I don't think they even knew it was down. I waited a full day and then I sent an email asking when it would be back up and ten minutes later it is working!
It just isn't economical. Onshore Wind, Advanced Nat Gas, and Geothermal are all cheaper than advanced nuclear today. Even Solar PV can beat it on cost if it's done right.
As I supported a natural gas trade floor in 2008 I can assure you Nuclear was still more cost effective although you are correct that natural gas was quickly overtaking it. And the reason no new plants were built wasn't because the utilities didn't want to. I assure you they did. But getting approval was beyond impossible with the negative perception due to the 3 Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters. The company I work for still had plans for three new nuclear facilities in 2008 if they could have gotten approval. But as I said previously they are now planning on shuttering most of their remaining nuclear facilities as they roll out co-generation and battery storage across the nation.
I work in the energy sector and I can assure you some of your assertions are inaccurate. Utilities actually still loved nuclear from a cost per KW perspective. It was simply the PR and strong NIMBY component which kept it from proliferating. Had fracking not caused the influx of natural gas to destroy the price I assure you Nuclear would still be a darling.
You're right about solar but utilities are figuring it out and making it work.
Battery storage is now cost effective and IS being deployed in large scale nationwide. It isn't intended to provide the total power for any location but to provide stress relief for the grid during peak usage.
Utilities are the largest owners of renewable energy systems in the US so I'm not sure why you equate renewable with not being a part of the utility. The truth is ten years ago Nuclear was more cost effective than any other source of energy which is why it was so poplar with utilities. And ten years ago energy storage was too expensive. Fast forward to today and renewables are actually cheaper than nuclear and energy storage is cost effective. Many energy companies with nuclear facilities have already announced they will be closing them within the next five years. They are also deploying energy storage in high demand areas. Some renewables generate energy outside of peak usage. That traditionally got wasted because it would cost too much to store in a battery. Today that energy can be stored for use during peak usage. Many utilities are looking at co-generation plans where they install generation on-site of the customer and maintain the system for the customer. This alleviates stress on the grid and frees the customer from maintaining their own equipment.
No demand is flat because so much of the electronics we use have become orders of magnitude more efficient while the number of devices has grown. Creating an offset.
It's interesting seeing as how I did not mention a single entity in my comment that you managed to mention the three offenders who were called out not by some conspiracy nut but other mainstream media outlets. With evidence to back up their claims as well. If you don't recall them doing it perhaps it is you who needs to pay more attention.
And I'm pretty sure most if not all of the "news" networks are now calling themselves entertainment networks for precisely the reason you mention. A news story doesn't need to be fake to be specious.
Consider the following - A prominent individual of a particular ideology develops a cure for cancer. The next day a media outlet with an opposite leaning ideology posts the following headline "Prominent individual costs thousands of researchers their jobs!"
While this is just an example I see this type of spin on almost every local or national news program I watch on a daily basis.
The loss of faith in MSM is entirely self inflicted. They've been caught time and again faking on location scenes, reporting entirely unfounded stories which when disproved they are slow to retract, and they bias their stories with a slant to their political ideology. It's gotten so bad even people of like mind are starting to get wise and tune out. Whenever I see a "breaking news" headline now I look for at least five sources before I even consider it might be real. They are so hyper focused on finding something to rag on the the current presidency they ignore news that Americans are actually interested in.
If you give ten people the exact same stimuli you will get ten different reactions to that stimuli. There will be a dominant leaning reaction but each person will asses the stimuli based on their personal history and beliefs. AI is an attempt to mimic the human thought process so if successful the same stimulus will start to generate different results as new data is processed. In fact the same stimulus can be perceived differently by the same person given different context. If you come to my door in the afternoon I might be glad to see you but if it is 3 AM I probably won't be.
I've been tweaking any box I run that requires Windows using recommendations from Black Viper for YEARS! It's a handy resource. It's amazing seeing everything that is running in the background.
As AC posted above perhaps they refuse to allow a back door into the system. Everyone remembers when India threatened BlackBerry with banishment if they weren't allowed access.
It's funny how everybody points to BlackBerry giving in to the pressure from India while completely ignoring the fact they were the ONLY company that publicly refused to give access in the first place.
