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Simcity Microwave Power by 2050?

Posted by Hemos on from the ka-WHAM dept.

Politburo writes "The Drudge Report supplies this interesting Senate testimony. Dr. David Criswell, director of the University of Houston's Institute for Space Systems Operations, proposes that we develop robots to assist in the construction of a lunar solar array. The power from this array would be beamed to recievers on Earth, either directly or via relay satellites. Dr. Criswell predicts that with this project, "the average American income could increase from today's ~$35,000/y-person to more than $150,000/y-person." He also attempts to put to rest the idea that microwave power is unsafe, saying, "Each power beam can be safely received, for example, in an industrially zoned area." I wonder if he's ever played SimCity 2000" And coming soon, Godzilla from a drop-down menu.

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  1. Fuck you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm off to lynch some niggers. Care to join me?

  2. That reminds me of that one time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    where you posted some irrelevant crap on a message board and everyone was like, "no!" and you were like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and you were like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and you were like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and you were like, yeah, and they were like "no!"

  3. YOU FAIL IT! NOW SHOVE A YODA DOLL UP YOUR ASS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I pledge Allegiance to the Doll
    of the Greased Up States of Yodarica
    and to the Republic for which it shoves,
    one nation under Yoda, rectal intrusion,
    with anal lube and ass grease for all.

  4. WHAT DO CMDRTACO AND JESSICA LYNCH HAVE IN COMMON? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A: they both like a stiff one up the ass!

  5. Man I love that story! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My favorite part of that story was when he posted some irrelevant crap on a message board and everyone was like, "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!"

    1. Re:Man I love that story! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      My favorite part of that story was when he posted some irrelevant crap on a message board and everyone was like, "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!" and he was like, yeah, and they were like "no!"

  6. Contents of the speech by MarsCtrl · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    "Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are giving you all the evidence, based only on the secret testimonies of the miserable souls who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, the places, my friend we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Let us punish the guilty, let us reward the innocent. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking facts about grave robbers from outer space?"
    (as spoken by a presumably different Criswell in Plan 9 from Outer Space.
    --

    I was going to put a sig here, but I had already submitted the message.
  7. secret to getting submissions posted by prgrmr · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have to send the thing in before noon, EST. Chances of a reject are near 100% if you submit after that. Polls are even more brutal. The same silly on-line dating poll has been running how many days now? Yet if you send in a new poll submission this afternoon, I'd bet big bucks it'll get rejected.

    (Just my observation; it's worth what you paid for it.)

  8. Good times! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Remember that other time when some other guy posted some irrelevant crap on a message board and he was like, "no!" and the other guy was like, yeah, and he was like "no!" and the other guy was like, yeah, and he was like "no!" and the other guy was like, yeah, and he was like "no!" and the other guy was like, yeah, and he was like "no!"

  9. Re:What about the 'whoops'? by Shenkerian · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I thought they're going to, but just collect it on the moon.

    Without pesky people to share surface area, they can deploy much larger solar panels (and collect much more energy) than would be feasible down here.

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    You tell me how "whilst" differs from "while," and I'll stop calling you a pretentious jackass.
  10. Pshaw... by An'Desha+Danin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, sure, it's a power source, but can it heat up leftover pizza without making it soggy? Hmm?

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    Anything you might ever need to say about anything has already been said better by Penny Arcade.
  11. Tin-Foil Hats! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For once, a tin-foil hat would be a practical solution to the problem!