Robbing energy from the wind is perhaps poorly studied and less well understood, but there's no doubt it will alter something, for better or worse.
That's a common theme with all earthly human energy generation, though, whether you're talking about petroleum products, nuclear generation, coal-burning, solar energy collection, or room temperature fusion.
The more interesting equation is how many self-supporting renewable farms can the grid support before it's no longer profitable?
This meme about pumped storage being avaliable every where needs to die....
Not everywhere is suitable you fucking eco-lunatics...
Though you're factually accurate, Senor Luddite, it certainly is a superb way to store power generation for later peak use.
It is but one way to get through the night (or through the windless times) using renewable energy sources.
Battery, flywheel, compressed air, and thermal storage are other options being explored and made more efficient precisely because of their eminent necessity.
We are quite adept at job-specific innovation, especially that of insulation from the solvent-like characteristics of the oil(s) used as liquid refrigerant.
Breaking the Computer Room Air Conditioning habit is a cute meme, but the transfer of heat through liquid refrigerant versus air is much more efficient.
Think of the difference in your after party, immersing your hand in 232 Celsius versus 100 Celsius water.
Since it's a question of when, rather than if, a rock large enough to extinguish human life arrives at our doorstep, I'd venture this is a neat cause to get behind.
I mean, it's very likely to be more productive than what you are going to do this week to better the habitat.
Sigh... slackers with barely the energy to complain.
Overcoming tribal belief sets, sometimes even nationwide backwater thinking, is one of the key obstacles to stemming the flow of disease on the African continent.
There is an inherent mistrust of outsiders that has been compounded by centuries of bad behavior by folks who look just like the people who are just here to help you.
I suspect many tribal people would rather not be diagnosed at all.
if we don't get off this orb, we are destined for extinction.
What ever dooms us on Earth would likely also doom us on Mars. For example, if a mad invader wanted to take over everything, he/she would come to take Mars also. If run-away AI takes over, it will also likely infect Mars colonies.
I suppose certain mistakes like LHC producing run-away black-holes, or one-off suicidal acts are less likely to spread to Mars, but Mars is so close that most human-created maladies would also put it at risk.
An interstellar or extra-solar colony or ship would have a better chance. Just don't tell The Borg where you are going because they'll probably be able to move faster than us.
Agreed, but even an extra-terrestrial settlement on our rather generically labelled moon would be a head start to figuring out the learning curve for preserving human life off of this planet.
Sure, but that's everyone's new go-to criticism of exploring (and maybe settling) the World with the second best human habitation probability in our solar system.
Start with caves and bunkers. Terraform and generate anthropogenic atmosphere. See what happens: if we don't get off this orb, we are destined for extinction.
28,000 workers died to bring you the Panama Canal. What is an acceptable human sacrifice for a whole frigging planet?
230+ years since the American revolution, and the Confederate flag still intimidates aloft from a State Capitol.
Many Southerners still hate Yankees. Sounds horrible, until you realize people of differing religions hold grudges in the Middle East that are 5000 years old. We cannot game plan for shit these days, but ignorant human stubbornness can last eons.
Implied powers. Their authority is spelled out in the constitution -- how it was to be exercised was not. But that's true for all three branches of our government.
When I think of the elder Statesmen in Congress having to administer law in a technological age they are ill equipped to understand, I am worrying about a generational change. A Senator who grew up in the '50s or '60s, for example, who's spent a great deal of his free time getting reelected the last two or three decades is probably not the best equipped guy to determine internet protocol... sadly, he might do just that under the advisement of a clever lobbyist.
Now, just imagine how life was in 1780's America. There is no pfocking way Benjamin, Samuel, John(s), Thomas, Alexander, and George saw this future.
Many tenets are implied powers. Without the room for some evolution in a Republic's lawmaking, a representative government will not long survive.
Successful interference in the markets, by government, to correct a housing cost injustice, seems likely to be more trouble than it could possibly be worth.
Everyone who seeks of the freedom of being self-employed imagines it will be a utopian system with no boss.
Actually, every customer becomes your boss, nobody but you pays for any of your benefits, and Payday morphs into a day of giving, rather than receiving.
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Stock markets sometimes seem to exist for the primary purpose of the legal skimming of profits for the makers and builders of nothing.
The most interesting factoid in the links is:
The Chinese stock market has dropped 26% in a month and The Chinese stock market is up 83% over the last year. Both are factually accurate.
That's a common theme with all earthly human energy generation, though, whether you're talking about petroleum products, nuclear generation, coal-burning, solar energy collection, or room temperature fusion.
The more interesting equation is how many self-supporting renewable farms can the grid support before it's no longer profitable?
This meme about pumped storage being avaliable every where needs to die....
