I'd imagine there's have to be some way of sealing these to prevent moisture and humidity from affecting them. It'd be nice if the sealing compound was biodegradable, too... at least to a lesser extent than the paper. Wax, perhaps?
Because this dye just directs a certain wavelength of light towards the edge. The 40X factor comes in comparing solar cells placed on the edge of a pane of glass without dye, vs. with dye. And this is 4X better than previous dyes.
This might be useful for office buildings with a lot of glass facing the sun, and nowhere to stick solar panels.
If you wanted to get the most efficiency, you'd turn the solar cell 90 degrees to it's discussed position, and put it perpendicular to the light, e.g. parallel to the glass, or directly behind the glass. Or just remove the glass and put the solar cell there, which is what most people think of when they see solar panels.
It's actually 40 times better light transmission for solar cells placed at the edge of a sheet of glass. As in, 1/2" wide solar cells placed along the circumference of a 1/2" thick pane of glass, compared to no dyes at all. And this result transmits 4 times more light than previous dyes.
Sorry to pick your post to rag on, but literally hundreds of people had a hard time interpreting the article.
Yeah, I made a comment earlier about how some dragsters and monster trucks will actually build up ice on the outside of the block because they run cold. Evaporation of the atomized fuel takes heat away, even though there's an explosion. But, as I mentioned earlier, the fuel-to-air ratio is really high, and compression ratios need to be high as well to take advantage of this. Think 6 or 7 MPG in a Honda Civic.
I'm pretty sure it's some form of alcohol. Alky-burning dragsters and monster trucks can have ice built up on the outside of the block after a run, due to the way it's atomized and evaporates. Sure, it explodes, but with not a lot of heat. High compression ratios and a really high A/F mixture rule the roost here.
Sure, it runs cool, but my guess is he'll be getting 6 or 7 MPG in a Honda Civic with it.
I wouldn't have done anything. I'm not one of his constituents. The people of Illinois have their own opinions, and if they don't have any (hard to believe judging by the number of replies here), perhaps they haven't been informed of the issues at hand, which is a separate problem. I've never been poll-tested, which is a shame because I have very strong feelings on a lot of issues, and like to make them known.
I guess my concern is one of personal opinion vs. constituents. For example, let's say there was a bill coming up that would remove "In God We Trust" from our legal tender. If I'm an atheist Senator (ha!), and by and large my constituents told me their wishes were to keep the saying on the money, then it's my job to support their opinions, not my own, regardless of my personal feelings.
Senator Obama reversed himself on retroactive immunity because he felt the FISA bill was a good compromise.
I read that interview as well, but I thought Senator Obama's job was to relay his constituents' opinions, not his own. Had he said, "My constituents feel ____," then he'd be doing his job and no one could argue.
And it appears you were modded troll, and they proved your point. Maybe those of us without political agendas (who have jobs and lives and don't sit on/. 24/7) should meta-moderate more often.
Slashdot kinda puts the whole American political situation on a much smaller scale. Those who scream and shout the loudest without real jobs take high positions with lots of power, and those who actually create and do are too busy to get into politics.
Actually, I've always associated dial-up with what you refer to as "real country dial-up." My parents (and 4 mooching brothers) have dial-up that never, ever climbs higher than 26.4K, and usually resides at 24K. It doesn't occur to me that dial up can (and is supposed to) actually go 56K. (Thanks for reminding me.)
But, that's what you get when you're on the last mile of copper coming from a mechanical PBX that was state-of-the-art in 1954. Anything more than Gmail and CraigsList is annoyingly slow.
You're right, it's a cost toss-up, if it's available. Yours were smart. They could be like my stingy parents and NOT get a second landline. (Cell phone coverage and cable does not exist there.)
My parents and 4 brothers would sit on the computer all day long, playing online poker and looking at eBay for things they couldn't afford. Any time anyone would try to call, they'd get a busy signal.
The 'rents finally broke down and got phone-company voicemail... which is great, except no one picks up the phone to check the voicemail after they're done surfing. Apparently behavioral modification is only for dogs.
Ahhh. I see your point, especially about putting rounds over the fence with your kid in the yard.
You know, before I used the car analogy, I was going to make the point of the "tool" literally, with a circle saw. The catch is that if you don't respect a circle saw, you just cut your own fingers off. If you don't respect a gun, the chance exists that you kill innocent bystanders. The same exists for a car, and idiots use those as well to kill people every day, but it's a little harder to screw around with a car and accidentally kill someone, because it accelerates slowly and has brakes.