By their logic we shouldn't be buying Lenovo, Motorola, Apple (Foxconn), or any of over a hundred other Chinese OEM's devices. The excuse that Apple controls the OS isn't even a solid argument as the firmware is still in the hands of the OEM and susceptible to tampering. There's something else pushing this narrative. Be interesting to find out what it is.
Tim Cook has released the following statement... The Homepod should be levitated as it was designed to do. Sitting it on any surface will void the warranty and produce unsatisfactory sound.
I've been looking at a few of the Chinese models as a replacement for my aging WinBook TW100. It's been a solid device but the folio keyboard no longer works. Now that you've had the Cube Mix Plus a few months would you recommend it?
While everyone is running around calling it crypto-currency It's all just varying uses of a blockchain to validate a transaction or ownership while remaining anonymous and not requiring a central agency/server. I still don't fully understand it but almost every big player in web services (IBM, Microsoft, Amazon) is now offering blockchain services to track and verify inventory. Yes banks and those shadow governments that control everything behind the scenes detest the idea that some of their control is being wrested away so you can bet they will fight to either extinguish (unlikely) or control through legislation the use of the technology. But ultimately the way the tech works means legislators will be playing whack-o-mole as new blockchains are created faster than legislation can be written let alone voted into law.
What are they qualifying as a tablet? I didn't see any mention of the Microsoft Surface line so I'm assuming Android/iPad. One of the reasons for the decline is Windows tablets are getting good enough to replace traditional laptops negating the need for a laptop for work and an additional tablet for lighter activities. I suspect Chromebooks are also eroding the tablet space at the low end for those who need a keyboard. I have stopped using all my tablets since acquiring a 10" Windows tablet a few years ago. I was shocked (not really) when Apple finally released the iPad Pro and gimped it with iOS.
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I've been buying and selling devices on Swappa for several years now. I encourage anyone who wants a quality device at a fair price to check it out.
I don't think they even knew it was down. I waited a full day and then I sent an email asking when it would be back up and ten minutes later it is working!
It just isn't economical. Onshore Wind, Advanced Nat Gas, and Geothermal are all cheaper than advanced nuclear today. Even Solar PV can beat it on cost if it's done right.
As I supported a natural gas trade floor in 2008 I can assure you Nuclear was still more cost effective although you are correct that natural gas was quickly overtaking it. And the reason no new plants were built wasn't because the utilities didn't want to. I assure you they did. But getting approval was beyond impossible with the negative perception due to the 3 Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters. The company I work for still had plans for three new nuclear facilities in 2008 if they could have gotten approval. But as I said previously they are now planning on shuttering most of their remaining nuclear facilities as they roll out co-generation and battery storage across the nation.
I work in the energy sector and I can assure you some of your assertions are inaccurate. Utilities actually still loved nuclear from a cost per KW perspective. It was simply the PR and strong NIMBY component which kept it from proliferating. Had fracking not caused the influx of natural gas to destroy the price I assure you Nuclear would still be a darling.
You're right about solar but utilities are figuring it out and making it work.
Battery storage is now cost effective and IS being deployed in large scale nationwide. It isn't intended to provide the total power for any location but to provide stress relief for the grid during peak usage.
Utilities are the largest owners of renewable energy systems in the US so I'm not sure why you equate renewable with not being a part of the utility. The truth is ten years ago Nuclear was more cost effective than any other source of energy which is why it was so poplar with utilities. And ten years ago energy storage was too expensive. Fast forward to today and renewables are actually cheaper than nuclear and energy storage is cost effective. Many energy companies with nuclear facilities have already announced they will be closing them within the next five years. They are also deploying energy storage in high demand areas. Some renewables generate energy outside of peak usage. That traditionally got wasted because it would cost too much to store in a battery. Today that energy can be stored for use during peak usage. Many utilities are looking at co-generation plans where they install generation on-site of the customer and maintain the system for the customer. This alleviates stress on the grid and frees the customer from maintaining their own equipment.
No demand is flat because so much of the electronics we use have become orders of magnitude more efficient while the number of devices has grown. Creating an offset.
The Tide CRISPR challenge!
