Exactly. Just maintain the servers at a couple of degrees above absolute zero. The heat you remove each day will be the same, and you get the added benefit of having superconductors! Just don't step in the liquified air on the server floor.
I was thinking the same thing. Also, imagine the good that could come out of it. It would show that people other than celebrities and musicians are role models. It's just a shame, IMHO.
There's still the, uh, Supreme Court box. Any law Congress passes can be deemed unconsitutional by the Supreme Court. And the recent ruling supporting Gitmo detainees' right to trial should be at least a little glimmer of hope that this could be overturned. Don't let that stop you from getting an ammo box or two ready, though. Got my own ready.
OK, let me be the first to correct myself. SOME forms of tar and feathering are lethal, while others merely severely burned. I read recently how the dipping or covering in boiling tar killed most people, however wikipedia lists far more variants than with which I was previously familiar.
Heck, we should tar and feather them anyway...every presidential candidate should learn what it feels like before they reach that office. Um...tar and feathering is lethal. Not that I'm against it. Just saying.
He's looking to upgrade on the cheap, and your recommendation is "just buy a new mac"? Somehow, I don't think he'll be taking that piece of advice.
You obviously aren't too concerned with processing power, hard drive size, or the latest gee-whiz features if you're interested in upgrading an old machine. An Asus Eee or similar MID might be a little closer to what you're looking for. All the portability and simplicity you're used to, without all the heartache.
Because the damage to the environment is almost certainly irreversible. Imagine pushing a rock down a hill. There's a point, very early on, after which it doesn't matter how much you push the other way you won't stop the rock, let alone get it back to the top. Not only do we need to slow and stop our output of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, we need to work hard to reverse the effects we've inflicted so far. All the oil we've ever used amounts to 700 billion barrels of oil, and we've done a helluva lot of damage. Proven reserves stand between 1.1 and 1.2 trillion barrels. That's almost certain death for us if we burn it all.
I'm managing my dept quite nicely. No CCs, no car loans, and I'm paying what those payments would be back to myself. I don't have the equity yet in this house for solar, and wouldn't use it all for that anyway. I've got a few other priorities for excess cash before I go solar too. In any case, part of the plan that makes going solar/wind feasible is an electric vehicle, and there aren't many good options right now. When I can get an electric motorcycle for short/medium trips and a multi-passenger vehicle for taking the family, then it'll make more sense.
Uh, yeah, I know where TMI is. I was there in 79 and was part of the evacuation. When I was a kid, I used to go hiking in Rocky Ridge State Park in York and look down on the Susquehanna River and TMI from the scenic overlooks. I even took a tour of TMI in high school. I know people who grew up close to TMI who complained about getting sick (colds and such, not leukemia). Now that I know a little about nuclear power and radiation, it makes me laugh when I think back.
Yeah, cost. Worth every dollar, I just don't have the dollars yet. When I can safely afford to build, without endangering savings or going into debt, I probably will.
I agree with almost everything you say. Coal is much worse; nuclear doesn't replace much of our oil dependence. Transportation makes up about half of our use of oil, mostly going to cars (SUVs!), trucks, desiel semis, etc. The only way I can see nuclear making a difference in our oil consumption is with the combination of electric cars. Right now, I wouldn't consider buying so much as an electric scooter as long as the power plant is coal. But if the grid is nuclear (or some other green power), buying an electric car, motorcycle, etc suddenly makes sense.
Ideally, I'd like to put up enough solar panels and wind turbines to power my house, charge my car, and sell back to the utilities.
I WAS sitting in TMI's backyard, you insensitive clod! Seriously, I lived 13 miles away from TMI in 1979. When evacuations were called for everyone in 10 miles, my dad packed us up and we left. Regardless of the cause of TMI, reactors today (or the ones built 20 years from now that McCain is talking about) won't have the same problems.
Then what would we do for the rest of it? The US consumes about 20 million barrels per day, and imports 10 million bpd. Mexico produces 2 million bpd and imports 1.2. What works for Mexico would not work for us, not to mention that nationalizing oil companies is just a tad on the socialist side of things. Wouldn't go over too well with investors who also happen to be voters.
There's plenty of fissionable material, especially if you include the recyclable secondary material, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 years' worth I once heard. I'd hate to strip mine half the planet to get it, but I suppose it's a better choice in the near term than burning all our oil.
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There was an article in Mobile Tech Today, uh today that used the same word in the same context over and over again. Weird.
http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=11100AWYI8ZX
Exactly. Just maintain the servers at a couple of degrees above absolute zero. The heat you remove each day will be the same, and you get the added benefit of having superconductors! Just don't step in the liquified air on the server floor.
