What makes you think that democrat bullshit is any better? Neither party serves the interests of the people in this country.
This is the most brilliant thing I've seen in this whole discussion. It is exactly how I feel. I've been a registered Republican for all my life. I was actually thinking about voting for Obama... that is until I saw his church pastor.
We simply can't take the chance of creating more racism on either side. That is not acceptable. If we have that kind of distraction, other *bad* things will go unnoticed. I think it's a real tragedy that Obama's associations are so repulsive.
I may "throw" my vote away this election and go Libertarian. I *never* thought I would say that. But maybe enough people will do it to prove the point that we're not going to take it from either party anymore.
For God's sake! This trite is *not* insightful. To make such patently absurd arguments about the problems of the 2 party American political system and then compare them to a system like the Chinese is irresponsible and without merit. No one doubts that there are issues in American politics, but it's a hell of a lot better than any communist system.
Your arguments about emissions or environmental pollution are drivel too. The Chinese don't give a lick about people or the environment, they care about propaganda and misleading sorry saps like you into believing that their elitist leaders give a shit.
I'll throw out a couple of examples besides the Chinese government's assault on freedom of thought and academic discourse. How about the numerous kids' toys that were sold here in the US, made in China, that have had various toxins and drugs in them? How about the Pet food tainted with rat poison because of their protein doping process? My cat nearly died as a result of that. That government didn't give a rat's ass about hurting anyone because it might cut into their profits! How about the fact that Chinese don't own cars as much because they can't afford them? I haven't talked to one Chinese immigrant that ever wants to go back there. I don't care if you're out there or not, you didn't grow up there, obviously. Do you honestly believe their technology is so superior to the US that the US can't hope to meet their emissions standards? Or the US is so evil and greedy that they just don't want to? I've got news for you. Any democracy is going to do a hell of a lot more for the environment then your communist friends because they are richer and have more resources to do so. Democracies, or Representative Republics like the US, while not perfect, are always going to be more collectively in line with the greater good. If you don't believe that, then I suggest you stay there. The US, or any other democracy, doesn't need citizens like you.
By the way. Why should you have to break the law to post on a forum as innocuous as Slashdot? What's not tyrannic about restricting the free flow of information? Get a grip and quit drinking that Communist Kool-Aid.
Naw. I found the quote:
Standards aren't for innovation as it happens, they are for innovation that has gotten so old that everybody is ready to just conform to the accepted best practices and move on to figuring out something else. --Hans Reiser
I used ReiserFS for years but it's already dead. I left it shortly after the trial began because it was already having stability problems. After some time it would deteriorate and eventually corrupt itself. Today's doesn't change the fact that ReiserFS hasn't seen much development in the last ~2 years.
I was sad when I found out he was on trial. I had one of his quotes on my cubicle wall from him about development when I found out about the arrest. Hans Reiser is a good developer. Apparently he's not a very good person.
Recent versions of ReiserFS have had stability and performance problems for some time and will die a normal open source death on merits.
I couldn't agree more. And I would add that wide screens aren't wide enough to really have 2 applications running side by side. I like 2 "normal" aspect ratio monitors side by side so I can have the vertical and the horizontal. I would think the only reason to go wide screen (I don't watch DVDs on my computers) is to have 2 apps showing and thus more desktop space. Wide screens that I've seen are right on the cusp of uselessness because they are not wide enough for 2 applications, but they are too wide for one application.
I don't like wide for reading either. Anyone who documents with good old Latex knows that it is type set to not have too many characters across the screen/paper for readability. I agree with this and wide screens contribute to fatigue when reading.
I wish wide screens would just go away. And the ones manufacturers have out now are not the same aspect ratios as wide screen DVDs anyway. There is nothing good about wide screens.
TapeCutter, did you even think at all before you wrote this?
I'm asking, not to pick a fight, but because you should have another look at what I wrote as A/C earlier. Frankly, you just made a complete fool of yourself. Demanding quality science is not foolish and it's certainly not trolling. You failed to address my concerns with evidence but you succeeded in being a shrill by calling me names.
