A 2006 MIT study, The Future of Geothermal Energy funded by the US Department of Energy provides a comprehensive review of geothermal as a base load energy resource. It concludes that the primary impediment to the development of this virtually unlimited, pollution and carbon free energy resource is the political will to invest in the necessary technical development for very deep drilling ie greater than 3 kilometers. The investment required is far smaller than has been invested in nuclear power systems. The threat that this technology represents to entrenched interests probably explains why all funding for this area of research was cut.
I performed design and manufacturing functions for a similar but much smaller organization although the company's primary focus was software. Interesting work but I was also laid off in February and then decided to retire.
I wonder if the institutions using these systems have reported these problems to the FDA? From my experience working for a medical product software company it seems like this is an issue that the FDA should be looking into. Maybe not quite on the level of x-ray exposure time issues but certainly a software quality issue that should have been addressed within the context of data integrity. And yes medical information systems are within the purview of the FDA.
House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia by Craig Unger Probably should be read with a grain of salt or two.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Revised Edition by John M. Barry This pandemic killed in the range of 675,000 individuals in the United States and an estimated 45 million worldwide.
For an in-depth read of the potential dangers of an influenza pandemic see: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry. Although medical science has certainly advanced since 1918 it is doubtful that we have overcome many of the social limitations that made the 1918 virus so deadly.
One countermeasure to bird attacks is to demonstrate superior flight capability. Of course this requires pre-emptive training of the raptors. A drone can out climb any bird and demonstrating this ability will often serve to prevent aggressive behavior. This is certainly not a cure all but one element of an effective strategy that includes maintaining appropriate situational awareness of one's flight environment of which these birds are a part.
Where do these people get their human factors training. It feels like they want to dilute the page content just so that I have to spend more time looking for topics of interest. Really, what was wrong with the existing format? Did someone fear that their job was in danger? Who ever did this should be fired outright.
Exactly, it has always amazed me that programmer education has included so little content about why programs fail. Weak management of boundary conditions is a testers gold mine in my experience.
As the following article about biologist Michael Skinner's findings describes, the effects of toxins may not be limited to a single generation of offspring. This may be the smoking gun that explains the step rise in such diverse diseases as cancer and ADHD.
Windows 8 showed total disregard for the installed Windows 7 user base and is a travesty just like the stupid ribbon that was forced on upgrading Office users. Microsoft (ie Balmer) should have its nuts crushed. What a bunch of idiots.
I have participated in 10 crowd funded development efforts so far at Kickstarter and 1 at Indigogo. I am completely comfortable with the risks involved and the rewards I have experienced so far. I want government to stay out of the crowd funding process to prevent the costs always associated with government involvement. If you want to make a difference make your opinion heard to the SEC and your government representatives.
If you are opposed to this insane over-reach as I am make your opinion known to the SEC through the following methods: DATES: Comments should be received on or before February 3, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Comments:
Use the Commission’s Internet comment form: http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml;
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include File Number S7-09-13 on the subject line; or
Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov). Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
God, another attempt to reinvent the wheel by some wet behind the ears newbie. Change for change's sake is not progress and I don't want to have learn my way around a new user interface!
18650 is the Li-ion cell type not the quantity. It looks like a bulked up AA battery and is typically available in the range of 2.5 - 3.0 AHr at 3.7 volts.
What a total waste when a far smaller investment in deep geothermal technological development will yield a far more stable, reliable and efficient energy source. See 384 page MIT study here http://web.mit.edu/ceepr/www/mit%20geothermal%20study.html.
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A 2006 MIT study, The Future of Geothermal Energy funded by the US Department of Energy provides a comprehensive review of geothermal as a base load energy resource. It concludes that the primary impediment to the development of this virtually unlimited, pollution and carbon free energy resource is the political will to invest in the necessary technical development for very deep drilling ie greater than 3 kilometers. The investment required is far smaller than has been invested in nuclear power systems. The threat that this technology represents to entrenched interests probably explains why all funding for this area of research was cut.
https://energy.mit.edu/wp-cont...
