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Travel > Public Transportation Public transportation should be free: 3 of 35
One of the largest barriers to sustainability in Canada is the use of motor vehicles as a primary means to get around. It comes with the landscape: a large nation with cities scattered all across it. But is all that driving really necessary? In British Columbia, hundreds of people make the 45-minute journey twice daily along... More..
Arts & Humanities > History (Other) Do large buildings reflect an advanced society or powerful minority?: 1 of 8
When speaking of all large buildings, neither is universally true. However, I would assert that more large buildings reflect an advanced society. Historically, large buildings like the Pyramids of Giza and the Forbidden City of China have been exclusively for the benefit of the rich and powerful minority. In many cases the c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Should Americans be forced to use public transportation?: 3 of 13
First, let me define what the question is and isn't asking. It isn't asking if we should we all abandon cars right now, nor is it asking if we should abandon them completely, nor is it asking if every American should do so. It is asking whether some Americans should have to take public transit some of the time, and I would s... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Strategy webgame reviews: 1 of 1
Earth 2025: As far as strategy webgames go, Earth 2025, found at http://www.swirve.com makes for a good center point. Each game resets after a two-month period, so catching the beginning of the game is critical to decent showing. As a player, you are allotted one turn every half-hour, and are allowed to have up to 80 turns f... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Ideas to make video games better for your health: 4 of 6
For example: In MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games), there is often a universal form of currency and a wide variety of collectible items. Many of these items are 'farmed', that is, repetitive actions are required to collect large volumes of these items for use or sale in other parts of the game. Farming i... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Utility computing: Wave of the future: 2 of 3
Utility computing, the science of using many computers to together to perform a task no single computer could perform in a reasonable time, has become increasingly important since desktop processors stopping growing in speed exponentially. In order to complete larger tasks, more computers rather than newer computers are now ... More..
Personal Finance > Health Insurance How to reduce health care costs: 4 of 5

Insurance companies could do themselves and their policy holders a lot of good by trying to ensure health as well as insure it. These ideas apply equally to health insurance and life insurance, and are focused on ways to reduce the costs of funding insurance for the company while improving the policy purchasers health at the... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) The benefits of wandering in your own city: 25 of 25
The Benefits of Wandering on Foot. At the end of last summer, I moved away from my home town to go to university in a slightly larger city a day's drive away. During that summer, my girlfriend and I tried our best to visit all the places we likely wouldn't see again, all the parks and playgrounds all the places to eat, the s... More..