Look. Those standards don't cut it. And the day they do is a bad day for mankind.
SetupWeasel's response was right on. My hat is off to SetupWeasel. I wish I could have expressed myself and my thoughts as clearly as him/her. It was well written and it shows that what I wrote was understood by some. Thanks for a thoughtful and insightful response SetupWeasel.
Yeah, I know. Lately I've been posting A/C almost exclusively because people start targeting the user id when they see who you are. By posting A/C you can at least focus on the content and ideas instead of the personality. Since I'm not too interested in building my reputation, I haven't "posted" with this user id in a long time.
My "Post Anonymously" flag is set by default. I uncloak and reveal myself:-D
Bravo friend. I couldn't agree with you more. I study all the time and it's all valuable. But what I learned in my CS curriculum is priceless. That can never be replaced by clever frameworks and technologies.
Tripwire is excellent and I've used it for years. Another good thing to do is e-mail the results of running a Tripwire check on a daily basis, or more often if that's a preference. That way you get the server reports in your inbox on a regular basis.
Tripwire is good for systems that are well understood. If you don't understand the changes that can happen on a system then it won't do you much good. But running Tripwire gives the administrator an understanding of system changes over time. So initial understanding should not be a barrier. It's a good thing.
It's an amusing article. In my mind it shows how someone like Gates is an underdeveloped adolescent who's just learning about other aspects of the human experience. I'm amazed at how someone can be so singly focused on something, like success in the business world, that they miss basic aspects of humanity.
This should be seen for what it is. Bill Gates is just now learning that being the wealthiest person in the world isn't all that fulfilling. There are other more important things than money. Then he arrogantly feels that he's made some "new" ground-breaking discovery and has to share it with the world.
I say, "What took you so long Bill?" I thought you might not ever get it! Funny thing is... if he'd finished his education at Harvard, he probably would've grown more as a person and things like this wouldn't be such a revelation to him. Higher education creates a more well rounded person in general.
Smart, insightful people are rarely motivated by money except for meeting their most important needs (Bill Gates is not in this category). Otherwise, in my humble experience, they're more driven by trying to do "right" and "making a difference" in the world, even if it's only in small part.
Here's what I actually said:
For me solar is about freedom and convenience. I don't give a rip about the environment because I don't think man could destroy it even if he tried. The doomsday people have been wrong for decades, but the earth just keeps on healing itself no matter what the going wisdom is at the time.
You are only reading what you want to too. I don't want to convert my house to solar for environmental reasons. That's not what motivates me to do what you should actually be supporting for your reasons. I grew up in LA and I remember how the smog used to hang over the basin. It's quite pleasant out there now. But even then we didn't destroy the environment. We tried and failed.
Actually every time we've tried to destroy the environment we've failed. And we'll continue to fail as every city here in the US solves it's problems thus affecting the whole. Another amazing thing keeps happening too. As power becomes more expensive, people like myself, middle class, trying to make a nominal living, look at ways we can make our lives better and be more efficient and look what happens. Somebody comes along and says, "You know. If we could make solar cheap enough, tie it into the grid, and then sell this system to the masses, we could become rich!" Scumbags like myself say, "You know, I'd like to lower my electric bill and I heard you can go solar on your house to do it!" and then what happens? Short-sighted people like me actually end up doing the right thing as technology improves and new options become available.
So you had no idea what I think or why. And even after reading this you might not. Oh, and I'd like you to name one doomsday prophecy that's come true. Except we wouldn't be engaged in this exchange if you could name one. So...
Live your life and be happy. Stop worrying about trends that come and go.
That's a patently absurd statement. There's a wide continuum.
The whole thing was absurd. It was a troll and I caught you 'cause you bit the hook. The reason I was messing with you is because I found some of your conclusions about me offensive. Like this one:
While understandable, it is completely selfish and naive. So I had a little fun twisting your comments around. Actually, you have no idea what I think or why. I was pushing your buttons which, as it turns out, are quite sensitive.
