- that problem has already been solved.  Here&#039;s some interesting news on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218392803&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nanotubes enhancing capacitor capability&lt;/a&gt;.  And, it&#039;s 2 years old.  So, where&#039;s the product?



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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry Paddy, using the capacitor as a battery &#8212; that problem has already been solved.  Here&#8217;s some interesting news on <a href="http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218392803" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nanotubes enhancing capacitor capability</a>.  And, it&#8217;s 2 years old.  So, where&#8217;s the product?</p>
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