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		<title>X-REVs: The future of automobiles.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hybrids are currently about 1% of the total market in the U.S. I&#8217;ve seen predictions that say hybrids will reach about 10% within 10 years. I personally don&#8217;t agree with those predictions. In fact, I see hybrids being completely replaced by Extended Range Electric Vehicles (X-REVs) within that same time period. Let me explain why.
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		<title>Web site updated!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blog site now located at www.oilpainterbill.com!
Check out my new combined web site!
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		<title>NetSlate: A dream future for human knowledge.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google recently swung a deal where old orphaned works would be scanned onto its servers and made accessible via the Internet. This could make millions of previously out-of-print works instantly accessible to the entire world via web browsers. The works would comprise every type of creative work man produces, from the written word to recordings [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=141&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Look: Silver-Oxide/Silver-Zinc &#8211; batteries of the future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who uses laptops or cell-phones these days is at least partially aware of the battery technology everybody uses in those devices. Lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries have literally changed the world of portable devices, making them lighter, while also extending useful battery life. They have become the most common type of battery used in consumer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=140&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 cripple-ware: Five crippled versions add insult to Vista injury.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t already heard the uproar, Microsoft has made yet another decision nobody understands. As a follow-on to their largely-ignored Windows Vista, Windows 7 is working its way toward store shelves sometime later this year. Unfortunately, Microsoft has chosen to ignore the public outcry surrounding their Vista version madness. In a decision that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=137&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Beta, Hot or Not? Part 1: First Look</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To say there is some hype surrounding the Microsoft&#8217;s upcoming Vista replacement would be an incredible understatement. While the reasons for this hype range from &#8220;disappointment with Vista&#8221; to &#8220;slow news season,&#8221; everyone can agree on one thing. Windows 7 will be Microsoft&#8217;s best chance at redemption after a mostly dismal Vista run.
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		<title>Apple &#8220;iPad Touch&#8221; netbook coming in July 2009?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about Apple possibly introducing a netbook in 2009. After listening to all of the rumors and putting a little intuition and imagination to work, I’ve come up with what I think may be part of that Apple netbook package. I’ll go through the components one by one. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=135&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Palm Pre: iPhone killer?</title>
		<link>http://oilpainterbill.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/the-palm-pre-iphone-killer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of the most impressive devices shown at this year&#8217;s CES was introduced&#160; by Palm in the form of the new &#8220;Pre.&#8221; I know &#8211; the name leaves a lot to be desired, but the device looks to be pretty amazing. In the Pre, Palm has created a device which addresses a lot of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=132&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2018: 20 Predictions for the coming decade.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. In 2018, Intel introduces the first 128 core desktop processors using the new VCore 256 bit low power architecture based on an 18nm chip fabrication process. The processor has 32 MB of L2 cache per core and starts at 2.4 GHz. Pricing starts at $210 each in lots of 1,000.
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		<title>Time for an Energy Revolution!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you are one of the very few who don&#8217;t agree with the many thousands of climate scientists who say we are on the brink of a disastrous change in world climate, there are still many other strong incentives for us to shift to clean and renewable energy sources.&#160;For example, the instability of foreign [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilpainterbill.wordpress.com&blog=3579381&post=126&subd=oilpainterbill&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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