I could imagine a couple different scenarios that would end up where a gun owner is shot with their own gun. I would be interested in hearing about the experience and/or training of these people, the situation behind the exchange, and other mitigating factors involved.
If they were Army Rangers, then I guess the situation must've been intense.
If these were Joe Blows who never took their gun to a range and barely knew the slide from the magazine... well, then it goes back to training and experience.
Just owning a gun, registering it and keeping it locked isn't enough. Owning a car and knowing which key turns it on isn't enough. We train our teenagers to drive 2-ton machines and expect them to learn from the daily use of that tool. They can't experience much about that tool with the keys in their pocket, sitting on the couch watching TV.
I personally don't believe you have to have religion to live by the Golden Rule. Morals and values can be taught without spirituality or belief in a higher power. Yes, many religions have the Golden Rule amongst their teachings, but they also have "Don't kill" and a host of other important human lessons. (Even animals follow a code of ethics.)
I think this might be a lot like the chicken and the egg: Which came first, religion or morals & values? I get that some people really need religion in their lives, and that it gives them something that's missing in their lives otherwise, and that's great... for them. I just don't think the reason for the decline of morals and values and respect for their fellow man in this country can be attributed directly to lack of religion.
I'd have an easier time running "capitalistic society" up the flagpole.
It should be noted that I'm not religious in any way, shape, or form, but I am tolerant of other's views and opinions.
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I'd imagine there's have to be some way of sealing these to prevent moisture and humidity from affecting them. It'd be nice if the sealing compound was biodegradable, too... at least to a lesser extent than the paper. Wax, perhaps?
Because this dye just directs a certain wavelength of light towards the edge. The 40X factor comes in comparing solar cells placed on the edge of a pane of glass without dye, vs. with dye. And this is 4X better than previous dyes.
This might be useful for office buildings with a lot of glass facing the sun, and nowhere to stick solar panels.
If you wanted to get the most efficiency, you'd turn the solar cell 90 degrees to it's discussed position, and put it perpendicular to the light, e.g. parallel to the glass, or directly behind the glass. Or just remove the glass and put the solar cell there, which is what most people think of when they see solar panels.
It's actually 40 times better light transmission for solar cells placed at the edge of a sheet of glass. As in, 1/2" wide solar cells placed along the circumference of a 1/2" thick pane of glass, compared to no dyes at all. And this result transmits 4 times more light than previous dyes.
Sorry to pick your post to rag on, but literally hundreds of people had a hard time interpreting the article.
Congratulations, you win the prize of being right. It's amazing how people can't interpret what they read.
It's as if they see some numerical digit and say, "OMG PONIEZ!!!!1!eleventy EVERYTHINGZ GRATE!"
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Yeah, I made a comment earlier about how some dragsters and monster trucks will actually build up ice on the outside of the block because they run cold. Evaporation of the atomized fuel takes heat away, even though there's an explosion. But, as I mentioned earlier, the fuel-to-air ratio is really high, and compression ratios need to be high as well to take advantage of this. Think 6 or 7 MPG in a Honda Civic.
I'm pretty sure it's some form of alcohol. Alky-burning dragsters and monster trucks can have ice built up on the outside of the block after a run, due to the way it's atomized and evaporates. Sure, it explodes, but with not a lot of heat. High compression ratios and a really high A/F mixture rule the roost here.
Sure, it runs cool, but my guess is he'll be getting 6 or 7 MPG in a Honda Civic with it.
I'll pull a bad reply to myself and say it sounds like they try to keep their updates less than 640K, however.
128 MB? I thought 640K was more than anyone would ever need...
I wouldn't have done anything. I'm not one of his constituents. The people of Illinois have their own opinions, and if they don't have any (hard to believe judging by the number of replies here), perhaps they haven't been informed of the issues at hand, which is a separate problem. I've never been poll-tested, which is a shame because I have very strong feelings on a lot of issues, and like to make them known.
I guess my concern is one of personal opinion vs. constituents. For example, let's say there was a bill coming up that would remove "In God We Trust" from our legal tender. If I'm an atheist Senator (ha!), and by and large my constituents told me their wishes were to keep the saying on the money, then it's my job to support their opinions, not my own, regardless of my personal feelings.
