Wildfires often burn so hot that rain evaporates before it even hits the flames. So that would render your cloud-seeding method of fighting wildfires pretty much worthless.
I work in the telecommunications industry. It has always been standard practice (at least where I work) to use DC power supplies for data equipment if they are co-located with voice equipment, since most voice equipment uses -48 V DC power.
This has the additional advantage of utilizing the battery backup system (required for voice) to also back up the data equipment's power.
In the defense of energy drinks, some of them are made with fruit juice (no artificial or refined sugars), and many of them have lots of vitamins added to them.
I agree. How much TOTAL did this system cost to install? Knowing that price would enable me to estimate how long the solar panel system would take to pay for itself.
The last time I looked into solar power, it would take over a decade to break even.
It depends on the area of the country. In some areas, tariffs, taxes, and the actual cost per kilowatt hour can easily equate to a $400 monthly electric bill for a decent-sized house.
I have a small apartment, and my monthly bill is almost $100/month.
I don't think the average consumer would care too much about the power consumption of a TV or gaming console. After all, the American Dream is keeping up with the Jonses, not saving money!
If you set yourself up as an Administrator, you could lock down a lot of the settings that could mess up the computer, such as blocking access to Control Panel.
I agree. I really haven't had any problems with Vista crashing. I just don't like it's compatibility issues and the way it keeps trying to protect me from myself.
It is ludicrous how much money must be spent on a PC to run the newest games with the highest graphic settings--easily upwards of $4,000 (USD) or more.
And once you get that PC, you'll still have to muck around with various settings to get the game to work right, and worry about keeping your drivers up-to-date, etc.
But on my XBOX 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii (yes, I have all three of them), I buy a game, put it in the system, and it plays! Imagine that! No installation, no drivers, no graphics settings, no hardware conflicts.
And the cost of all three of those systems is less than half the cost of a decent gaming PC.
At my previous job, the corporate boneheads who ran the company from their ivory towers resplendent with golden parachutes decided that we were going to "go green" by turning OFF every computer every night.
Unfortunately, what they did NOT think about (in typical corporate executive fashion) was that the IT department liked to push updates to computers every night. Since all computers had to be turned OFF (as opposed to being in the global-warming producing low-power state), all updates had to run whenever we booted our computers up in the morning.
This meant that it took me 30-45 minutes most day to get my computer to boot up while it installed the various patches that the IT weenies pushed onto my computer the previous night.
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What happens when the "fix it tool" itself breaks?
Wildfires often burn so hot that rain evaporates before it even hits the flames. So that would render your cloud-seeding method of fighting wildfires pretty much worthless.
I agree. After all, polygraph tests aren't admissible, either.
So the woman is suing the company because she lacks the mental capacity to properly use their product?
I'm sure somebody said that during the advent of the DVD.
And then Blu-Ray came out.
That's completely true. Sure, 16 megapixels is GREAT today, but I remember a time when the 1-megapixel camera I bought was considered overkill.
Apparently, it should be a requirement that before you can be sworn in as a police officer, you need to be able to identify all 50 states...
I work in the telecommunications industry. It has always been standard practice (at least where I work) to use DC power supplies for data equipment if they are co-located with voice equipment, since most voice equipment uses -48 V DC power.
This has the additional advantage of utilizing the battery backup system (required for voice) to also back up the data equipment's power.
...this is a great way to cause the opposite effect of a technological singularity.
In the defense of energy drinks, some of them are made with fruit juice (no artificial or refined sugars), and many of them have lots of vitamins added to them.
Coke ZERO is sugar-free, which is what the OP said he consumes in irresponsible quantities.
I agree. How much TOTAL did this system cost to install? Knowing that price would enable me to estimate how long the solar panel system would take to pay for itself.
The last time I looked into solar power, it would take over a decade to break even.
He did say that one month he was doing a benchmarking test involving several computers running 24-hours per day.
Serious geekitude.
It depends on the area of the country. In some areas, tariffs, taxes, and the actual cost per kilowatt hour can easily equate to a $400 monthly electric bill for a decent-sized house.
I have a small apartment, and my monthly bill is almost $100/month.
Google Earth with stereoscopic imaging would TOTALLY kick ass.
Apparently, California doesn't like capitalism.
I agree. More devices should have low-power states.
For instance, the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 use maximum power whether you're playing Oblivion at full HD resolution or just downloading something.
I don't think the average consumer would care too much about the power consumption of a TV or gaming console. After all, the American Dream is keeping up with the Jonses, not saving money!
If you set yourself up as an Administrator, you could lock down a lot of the settings that could mess up the computer, such as blocking access to Control Panel.
I agree. I really haven't had any problems with Vista crashing. I just don't like it's compatibility issues and the way it keeps trying to protect me from myself.
I completely agree with you.
It is ludicrous how much money must be spent on a PC to run the newest games with the highest graphic settings--easily upwards of $4,000 (USD) or more.
And once you get that PC, you'll still have to muck around with various settings to get the game to work right, and worry about keeping your drivers up-to-date, etc.
But on my XBOX 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii (yes, I have all three of them), I buy a game, put it in the system, and it plays! Imagine that! No installation, no drivers, no graphics settings, no hardware conflicts.
And the cost of all three of those systems is less than half the cost of a decent gaming PC.
At my previous job, the corporate boneheads who ran the company from their ivory towers resplendent with golden parachutes decided that we were going to "go green" by turning OFF every computer every night.
Unfortunately, what they did NOT think about (in typical corporate executive fashion) was that the IT department liked to push updates to computers every night. Since all computers had to be turned OFF (as opposed to being in the global-warming producing low-power state), all updates had to run whenever we booted our computers up in the morning.
This meant that it took me 30-45 minutes most day to get my computer to boot up while it installed the various patches that the IT weenies pushed onto my computer the previous night.
Obviously, people who cut down phone and power lines to sell the copper for scrap are not the brightest crayons in the box.
Am I the only one who is seeing some serious Resident Evil shit in this article?
Ikaria = Umbrella Corp.???
I'm bloody sick of everything being "for the children." Dang the children. What doesn't kill them makes them stronger.
And whatever happened to parental responsibility?! Shouldn't the PARENTS be monitoring their brats' intarweb use?