Shaky cam is great for shows that are viewed on smaller screens, but when you blow it up to a 20 foot movie screen, the picture moves too much and gives people motion sickness.
Once they get their manufacturing up to speed, prices will most likely get even lower.
Too bad they're already sold out for the first 18 months of production, because at those prices, you could make a typical house solar for about $1500-2000 for the panels, plus another few grand for installation and hookup. At that price, it makes a lot of sense.
The form that energy takes is vitally important. Coal has lots of energy, but you can't burn it in a jet engine.
The human body processes and burns different types of food differently. Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats require different chemical processes to be broken down into energy. Different foods may have the same caloric content, but the calories are utilized very differently in the body. A calorie of protein does not equal a calorie of sugar, for example, because insulin ignores protein.
Cheap and good audio equipment won't make you a better musician, cheap and good digital cameras don't make you a better photographer, cheap and good electronic publishing don't make you a better writer. The technology doesn't make the art, but it does open doors to people who have the talent, but not the money.
The same goes with video. A cheap and good HD camera will not make you a better filmmaker, it will simply allow those with filmmaking talent more opportunity to explore and hone their craft.
All this technology is great, and it's very democratizing. It allows more people to pursue their creativity, and also offers the truly talented more opportunity to rise to the top.
One hit wonder, my ass. He did what he did because he understood electrons and logic at a level that one in a hundred-thousand people could not match.
One in a hundred thousand means there are approximately 60,000 people on the planet who understand those topics as well or better than him. Hardly unique, which is the point of the original commenter.
A few years ago, we bought several copies of Combustion. Because of some project reshuffling, we wound up with an extra one, so we put it up on eBay. It was a completely legitimate sale, never installed, with the seals on the software completely intact.
It was taken down within 24 hours.
It was a bummer, but I can also see how this issue can be a can of worms for a software company. We had a valid copy, but how could we prove it to Autodesk without them personally inspecting the seals on the software? It's impossible for them to do that, and if they let one person sell it on eBay, then everyone gets to sell it.
The article mentions something about "partnerships" and I assume that means the ad revenue will be shared.
That could be good, because it means it's possible for someone who produces popular and engaging content to be rewarded financially without having to kiss the feet of big corporate media.
The exhaust of a hydrogen car is mostly warm water vapor - the same output as a humidifier.
If the whole planet switched to hydrogen, what would be the overall effect of running a billion humidifiers on our roads? Would Arizona suddenly become as humid as Florida?
...Given the same assumptions about electric vehicles as in the American analysis above, electric cars in Canada could expect on average to cause CO2 emissions of 0.2*1.1*236 = 52 g/km to 0..3*1.1*236 = 78 g/km, compared to ICE emissions of 167 to 224 g/km.
Li-Ion batteries are still very expensive, so a Li-Ion Prius would cost at least $10-15K more.
Nimh batteries would be a more cost effective option, and Toyota used them in it's all electric Rav4. Sadly, Chevron now owns the patents and won't let the technology back on the market -- http://www.ev1.org/chevron.htm
The amount of electricity needed is the same. The only difference is that you're getting the power from a plug rather than generating it using the gasoline engine in the Prius.
The difference is that the electricity you get from the plug is a whole lot cheaper and typically cleaner (depending on the source) than the electricity created from the from gasoline engine.
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Shaky cam is great for shows that are viewed on smaller screens, but when you blow it up to a 20 foot movie screen, the picture moves too much and gives people motion sickness.
I bet it will look fantastic on DVD.
For some reason I'm reminded of this article from The Onion:
Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38734
2000 dollars, not 2000 watts.
In my state they give big fat rebates which reduce the cost of solar to less than half.
The CEO of Nanosolar had this quote:
"This industry is in a very different stage now. This is going to be like the DRAM business much more quickly than many may realize."
http://www.benchmark.com/news/sv/2007/07_30_2007a.php
It won't get under $1/watt this year, but if what he's saying is true, prices will continue to fall until solar becomes an affordable commodity.
An entire grid-tie solar installation for my house was bid at $18-20K.
If the grid-tie switching equipment costs $15-20K, I must be getting the panels and labor for free.
