If scientists are worried and ill informed about the effects, I just hope they take there time and work it all out before they start applying this science on a major level.
I bet if this happened before people started burning fossil fuels to generate power the world would be a nicer less chaotic place.
Nuclear for so many reasons is not the way of the future. I cannot understand why so many persist.
America is currently the biggest polluter on the globe this may not always be the case as countries like China and India are developing.
If America decides to set an example to the rest of the world by using nuclear power plants to run the country to cut down on green house gas emissions what then gives the US the right to tell Countries such as Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Iran and North Korea they are not allowed do the same.
These countries have to have power aswell, its a stupid move to only allow so called clean power generation from Nuclear in the west as we would all suffer the consequences from constantly burning fossil fuels in vastly populated countries who aren't allowed to have greener technologies because they are a security threat?
Secondly the article makes false claims.
"You can't build wind and solar fast enough and their inherent production profiles are different enough such that you can't use them for base-load generation," said Michael Carboy, an analyst with Signal Hill.
This is rubbish current Solar Thermal technology is perfect to supply generate base load power for the US and plenty of other countries worldwide where there is enough sun to keep it all cooking. Check out what Ausra are doing
I am not saying Nuclear research is a bad thing by any means, but once base load power generation is considered I think it has extremely dangerous implications world wide.
Hmmm. So they are doing hardcore surveillance, but thats ok because its for saving the world...why does it need to be sent to the DoD? Hmm. I thought that was obvious, they need to make sure there little creations are working as planned.
Yeah you might be right but I guarantee once these people become more educated from using there new computers and acquire great jobs in the west and find out what its like to be on call 24x7 365 they will change there mind about working for the lowest rates possible.
That is human nature. No one likes to get ripped off and everyone is fickle at times.
4. It's not a phone, it's a platform What?
This is the worst invention in my opinion, really its not even an invention its just a version of a mobile phone where is the real innovation?
This is the type of nonsense that, in the extreme, calls for humanity to let itself go extinct, so as to stop our plundering of the Earth.
Really what does mining the moon have to do with "going extinct".
The very idea of raping not only the earth of all its natural resources and then burning them or putting them where they shouldn't be (fertilizers, plastics in the ground) but moving these primitive self destructive attitudes to the moon sounds more like we are on the road to extinction to me.
I mean where are all the materials to run the space program going to come from when people put them in you're car and burnt them to go watch a movie. Would it not be easier to take a little from nature here and there when we most need it rather then to waste it like we are?
The idea of bringing foreign materials that are unnatural to our home on a mass scale sounds like the perfect plan for extinction.
I truly believe we should as humans we should learn about environments enjoy there beauty and learn how to live 'with' ecosystems rather then rape them, this should just be in our nature and sounds to me like the real key to living longer and healthier as a race.
I doubt that any soldiers (already heavily laden with weapons, body-armour and other gear)
Yes but this is a start in the reduction of heavily laden gear.
The increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system, minus the amount lost as a result of the work done by the system on its surroundings".
Whats this really matter its still a plus for the soldiers system must do the work regardless and the expended energy is going into a system which has a positive effect on the soldier as it is lighter then previous disposable solution?
I wonder how the hell this thing differentiates between Japanese Whale Research Vessels and "real pirates" must be some bleeding edge technology on board.
This is ridiculous next they will be telling us there will be 'pocket calculators' that can help you solve mathematical problems while one is on the move.
In some respects though the artists producing the stuff might be sick of CDs.
No body can deny they have really come out second best in the digital revolution of music distribution. Some people say its only the record companies who miss out but I know a lot of good artists or groups of artists who have there own labels these days.
I would be pretty disappointed if I worked for a year all day and night to produce something and then see it only being released on mp3.com how ever producing vinyl you really feel as if you have been involved in producing 'something'.
If anything the popularity of live shows is definitely coming back more then anything, why because people some people like to be there when its happening to really enjoy the music and know that the artists they like so much are getting most of the money.
Sooner or later, world scale experimentation is going to be necessary. I'm not talking about Global warming or anything like that, just that one day our environment will have naturally changed in some way that won't support us as we currently are.
Like when you are walking around like a zombie with a headpiece with a frikkin laser beam attached to it?
I think this is a stupid Idea and nature should be left to take its course, if you don't like hurricanes move to somewhere they don't exists. To me it almost sounds as stupid as living on a fault line.
I cannot see how this computer would be all that much greener in the long run.
Lets face it what is an extra 5-10 watts to have a faster machine, I cannot see that extra 5 watts making a massive difference to the environment, plus I am sure if you wanted to run you're box off the sun the extra $100 for another panel that supplies 5 watts is not going to kill you.
I am all for low power greener machines but I think you need to still make more usable machines that are going to keep up with technology slightly better so that the machines themselves do not become junk.
Its like performing certain other criminal acts like dealing drugs, you are doing the wrong thing and you are in the running to get clipped either by rival criminals or by vigilantes.
Yup a bit like if you went back to the early 20th century and told people that human society would turn into an incredibly material one controlled and influenced by huge monopoly's ran my single minded greedy morons that would encourage the burning of fossil fuels so mothers can drive overs sized four wheels drives to the supermarket and rape the earth of every natural resource on such a massive scale the morons with no one stopping them and fueled by ignorance and the love of money are threating life on earth as we know it.
That to me sounds like a good idea for a horror movie to me!
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will need a tetanus shot son.
But its going to cost you $300.
