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  1. Gulf Coast rejected something like this on Using the Sea To Cool Your Data Center · · Score: 1

    There was a story of a LNG (Liquid Natural Gas)facility that lost approval for using this method to do cooling for a facility (or something in the LNG process) with Gulf coast seawater. The problem is that all the baby fish and other sea life die in the system. They were worried about the local shrimp and fishing industry getting wiped out. They made them use a closed loop system to solve this problem.

  2. Re:Might as well say first fighter on India's First Stealth Fighter To Fly In 4 Months · · Score: 0

    Also that is why almost every Navy War Ship is developed to be stealthy. The missiles can hit you if they cant see you.

    I think warfare might take a step back to good old fashioned dumb bombs, cannons, and bullets as people figure out how to neutralize GPS and radar munitions.

  3. Re:yeah right on Solar Roadways Get DoT Funding · · Score: 3, Informative

    Your assuming mile wide lanes. Lets assume 2 lane roads. Normal 12' wide lanes means 48' of width.
    5280'long X 48' wide = 253,440sq feet per mile
    253,440sqfeet per mile X $43 = $10,897,920 per mile
    $10,897,920 per mile X 25,000 miles =
    $272,448,000,000.

    So $273 billion or so for nationwide energy independence would be pretty cheap if you ask me.
    I cant keep my kids eyeglasses from getting scratched up every six months, so im not sure how they will keep the clear covering scratch free...if they cant then that efficiency goes way down I bet.

  4. wow on NASA's New Telescope Finds Exoplanet Atmosphere · · Score: 1

    We live in amazing times. I cant imagine what we will be able to do in 100-200 years time. I hope we start to come together as a species and explore this amazing galaxy.

  5. Re:DEFINE: Subjectivity on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 2, Funny

    good lord.

  6. strange on Manager's Schedule vs. Maker's Schedule · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did they tell you to bring all of your desk items with you in a box?

  7. Re:doubtful on Up To 10% of CD-Rs Fail Within a Few Years · · Score: 1

    But will you want to look at JPG, or TIFF, or whatever format you use now.

  8. doubtful on Up To 10% of CD-Rs Fail Within a Few Years · · Score: 1

    Just look at top of the line storage 30 years ago. Can you even get reliable hardware to try and read it anymore, assuming that the media was any good? Are the file formats from 30 years ago anything that you can use or even really want today?

    I would say take the Rosetta Stone approach. Pick at least three types of storage and hope that in the future one would be usable.

  9. Re:Smoke on IronKey Unveils Self-Destructing USB Flash Drive · · Score: 1

    Magic Blue Smoke at that.

  10. Diversify on Tech Or Management Beyond Age 39? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Diversify to stay alive. Move into management, but keep current on tech. You will be much more valuable and more employable.

  11. Re:Reality check can't be cashed on New Video of Tesla's Mass-Market Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the "charge" unit at the house will be some sort of capacitor that can quickly discharge its stored power (from the whole day) into the car at your 1000 amp calculation.

  12. Hmmm on The Hidden Cost of Using Microsoft Software · · Score: 1

    They do know that malwarebytes is free right? $30 bucks if you want it to monitor the pc?

  13. CL on Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Craigslist....choose, but choose wisely.

  14. In the words of Louis Black on CoS Bigwig Likens Wikipedia Ban to Nazis' Yellow Star Decree · · Score: 1

    "You should wear tin foil hats, SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE".

  15. microscope? on Mars Robot May Destroy Life It Was Sent To Find · · Score: 1

    Cant we just put a strong microscope on these things?

  16. my experience on Virgin American In-Flight Internet Review, From In-Flight · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I recently had the chance to use wireless on a delta flight, and it was $9.99 for the duration of the flight. I didn't use it because the flight was just one hour, but on my connecting flight to France there was no internet. I could have used it on that flight as it took almost 11 hours.

  17. GO ahead and plug the free AV software on Let Big Brother Hawk Anti-Virus Software · · Score: 1

    Because I make a great living removing VIRI from people who have fully up to date copies of AVG or Avast or some other crap software. Norton and McAfee are not any better btw.

  18. yahoo on Virginia Health Database Held For Ransom · · Score: 1

    I have a feeling yahoo is tracing some IP's right now.

  19. Black Electrical tape? on Portables Without Cameras? · · Score: 1

    or white out? lol

  20. cant wait on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    Please post the google maps pictures of the crowd...I cant wait to see it!

  21. Re:Bankrupt them on Vast Electronic Spying Operation Discovered · · Score: 1

    No, things like gold would be required to do business...since Fort Knox holds 147.399 million troy ounces, and the fed reserve bank in New York holds 160 million+ troy ounces of gold, for a total of 307.399 million troy ounces, and at today's prices that's a minimum of $283 Billion in hard gold. You can bet that the government would seize all gold (like it did in the 30's).

    It would go like this...China and Americas economy would collapse...china has billions of people to feed, and would move to seize any farmland it could...Americas money value would deflate to its holdings in gold and commodities (silver, copper, etc), it would be rough but we would be ok. There would be a scramble to open manufacturing in America as Manufacturing in Asia would not be possible. Countries that have little or no commodities reserves would wither and die...massive immigration would happen. It would be unpleasant to say the least.

  22. Re:www.solargorillia.com on Solar Power Pre-Deployment To Afghanistan? · · Score: 1

    Oh, the battery pack is called "powergorilla" and is a separate item so get both.

  23. www.solargorillia.com on Solar Power Pre-Deployment To Afghanistan? · · Score: 1

    Check out the solargorilla. You can get different tips for it for laptops, ipods, phones, etc. You can also get this little battery pack that can solar charge all day, then you run your devices off the battery pack later. That way you can run things at night, or have a reserve source of power.

  24. Re:another asteroid...another day on Small Asteroid To Buzz Earth · · Score: 1

    Lord knows the U.S. couldn't hide something of extreme military importance.

  25. Re:A potential 3rd moon? on Small Asteroid To Buzz Earth · · Score: 1

    Since its Diameter is 5Km, i would guess no.