Posts by christina>you

We in Illinois have been using 10% ethanol for quite a few years now (20 years that I know of) and it has not helped lower the price of gas one penny. I heard it might actually increase the price at the pumps because it costs more to process ethanol then normal gas.

That makes sense...

no.

do you like snowmen?

Them and you ain't the same.

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Slow Down Baby - Christina Aguilera

java.

salt water or pool water?

li -> lee

honor

I'm jealous.. ;)

I have 2 more weeks of school and I've never been to Cedar Point.

Lucky!

I'm in the school library...
shows how addicted I am to Daniweb. ;o)

yes.

do you like math?

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Welcome to Daniweb, Algae. ;o)

Yes, that is extremely absurd! I can't believe that!

Oh and...
I recently found out that a boy was arrested for trying to sell guns at his local middle/elementary(?) school in Blacksburg. The same day as the Virginia Tech shootings...

Kind of ironic...

That's awesome!

Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake

water.

navy or coast guard?

channels -> remote

Dani!

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Well the woman did neglect her responsibilities as a mother.

candy

no. actually I don't know what that is lol...

do you like the UK?

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<rant>

why did i get a bad rep?????

this is the geeks lounge, its supposed to be off topic!

</rant>

Rant all you want jbennet.
I don't think it's going to affect this thread that much if you barely go off topic. Which I don't even think you did. Don't worry about it.

Someone mentioned ethanol as an alternative fuel source up in another post.

Again, this is a misconception. While ethanol can be used as a fuel additive instead of gasoline, ethanol is not energy efficient. It takes more energy put in through processing then it produces. In nearly every case, this energy put in comes from fossil fuels.

True alternative sources are an extract from sugarcane (which the U.S. isn't currently looking at because of the problems with Chávez in Brazil (where most sugarcane is grown)). Solar power and wind energy are also good alternatives.

What our country needs as a whole is a grassroots rebellion geared on energy change.

Edit: Hydrogen cells are also an excellent alternative.

Yes, that was me that mentioned ethanol. If it's not energy efficient then why is it included in the Energy Policy Act of 1992?

;o)

I got a Ford Focus right now ~30mpg. I landed a job really close to home in January. I now drive 2 miles one way to work. With all my driving, I fill up once a month. The current gas prices hardly phase me.

Good gracious!
That's amazing! :o)

I can't wait to get bush out of office. I would be money that the main reason gas prices haven't gone down or we haven't found other fuel sources is because he has his hands in the oil stocks.

Then again, i could just be being ignorant.

Some of this could have been avoided if we hadn't gone to war.

well you did tell everyone it was me who brought it to your attention... which is why i said "i guess I stand corrected." :)

Don't be a bench. ;o)
Message me on aim!

Or get more fuel efficient cars. I'm still amazed at the people that buy gas guzzling SUV's and then complain about gas prices. It's like people think they deserve to waste as much gas as possible but still buy it for .99 a gallon.

This is very true.
I'm hoping to get a Honda Civic as my next car. 40 MPG.

Lol... I guess no one likes optical illusions as much as we do.

Welcome to Daniweb, friend. ;o)

Hehe, good intro!
Welcome to Daniweb. :o)

[tex]1+1=2[/tex]

But anyways... I learned something interesting today.
I will probably look completely absurd, but I found out that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK? I never knew that! And she was also married to Arthur Miller, the author of 'The Crucible.'

but oh so

bed.

sprite or 7up?

show -> tv

I'm not... I just hope everything gets better.

anyway, back to the topic.

do you have any siblings?

Center yourself around positive thoughts.

Slim brunettes with unattractive nerds start improving their flirting abilities while attempting to assemble PCs.

Just a thought, don't use as much gasoline? Either that means don't drive as much, or find an alternative. Those are the only options.

Isn't there some kind of new alternative called Ethanol? It's supposed to be included in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 along with biodiesel, electricity, hydrogen, natural gas, and propane.

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The same person that called you a b**** gave you an infraction? That's a little gutsy. Did he ever get an infraction for that or did you let it go?

Yeah, I think it's quite unfair.
I don't know, I guess I might just overlook it... but if I see something again, I'll let the administrators know.

Well, lo and behold, it's May 15th.

There's not really much more to discuss about this topic, so I'll just say this: I never, ever do anything with those emails that say "pass this email to all the people on your contact list". If there's anything dangerous or worthwhile, it'll be on the news in a few hours. Plus, this message didn't even make sense. You're still buying the same amount of gas, from the same companies. You're just delaying the sales by exactly one day.

And yes, the Internet is a jungle. So if you say something, don't expect everyone to agree with what you say, or be nice to you for that matter. Period.

I suppose you're pointing this post towards me, and I understand. I think this situation has already been resolved anyway.

No, I was kidding. Just trying to relief the tention in this thread a little bit.
However, since you asked, I was born in a country without highschool.
I started to work at the age of nine to help my family.

Oh my goodness... Nine years old... that's awful. :( I'm sorry.

classes that seemed

christina>you, we'd love to see you on the chat room. Most of the regulars there (myself included) aren't good at starting conversations, so it ends up being painfully quiet.

I might join that sometime. ;o) Thanks for the invite.
Do I just click on the IRC Chat Network button to get in?