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Regarding water-powered vehicles, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-fuelled_car

My sentiment exactly! We are dependent on energy itself. Numerous projects have proven themselves feasible for generating energy in a cheap & clean fashion. However, with all companies out to "make a buck", such innovations often get swept under the carpet. Example? Think back to the decision of the motor vehicle industry's choice to offer hydrogen-powered vehicles instead of water-powered ones.

I second Hetzner. Moved back/forth between a number of hosts but always (ultimately) hosted my projects on a Hetzner VPS. http://www.hetzner.de/en/ (English)

Erm, yeah. I don't think I'd ever be proud of someone giving me a nickname like that!

"I love it when a (geeky) plan comes together!"

While this (click-through) tactics may have some cost implication, I doubt that (even as a community) we could make a dent in the marketing budget.

In general, we severely underestimate how companies waste budget without blinking an eye.

With all this diversification, Apple to starting to look like a younger Google