Put this tower in a hot desert area, where the daytime surface temperature sits at around 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), and add in the greenhouse effect and you've got a temperature under your collector somewhere around 80-90 degrees (176-194 F).
It emits absolutely no pollution - the only emission is warm air at the top of the tower. In fact, because you're creating a greenhouse underneath, it actually turns out to be remarkably good for growing vegetation under there.
Hmmm... What plants grow at those temperature?
Maybe in cooler climes it can be used to grow stuff colder climes (or seasons), however at the locations where it'll be warmer and have more stable temperatures, it's gonna get awful damn windy... That means, amongst other things, rugged plants, lots of soil loss (going straight into the turbines or filters that will need to be replaced!) , and lot of moisture loss.
It's looks like an interesting concept for an energy source, but as for green growing space... doubt it.
I'd agree with the other reply, it's probably the biggest factor, although I'd put classroom size as #2.
I've been between multiple school districts, and it seems the more parents cared, the better the district, regardless of all other factors.
Yeah, it's anecdotal, but it's rather hard for a teacher to convince a student an education is important, when his/her parents have convinced him/her that the maximum that can be achieved is working at McDonalds, dealing drugs, or collecting welfare/disability checks, and that school is just a government funded daycare.
People who have money will tend to value knowledge, because it's how they got the money. They'll tend to pass it on to their kids, and even if they don't agree with the education system as it is, they will encourage their kids to learn, which will help them in school.
It's not the money, it's what got the money, that helped those kids.
Note: I know this isn't all cases, but it at least shows an important one I went between two school districts when I was younger. The first had EXCELLENT teachers, but parents who didn't care. It ended up being a very low rating school district. Most of the parents simply thought of the place as a free daycare, most actually discouraged their kids from learning. Those who wanted to learn, however, got pushed to think, encouraged to be creative, helped when they needed it, etc. The few of us who actually had parents who cared, and put some effort in, did quite well.
The second district had parents who cared. They wanted their kids to be successful like they were. The teachers however, were there for a 8 to 4 job, and didn't give a damn if the students learned or not.
This side of the equation is so often overlooked. So much in our society, it is comfort and console the parent, and blame everyone else for the parent's failures. Yes, there are plenty of other issues, but this one really needs to be stepped up as a priority.
Throwing money at the wrong thing will never fix a problem.
You can spend all the money you want on your plumbing, if you gaskets are salvaged from a junk yard, and can't make solid seals, you are going to have leaks.
The problem with the modern education system is parental apathy. Observe the better school districts, you'll have more parents that care, but not necessarily better teachers or equipment (though usually at least better equipment). Now, look within a school district, and compare students who do well, vs. those who do poorly (excluding those with learning disabilities), the better students, in general will have parents who have more concern with their kids education, and play a more active role.
Parental education is a better place to start with reform. Getting them to care about their kids future, and teaching them that their kids have more than just McDonalds and WalMart in their employment future is what is needed.
However, with that, I'd still prefer a slide-out with a second screen to put the keyboard on, so that it doesn't take up screen real-estate. At least, on a cell phone. A tablet probably has enough size to make that unnecessary. Even so, I still prefer the tactile click. Also, the feel of the edge of the key helps me type more accurately, if my aim is slightly off. Touch screen keyboards don't have that yet, though there are patents/techs that might help that, provided they require a bit of pressure for the key press, more than just touching the screen.
Even if you want to take this biblically, you have the epitome of arrogance in assuming you have any inkling of the purpose, and forcing your views filtered by your observational organs and perceptions, upon others.
If you assume we were made by God, then it fits that God made us with one unique ability of all the creatures, what differentiates us more than anything else - the ability to drastically modify both ourselves and our environments, without having to wait for any kind of natural genetic shuffling. We do this with our uniquely useful combination of hands, eyes and brains. Under the assumption were we made different by God, and with this obvious difference, who but God could say we aren't to make use of it. You aren't God, nor is any other human.
The only thing that is particularly novel/interesting about that setup is their custom case. Everything else is plain obvious or advert for their service.
Maybe so, but they still are rather rabidly promoting their products, especially in the last paragraph or two.
Backblaze attributes its ongoing success to its ultra-frugal Storage Pods. While competitors in the online backup space are closing down or hoiking prices up wildly, Backblaze still manages to offer unlimited, secure backup for $5/month.
Not used monster either. I've used Radio Shack, QVS, and a few others.
Only have had problems with the Radio Shack. I was simply saying that anyone who says there is "no difference" between two arbitrary manufacturers, is wrong, because some are more or less durable.
Most of my cables don't get moved around much, but a few do.
Actually, one of the RS cables I had a problem with went from my computer to the speaker, it got plugged in/unplugged maybe twice before the metal band protecting the spot where the connector is bound to the cable, came loose, and started sliding up and down the cable.
So, with really poor quality, you don't have to do much plugging/unplugging.
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the problem is, at those locations, it would only be useful in moderate climes anyway, that don't need greenhouses much.
Also, if you are doing this in the desert, the problem is water, which the greenhouse will not serve to conserve, since there is a constant airflow.
That's not the only myth they are tackling
Hmmm... What plants grow at those temperature?
Maybe in cooler climes it can be used to grow stuff colder climes (or seasons), however at the locations where it'll be warmer and have more stable temperatures, it's gonna get awful damn windy... That means, amongst other things, rugged plants, lots of soil loss (going straight into the turbines or filters that will need to be replaced!) , and lot of moisture loss.
It's looks like an interesting concept for an energy source, but as for green growing space... doubt it.
