Stirling engines are remarkably efficient at generating electricity. Whisper Tech has developed a system that can generate sufficient power for a home. The US-targed units run on natural gas, but they are not manufactured in sufficient quantities to be cost effective (US$12,500). We have to start somewhere, eh? Some studies have been done using a parabolic dish or trough to drive a Stirling engine. I have investigated buying an old satellite television dish with tracking motors to track the sun. All I would have to do is paint or cover the dish with some highly reflective substance. That part is fairly cheap. I can't find the Stirling generators used in the article above. None of the Stirling engine producers seem to be selling engines to the open market.
If anyone knows where to buy a commercial solar thermal-electric Stirling system, I would like to see that posted here.
Okay, buying and using Roxio's software and freedb.org is a start. What about a legal defense fund to help Roxio beat Gracenote? I would give a modest sum to help win this case, especially if it was tax-deductible through some organization such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation. If some illustrious reader would post that information here, I would appreciate it.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
I haven't read every single post, so please forgive humble self if already posted.
This patent does seem frivolous. Perhaps it could be voided by prior art. Is any person or group ready to mount a legal challenge to the patent? I don't have the means or knowledge to file a suit, but I'll kick in a few bucks to see it tried.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Look, it doesn't matter how far you put the computer away from me. I'm still going to do things to it that I'm not supposed to do. I just want to be clear on this.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
We might imagine that this speaker technology would be combined with Organic LED's to produce thin, inexpensive multimedia displays. The linked article says that it's possible that the organic LED displays can be made to rollup, as well. Now, we have a high definition, inexpensive, portable display with light, color, and sound that we can unroll and place on a wall anywhere, anytime.
Discuss.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
This observation is right on the money: I'm not required to view the ads to get the content. In fact, the advertisers and broadcasters have no confirmation that anyone is watching the programming at all. If I recorded a program, and then rebroadcast or redistributed the recording (especially for profit!), then I'm really breaking copyright protections. Otherwise, PVR's are like any other form of personal recording, and covered by fair use.
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is already a private nonprofit corporation. They already play sponsored "messages" for corporate "underwriters." If public broadcasting is still short on funding for equipment, PBS should just give up government support altogether, and take commercial advertising. The same goes for NPR (National Public Radio) and PRI (Public Radio International).
Sometimes I worry that I will develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Prohibition isn't the best example here. At the time, state voting districts were drawn to favor rural districts over cities. For example, the state of Florida had an 'urban' district that conveniently tied all of the major cities and over half the population into a single voting district. Also, many of the large breweries had German names, at a time when Germans were generally unpopular in the US. Prohibition actually passed with a minority of popular support.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Well, I definitely need to join the T13, since I am a "materially impacted individual." Moreover, I will be most materially impacted if I don't make it to the October "Plenary and working group" in Maui.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
I supposed it would be too much too hope for Cray to name this the 'Z' line. Might make marketing tougher:
"Yes, sir; I'd like to spend a jillion dollars on a Cray-Z Super Computer. No? I see."
In September, Wired reported that Kamen was working on the "Stirling engine... an affordable, portable machine that will run a water purifier/power generator that could zap contaminated H20 with a UV laser to make it safe for drinking."
http://www.wirednews.com/wired/archive/8.09/kamen_ pr.html
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Stirling engines are remarkably efficient at generating electricity. Whisper Tech has developed a system that can generate sufficient power for a home. The US-targed units run on natural gas, but they are not manufactured in sufficient quantities to be cost effective (US$12,500). We have to start somewhere, eh?
Some studies have been done using a parabolic dish or trough to drive a Stirling engine. I have investigated buying an old satellite television dish with tracking motors to track the sun. All I would have to do is paint or cover the dish with some highly reflective substance. That part is fairly cheap. I can't find the Stirling generators used in the article above. None of the Stirling engine producers seem to be selling engines to the open market.
If anyone knows where to buy a commercial solar thermal-electric Stirling system, I would like to see that posted here.
Okay, buying and using Roxio's software and freedb.org is a start. What about a legal defense fund to help Roxio beat Gracenote? I would give a modest sum to help win this case, especially if it was tax-deductible through some organization such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation. If some illustrious reader would post that information here, I would appreciate it.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
I haven't read every single post, so please forgive humble self if already posted.
This patent does seem frivolous. Perhaps it could be voided by prior art. Is any person or group ready to mount a legal challenge to the patent? I don't have the means or knowledge to file a suit, but I'll kick in a few bucks to see it tried.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Here's a link to the national Libertarian party's position on the drug war and legalization:
http://www.lp.org/issues/relegalize.html
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Look, it doesn't matter how far you put the computer away from me. I'm still going to do things to it that I'm not supposed to do. I just want to be clear on this.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
We might imagine that this speaker technology would be combined with Organic LED's to produce thin, inexpensive multimedia displays. The linked article says that it's possible that the organic LED displays can be made to rollup, as well. Now, we have a high definition, inexpensive, portable display with light, color, and sound that we can unroll and place on a wall anywhere, anytime.
Discuss.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
This observation is right on the money: I'm not required to view the ads to get the content. In fact, the advertisers and broadcasters have no confirmation that anyone is watching the programming at all. If I recorded a program, and then rebroadcast or redistributed the recording (especially for profit!), then I'm really breaking copyright protections. Otherwise, PVR's are like any other form of personal recording, and covered by fair use.
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is already a private nonprofit corporation. They already play sponsored "messages" for corporate "underwriters." If public broadcasting is still short on funding for equipment, PBS should just give up government support altogether, and take commercial advertising. The same goes for NPR (National Public Radio) and PRI (Public Radio International).
Sometimes I worry that I will develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Say, this must be one of those plain-text-encrypted messages, where meaningful information is hidden in readable, but meaningless language.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Prohibition isn't the best example here. At the time, state voting districts were drawn to favor rural districts over cities. For example, the state of Florida had an 'urban' district that conveniently tied all of the major cities and over half the population into a single voting district. Also, many of the large breweries had German names, at a time when Germans were generally unpopular in the US. Prohibition actually passed with a minority of popular support.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease, but no one will notice.
Well, I definitely need to join the T13, since I am a "materially impacted individual." Moreover, I will be most materially impacted if I don't make it to the October "Plenary and working group" in Maui.
Sometimes I worry that I'll develop Alzheimer's disease,
but no one will notice.
I supposed it would be too much too hope for Cray to name this the 'Z' line. Might make marketing tougher: "Yes, sir; I'd like to spend a jillion dollars on a Cray-Z Super Computer. No? I see."
In September, Wired reported that Kamen was working on the "Stirling engine... an affordable, portable machine that will run a water purifier/power generator that could zap contaminated H20 with a UV laser to make it safe for drinking." http://www.wirednews.com/wired/archive/8.09/kamen_ pr.html