Its sad, I clicked the comments almost just to see the what the comments would be. I fully expected "If you don't want to die don't ride a bike. Why is this news." or something blaming the government and/or surveillance practices.
I really can't tell if this is serious, I'm hoping this is tongue in cheek, but I fear that it is not. If you are for real this is one of the more privileged things I've read in a long time.
I think a big part of the issue is that science journalism (by which I mean pop science journalism) caters to our optimistic "something-will-come-along-to-save-us" mindset. Scientists are happy for the attention and might make their research seem further along than it is and/or the journalists spice it up (consciously or sub-consciously) and to a lay-person everything sounds like its just around the corner. Now there is a whole internet sub-culture around science worship that tries to show science as seemingly fun and easy and I think we're far too reliant on some breakthrough to solve our problems.
The sad truth is we will have to solve most of our problems with the tools we have no, or assume some constant conservative improvement in those tools. You can't predict breakthroughs, thats why they are breakthroughs. Thorium reactors and cold fusion and nanobots and whatever other BS popular science is espousing today might happen eventually, but we're fucked if it gives us the confidence to put off doing what will most likely be the fix for our worlds problems - hard work.
I don't want anyone to have to endure these kind of stresses, but as the emphasis on the long term affects of war on soldiers, their families, and society as whole increases, hopefully these kinds of strain will come into play in the cost/benefit analysis of conflicts.
I'm sure being miss-characterized and demonized doesn't help the retention rate any. I think I'm more anti than pro drone warfare, but I don't think its fair to have these individuals dehumanized the way they are (though, its more fair than how we've dehumanized the people they kill doing their duty admittedly).
I haven't been able to find voltage specifics about the tesla battery system, but I've been expecting it will be more likely to lean towards AC. I would like to get the 10kwh pack for my off-grid system, but I don't yet know how to charge the tesla battery bank. Since they are clearly targeting the residential on-grid market, I expect AC charging to be more common.
I wouldn't be surprised if I end up going the microinverter route with PC->AC going into the house and charging the battery bank, with an inverter.
Has anyone found detailed installation specifics like this? I spent a good half hour looking after the price breakdown came out and couldn't find anything but a massive low-information media circlejerk.
I think you mean: "The (place) I grew up in (when I was unaware of all the problems that existed and everything seemed perfect) during the (any time in all of history)'s is (overly dramatic demise)."
Clearly the 90's were where it was at though.
and the appreciation for knowledge and understanding. When I look back at pre-college education, thats honestly most of what I took away and its served me well. The desire to learn and figure things coupled with the access to information and mentorship is a recipe for student success. Most skills will be picked up as needed to solve whatever problem you are interested in.
I would like to say I'm surprised but the angry white libertarian bullshit seems to be exploding here. Any articles that deal with womens or minority issues immediately gets filled with dismissive crap. Some of the sexism pieces aren't great, but this is pretty much a "here is the stats, this is wrong" issue. It doesn't even necessarily mean an intentional bias, it may be they didn't know they were doing it but we have plenty of unintentional racial biases and thats where numbers like these are important, but most people here seem to just immediately rationalize them in a way that makes them feel better.
Lets take it a step forward, public government funded 911? Thats straight up socialism, what we need is pay to play, tiered rescue services. If you want the fastest service, you pay top dollar and let the market (and undertakers) sort it out.
I totally agree, we should also not use credit cards because there is fraud there, I don't want my bank wasting time on transactions that could be fraudulent that could tie up mine so lets stop that.
Also, there is fraud in insurance claims so we should all just pay cash up front and get rid of all insurance as well.
Seriously, if 30% are legitimate that is a huge percentage of legit calls to discard. Take some time to find ways to reduce the amount of fraud and increase funding of 911 to compensate, how this is even an issue? I'm sure the cell networks are more than happy to reduce their own costs though.
Thats the term I was trying to think of, so am I correct in thinking this could be a problem with a lot of circuit boards, especially those that are more cheaply manufactured? It seems possible to design hardware for very long time, but to me redundancy and intelligent software would both be needed to keep a machine/computer running for an extremely long time (assuming a stable long term powersource of course).
I didn't see this mentioned by anyone else, but there is also a phenomenon called creep corrosion (and other things, the only common word is creep that I've seen) that applies to a lot of situations that PCB's are also subject to. It can cause solder joints and traces in close proximity become shorted. I think temperature has an affect, but I think it can also happen at close to room temperature in low-temperature solder situations. This would most likely spell death for the majority of our PCB based technology (it not others as well). It could cause a system running continuously to fail eventually or I think even dormant non-powered electronics to fail even if not stored improperly.
