"Yes, this definitely falls into the "lies, damned lies and statistics box." They are claiming it takes 240 kilograms of fossil fuels to create a 17" CRT that currently sells for $125. Now, coal is about the cheapest fossil fuel out there and it costs about $30 per metric ton of coal. So, that's $7.50 in the price of a 17" CRT just for coal. Now, in that $7.50 1/4 metric ton of coal, there are 5.1 million BTUs of energy. Comparatively, total annual energy consumption per capita is about 250 million BTUs. So, does it really strike you as plausible that the fossil fuel energy required to make your CRT is 2% of your consumption? That is to say, if you have 5 monitors (I do), that's equal an entire month of your total energy consumption? As a comparison, it takes about 250 kilos of gasonline to drive from Los Angeles to New York City. So, they are positing that it takes as much energy to produce a CRT as to propel 1.5 tons of metal and flesh 2800 miles at 70mph. Not. Bloody. Likely."
> When Americans sit down to plan about blowing things up, they actually put potential casualties and/or collateral damage on the agenda for discussion prior to doing so.
Yeah, right. Just like when US dropped the hiroshima and nagasaki bombs.
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There's this one option that is free and widely available: it's called voice.
Quite true. Remember Super Scope? No? But my shoulders do.
Now I just need debian support to fulfill my dreams:
apt-get pour beer
or
apt-get drink --to-death beer
Long live to open source!
This site is only missing a picture of this guy (http://radiation.szm.com/Killian/Images/falloutbo y.gif).
It's a dupe. Get an axe.
Anyone thought about about Hannibal Lecter when saw this post?
Man, I've got to get some sleep.
I guess he got tired of Deep Space 9 and is going to open another bar in the gamma quadrant...
and what does Adobe... oh, you're talking of THAT quark
Sorry
Power supply vendor destroyed by giant monsters from outer space.
Just contact the kids that did that movie.
A blazar? Craptacular!
Maybe they will hire Anakin Skywalker, to go to the Dark Side of de Fiber(TM)
"I think I'll model, simulate and then optimize the amount of shut-down time required for spam levels to drop to zero!"
Let me guess... I think he'll get the best results when delta t approaches infinity.
It's called LSD.
"Yes, this definitely falls into the "lies, damned lies and statistics box." They are claiming it takes 240 kilograms of fossil fuels to create a 17" CRT that currently sells for $125. Now, coal is about the cheapest fossil fuel out there and it costs about $30 per metric ton of coal. So, that's $7.50 in the price of a 17" CRT just for coal. Now, in that $7.50 1/4 metric ton of coal, there are 5.1 million BTUs of energy. Comparatively, total annual energy consumption per capita is about 250 million BTUs. So, does it really strike you as plausible that the fossil fuel energy required to make your CRT is 2% of your consumption? That is to say, if you have 5 monitors (I do), that's equal an entire month of your total energy consumption? As a comparison, it takes about 250 kilos of gasonline to drive from Los Angeles to New York City. So, they are positing that it takes as much energy to produce a CRT as to propel 1.5 tons of metal and flesh 2800 miles at 70mph. Not. Bloody. Likely."
What do you mean? An African or European CRT?
> When Americans sit down to plan about blowing things up, they actually put potential casualties and/or collateral damage on the agenda for discussion prior to doing so.
Yeah, right. Just like when US dropped the hiroshima and nagasaki bombs.
what the F#?
1. Call Bruce Willis
2. ???
3. Profit!
It is "Microsoft" white :D