I think, you can deduce from the nature of the story, that the second had much better standardized test scores and college acceptance.
But hey, if you needed it spelled out, that deduction is correct.
I'd agree with the other reply, it's probably the biggest factor, although I'd put classroom size as #2.
I've been between multiple school districts, and it seems the more parents cared, the better the district, regardless of all other factors.
Yeah, it's anecdotal, but it's rather hard for a teacher to convince a student an education is important, when his/her parents have convinced him/her that the maximum that can be achieved is working at McDonalds, dealing drugs, or collecting welfare/disability checks, and that school is just a government funded daycare.
I"d argue that's a correlation and not a cause.
People who have money will tend to value knowledge, because it's how they got the money. They'll tend to pass it on to their kids, and even if they don't agree with the education system as it is, they will encourage their kids to learn, which will help them in school.
It's not the money, it's what got the money, that helped those kids.
True, but it can be a critical role.
Note: I know this isn't all cases, but it at least shows an important one
I went between two school districts when I was younger. The first had EXCELLENT teachers, but parents who didn't care. It ended up being a very low rating school district. Most of the parents simply thought of the place as a free daycare, most actually discouraged their kids from learning. Those who wanted to learn, however, got pushed to think, encouraged to be creative, helped when they needed it, etc. The few of us who actually had parents who cared, and put some effort in, did quite well.
The second district had parents who cared. They wanted their kids to be successful like they were. The teachers however, were there for a 8 to 4 job, and didn't give a damn if the students learned or not.
This side of the equation is so often overlooked. So much in our society, it is comfort and console the parent, and blame everyone else for the parent's failures. Yes, there are plenty of other issues, but this one really needs to be stepped up as a priority.
One word: Parents.
Throwing money at the wrong thing will never fix a problem.
You can spend all the money you want on your plumbing, if you gaskets are salvaged from a junk yard, and can't make solid seals, you are going to have leaks.
The problem with the modern education system is parental apathy. Observe the better school districts, you'll have more parents that care, but not necessarily better teachers or equipment (though usually at least better equipment). Now, look within a school district, and compare students who do well, vs. those who do poorly (excluding those with learning disabilities), the better students, in general will have parents who have more concern with their kids education, and play a more active role.
Parental education is a better place to start with reform. Getting them to care about their kids future, and teaching them that their kids have more than just McDonalds and WalMart in their employment future is what is needed.
However, with that, I'd still prefer a slide-out with a second screen to put the keyboard on, so that it doesn't take up screen real-estate. At least, on a cell phone. A tablet probably has enough size to make that unnecessary. Even so, I still prefer the tactile click. Also, the feel of the edge of the key helps me type more accurately, if my aim is slightly off. Touch screen keyboards don't have that yet, though there are patents/techs that might help that, provided they require a bit of pressure for the key press, more than just touching the screen.
Amazon at least...
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Even if you want to take this biblically, you have the epitome of arrogance in assuming you have any inkling of the purpose, and forcing your views filtered by your observational organs and perceptions, upon others.
If you assume we were made by God, then it fits that God made us with one unique ability of all the creatures, what differentiates us more than anything else - the ability to drastically modify both ourselves and our environments, without having to wait for any kind of natural genetic shuffling. We do this with our uniquely useful combination of hands, eyes and brains. Under the assumption were we made different by God, and with this obvious difference, who but God could say we aren't to make use of it. You aren't God, nor is any other human.
Ummm... Fiarly trivial thing to do.
The only thing that is particularly novel/interesting about that setup is their custom case. Everything else is plain obvious or advert for their service.
Since when did 486s use NEARLY that much energy?
That's nothing 486-like at all!
With Wolfram? I can see the HTML5 export happening once adoption takes off.
As for flash? I can see that happening when hell freezes over, which I'm fine with. I'd rather have a player made by them than by Adobe.
Maybe so, but they still are rather rabidly promoting their products, especially in the last paragraph or two.
Looks like marketing/advertising speak to me.
So, you are suggesting they aren't promoting their proprietary software, or their service (while criticizing the competitors) on that page?
Odd, I must be on some pretty interesting, and highly specific-targed hallucinogens.
It's full of slashvertisements!!
Avoids experimenting when it isn't necessary
I eat these leaves because I ALWAYS eat these leaves!
Those over there? NASTY. Of course I haven't ate them, why would I?
More often than not, those over there are just fine. Every once in a while though, poison. Avoids unnecessary risk taking.
This is one more thing to make you wonder about the people who said iOS is the most secure OS?
Even so, it's not worth 2x the cost to have it gold plated.
Not used monster either. I've used Radio Shack, QVS, and a few others.
Only have had problems with the Radio Shack. I was simply saying that anyone who says there is "no difference" between two arbitrary manufacturers, is wrong, because some are more or less durable.
I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm disagreeing with the assessment that there is no difference between any two cable manufacturers.
Actually, my experience was with an some RCA cables, and HDMI, and a mini stereo from RS
the connectors at one end or the other fell apart, two after being plugged in/removed a lot, the other after only one or two reconnects.
It's not a problem with most cables, but it can be an issue.
Your trollish reply really isn't necessary.
Depends on the environment.
Most of my cables don't get moved around much, but a few do.
Actually, one of the RS cables I had a problem with went from my computer to the speaker, it got plugged in/unplugged maybe twice before the metal band protecting the spot where the connector is bound to the cable, came loose, and started sliding up and down the cable.
So, with really poor quality, you don't have to do much plugging/unplugging.
Agreed. I wonder if Google should pay facebook commission for this? Maybe a LOL email every 1k users?