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brokenrhino

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brokenrhino··on German plastics group highlights success of bottle deposits in recycling
In Michigan we have had $0.10 deposit on beer bottles and pop(soda) bottles for a long time. It appears to extremely successful. You never see bottles littered anywhere, they are always picked up by someone in need. Gas station garbage can a frequently sorted through for returnables. School programs like band and sports teams will have bottle drives where they send the kids around through the neighborhood and collect bottles. It is a very successful fundraising method for them.
brokenrhino··on Mapcode – A short address for any location on Earth
That sounds really great. I like the time limited parts. Things like concerts or art fairs always much up foursquare locations.
brokenrhino··on How Americans Die
I wonder is the drop in car accident death caused by; 1) Cash for clunkers taking old dangerous cars off the road so the fleet consists of more newer safer cars or; 2) People driving less since the recession and the gas price increases
brokenrhino··on Google Cultural Institute: A sneak peek at the future of search?
It reminds me a lot of the app "Circa" on iOS. IT the same sort of snippets for news. An interesting way to display research. Also, really nice looking.
brokenrhino··on Facebook enters the age of accidental oversharing
When it asks for permision there is a spot for who can see the posts. I always choose "Only Me" and I deselect the post to timeline request as much as possible.
brokenrhino··on Ask HN: Does anyone else get strange looks from people who see you reading "Hacker News"?
The name does throw people off. They think I am doing something wrong.