It's interesting seeing as how I did not mention a single entity in my comment that you managed to mention the three offenders who were called out not by some conspiracy nut but other mainstream media outlets. With evidence to back up their claims as well. If you don't recall them doing it perhaps it is you who needs to pay more attention.
And I'm pretty sure most if not all of the "news" networks are now calling themselves entertainment networks for precisely the reason you mention. A news story doesn't need to be fake to be specious.
Consider the following - A prominent individual of a particular ideology develops a cure for cancer. The next day a media outlet with an opposite leaning ideology posts the following headline "Prominent individual costs thousands of researchers their jobs!"
While this is just an example I see this type of spin on almost every local or national news program I watch on a daily basis.
The loss of faith in MSM is entirely self inflicted. They've been caught time and again faking on location scenes, reporting entirely unfounded stories which when disproved they are slow to retract, and they bias their stories with a slant to their political ideology. It's gotten so bad even people of like mind are starting to get wise and tune out. Whenever I see a "breaking news" headline now I look for at least five sources before I even consider it might be real. They are so hyper focused on finding something to rag on the the current presidency they ignore news that Americans are actually interested in.
If you give ten people the exact same stimuli you will get ten different reactions to that stimuli. There will be a dominant leaning reaction but each person will asses the stimuli based on their personal history and beliefs. AI is an attempt to mimic the human thought process so if successful the same stimulus will start to generate different results as new data is processed. In fact the same stimulus can be perceived differently by the same person given different context. If you come to my door in the afternoon I might be glad to see you but if it is 3 AM I probably won't be.
In almost every headline for the story across the Internet..."Mueller Indicts 13 Russians"
I've been tweaking any box I run that requires Windows using recommendations from Black Viper for YEARS! It's a handy resource. It's amazing seeing everything that is running in the background.
As AC posted above perhaps they refuse to allow a back door into the system. Everyone remembers when India threatened BlackBerry with banishment if they weren't allowed access.
It's funny how everybody points to BlackBerry giving in to the pressure from India while completely ignoring the fact they were the ONLY company that publicly refused to give access in the first place.
This is the most plausible explanation I have seen to the argument.
By their logic we shouldn't be buying Lenovo, Motorola, Apple (Foxconn), or any of over a hundred other Chinese OEM's devices. The excuse that Apple controls the OS isn't even a solid argument as the firmware is still in the hands of the OEM and susceptible to tampering. There's something else pushing this narrative. Be interesting to find out what it is.
Tim Cook has released the following statement... The Homepod should be levitated as it was designed to do. Sitting it on any surface will void the warranty and produce unsatisfactory sound.
Wouldn't you get splinters if you whacked your 2x4?
Don't most of the major players in Web Services have Nvidia GPU farms for processing? I'd think they would be putting most of their focus there.
I've been looking at a few of the Chinese models as a replacement for my aging WinBook TW100. It's been a solid device but the folio keyboard no longer works. Now that you've had the Cube Mix Plus a few months would you recommend it?
While everyone is running around calling it crypto-currency It's all just varying uses of a blockchain to validate a transaction or ownership while remaining anonymous and not requiring a central agency/server. I still don't fully understand it but almost every big player in web services (IBM, Microsoft, Amazon) is now offering blockchain services to track and verify inventory. Yes banks and those shadow governments that control everything behind the scenes detest the idea that some of their control is being wrested away so you can bet they will fight to either extinguish (unlikely) or control through legislation the use of the technology. But ultimately the way the tech works means legislators will be playing whack-o-mole as new blockchains are created faster than legislation can be written let alone voted into law.
What are they qualifying as a tablet? I didn't see any mention of the Microsoft Surface line so I'm assuming Android/iPad. One of the reasons for the decline is Windows tablets are getting good enough to replace traditional laptops negating the need for a laptop for work and an additional tablet for lighter activities. I suspect Chromebooks are also eroding the tablet space at the low end for those who need a keyboard. I have stopped using all my tablets since acquiring a 10" Windows tablet a few years ago. I was shocked (not really) when Apple finally released the iPad Pro and gimped it with iOS.
What's the cost to upgrade to actual Windows 10? 90% of the programs people still use on Windows won't run on the S.
Skype for Business != Skype
I believe each snap is sandboxed by default.
If that were true BlackBerry would still be the #1 phone maker.