Depends on how you measure success. Apple only has 10% of the PC market share in the US, true. BUt they have 95% of the $1000 and over PC market. Apple's margins, market cap and balance sheet scoff at your statement. All the way to the bank.
You've done not one good goddamn thing since you were elected. Gitmo closed? Nope. Healthcare reform? Nope (the law that was passed is NOT reform, since it addresses none of the real problems of the existing system - just forces everyone into the same broken system) Patriot Act still in force? Check. Making war on yet another Middle Eastern country (hey, at least Bush got congress to go along) Check. In bed with big business? Checkerino (see also GE / Jeffery Immelt)
This is complete and utter bullshit. I use various gmail accounts and such to arvhive old client e-mails. It is certainly not "abandoned". I will be contacting my congressman about this immediately.
We're going to spend all this time and effort to create room temperature super conductors only to have a bunch of three-legged two-headed aliens develop a bacteria to eat it and make our cities fall.
The report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who held a hearing on transportation funding in early March. In that hearing, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama administration is hoping to spend $556 billion over the next six years, much of which would go to federal transportation improvement projects.
I don't see a whole lot of Republicans in this story...
The idea that Republicans are in the pocket of big business and the Democrats are not is demonstrably false. They all are, and the sooner we all start focusing on what is realistic, reasonable and feasible instead of ideals and supporting "our" team, the better off we will all be.
The example you cite is not for an electric car. Using the Tesla Roadster as an example. 53 kWh for full charge == 300km ==.1767kWh/km. Where I live electricity is about 11 cents/kWh..11*53 == $5.30 == $1.76 per 100km. On the other hand gasoline cost almost $4 a gallon ($1.05/l) my car gets about 25MPG (9.4l/100km) So. if my math is correct, electricity will cost $1.76/100km and gasoline will cost $9.87/100km.
What is an acceptable charge time? To charge in 10 hours would require drawing 5,300 watts for 10 hours, or 24 amps over 220v, which is probably acceptable for home charging. For commercial charging let's say 10 minutes. You'd need 53,000W for an hour, so you'd need 318,000W for 10 minutes, or 50 amps @ 6,300V, or 100 amps @ 3,200V, or 200 amps @ 1,600V. That's moving a lot of energy very quickly, but I think it could be set up to work safely assuming you had access to that kind of power.
maybe someone can check my math. I've only had one cup of coffee so far.
Irrational bullshit sells advertising. BTW have you noticed that since the Libya stuff started that this Japanese nuke issue is no longer making headlines on any of the broadcast "news"?
I disagree. Almost all of what I've read has been alarmist bullshit written by "experts" that couldn't pass a high school physics or chemistry class. The only decent, unbiased coverage I've found is on MIT's web site. MIT NSE Nuclear Information Hub
astroturfing does not mean that stories that you disagree with are being published. If you know where to look there is plenty of hard, factual information available.
I think it's funny. I'm like an onion. I have layers. I can simultaneously laugh at a Godzilla joke, feel horrible about the tragedy, send a donation, and buy a product made in Japan. Gilbert Gottfried's jokes on the other hand were tasteless and not funny.
They did. This problem is caused by decay heat, which can be up to 7% of operating heat. Even if you drop all rods it still takes days to achieve cold shutdown, and you still need cooling pumps to keep things from overheating...
Yeah, the way I read this is that there was an explosion at the third unit, meaning unit number three, not a third explosion. Honestly I'm not too concerned about this, it seems like they are pumping water to keep the cores cool, and will likely achieve cold shutdown. The news media is making hay with this for ratings, but really, it seems like things are progressing well, all things considered. Not that things couldn't go wrong, but I think not.
Also, just because there is hydrogen in there doesn't mean that the core is exposed (although it probably was until they replaced the evaporated water by releasing steam and pumping in seawater). Some of the components of the reactor core contain zinc alloys, thus 2Zn + 2H2O 2ZnO + 2H2. Anyway, based on all the reports I've read (a lot of them) It seems to me that they explosion happend due to the release of steam to reduce pressure, which also contains copious amounts of H2 at that point. What blew up is essentially the "attic" over the containment structure and the light weight roof. All reports (real reports from people who know what they are talking about) indicate that the containment structure around the reactor is still intact.
The way the media is handling this is appalling, although we shouldn't be surprised. I know more than most of the "experts" they have on the air, and I am far from an expert. I actually heard one guy on CNN and Fox say "there is a term that professionals use, scram. I haven't heard this term used so we don't know if it happend" then goes on to describe what the term means (correctly to my surprise). Really? We don't know if the control rods were inserted back into the reactor core? What exactly does this "expert" think would be happening if the reactor were producing it's normal operating heat right about now?
I'm not highly concerned about a full meltdown. What I am primarily concerned with are the douche bags who will use this a reason to not build more reactors. Stupid motherfuckers.
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Depends on how you measure success. Apple only has 10% of the PC market share in the US, true. BUt they have 95% of the $1000 and over PC market. Apple's margins, market cap and balance sheet scoff at your statement. All the way to the bank.
You forgot the most important one - that no one ever loses, or that everyone is special.
But does it embiggen your mind in a fulfilling way?