I didn't get to welcome any overlords yet!
Yeah, but imagine a beowulf cluster of those. The real estate alone would be staggering.
I was thinking the same thing. Also, imagine the good that could come out of it. It would show that people other than celebrities and musicians are role models. It's just a shame, IMHO.
There's still the, uh, Supreme Court box. Any law Congress passes can be deemed unconsitutional by the Supreme Court. And the recent ruling supporting Gitmo detainees' right to trial should be at least a little glimmer of hope that this could be overturned. Don't let that stop you from getting an ammo box or two ready, though. Got my own ready.
joak go woosh. kthnxbai
Flash, we only have 80 attoseconds to save the Earth!
OK, let me be the first to correct myself. SOME forms of tar and feathering are lethal, while others merely severely burned. I read recently how the dipping or covering in boiling tar killed most people, however wikipedia lists far more variants than with which I was previously familiar.
Porcine aviatrixes were spotted across the country.
I mean FOUR reasons...let me start over.
He's looking to upgrade on the cheap, and your recommendation is "just buy a new mac"? Somehow, I don't think he'll be taking that piece of advice.
You obviously aren't too concerned with processing power, hard drive size, or the latest gee-whiz features if you're interested in upgrading an old machine. An Asus Eee or similar MID might be a little closer to what you're looking for. All the portability and simplicity you're used to, without all the heartache.
Because the damage to the environment is almost certainly irreversible. Imagine pushing a rock down a hill. There's a point, very early on, after which it doesn't matter how much you push the other way you won't stop the rock, let alone get it back to the top. Not only do we need to slow and stop our output of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, we need to work hard to reverse the effects we've inflicted so far. All the oil we've ever used amounts to 700 billion barrels of oil, and we've done a helluva lot of damage. Proven reserves stand between 1.1 and 1.2 trillion barrels. That's almost certain death for us if we burn it all.
Well, my emails may go through Sweden, but I don't think it's too much to ask that my tax dollars don't.
I'm managing my dept quite nicely. No CCs, no car loans, and I'm paying what those payments would be back to myself. I don't have the equity yet in this house for solar, and wouldn't use it all for that anyway. I've got a few other priorities for excess cash before I go solar too. In any case, part of the plan that makes going solar/wind feasible is an electric vehicle, and there aren't many good options right now. When I can get an electric motorcycle for short/medium trips and a multi-passenger vehicle for taking the family, then it'll make more sense.
Heh. Like I'd tell you. Over the years though, I've seen coworkers get clearances despite almost everything.
Uh, yeah, I know where TMI is. I was there in 79 and was part of the evacuation. When I was a kid, I used to go hiking in Rocky Ridge State Park in York and look down on the Susquehanna River and TMI from the scenic overlooks. I even took a tour of TMI in high school. I know people who grew up close to TMI who complained about getting sick (colds and such, not leukemia). Now that I know a little about nuclear power and radiation, it makes me laugh when I think back.
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Yeah, cost. Worth every dollar, I just don't have the dollars yet. When I can safely afford to build, without endangering savings or going into debt, I probably will.
Yes, please, enough with politics and energy policies. How about more books about video games and what services Netflix will cancel?
I agree with almost everything you say. Coal is much worse; nuclear doesn't replace much of our oil dependence. Transportation makes up about half of our use of oil, mostly going to cars (SUVs!), trucks, desiel semis, etc. The only way I can see nuclear making a difference in our oil consumption is with the combination of electric cars. Right now, I wouldn't consider buying so much as an electric scooter as long as the power plant is coal. But if the grid is nuclear (or some other green power), buying an electric car, motorcycle, etc suddenly makes sense.
Ideally, I'd like to put up enough solar panels and wind turbines to power my house, charge my car, and sell back to the utilities.
I WAS sitting in TMI's backyard, you insensitive clod! Seriously, I lived 13 miles away from TMI in 1979. When evacuations were called for everyone in 10 miles, my dad packed us up and we left. Regardless of the cause of TMI, reactors today (or the ones built 20 years from now that McCain is talking about) won't have the same problems.
Then what would we do for the rest of it? The US consumes about 20 million barrels per day, and imports 10 million bpd. Mexico produces 2 million bpd and imports 1.2. What works for Mexico would not work for us, not to mention that nationalizing oil companies is just a tad on the socialist side of things. Wouldn't go over too well with investors who also happen to be voters.
There's plenty of fissionable material, especially if you include the recyclable secondary material, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 years' worth I once heard. I'd hate to strip mine half the planet to get it, but I suppose it's a better choice in the near term than burning all our oil.