Senator Obama reversed himself on retroactive immunity because he felt the FISA bill was a good compromise.
I read that interview as well, but I thought Senator Obama's job was to relay his constituents' opinions, not his own. Had he said, "My constituents feel ____," then he'd be doing his job and no one could argue.
And it appears you were modded troll, and they proved your point. Maybe those of us without political agendas (who have jobs and lives and don't sit on /. 24/7) should meta-moderate more often.
Slashdot kinda puts the whole American political situation on a much smaller scale. Those who scream and shout the loudest without real jobs take high positions with lots of power, and those who actually create and do are too busy to get into politics.
Here's a direct link to the letter in question.
Check out Mirena. You don't deal with PMS, because there isn't any. But there sure are some long-lasting hormonal changes.
Would you mod me up, too? I haven't been modded like that since 2003.
First, *bows down to 4-digit ID*
Second, I agree, they're nuts. Probably more desperate than anything. "Desperation is a stinky cologne."
Actually, I've always associated dial-up with what you refer to as "real country dial-up." My parents (and 4 mooching brothers) have dial-up that never, ever climbs higher than 26.4K, and usually resides at 24K. It doesn't occur to me that dial up can (and is supposed to) actually go 56K. (Thanks for reminding me.)
But, that's what you get when you're on the last mile of copper coming from a mechanical PBX that was state-of-the-art in 1954. Anything more than Gmail and CraigsList is annoyingly slow.
You're right, it's a cost toss-up, if it's available. Yours were smart. They could be like my stingy parents and NOT get a second landline. (Cell phone coverage and cable does not exist there.)
My parents and 4 brothers would sit on the computer all day long, playing online poker and looking at eBay for things they couldn't afford. Any time anyone would try to call, they'd get a busy signal.
The 'rents finally broke down and got phone-company voicemail... which is great, except no one picks up the phone to check the voicemail after they're done surfing. Apparently behavioral modification is only for dogs.
"'What' ain't no planet I ever heard of! Do they speak English in 'What'?
Great movie.
*cough*FDR*cough*four term President*cough*
*cough*First Lady Eleanor ran things for years*cough*
*cough*no TV*cough*
*cough*people started electing on looks with Kennedy*cough*
*cough*you have to be 18 to vote, but can still vote when you're senile at 96*cough*
Ahhh. I see your point, especially about putting rounds over the fence with your kid in the yard.
You know, before I used the car analogy, I was going to make the point of the "tool" literally, with a circle saw. The catch is that if you don't respect a circle saw, you just cut your own fingers off. If you don't respect a gun, the chance exists that you kill innocent bystanders. The same exists for a car, and idiots use those as well to kill people every day, but it's a little harder to screw around with a car and accidentally kill someone, because it accelerates slowly and has brakes.
Point well taken.
I could imagine a couple different scenarios that would end up where a gun owner is shot with their own gun. I would be interested in hearing about the experience and/or training of these people, the situation behind the exchange, and other mitigating factors involved.
If they were Army Rangers, then I guess the situation must've been intense.
If these were Joe Blows who never took their gun to a range and barely knew the slide from the magazine... well, then it goes back to training and experience.
Just owning a gun, registering it and keeping it locked isn't enough. Owning a car and knowing which key turns it on isn't enough. We train our teenagers to drive 2-ton machines and expect them to learn from the daily use of that tool. They can't experience much about that tool with the keys in their pocket, sitting on the couch watching TV.
Soylent Green is People!
Yeah, they corrected that; it's supposed to be 600-800K, not 600-800M.
I personally don't believe you have to have religion to live by the Golden Rule. Morals and values can be taught without spirituality or belief in a higher power. Yes, many religions have the Golden Rule amongst their teachings, but they also have "Don't kill" and a host of other important human lessons. (Even animals follow a code of ethics.)
I think this might be a lot like the chicken and the egg: Which came first, religion or morals & values? I get that some people really need religion in their lives, and that it gives them something that's missing in their lives otherwise, and that's great... for them. I just don't think the reason for the decline of morals and values and respect for their fellow man in this country can be attributed directly to lack of religion.
I'd have an easier time running "capitalistic society" up the flagpole.
It should be noted that I'm not religious in any way, shape, or form, but I am tolerant of other's views and opinions.