If scientists are worried and ill informed about the effects, I just hope they take there time and work it all out before they start applying this science on a major level.
I bet if this happened before people started burning fossil fuels to generate power the world would be a nicer less chaotic place.
So true. 11 Kilograms a year for one meter, 11 kilograms a week would be probably more like it.
Fight back against this Cyber Scum with some incognito wear.
You're a Genius! Thats the Answer.
Yup it is perfect.
I think Solar Thermal is very overlooked at the moment a lot of people seem to be very unaware and ill informed of its capabilities.
Nuclear for so many reasons is not the way of the future. I cannot understand why so many persist.
America is currently the biggest polluter on the globe this may not always be the case as countries like China and India are developing.
If America decides to set an example to the rest of the world by using nuclear power plants to run the country to cut down on green house gas emissions what then gives the US the right to tell Countries such as Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Iran and North Korea they are not allowed do the same.
These countries have to have power aswell, its a stupid move to only allow so called clean power generation from Nuclear in the west as we would all suffer the consequences from constantly burning fossil fuels in vastly populated countries who aren't allowed to have greener technologies because they are a security threat?
Secondly the article makes false claims.
"You can't build wind and solar fast enough and their inherent production profiles are different enough such that you can't use them for base-load generation," said Michael Carboy, an analyst with Signal Hill.This is rubbish current Solar Thermal technology is perfect to supply generate base load power for the US and plenty of other countries worldwide where there is enough sun to keep it all cooking. Check out what Ausra are doing
I am not saying Nuclear research is a bad thing by any means, but once base load power generation is considered I think it has extremely dangerous implications world wide.
Yeah you might be right but I guarantee once these people become more educated from using there new computers and acquire great jobs in the west and find out what its like to be on call 24x7 365 they will change there mind about working for the lowest rates possible.
That is human nature. No one likes to get ripped off and everyone is fickle at times.
But now everyone has turned on you and become on of the.. "Facebook Paparazzi"
Really what does mining the moon have to do with "going extinct".
The very idea of raping not only the earth of all its natural resources and then burning them or putting them where they shouldn't be (fertilizers, plastics in the ground) but moving these primitive self destructive attitudes to the moon sounds more like we are on the road to extinction to me.
I mean where are all the materials to run the space program going to come from when people put them in you're car and burnt them to go watch a movie. Would it not be easier to take a little from nature here and there when we most need it rather then to waste it like we are?
The idea of bringing foreign materials that are unnatural to our home on a mass scale sounds like the perfect plan for extinction.
I truly believe we should as humans we should learn about environments enjoy there beauty and learn how to live 'with' ecosystems rather then rape them, this should just be in our nature and sounds to me like the real key to living longer and healthier as a race.
Yes but this is a start in the reduction of heavily laden gear.
The increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system, minus the amount lost as a result of the work done by the system on its surroundings".Whats this really matter its still a plus for the soldiers system must do the work regardless and the expended energy is going into a system which has a positive effect on the soldier as it is lighter then previous disposable solution?
I wonder how the hell this thing differentiates between Japanese Whale Research Vessels and "real pirates" must be some bleeding edge technology on board.
This is ridiculous next they will be telling us there will be 'pocket calculators' that can help you solve mathematical problems while one is on the move.
In some respects though the artists producing the stuff might be sick of CDs. No body can deny they have really come out second best in the digital revolution of music distribution. Some people say its only the record companies who miss out but I know a lot of good artists or groups of artists who have there own labels these days. I would be pretty disappointed if I worked for a year all day and night to produce something and then see it only being released on mp3.com how ever producing vinyl you really feel as if you have been involved in producing 'something'. If anything the popularity of live shows is definitely coming back more then anything, why because people some people like to be there when its happening to really enjoy the music and know that the artists they like so much are getting most of the money.
I think this contest would be much more appealing if some members of the team who created it actually got to use it on the moon.
Worked for the Australian Aboriginals?
Like when you are walking around like a zombie with a headpiece with a frikkin laser beam attached to it?
I think this is a stupid Idea and nature should be left to take its course, if you don't like hurricanes move to somewhere they don't exists. To me it almost sounds as stupid as living on a fault line.
He should of sent them to McDonald's or Krispy Kreme. The Cops would of loved him for it!
I cannot see how this computer would be all that much greener in the long run. Lets face it what is an extra 5-10 watts to have a faster machine, I cannot see that extra 5 watts making a massive difference to the environment, plus I am sure if you wanted to run you're box off the sun the extra $100 for another panel that supplies 5 watts is not going to kill you. I am all for low power greener machines but I think you need to still make more usable machines that are going to keep up with technology slightly better so that the machines themselves do not become junk.
Its like performing certain other criminal acts like dealing drugs, you are doing the wrong thing and you are in the running to get clipped either by rival criminals or by vigilantes.
Are you trying to say it will never be an issue if the worlds population keeps growing at its current rate?
Can you blame them?
There are real issues happening and you have to hear about it 3 times a day, minimum.
Ill stick with the attitude we should do things cleaner and greener and there just wont be anything to worry about.
Yup a bit like if you went back to the early 20th century and told people that human society would turn into an incredibly material one controlled and influenced by huge monopoly's ran my single minded greedy morons that would encourage the burning of fossil fuels so mothers can drive overs sized four wheels drives to the supermarket and rape the earth of every natural resource on such a massive scale the morons with no one stopping them and fueled by ignorance and the love of money are threating life on earth as we know it.
That to me sounds like a good idea for a horror movie to me!
Off topic but I had to do it :)