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Re:Ask HN: I have 6 months. What should I do? on Friday December 19, 2014 @11:00AM (#8772749)
Re:Welcome, cryptanalyst on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @04:11PM (#8659738)
I will sell the answers for $15. Contact me at [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Moving to Chicago on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @03:56PM (#8564200)
Welcome to Chicago. It's a great city. Shoot me an email if you have an questions or need any help.

zohar.[michael jackson's last name]@gmail.com

@patio11. Thanks for your response. Why do you think its a BOA issue and not a paypal issue? Why contact BOA and not paypal?

Ask HN: Paypal + BOA lost $200+ of mine.. What should I do?

I closed my Bank of America account on 9/5/14. A few days later Paypal sent a refund to the closed bank account's debit card for $200. I was told by Paypal that if the account was closed the money should be rejected by the bank and will appear back in my Paypal account's balance. This they said could take up to 30 days.I waited 30 days and the money never appeared. I contacted BOA and they...

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Re:Motivated by Aaron: We need an opensource voting platform on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:57PM (#5088857)
Thanks for the link. Civitas is just a proof-of-concept though.

Motivated by Aaron: We need an opensource voting platform

For the sake of mankind we need a secure, scaleable opensource voting platform. A platform that enables groups as small as co-ops and as large as nations to get together and vote on their issues and leaders.A system where political parties can be created as easily as podcasts. Where the community can discuss with each other the merits of new legistaltion.A system that has the ability to replace...

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Hi,

This is something I am also interested in working on. Contact me at zoharj@you know where.com

This is BS. Thermodynamics places a limit on engine efficiency at about 37%, the top of the line combustion engine is maybe 25% efficient. Thus an increase in efficiency of 3.5 times is BS. The only possible way to get the efficiency above 37% is to have the engine get super hot, ~>1500F. Which for obvious reasons is not practical