I don't think a GW-scale nuclear plant has been built for only a billion dollars for decades. I hear that the AP-1000 is SUPPOSED to cost that much but none have yet been built at that scale and would take longer than this solar plant to come online. I'm all for safe nuclear but it's not going to work for everyone and this design seems like a winner especially if they can get the cost down
As far back as I can remember, I couldn't wait for the future to arrive and dreamed every night that I would wake up in the 23rd century. So here I am decades later, living in the 19th.
Not if no one is willing to pay for it. I know that, IN TIME, even the morons will come around because they have no other choice, but that could be a long time. I'm old enough to remember the Carter administration. What would the world look like if America had bought into his vision and risen to his challenge? I think he was wrong on nuclear but very right on getting off of the foreign oil dependence, at any cost.
Electric cars, equipped with vehicle-to-grid, have benefits beyond reduced petroleum consumption. But, I don't see what point you're getting at - if we reach the 1 million goal, do you think we'll stick there? By the time we have that many in service, the demand would(should?) foster an explosive growth and the need to compete would lead to greater fuel efficiency for gas cars.
Just because the technology to do it is available DOESN'T MAKE IT CHEAP. Our current society / world was built on the back of cheap oil; the days when you could drill a few hundred feet down and hit a gusher are long gone. And, even if the production costs come down, what are the environmental costs going to be?
What sort of false implication is that? What does an individual's choice of personal transportation have to do with a country's need for a military - unless you're implying ( again falsely) that buying fewer new cars reduces the need to secure oil supply.
It looks like the Mountain Pass mine in California - the largest, richest single-site deposit of rare earth minerals will be back online the end of this year. Problem is that there's considerable expertise needed to process the ores and, thanks to a combination of market forces and stupid shortsightedness, most of that expertise is in China. So it'll be a couple years before the mine is fully independent, once the ore-processing facility is completed and they get the hang of efficient extraction
Oh, we've tried. The problem is that we are also affiliated with a nearby university whose network is interlinked with ours. If we deny them, they try to get it done by the research network over there and then use that as a way to divert funds away from us because "we're not advanced enough". Then we wait for a info / privacy breach so the top brass reel them back in line - and we then have to secure things more tightly, inconveniencing the hell out of everyone. This happens about 1 or twice a year - such great fun.
I've had to deal with more than a few doctors who'd tried to have everything their way. They are some amazing smart guys but don't consider all the problems these one-offs create. I appreciate them trying to move things forward - I do the same myself - but their "I walk on water so you should do what I say" attitude does more harm than good and wastes scarce resources either fighting them or changing things to suit.
I've worked in healthcare - if there's a chance of leaking patient records, then the Information Security officer would have to sign off on any server after a full assessment.
There are plenty of good ideas - just not a lot of political will. There are no viable solutions that don't address cutting Defense, addressing entitlements, getting health care costs under control; raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy (incl closing loopholes), tackling the trade deficits and severely reducing oil consumption.
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I don't think a GW-scale nuclear plant has been built for only a billion dollars for decades. I hear that the AP-1000 is SUPPOSED to cost that much but none have yet been built at that scale and would take longer than this solar plant to come online. I'm all for safe nuclear but it's not going to work for everyone and this design seems like a winner especially if they can get the cost down
Get back to me when you can make it out of an air filter.
Guess none of them saw "The Core"
I guess you believe you have concrete reasons to be annoyed but your rant has likely cemented opinions that you're over-sensitive.
Let's start stockpiling the fat from dead people and turn it into biodiesel. All those Western world lardasses must be good for something.
As far back as I can remember, I couldn't wait for the future to arrive and dreamed every night that I would wake up in the 23rd century. So here I am decades later, living in the 19th.
Not if no one is willing to pay for it. I know that, IN TIME, even the morons will come around because they have no other choice, but that could be a long time. I'm old enough to remember the Carter administration. What would the world look like if America had bought into his vision and risen to his challenge? I think he was wrong on nuclear but very right on getting off of the foreign oil dependence, at any cost.
Electric cars, equipped with vehicle-to-grid, have benefits beyond reduced petroleum consumption. But, I don't see what point you're getting at - if we reach the 1 million goal, do you think we'll stick there? By the time we have that many in service, the demand would(should?) foster an explosive growth and the need to compete would lead to greater fuel efficiency for gas cars.
Just because the technology to do it is available DOESN'T MAKE IT CHEAP. Our current society / world was built on the back of cheap oil; the days when you could drill a few hundred feet down and hit a gusher are long gone. And, even if the production costs come down, what are the environmental costs going to be?
Are you referring to Wall Conduction in situ extraction? How much electricity and water is required?
If I had a mod point to spare, I'd give you two.
You don't have to be convicted to have your life ruined.
And yet, Fox News keeps on truckin'.
"Non-insane" is moot in a country that's half-crazy.
?? The Playbook touched the keyboard and took out the cloud? Boy, RIM just can't catch a break these days!!
Sonic.net sounds like a cool company - and they've been chosen as a Google partner for the FTTH experiment
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101213/BUSINESS/12131005?p=all&tc=pgall
If you had an unlimited plan or hadn't hit your cap, you could have typed a complete sentence. :-D
What sort of false implication is that? What does an individual's choice of personal transportation have to do with a country's need for a military - unless you're implying ( again falsely) that buying fewer new cars reduces the need to secure oil supply.
It looks like the Mountain Pass mine in California - the largest, richest single-site deposit of rare earth minerals will be back online the end of this year. Problem is that there's considerable expertise needed to process the ores and, thanks to a combination of market forces and stupid shortsightedness, most of that expertise is in China. So it'll be a couple years before the mine is fully independent, once the ore-processing facility is completed and they get the hang of efficient extraction
Oh, we've tried. The problem is that we are also affiliated with a nearby university whose network is interlinked with ours. If we deny them, they try to get it done by the research network over there and then use that as a way to divert funds away from us because "we're not advanced enough". Then we wait for a info / privacy breach so the top brass reel them back in line - and we then have to secure things more tightly, inconveniencing the hell out of everyone. This happens about 1 or twice a year - such great fun.
Too many doctors with tech expertise and clout take an implement first, ask later attitude in environments I've supported.
I've had to deal with more than a few doctors who'd tried to have everything their way. They are some amazing smart guys but don't consider all the problems these one-offs create. I appreciate them trying to move things forward - I do the same myself - but their "I walk on water so you should do what I say" attitude does more harm than good and wastes scarce resources either fighting them or changing things to suit.
I've worked in healthcare - if there's a chance of leaking patient records, then the Information Security officer would have to sign off on any server after a full assessment.
There are plenty of good ideas - just not a lot of political will. There are no viable solutions that don't address cutting Defense, addressing entitlements, getting health care costs under control; raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy (incl closing loopholes), tackling the trade deficits and severely reducing oil consumption.
You should ask M$ that question.