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• September 30th, 2008

  Brother-sister halloween costume ideas?

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• August 27th, 2008

  What's the holdup with hydrogen power?

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• May 21st, 2008

  Any book recommendations for learning more than just the basics of investing?

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• May 19th, 2008

  How do I get a Brazilian woman a US green card/work visa without having to propose?

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• May 14th, 2008

  What's the deal with Obsidian Scalpels?

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• August 29th, 2008

  If a homeless person cares for and keeps an animal, is the animal homeless as well?

  If the term were truly PC wouldn’t it be urban outdoorsperson?
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• August 27th, 2008

  What's the holdup with hydrogen power?

  I realize the efficiency isn’t there, nor the infrastructure to make hydrogen vehicles “ready” for everyone, but hydrogen fuel cells have applications beyond just powering vehicles. I’ve heard that hydrogen fuel cells can be the cheapest option for use as large-scale backup generators in certain situations (currently). Also I’ve read about the potential for use in portable electronics such as laptops/cellphones etc. It’s essentially an instantly rechargeable battery. Obviously that’s still a while off. It just seems like there are a lot of potential applications for this technology (beyond just vehicles), but that the speed of progress seems very slow. I was just wondering if there were specifics about the fuel cells themselves that were a major limitation or some other technical hurdle (like the platinum layers in the PEM wearing out after a week and needing to be replaced often or something like that).
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• June 27th, 2008

  How honest are doctors when it comes to the odds of living through a serious surgery?

  surgeons are required to obtain an informed consent for any procedure they do. A big part of that is explaining all of the possible complications that can result. Most MD’s I would imagine would be very candid about the reality of complications. Not doing so will almost certainly result in a lawsuit.
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• June 12th, 2008

  Do you know a "trumper" and how do you deal with him/her?

  I like to over-trump them back, often to absurdity. There aren’t many opportunities that you can claim absolutely ridiculous lies as the truth. So I look forward to them when they do present themselves. “you’ve read 15 hairy potter books, no shit? You know, I was the one who invented the sport of quidditch…”
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• June 12th, 2008

  Could the cops do anything?

  Drinking in public laws vary greatly from state-to-state. Being on private property doesn’t keep you out of trouble in VA- big thanks to all those moronic conservatives. You can technically be charged if someone standing on a public place can view you drinking. So if you’re drinking a glass of wine at the dinner table and someone on the sidewalk can see you drinking through your window, then you are illegally drinking in public in the state of VA. The advice of refusing to let the cops in is absolutely the way to go. The only way they get to come in is if they have a warrant, probable cause (which the won’t have if you keep anything illegal out of site), or they trick you into waving your right to privacy which happens all of the time. I’m sure there are sites out there that do a good job of explaining your rights when the police want permission to enter/search your home. I’d check them out when you’re sober though.
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