There was an article here recently about a darpa program for self healing software http://www.tomsguide.com/us/da... that was interesting, but I feel like we would have to design more redundant hardware to avoid problems like this or potentially metals that aren't subject to these problems that could run long after we are gone. It wouldn't be economical though since so much hardware outlives its usefulness in our fast paced economy.
Here are some pictures of creep in action: https://www.google.com/search?...
confusing sororities with fraternities to some extent. Not that there aren't bad examples of both, but I've known a number of women (some in science, some not) that had good experiences with sororities that were based around sisterhood and providing support and outreach and stuff. I'm sure there are some examples of that with fraternities as well, maybe just less of them (I maintain any men-only secret society will eventually become fucked up no matter what). Still not sure why this is news though, only the vitriol about sororities is interesting here.
Having solar power changed my thinking about what power to use when. For example, turning the thermostat up on the way out (or having your NEST doing it for you) is not counter-intuitive. After topping off the batteries, you would want to dump that power into cooling down the house while the sun was available (and into the grid when it makes sense). Also, I have to think about keeping phones, laptops and other battery powered devices charging during the day when the sun is out and the batteries are likely to get topped off. Its not a big adjustment, but it is a different way of thinking.
Having to micromanage your power usage could be offset by a whole grid full of these battery systems, but its a great exercise in adapting your consumption to when power is the cheapest (just like avoiding usage during peak hours).
...cue white male confusion.
I am a white male and it frustrates me to no end to hear so many "peers" who think everything outside of their own experience makes no sense. Why make special allowances for minorities, or women, or people that are transgender? These people assume that everyone's experience mirrors their own, and therefore if any group is underrepresented in an area it is simply that they don't have the drive or desire.
In my experience, people that express a similar confused opinion that is highly prevalent here are the same ones that were totally confused as to why there was any controversy over the name of the Washington Redskins football team. I heard a clueless white guy who literally just had no idea why anyone cared because he was so culturally isolated. It isn't even malice, its just the privilege of being ignorant because you are the comfortable majority.
I would tend to agree. I think that having kids take IQ tests early in life and putting stress on them to succeed purely because a number is a terrible idea, which has happened to a number of people I know. Several people I knew in highschool that had high IQ's and were expected to do great things went into fields they had no passion for (engineering, aeronautics, etc) just because they were pressured to and had the grades to do. Most (or maybe all) ended up dropping out, or switching to something they actually were passionate about. You can't force it, and a high IQ is not all it takes.
Exactly, but this is just a choice people would need to make. Its not mandatory, but it can be done and it has definite benefits from all grid-tie or all off-grid.
First off don't expect to be making use of Li-Ion batteries with your current system, most inverters and charge controllers are designed for lead acid batteries and would most likely not work for a Li-Ion system.
Second, there is no reason that you can't have a backup battery bank AND be connected to the grid. There is extra hardware involved but you could likely break even keep your battery bank topped off from the grid making them last longer by being fully charged 99.9% of the time (and grid power is still more cost effective than adding more panels).
Unfortunately if you are worried about socialism then you can't really be helped.
The OP makes it sound as if Tesla is advocating going off-grid, which I have not seen any mention of. The truth is that going off-grid is significantly more expensive than a more conventional grid tie system (both in equipment and grants/tax incentives). The tesla home battery has more potential as a buffering source within the grid that can serve as a home backup and provide power to the grid when it is needed. This is something the grid lacks now, and a grid that is more dependent on renewable sources (which are less reliable in the case of solar) will be more likely to need some flexibility, this is what I am excited about.
I put together a small (1.5kw) offgrid solar system in the last few years (gradually adding to it), and it is definitely not the way to go from a cost perspective. It is off grid because it is literally off the grid, there is no powerlines running to it and it would cost a significant amount of money to run wires and it would cut through a fairly pristine forest. I've talked to a number of people who are on the grid about installing a system and I wouldn't recommend off-grid to any of them. I've lived off grid and there is no question that for better or worse we are better off together, power grid included.
If the person doing the hiring has an inherent bias towards women then it has nothing to do with negotiating ability itself, but the perception of the interviewer. As evidenced all over these comments, men have lots of pent up frustrations towards women and seem to externalize them in situations that do not warrant it (ie, at work). It has been studied ad nauseam, you are missing a big part (or all?) of the decision if you think that this an acceptance that women simply cant negotiate. If a woman negotiating aggressively comes off as bitchy and nagging to you as an interviewer, thats on you, not her.
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Its sad, I clicked the comments almost just to see the what the comments would be. I fully expected "If you don't want to die don't ride a bike. Why is this news." or something blaming the government and/or surveillance practices.