If you have any interest in how I actually do think you can look up through the thread ancestry. Some of it is amusing, some of it will offend you, if nothing else it will be entertaining if you have even a shred of a sense of humor. You may disagree on certain things and that's cool but if you don't take it personal it will be enjoyable.
No hard feelings bro. This is a catch and release conservation program.
So what you're saying is that I live in America, the only country that cares and is doing the right thing for the world, yet I'm personally selfish and naive without regard to the consequences of my actions? Letting this part of the argument go (mainly because I don't care what you think about me), would it not follow that people like me are not the problem? Would it not seem that the other nations should be the focus of attention by persons such as yourself?
Following your line of condescension towards me, it would seem that my views and beliefs are irrelevant in your paradigm.
Sounds like a doomsday scenario to me. So I don't agree with you at all. What you describe is just as catastophic as destroying the whole Earth. But I don't believe that's going to happen for a second.
There to much evidence that what you describe is not happening. Technology is getting better which happens to be an on going trend. Death rates are low, also an ongoing trend. And we continue to find new ways of using our resources, replenishing resources, and recycling resources.
That anyone thinks we're on some arbitrary timeline 'till we bust out is beyond my comprehension. You know, you're not the first person to say this kind of thing. I remember reading about Revelations in Sunday School. So these prophesies of doom have been around for a few thousand years, minimum.
You gotta lighten up man. Where the heck is all this doomsday stuff coming from anyway? Sounds like cultish priest stuff. Not trying to put you down, honest. But you gotta get out more. 'Cause this just don't make any sense.
I'm not up on all the details either. Stuff like on-peak/off-peak. I am an APS customer, which means my source is the same as your source for information. There are also some local articles about it, but I can't remember the magazines. Maybe Arizona Highways? Not sure right now.
You ended up with the same numbers I did: 2-5 years. I have a 1600 sq ft home. I'm going to do it as soon as I can afford the start up.
I'm sure you read about it too but you can't do the installation yourself. You have to use an approved contractor so saving money on that end of it is out.
Kinda like my '71 Chevelle. It's outdated but it still kicks everybody's ass on the road. Pine is awesome too. So is outdated Unix. In fact, the word "awesome" is outdated, but you know what? It still works.
I didn't know that about Linus Torvalds. I feel the same as you and he do. Minimum of fuss.
Funny. I was introduced to email with Pine at my Unversity in 1994. They were running Sparc workstations at the time. I've liked Pine ever since and for years this was my only email experience.
Your argument is an ad hominem. It is not ad hominem. You didn't follow the discussion and your logic is erroneous.
You are claiming that because some people are misinterpreting data that your opponent is too. No one disputes the data. This applies to myself and my opponent. Anyone can look at the data. It takes a scientific mind to formulate a testable theory. Theories that can't be tested or proven are not theories, they are called hypotheses. I disagree with the hypothesis. It is still under investigation by the scientific community. This will be a long process because no one can define an experiment that adequately controls the variables at this point to test the hypothesis: Man can control global warming and that the trends, regardless of cause, will forcast devastation. This is a poor and unsupported hypothesis regardless of who states it, whether I like the person or not. What is ad hominem about that?
Now, you stated that you do not dispute the data, yet argue that climate cannot be modeled or understood. So did he. That's why I mocked his quote and destoyed his baseless conclusions. Not disputing data has nothing to do with whether climate can be modeled or understood. This statement is absolute garbage.
Finally, we do not understand everything about the behavior of turbulent flows. Does this mean that a plumber cannot say that water hammer will destroy your pipes? I'm sorry but I think you have no clue what you're talking about here. Can you explain what turbulent flow has to do with shock wave propagation? Plumbers can say that a "Water Hammer" will destroy pipes because compressible flow and properties like the bulk modulus of water are well understood. Experiments to replicate these theories have confirmed these facts in the field of fluid mechanics. Turbulent flow, which has nothing to do with this, is still an area of active study in fluid mechanics. Certain problems have to contain aspects of compressibility in the study of turbulent flow but not all turbulent flow study requires this to be considered. I could write a whole essay on this subject but jest of this post is to show that you have said absolutely nothing of value to anyone.
