Comments on: The problem of heavy crude http://polyscience.org/2005/09/oil-refining/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:19:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rian http://polyscience.org/2005/09/oil-refining/#comment-218 Rian Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:03:22 +0000 http://polyscience.org/?p=116#comment-218 Well I'm pretty sure he's kept out of the medical industry. Which is strange because there's tons of money to be made there. Software, too. :p But you're right. That's one of the reasons I admire him: because he goes after everything that he's interested in, and is largely successful overall, despite individual ventures occasionally failing. Well I’m pretty sure he’s kept out of the medical industry. Which is strange because there’s tons of money to be made there. Software, too. :p

But you’re right. That’s one of the reasons I admire him: because he goes after everything that he’s interested in, and is largely successful overall, despite individual ventures occasionally failing.

]]> By: Loudergood http://polyscience.org/2005/09/oil-refining/#comment-217 Loudergood Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:57:30 +0000 http://polyscience.org/?p=116#comment-217 One has to wonder, why not refine in Mexico? That and what doesn't Richard Branson have his eye on? One has to wonder, why not refine in Mexico? That and what doesn’t Richard Branson have his eye on?

]]> By: Eric http://polyscience.org/2005/09/oil-refining/#comment-216 Eric Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:08:10 +0000 http://polyscience.org/?p=116#comment-216 Actually America needs several new refineries. We haven't built a new one since the 70's and the ones we have, even when run at full capacity don't produce enough to fullfill the demand in america, so we have to import refined oil products. NIMBY makes it hard to build new ones though. Actually America needs several new refineries. We haven’t built a new one since the 70’s and the ones we have, even when run at full capacity don’t produce enough to fullfill the demand in america, so we have to import refined oil products. NIMBY makes it hard to build new ones though.

]]> By: polyscience.org » Bullets: tongue biters, London crackheads, and the return to the moon http://polyscience.org/2005/09/oil-refining/#comment-213 polyscience.org » Bullets: tongue biters, London crackheads, and the return to the moon Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:32:55 +0000 http://polyscience.org/?p=116#comment-213 [...] Apparently one in every hundred Londoners could be a crack cocaine user. Sounds like they’ve got the same problem as Italy. Maybe Virgin should start a cocaine refinery: Virgin Coke. [...] [...] Apparently one in every hundred Londoners could be a crack cocaine user. Sounds like they’ve got the same problem as Italy. Maybe Virgin should start a cocaine refinery: Virgin Coke. [...]

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