Not everywhere is suitable you fucking eco-lunatics...
Though you're factually accurate, Senor Luddite, it certainly is a superb way to store power generation for later peak use.
It is but one way to get through the night (or through the windless times) using renewable energy sources.
Battery, flywheel, compressed air, and thermal storage are other options being explored and made more efficient precisely because of their eminent necessity.
Hear hear!!
Get up out of that chair and go to walking.
I just Trumped that up. I meant to say oven air after 232 Celsius.
Breaking the Computer Room Air Conditioning habit is a cute meme, but the transfer of heat through liquid refrigerant versus air is much more efficient.
Think of the difference in your after party, immersing your hand in 232 Celsius versus 100 Celsius water.
You have intrigue, a second act, and an untimely death to the lead role.
This is likely not even the final rendition.
the FBI might also be investigating thieves seeking copper.
Go figure.
I mean, it's very likely to be more productive than what you are going to do this week to better the habitat.
Sigh... slackers with barely the energy to complain.
There is an inherent mistrust of outsiders that has been compounded by centuries of bad behavior by folks who look just like the people who are just here to help you.
I suspect many tribal people would rather not be diagnosed at all.
Greensboro in June and October... los of Saabs.
USians won't consider diesels? My arse...
Rather than the low road reponse taken in previous shootings, their's was exemplary in that they clearly identified themselves as better people.
Tolerance, and yes, even the defense of that which you find most disgusting, is the hallmark of personal freedom.
Sigh, sadly, we never seem to outgrow the worst of our predilections.
What ever dooms us on Earth would likely also doom us on Mars. For example, if a mad invader wanted to take over everything, he/she would come to take Mars also. If run-away AI takes over, it will also likely infect Mars colonies.
I suppose certain mistakes like LHC producing run-away black-holes, or one-off suicidal acts are less likely to spread to Mars, but Mars is so close that most human-created maladies would also put it at risk.
An interstellar or extra-solar colony or ship would have a better chance. Just don't tell The Borg where you are going because they'll probably be able to move faster than us.
Agreed, but even an extra-terrestrial settlement on our rather generically labelled moon would be a head start to figuring out the learning curve for preserving human life off of this planet.
will will increase to more than 115,000 petabytes by 2019, compared to under 30,000 petabytes this year, representing almost a four-fold increase
10 terabytes would hold all the information stored in the Library of Congress. A single petabyte is a hundred times that. Perspective
Start with caves and bunkers. Terraform and generate anthropogenic atmosphere. See what happens: if we don't get off this orb, we are destined for extinction.
28,000 workers died to bring you the Panama Canal. What is an acceptable human sacrifice for a whole frigging planet?
Many Southerners still hate Yankees. Sounds horrible, until you realize people of differing religions hold grudges in the Middle East that are 5000 years old. We cannot game plan for shit these days, but ignorant human stubbornness can last eons.
Nice Sig.
Implied powers. Their authority is spelled out in the constitution -- how it was to be exercised was not. But that's true for all three branches of our government.
When I think of the elder Statesmen in Congress having to administer law in a technological age they are ill equipped to understand, I am worrying about a generational change. A Senator who grew up in the '50s or '60s, for example, who's spent a great deal of his free time getting reelected the last two or three decades is probably not the best equipped guy to determine internet protocol... sadly, he might do just that under the advisement of a clever lobbyist.
Now, just imagine how life was in 1780's America. There is no pfocking way Benjamin, Samuel, John(s), Thomas, Alexander, and George saw this future.
Many tenets are implied powers. Without the room for some evolution in a Republic's lawmaking, a representative government will not long survive.
Enjoy a few decadent meals each month, and balance that with plenty of salads, fruits, and vegetables. Avoid the processed food poison.
Shite, you might even exercise once in a while.
Successful interference in the markets, by government, to correct a housing cost injustice, seems likely to be more trouble than it could possibly be worth.
You just prove yourself valuable, then refuse to work. They either fire you, or tolerate you working 40 hours a week.
That option is arguably available to a few exceptional employees who have a reserve of living expenses stowed away.
Many, if not most, of the worker bees I know are much closer to needing a check every week to remain solvent, housed, and driving.
Their own fault? Perhaps, but that doesn't excuse the not so level playing field created by this silly loophole in wage law.
Just how long does it take to stamp "DENIED" on a claim, and how does a drone make it faster?
Doesn't matter.
They'll sugarcoat your rejection with the voice of Dennis Haysbert channeling Barry White,
and you'll cheerfully acquiesce.
Everyone who seeks of the freedom of being self-employed imagines it will be a utopian system with no boss.
Actually, every customer becomes your boss, nobody but you pays for any of your benefits, and Payday morphs into a day of giving, rather than receiving.