But you make it easier for the rest of us to see your mistakes. Thanks!...
Idiot. Dear Idiot,
It was no problem whatsoever. That's what we're here for: To educate and inform. Please stop by anytime you need to learn something new and exciting. We're always here even if we're not all there!
Wasn't talking about the scientific community I said people. How many posts have to say that before you actually read it? You even quoted it. What your problem?
I disagree that it can be modeled now. There is plenty of evidence for this. The reason research continues and models are constantly being worked on and improved is because they are not perfect. So I'm left to conclude that if a modification is made to the model (which is always happening, otherwise research would stop) it is because the last models had problems and were not working. It does not take a scientist to make this simple observation. It only takes basic academic honesty. Run from the scientists who are unable to articulate where there may be shortcomings in a particular model. They should be rightfully discredited.
So you're an internet novice to boot. You sure keep elevating yourself in the eyes of everyone here. Compared to you, I suppose I am. I also don't have a clue what I'm talking about and apparently I can't read because I explained very clearly what happened and I see the words in my post. I just can't figure out why I can see the part that explains this mouse-over thing and you can't. I even see it in your quoted part! Hell, it must be my internet incompetence. What else could it be?
I'm going to play devils advocate not to pick a fight but to point out a few things.
Less people are dying in the world than ever before. There's higher survival even in countries that aren't as developed as the US. I don't begin to believe that worlds problems are on the brink of being solved, but keeping that in mind, the lower death rate is one of the biggest reasons for current population explosion.
I'm an optimist. Man is smart. Man will adapt. I can't say how or I'd capitalize on it;-) But I'm sure man will learn to use resources differently as soon as certain resources become scarce and thus expensive. Once the cost balance shifts, there will be interest in innovating to solve whatever problems come up. With some government guidance in terms of resonable regulation, everything will be fine.
I'm not whistling to the grave and neither are you. I'm more worried about paying my bills on time. That's a far cry from death.
Just keep it in perspective. We're not going to die. We're going to adapt. All species that don't adapt, die. Species that adapt, live. I believe we're going to live and adapt. I think you're wrong for believing otherwise.
I can't believe you took the time to even post. I can't mod you stupid, so I'll just call it stupid. Stupid.
It's not about me anyway. I have pets and a family that can't take that kind of heat. I've worked outside through the summer in Arizona so I can actually handle those temperatures just fine. But I don't expect my pets or relatives to live like this. That really would be cruel. So I choose to not be an asshole.
You bring up some interesting questions that are worth responding to.
The system I've been investigating doesn't remove you from the grid. You are a power company producer during the day and a user at night. You sell back excess power when you're not using it and you use whatever you normally would at night.
The net result, as least as it stands now, is that you can have a $0 electric bill.
I've already done much to reduce power usage including but not limited to:
- florescent lights
- better roof insulation
- double paned windows
- turning up the temperature on the A/C
- using gas appliances (which are much less costly in my area)
- adjusting the times I do certain power using tasks
There are others but you get the idea. Solar doesn't remove you from the grid and it doesn't mean you don't have power at night. You might want to check what the power company in your area offers for various options. It might not be as bad as you think.
Slashdot Mirror
The most fully Slashdotted sight ever! I can't get any http://mozilla.org/ sight to respond.
Quite humorous.
This is the most brilliant thing I've seen in this whole discussion. It is exactly how I feel. I've been a registered Republican for all my life. I was actually thinking about voting for Obama... that is until I saw his church pastor.
We simply can't take the chance of creating more racism on either side. That is not acceptable. If we have that kind of distraction, other *bad* things will go unnoticed. I think it's a real tragedy that Obama's associations are so repulsive.
I may "throw" my vote away this election and go Libertarian. I *never* thought I would say that. But maybe enough people will do it to prove the point that we're not going to take it from either party anymore.
For God's sake! This trite is *not* insightful. To make such patently absurd arguments about the problems of the 2 party American political system and then compare them to a system like the Chinese is irresponsible and without merit. No one doubts that there are issues in American politics, but it's a hell of a lot better than any communist system.
