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Comment Re:That plastic bottle ... (Score 1) 223

Perhaps they can check the fibers and see if they are too worn?
Perhaps they can separate the fibers in the manufacturing process depending on how worn they are?
There are probably any number of ways they can check this without knowing exactly how many time any given piece of paper or cardboard have been recycled..

Comment Re:The cost of bandwidth (Score 1) 281

-And they wouldn't complain if you used it 100% 24/7?
-And you are guarantied to always have 100Mbit available?
-And you are allowed to use the line for whatever you want, including reselling?

We share the line between 238 apartments. Which works out to less $10, for what is effectively almost always 100/100Mbit (I bet your line is also oversubscribed at your internet provider). So actually, our cost is 1/4 of yours :).

I am not GP but I am familiar with his ISP (or similar, I don't know exactly what ISP he has, although I can guess). To answer your questions in order:

No (It says that "overuse" is not allowed in the terms, but I have never heard that clause being enacted)
No (But it in practice you have 100/100 available at all times from at least local service providers)
No you cannot resell the line.

Comment Re:I predict... (Score 1) 356

Why not, it's been done quite a bit in the past. It's not like US corporations respect national borders and local laws.

I watched that whole event develop in utter disbelief. How in the hell did they get away with that? Forgive me, but it's one thing when Uncle Sam invades middle eastern countries to look for "terrorists", or "WMD's" (READ: oil) but a north european country? Are Sweden not part of Nato and the UN? How did this even come to pass?

Sweden is part of the UN but not NATO, Sweden it supposedly a neutral country when it comes to military matters.

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Concrete That Purifies the Air 88

fergus07 writes "Although much of the focus of pollution from automobiles centers on carbon emissions, there are other airborne nasties spewing from the tailpipes of fossil fuel-powered vehicles. These include nitrogen oxides (NOx). In the form of nitrogen dioxide it reacts with chemicals produced by sunlight to form nitric acid – a major constituent of acid rain – and also reacts with sunlight, leading to the formation of ozone and smog. Everyone is exposed to small amounts of nitrogen oxides in ambient air, but exposure to higher amounts, in areas of heavy traffic for example, can damage respiratory airways. Testing has shown that surfacing roads with air purifying concrete could make a big contribution to local air purity by reducing the concentration of nitrogen oxides by 25 to 45 percent."

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