This is as rediculous as trying to make YouTube or any other high bandwidth site pay for the extra bandwidth that their users eat up. If the ISP claims they have unlimited, then the ISP should have to eat their words when push comes to shove and all the users actually want to utilize 10% of the "unlimited" bandwidth they're supposed to be getting.
If your hypothetical elevator was accelerating upwards at 10m/s/s, then you'd be experiencing 2 G's. If it was accelerating downwards at 10m/s, you'd experience free fall (0 G's). The only way you'll experience 1G on an elevator is if it's moving at a constant speed or standing still.
I think you missed the bit where the article said "PC" and not "hideous green thing with rabbit ears." Besides, I'm certain there are even lowered powered PC's out there.
McBride and his co-authors estimated that individuals living near coal-fired installations are exposed to a maximum of 1.9 millirems of fly ash radiation yearly. To put these numbers in perspective, the average person encounters 360 millirems of annual "background radiation" from natural and man-made sources, including substances in Earth's crust, cosmic rays, residue from nuclear tests and smoke detectors.
It seems that while the fact that there is radioactive material in the fly ash, it is still in such a low concentration that it is irrelevant.
Indeed, if we could just put away all of the hippie environmentalists somewhere secluded, new nuclear power plants could be built. I think there are a few new plants in the works or something (I swear I read somewhere that the first new plant in >20 years was granted a license). Nuclear is our best bet. Here's to hoping.
Also, do you have a link to support that claim of coal plants putting more radioactive material in the air than nuclear plants generate waste? that seems highly unlikely to me.
True, but I'd rather slash and burn rainforests to grow corn for ethanol than sit in my car making revving noises with my mouth because my tank is empty.
You have no idea how clean or efficient modern coal plants are, do you? I work in the power industry and I can tell you that powering cars by charging batteries using electricity from the wall that came from a coal plant is way more efficient and clean than burning gasoline or diesel.
They could easily put heater elements to keep them warm or they will keep warm by simply discharging while driving, or maybe they will keep warm in the parking lot at work for 8 hours by staying plugged in.
Just speculation, they might not even have problems in the cold...
I don't think the point is to reduce air pollution, the point is to switch to an alternate fuel source for when we eventually run out of fossil fuels. I think a lot of people cannot make this jump. One of the majors advantages of solar cells is not that they're environmentally friendly, its that theyre an alternative power source. The same goes for corn based ethanol.
We should first worry about making alternative power sources viable as a replacement for fossil fuels, only then can we worry about their environmental impact.
yes but what makes you think that checking the news at CNN is more important than me downloading the latest episode of House? You and I both paid the same amount for the service, why should you get preferential treatment?
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And that's only if they're at 100% load, which they won't be except in rare cases.
you just brutally murdered a song from my childhood.
but can it run linux?
This is as rediculous as trying to make YouTube or any other high bandwidth site pay for the extra bandwidth that their users eat up. If the ISP claims they have unlimited, then the ISP should have to eat their words when push comes to shove and all the users actually want to utilize 10% of the "unlimited" bandwidth they're supposed to be getting.
I bet that number doesn't include the monitor. 1 19" LCD can easily use 30-40w, and a bigger 22" will eat 50-55w.
I had to look that up also. I must be getting old. :(
My sentiments exactly. Most Q&A's on /. are 99% content free.
Yea no kidding. I actually had to google "YGTBKM" to see what it meant.
Sorry friend, that niche is already filled: http://www.lessemf.com/personal.html
Nice, but you're lucky your prof had a sense of humor.
wow you completely missed the sarcasm/irony in the parent.
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If your hypothetical elevator was accelerating upwards at 10m/s/s, then you'd be experiencing 2 G's. If it was accelerating downwards at 10m/s, you'd experience free fall (0 G's). The only way you'll experience 1G on an elevator is if it's moving at a constant speed or standing still.
I think you missed the bit where the article said "PC" and not "hideous green thing with rabbit ears." Besides, I'm certain there are even lowered powered PC's out there.
remove the meta data?
It seems that while the fact that there is radioactive material in the fly ash, it is still in such a low concentration that it is irrelevant.
Also, do you have a link to support that claim of coal plants putting more radioactive material in the air than nuclear plants generate waste? that seems highly unlikely to me.
The interesting thing is that some of the newer coal plants are even more efficient than nuclear plants. (in terms of heat produced/used). Interesting article on some newish coal techonology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Gasification_Combined_Cycle
True, but I'd rather slash and burn rainforests to grow corn for ethanol than sit in my car making revving noises with my mouth because my tank is empty.
Go troll some place else.
They could easily put heater elements to keep them warm or they will keep warm by simply discharging while driving, or maybe they will keep warm in the parking lot at work for 8 hours by staying plugged in. Just speculation, they might not even have problems in the cold...
We should first worry about making alternative power sources viable as a replacement for fossil fuels, only then can we worry about their environmental impact.
yes but what makes you think that checking the news at CNN is more important than me downloading the latest episode of House? You and I both paid the same amount for the service, why should you get preferential treatment?
but why is the rum gone?
That might backfire when we end up dealing an entirely different type of attorney. Though if we get rid of them too, we'll be pretty much home free.