Your arguments about emissions or environmental pollution are drivel too. The Chinese don't give a lick about people or the environment, they care about propaganda and misleading sorry saps like you into believing that their elitist leaders give a shit.
I'll throw out a couple of examples besides the Chinese government's assault on freedom of thought and academic discourse. How about the numerous kids' toys that were sold here in the US, made in China, that have had various toxins and drugs in them? How about the Pet food tainted with rat poison because of their protein doping process? My cat nearly died as a result of that. That government didn't give a rat's ass about hurting anyone because it might cut into their profits! How about the fact that Chinese don't own cars as much because they can't afford them? I haven't talked to one Chinese immigrant that ever wants to go back there. I don't care if you're out there or not, you didn't grow up there, obviously. Do you honestly believe their technology is so superior to the US that the US can't hope to meet their emissions standards? Or the US is so evil and greedy that they just don't want to? I've got news for you. Any democracy is going to do a hell of a lot more for the environment then your communist friends because they are richer and have more resources to do so. Democracies, or Representative Republics like the US, while not perfect, are always going to be more collectively in line with the greater good. If you don't believe that, then I suggest you stay there. The US, or any other democracy, doesn't need citizens like you.
By the way. Why should you have to break the law to post on a forum as innocuous as Slashdot? What's not tyrannic about restricting the free flow of information? Get a grip and quit drinking that Communist Kool-Aid.
I used ReiserFS for years but it's already dead. I left it shortly after the trial began because it was already having stability problems. After some time it would deteriorate and eventually corrupt itself. Today's doesn't change the fact that ReiserFS hasn't seen much development in the last ~2 years.
I was sad when I found out he was on trial. I had one of his quotes on my cubicle wall from him about development when I found out about the arrest. Hans Reiser is a good developer. Apparently he's not a very good person.
Recent versions of ReiserFS have had stability and performance problems for some time and will die a normal open source death on merits.
I couldn't agree more. And I would add that wide screens aren't wide enough to really have 2 applications running side by side. I like 2 "normal" aspect ratio monitors side by side so I can have the vertical and the horizontal. I would think the only reason to go wide screen (I don't watch DVDs on my computers) is to have 2 apps showing and thus more desktop space. Wide screens that I've seen are right on the cusp of uselessness because they are not wide enough for 2 applications, but they are too wide for one application.
I don't like wide for reading either. Anyone who documents with good old Latex knows that it is type set to not have too many characters across the screen/paper for readability. I agree with this and wide screens contribute to fatigue when reading.
I wish wide screens would just go away. And the ones manufacturers have out now are not the same aspect ratios as wide screen DVDs anyway. There is nothing good about wide screens.
TapeCutter, did you even think at all before you wrote this?
I'm asking, not to pick a fight, but because you should have another look at what I wrote as A/C earlier. Frankly, you just made a complete fool of yourself. Demanding quality science is not foolish and it's certainly not trolling. You failed to address my concerns with evidence but you succeeded in being a shrill by calling me names.
Look. Those standards don't cut it. And the day they do is a bad day for mankind.
SetupWeasel's response was right on. My hat is off to SetupWeasel. I wish I could have expressed myself and my thoughts as clearly as him/her. It was well written and it shows that what I wrote was understood by some. Thanks for a thoughtful and insightful response SetupWeasel.
Yeah, I know. Lately I've been posting A/C almost exclusively because people start targeting the user id when they see who you are. By posting A/C you can at least focus on the content and ideas instead of the personality. Since I'm not too interested in building my reputation, I haven't "posted" with this user id in a long time.
:-D
My "Post Anonymously" flag is set by default. I uncloak and reveal myself
Bravo friend. I couldn't agree with you more. I study all the time and it's all valuable. But what I learned in my CS curriculum is priceless. That can never be replaced by clever frameworks and technologies.
Tripwire is excellent and I've used it for years. Another good thing to do is e-mail the results of running a Tripwire check on a daily basis, or more often if that's a preference. That way you get the server reports in your inbox on a regular basis.