Just because someone has a 100kw panel doesn't mean they use 100kw. You'd pop every circuit breaker in house if you used that much.
They have a 25 year warranty, so hopefully they'll last at least that long.
They are printed on aluminum instead of glass so yes, they are flexible.
Once they get their manufacturing up to speed, prices will most likely get even lower.
Too bad they're already sold out for the first 18 months of production, because at those prices, you could make a typical house solar for about $1500-2000 for the panels, plus another few grand for installation and hookup. At that price, it makes a lot of sense.
The form that energy takes is vitally important. Coal has lots of energy, but you can't burn it in a jet engine.
The human body processes and burns different types of food differently. Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats require different chemical processes to be broken down into energy. Different foods may have the same caloric content, but the calories are utilized very differently in the body. A calorie of protein does not equal a calorie of sugar, for example, because insulin ignores protein.
Again, your blanket statement does not hold.
Cheap and good audio equipment won't make you a better musician, cheap and good digital cameras don't make you a better photographer, cheap and good electronic publishing don't make you a better writer. The technology doesn't make the art, but it does open doors to people who have the talent, but not the money.
The same goes with video. A cheap and good HD camera will not make you a better filmmaker, it will simply allow those with filmmaking talent more opportunity to explore and hone their craft.
All this technology is great, and it's very democratizing. It allows more people to pursue their creativity, and also offers the truly talented more opportunity to rise to the top.
...who don't read Slashdot and know diddly squat about technology.
In other words, everyone else.
It makes me sad that almost 40 years later, they have to reinvent the technology from scratch.
We should be competing for a Mars lander by now.
The incidence of bellbottoms fell off precipitously in the late 1970s as well.
One hit wonder, my ass. He did what he did because he understood electrons and logic at a level that one in a hundred-thousand people could not match.
One in a hundred thousand means there are approximately 60,000 people on the planet who understand those topics as well or better than him. Hardly unique, which is the point of the original commenter.
I've often observed that the people most freaked out by homosexuality are repressing it within themselves.
Charge tourists for rides when the launch pad isn't being used.
A few years ago, we bought several copies of Combustion. Because of some project reshuffling, we wound up with an extra one, so we put it up on eBay. It was a completely legitimate sale, never installed, with the seals on the software completely intact.
It was taken down within 24 hours.
It was a bummer, but I can also see how this issue can be a can of worms for a software company. We had a valid copy, but how could we prove it to Autodesk without them personally inspecting the seals on the software? It's impossible for them to do that, and if they let one person sell it on eBay, then everyone gets to sell it.
...some of which only run on Windows.
3ds Max is the big one, my business is built on it.
Just sayin'
...sincerely,
The Terrorists.
The article mentions something about "partnerships" and I assume that means the ad revenue will be shared.
That could be good, because it means it's possible for someone who produces popular and engaging content to be rewarded financially without having to kiss the feet of big corporate media.
Here's a question...
The exhaust of a hydrogen car is mostly warm water vapor - the same output as a humidifier.
If the whole planet switched to hydrogen, what would be the overall effect of running a billion humidifiers on our roads? Would Arizona suddenly become as humid as Florida?
How Much CO2 Do Electric Cars Produce?
...Given the same assumptions about electric vehicles as in the American analysis above, electric cars in Canada could expect on average to cause CO2 emissions of 0.2*1.1*236 = 52 g/km to 0..3*1.1*236 = 78 g/km, compared to ICE emissions of 167 to 224 g/km.
2 0CO2.html
http://www.paulchefurka.ca/Electric%20Cars%20and%
Li-Ion batteries are still very expensive, so a Li-Ion Prius would cost at least $10-15K more.
Nimh batteries would be a more cost effective option, and Toyota used them in it's all electric Rav4. Sadly, Chevron now owns the patents and won't let the technology back on the market -- http://www.ev1.org/chevron.htm
The amount of electricity needed is the same. The only difference is that you're getting the power from a plug rather than generating it using the gasoline engine in the Prius.
The difference is that the electricity you get from the plug is a whole lot cheaper and typically cleaner (depending on the source) than the electricity created from the from gasoline engine.