theteofscuba: there has got to be a better way to reward inventors theteofscuba: than patents inhahe: good point inhahe: there should be a program inhahe: a government program, or possibly a sponsorship theteofscuba: the gov program? what would this gov program do exactly? inhahe: a government program or possibly sponsorship to award people who invent something that does something more efficiently inhahe: it's a play on nobel/mental lobe --make sure it focuses on green solutions, because efficiency can also become efficiency at raping the earth