Tripwire is good for systems that are well understood. If you don't understand the changes that can happen on a system then it won't do you much good. But running Tripwire gives the administrator an understanding of system changes over time. So initial understanding should not be a barrier. It's a good thing.
It's an amusing article. In my mind it shows how someone like Gates is an underdeveloped adolescent who's just learning about other aspects of the human experience. I'm amazed at how someone can be so singly focused on something, like success in the business world, that they miss basic aspects of humanity.
This should be seen for what it is. Bill Gates is just now learning that being the wealthiest person in the world isn't all that fulfilling. There are other more important things than money. Then he arrogantly feels that he's made some "new" ground-breaking discovery and has to share it with the world.
I say, "What took you so long Bill?" I thought you might not ever get it! Funny thing is... if he'd finished his education at Harvard, he probably would've grown more as a person and things like this wouldn't be such a revelation to him. Higher education creates a more well rounded person in general.
Smart, insightful people are rarely motivated by money except for meeting their most important needs (Bill Gates is not in this category). Otherwise, in my humble experience, they're more driven by trying to do "right" and "making a difference" in the world, even if it's only in small part.
You are only reading what you want to too. I don't want to convert my house to solar for environmental reasons. That's not what motivates me to do what you should actually be supporting for your reasons. I grew up in LA and I remember how the smog used to hang over the basin. It's quite pleasant out there now. But even then we didn't destroy the environment. We tried and failed.
Actually every time we've tried to destroy the environment we've failed. And we'll continue to fail as every city here in the US solves it's problems thus affecting the whole. Another amazing thing keeps happening too. As power becomes more expensive, people like myself, middle class, trying to make a nominal living, look at ways we can make our lives better and be more efficient and look what happens. Somebody comes along and says, "You know. If we could make solar cheap enough, tie it into the grid, and then sell this system to the masses, we could become rich!" Scumbags like myself say, "You know, I'd like to lower my electric bill and I heard you can go solar on your house to do it!" and then what happens? Short-sighted people like me actually end up doing the right thing as technology improves and new options become available.
So you had no idea what I think or why. And even after reading this you might not. Oh, and I'd like you to name one doomsday prophecy that's come true. Except we wouldn't be engaged in this exchange if you could name one. So...
Live your life and be happy. Stop worrying about trends that come and go.The whole thing was absurd. It was a troll and I caught you 'cause you bit the hook. The reason I was messing with you is because I found some of your conclusions about me offensive. Like this one:
While understandable, it is completely selfish and naive. So I had a little fun twisting your comments around. Actually, you have no idea what I think or why. I was pushing your buttons which, as it turns out, are quite sensitive.If you have any interest in how I actually do think you can look up through the thread ancestry. Some of it is amusing, some of it will offend you, if nothing else it will be entertaining if you have even a shred of a sense of humor. You may disagree on certain things and that's cool but if you don't take it personal it will be enjoyable.
No hard feelings bro. This is a catch and release conservation program.
So what you're saying is that I live in America, the only country that cares and is doing the right thing for the world, yet I'm personally selfish and naive without regard to the consequences of my actions? Letting this part of the argument go (mainly because I don't care what you think about me), would it not follow that people like me are not the problem? Would it not seem that the other nations should be the focus of attention by persons such as yourself?
Following your line of condescension towards me, it would seem that my views and beliefs are irrelevant in your paradigm.
Sounds like a doomsday scenario to me. So I don't agree with you at all. What you describe is just as catastophic as destroying the whole Earth. But I don't believe that's going to happen for a second.
There to much evidence that what you describe is not happening. Technology is getting better which happens to be an on going trend. Death rates are low, also an ongoing trend. And we continue to find new ways of using our resources, replenishing resources, and recycling resources.
That anyone thinks we're on some arbitrary timeline 'till we bust out is beyond my comprehension. You know, you're not the first person to say this kind of thing. I remember reading about Revelations in Sunday School. So these prophesies of doom have been around for a few thousand years, minimum.
You gotta lighten up man. Where the heck is all this doomsday stuff coming from anyway? Sounds like cultish priest stuff. Not trying to put you down, honest. But you gotta get out more. 'Cause this just don't make any sense.
