The future of light bulbs is in silicon, startup says

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Immune to lead

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

That's not my point on this at all.

My problem isn't the newer technology. My problem is it being shoved down people's throats by the government and banning older technologies or subsidising the hell out of new ones. If a product truly is great, it will sell itself.

That's true and it is happening

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

There's that phrase again that so many Right Wingers love to use.

I am not a right winger but I do not like being told to do something. People jump all over good ideas, always have, always will.

You want to do something about global warming? Make it profitable. Economic incentive is the way to go. Subsidies are not incentives. They are taking money from one person and giving it to another. One person is happy, the other...not so much. Make it overall better, and it will ahppen all by itself. If it is not better on its own, we don't need it.

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[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Immune to lead

superman was. that's why bullets bounced off him.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

superman was. that's why bullets bounced off him.

He was not immune Charles, he was made of steel. Had he EATEN the bullets he would have died. Or at least found it more difficult to leap tall buildings.

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I bet you're not considering that wall paint regularly flakes off, and crumbles to dust. Lead paint is no exception, and it gets inside your system.

I'm not too worried about the 0.4% of the population that end up with issues while the other 99.6% are immune...

Immune to lead

superman was. that's why bullets bounced off him.

He was not immune Charles, he was made of steel. Had he EATEN the bullets he would have died. Or at least found it more difficult to leap tall buildings.

Gary - I hate to break your heart, but Superman wasn't real.

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Yes he is. He's being waited on in a documentary.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I do not support government bans or regulations of the light bulb industry. It is self regulating. Incandescents are going to go away all by themselves. When something better is available for the same price and costs less to operate, it sells itself. Between switching ALL my light bulbs and buying a new high efficiency washer (which saves more on electricity than it does in water because the clothes dry in 20 minutes instead of 60 minutes) I have cut my electric bill more than $100 per month.

I could give a rat's @ss about imaginary global warming and you are free to eat all the paint you want...but I am saving $100 per month and that makes those decisions "no brainers"

Unfortunately congress already passed a law regarding them in 2007. They are going away in their current form, but by force, not my their ability to appear outdated.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Gary - I hate to break your heart, but Superman wasn't real.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Gary - I hate to break your heart, but Superman wasn't real.

Superman isn't real? And global warming is? Don't make me laugh.

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Superman isn't real? And global warming is? Don't make me laugh.

I have no idea about global warming but I'm relatively certain Superman isn't.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Unfortunately congress already passed a law regarding them in 2007. They are going away in their current form, but by force, not my their ability to appear outdated.

They may as well have passed a law banning buggy whips or video tape recorders. But it is not the first time congress did something completely useless. Why not wait until you see where everyone is going, then jump in front of them and declare yourself the "leader" Who was running congress in 2007 anyway? Oh yeah. NM.

I have no idea about global warming but I'm relatively certain Superman isn't.

You aren't old enough to remember when Superman was real.

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You aren't old enough to remember when Superman was real.

My mom tells me that at a young age I told her how lucky the people of Houston were because they had Superman.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

My mom tells me that at a young age I told her how lucky the people of Houston were because they had Superman.

Houston?

Everyone knows he lived in Dallas. On Pearl St. There is a building there with a hole through the top of it where he flew through at one time.

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Houston?

Superman II, dude. Zod and his gay friends landed and said so this is planet houston.