You've done not one good goddamn thing since you were elected. Gitmo closed? Nope. Healthcare reform? Nope (the law that was passed is NOT reform, since it addresses none of the real problems of the existing system - just forces everyone into the same broken system) Patriot Act still in force? Check. Making war on yet another Middle Eastern country (hey, at least Bush got congress to go along) Check. In bed with big business? Checkerino (see also GE / Jeffery Immelt) This is complete and utter bullshit. I use various gmail accounts and such to arvhive old client e-mails. It is certainly not "abandoned". I will be contacting my congressman about this immediately.
And still not available on Netfilx...
Would have made Tron Legacy slightly less lame.
What has this to do with Daniel Tosh?
We're going to spend all this time and effort to create room temperature super conductors only to have a bunch of three-legged two-headed aliens develop a bacteria to eat it and make our cities fall.
A Republican's wet dream forsooth.
The report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who held a hearing on transportation funding in early March. In that hearing, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama administration is hoping to spend $556 billion over the next six years, much of which would go to federal transportation improvement projects.
I don't see a whole lot of Republicans in this story...
The idea that Republicans are in the pocket of big business and the Democrats are not is demonstrably false. They all are, and the sooner we all start focusing on what is realistic, reasonable and feasible instead of ideals and supporting "our" team, the better off we will all be.
I'm all for that.
I thought it went the way of the DEC Alpha long ago
I'm sure The Huffington Post will have a hard-hitting, detailed article about it soon...
irony
The example you cite is not for an electric car. Using the Tesla Roadster as an example. 53 kWh for full charge == 300km == .1767kWh/km. Where I live electricity is about 11 cents/kWh. .11*53 == $5.30 == $1.76 per 100km. On the other hand gasoline cost almost $4 a gallon ($1.05/l) my car gets about 25MPG (9.4l/100km) So. if my math is correct, electricity will cost $1.76/100km and gasoline will cost $9.87/100km.
What is an acceptable charge time? To charge in 10 hours would require drawing 5,300 watts for 10 hours, or 24 amps over 220v, which is probably acceptable for home charging. For commercial charging let's say 10 minutes. You'd need 53,000W for an hour, so you'd need 318,000W for 10 minutes, or 50 amps @ 6,300V, or 100 amps @ 3,200V, or 200 amps @ 1,600V. That's moving a lot of energy very quickly, but I think it could be set up to work safely assuming you had access to that kind of power.
maybe someone can check my math. I've only had one cup of coffee so far.
Why are people from the Middle East so bad at Photoshop?
http://www.amazon.com/Invasion-UFO-Encounters-Alien-Beings/dp/B001NZ3DNM
Dwarvish motherfucker! Do you speak it?!?
Irrational bullshit sells advertising. BTW have you noticed that since the Libya stuff started that this Japanese nuke issue is no longer making headlines on any of the broadcast "news"?
I disagree. Almost all of what I've read has been alarmist bullshit written by "experts" that couldn't pass a high school physics or chemistry class. The only decent, unbiased coverage I've found is on MIT's web site. MIT NSE Nuclear Information Hub
astroturfing does not mean that stories that you disagree with are being published. If you know where to look there is plenty of hard, factual information available.
I think it's funny. I'm like an onion. I have layers. I can simultaneously laugh at a Godzilla joke, feel horrible about the tragedy, send a donation, and buy a product made in Japan. Gilbert Gottfried's jokes on the other hand were tasteless and not funny.
I thought you were traveling to a song from 1984.
Old Post. This is a complete status update: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031404-e.html
This is bad news right here: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031403-e.html
They did. This problem is caused by decay heat, which can be up to 7% of operating heat. Even if you drop all rods it still takes days to achieve cold shutdown, and you still need cooling pumps to keep things from overheating...
Yeah, the way I read this is that there was an explosion at the third unit, meaning unit number three, not a third explosion. Honestly I'm not too concerned about this, it seems like they are pumping water to keep the cores cool, and will likely achieve cold shutdown. The news media is making hay with this for ratings, but really, it seems like things are progressing well, all things considered. Not that things couldn't go wrong, but I think not.
Also, just because there is hydrogen in there doesn't mean that the core is exposed (although it probably was until they replaced the evaporated water by releasing steam and pumping in seawater). Some of the components of the reactor core contain zinc alloys, thus 2Zn + 2H2O 2ZnO + 2H2. Anyway, based on all the reports I've read (a lot of them) It seems to me that they explosion happend due to the release of steam to reduce pressure, which also contains copious amounts of H2 at that point. What blew up is essentially the "attic" over the containment structure and the light weight roof. All reports (real reports from people who know what they are talking about) indicate that the containment structure around the reactor is still intact.
The way the media is handling this is appalling, although we shouldn't be surprised. I know more than most of the "experts" they have on the air, and I am far from an expert. I actually heard one guy on CNN and Fox say "there is a term that professionals use, scram. I haven't heard this term used so we don't know if it happend" then goes on to describe what the term means (correctly to my surprise). Really? We don't know if the control rods were inserted back into the reactor core? What exactly does this "expert" think would be happening if the reactor were producing it's normal operating heat right about now?
I'm not highly concerned about a full meltdown. What I am primarily concerned with are the douche bags who will use this a reason to not build more reactors. Stupid motherfuckers.