I'm not up on all the details either. Stuff like on-peak/off-peak. I am an APS customer, which means my source is the same as your source for information. There are also some local articles about it, but I can't remember the magazines. Maybe Arizona Highways? Not sure right now.
You ended up with the same numbers I did: 2-5 years. I have a 1600 sq ft home. I'm going to do it as soon as I can afford the start up.
I'm sure you read about it too but you can't do the installation yourself. You have to use an approved contractor so saving money on that end of it is out.
Kinda like my '71 Chevelle. It's outdated but it still kicks everybody's ass on the road. Pine is awesome too. So is outdated Unix. In fact, the word "awesome" is outdated, but you know what? It still works.
I didn't know that about Linus Torvalds. I feel the same as you and he do. Minimum of fuss. Funny. I was introduced to email with Pine at my Unversity in 1994. They were running Sparc workstations at the time. I've liked Pine ever since and for years this was my only email experience.
Unless you use this:
http://www.ece.osu.edu/ssh/
Idiot. Dear Idiot,
It was no problem whatsoever. That's what we're here for: To educate and inform. Please stop by anytime you need to learn something new and exciting. We're always here even if we're not all there!
Sincerly,
Mr. Stubborn Illiterate Moron
I disagree that it can be modeled now. There is plenty of evidence for this. The reason research continues and models are constantly being worked on and improved is because they are not perfect. So I'm left to conclude that if a modification is made to the model (which is always happening, otherwise research would stop) it is because the last models had problems and were not working. It does not take a scientist to make this simple observation. It only takes basic academic honesty. Run from the scientists who are unable to articulate where there may be shortcomings in a particular model. They should be rightfully discredited. So you're an internet novice to boot. You sure keep elevating yourself in the eyes of everyone here. Compared to you, I suppose I am. I also don't have a clue what I'm talking about and apparently I can't read because I explained very clearly what happened and I see the words in my post. I just can't figure out why I can see the part that explains this mouse-over thing and you can't. I even see it in your quoted part! Hell, it must be my internet incompetence. What else could it be?
I'm going to play devils advocate not to pick a fight but to point out a few things.
;-) But I'm sure man will learn to use resources differently as soon as certain resources become scarce and thus expensive. Once the cost balance shifts, there will be interest in innovating to solve whatever problems come up. With some government guidance in terms of resonable regulation, everything will be fine.
Less people are dying in the world than ever before. There's higher survival even in countries that aren't as developed as the US. I don't begin to believe that worlds problems are on the brink of being solved, but keeping that in mind, the lower death rate is one of the biggest reasons for current population explosion.
I'm an optimist. Man is smart. Man will adapt. I can't say how or I'd capitalize on it
I'm not whistling to the grave and neither are you. I'm more worried about paying my bills on time. That's a far cry from death.
Just keep it in perspective. We're not going to die. We're going to adapt. All species that don't adapt, die. Species that adapt, live. I believe we're going to live and adapt. I think you're wrong for believing otherwise.
I can't believe you took the time to even post. I can't mod you stupid, so I'll just call it stupid. Stupid.
It's not about me anyway. I have pets and a family that can't take that kind of heat. I've worked outside through the summer in Arizona so I can actually handle those temperatures just fine. But I don't expect my pets or relatives to live like this. That really would be cruel. So I choose to not be an asshole.
You bring up some interesting questions that are worth responding to.
The system I've been investigating doesn't remove you from the grid. You are a power company producer during the day and a user at night. You sell back excess power when you're not using it and you use whatever you normally would at night.
The net result, as least as it stands now, is that you can have a $0 electric bill.
I've already done much to reduce power usage including but not limited to:
- florescent lights
- better roof insulation
- double paned windows
- turning up the temperature on the A/C
- using gas appliances (which are much less costly in my area)
- adjusting the times I do certain power using tasks
There are others but you get the idea. Solar doesn't remove you from the grid and it doesn't mean you don't have power at night. You might want to check what the power company in your area offers for various options. It might not be as bad as you think.