Most laws of this type are promulgated by professional societies to limit competition under the color of protecting the public.
I performed design and manufacturing functions for a similar but much smaller organization although the company's primary focus was software. Interesting work but I was also laid off in February and then decided to retire.
Did you guys attend NATIA?
I wonder if the institutions using these systems have reported these problems to the FDA? From my experience working for a medical product software company it seems like this is an issue that the FDA should be looking into. Maybe not quite on the level of x-ray exposure time issues but certainly a software quality issue that should have been addressed within the context of data integrity. And yes medical information systems are within the purview of the FDA.
I can think of one major reason; stock options that haven't vested.
House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia by Craig Unger
Probably should be read with a grain of salt or two.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Revised Edition by John M. Barry
This pandemic killed in the range of 675,000 individuals in the United States and an estimated 45 million worldwide.
For an in-depth read of the potential dangers of an influenza pandemic see: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
by John M. Barry. Although medical science has certainly advanced since 1918 it is doubtful that we have overcome many of the social limitations that made the 1918 virus so deadly.
One countermeasure to bird attacks is to demonstrate superior flight capability. Of course this requires pre-emptive training of the raptors. A drone can out climb any bird and demonstrating this ability will often serve to prevent aggressive behavior. This is certainly not a cure all but one element of an effective strategy that includes maintaining appropriate situational awareness of one's flight environment of which these birds are a part.
Where do these people get their human factors training. It feels like they want to dilute the page content just so that I have to spend more time looking for topics of interest. Really, what was wrong with the existing format? Did someone fear that their job was in danger? Who ever did this should be fired outright.
Exactly, it has always amazed me that programmer education has included so little content about why programs fail. Weak management of boundary conditions is a testers gold mine in my experience.
An insightful forensics article on several more important reasons why Apple should not be forced to comply.
http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/...
Brain fingerprinting seems to be quit a bit better at detecting whether a person has knowledge of a crime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...
As the following article about biologist Michael Skinner's findings describes, the effects of toxins may not be limited to a single generation of offspring. This may be the smoking gun that explains the step rise in such diverse diseases as cancer and ADHD.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/...
Windows 8 showed total disregard for the installed Windows 7 user base and is a travesty just like the stupid ribbon that was forced on upgrading Office users. Microsoft (ie Balmer) should have its nuts crushed. What a bunch of idiots.
John's simple but effective methods for building large aperture telescopes opened the sky to a whole new audience.
I have participated in 10 crowd funded development efforts so far at Kickstarter and 1 at Indigogo. I am completely comfortable with the risks involved and the rewards I have experienced so far. I want government to stay out of the crowd funding process to prevent the costs always associated with government involvement. If you want to make a difference make your opinion heard to the SEC and your government representatives.
See the full text of the SEC's proposed rule making here:
http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2013/33-9470.pdf
If you are opposed to this insane over-reach as I am make your opinion known to the SEC through the following methods:
DATES: Comments should be received on or before February 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Electronic Comments:
Use the Commission’s Internet comment form: http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml;
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include File Number S7-09-13 on the
subject line; or
Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov). Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
This information is also in the above document.
As this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_fingerprinting article shows there is an alternative that works. Note: I am an acquaintance of Farwell.
God, another attempt to reinvent the wheel by some wet behind the ears newbie. Change for change's sake is not progress and I don't want to have learn my way around a new user interface!
18650 is the Li-ion cell type not the quantity. It looks like a bulked up AA battery and is typically available in the range of 2.5 - 3.0 AHr at 3.7 volts.
I completely agree. I make it clear to publishers at every opportunity that I don't buy printed books any more.
Brain Fingerprinting following the Farwell protocol is a far more reliable technology. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_fingerprinting
Discarded laser and ink jet printers and personal copiers have many of these components.
What a total waste when a far smaller investment in deep geothermal technological development will yield a far more stable, reliable and efficient energy source. See 384 page MIT study here http://web.mit.edu/ceepr/www/mit%20geothermal%20study.html.