Given the high dollar cost of this system, I'd bet that the total energy cost of all the equipment isn't any lower than just running on the grid: In other words, he has saved no energy at all.
If I understand this, they are saying that skin color is not a close match for actual genetic background. In other words, "Black" brazilians are genetically much closer to other brazilians than they are to their supposed African ancestors.
The reason is social: most people with light skin color have mated with others with light skin color, and most of those with dark skin color mate with those with dark skin color. So skin color has been preserved, while the rest of the genes have been pretty thoroughly mixed.
So, at least in this case, "race" really is nonsense. I wouldn't be surprised to see simliar results in the US.
Hmmm... Are you willing to accept any limits on what rules the "community" can and cannot make? You seem to have tossed out freedom of speech, of religion, of the press, and any protection of minority rights. My guess is this is not going to be a very popular philosophy on Slashdot.
On the other hand, this would have gone over pretty well in Nazi Germany.
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Err, most people in prison are there because of our stupid drug-war, not because of anything to do with guns.
Given the high dollar cost of this system, I'd bet that the total energy cost of all the equipment isn't any lower than just running on the grid: In other words, he has saved no energy at all.
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/11/race-brazil-seque l.php
If I understand this, they are saying that skin color is not a close match for actual genetic background. In other words, "Black" brazilians are genetically much closer to other brazilians than they are to their supposed African ancestors.
The reason is social: most people with light skin color have mated with others with light skin color, and most of those with dark skin color mate with those with dark skin color. So skin color has been preserved, while the rest of the genes have been pretty thoroughly mixed.
So, at least in this case, "race" really is nonsense. I wouldn't be surprised to see simliar results in the US.
Hmmm... Are you willing to accept any limits on what rules the "community" can and cannot make? You seem to have tossed out freedom of speech, of religion, of the press, and any protection of minority rights. My guess is this is not going to be a very popular philosophy on Slashdot. On the other hand, this would have gone over pretty well in Nazi Germany.
I'm just curious what a 2 megawatt solar array and battery solution would look like.