I really can't tell if this is serious, I'm hoping this is tongue in cheek, but I fear that it is not. If you are for real this is one of the more privileged things I've read in a long time.
I think a big part of the issue is that science journalism (by which I mean pop science journalism) caters to our optimistic "something-will-come-along-to-save-us" mindset. Scientists are happy for the attention and might make their research seem further along than it is and/or the journalists spice it up (consciously or sub-consciously) and to a lay-person everything sounds like its just around the corner. Now there is a whole internet sub-culture around science worship that tries to show science as seemingly fun and easy and I think we're far too reliant on some breakthrough to solve our problems. The sad truth is we will have to solve most of our problems with the tools we have no, or assume some constant conservative improvement in those tools. You can't predict breakthroughs, thats why they are breakthroughs. Thorium reactors and cold fusion and nanobots and whatever other BS popular science is espousing today might happen eventually, but we're fucked if it gives us the confidence to put off doing what will most likely be the fix for our worlds problems - hard work.
This sounds dangerously like socialism to me buddy, let the accident free market decide what is safe..
Seems like it might be useful in embedded systems, but I don't see any mention of that in any of the articles.
but then I read that it was not alarmist. I'll take my AI articles as infuriating as they are terrifying, thank you very much.
I don't want anyone to have to endure these kind of stresses, but as the emphasis on the long term affects of war on soldiers, their families, and society as whole increases, hopefully these kinds of strain will come into play in the cost/benefit analysis of conflicts. I'm sure being miss-characterized and demonized doesn't help the retention rate any. I think I'm more anti than pro drone warfare, but I don't think its fair to have these individuals dehumanized the way they are (though, its more fair than how we've dehumanized the people they kill doing their duty admittedly).
I haven't been able to find voltage specifics about the tesla battery system, but I've been expecting it will be more likely to lean towards AC. I would like to get the 10kwh pack for my off-grid system, but I don't yet know how to charge the tesla battery bank. Since they are clearly targeting the residential on-grid market, I expect AC charging to be more common. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up going the microinverter route with PC->AC going into the house and charging the battery bank, with an inverter. Has anyone found detailed installation specifics like this? I spent a good half hour looking after the price breakdown came out and couldn't find anything but a massive low-information media circlejerk.
I think you mean: "The (place) I grew up in (when I was unaware of all the problems that existed and everything seemed perfect) during the (any time in all of history)'s is (overly dramatic demise)." Clearly the 90's were where it was at though.
and the appreciation for knowledge and understanding. When I look back at pre-college education, thats honestly most of what I took away and its served me well. The desire to learn and figure things coupled with the access to information and mentorship is a recipe for student success. Most skills will be picked up as needed to solve whatever problem you are interested in.
I would like to say I'm surprised but the angry white libertarian bullshit seems to be exploding here. Any articles that deal with womens or minority issues immediately gets filled with dismissive crap. Some of the sexism pieces aren't great, but this is pretty much a "here is the stats, this is wrong" issue. It doesn't even necessarily mean an intentional bias, it may be they didn't know they were doing it but we have plenty of unintentional racial biases and thats where numbers like these are important, but most people here seem to just immediately rationalize them in a way that makes them feel better.
sincerely, Everyone-that-is-doing-fine.
Lets take it a step forward, public government funded 911? Thats straight up socialism, what we need is pay to play, tiered rescue services. If you want the fastest service, you pay top dollar and let the market (and undertakers) sort it out.
I totally agree, we should also not use credit cards because there is fraud there, I don't want my bank wasting time on transactions that could be fraudulent that could tie up mine so lets stop that. Also, there is fraud in insurance claims so we should all just pay cash up front and get rid of all insurance as well. Seriously, if 30% are legitimate that is a huge percentage of legit calls to discard. Take some time to find ways to reduce the amount of fraud and increase funding of 911 to compensate, how this is even an issue? I'm sure the cell networks are more than happy to reduce their own costs though.
Thats the term I was trying to think of, so am I correct in thinking this could be a problem with a lot of circuit boards, especially those that are more cheaply manufactured? It seems possible to design hardware for very long time, but to me redundancy and intelligent software would both be needed to keep a machine/computer running for an extremely long time (assuming a stable long term powersource of course).
I didn't see this mentioned by anyone else, but there is also a phenomenon called creep corrosion (and other things, the only common word is creep that I've seen) that applies to a lot of situations that PCB's are also subject to. It can cause solder joints and traces in close proximity become shorted. I think temperature has an affect, but I think it can also happen at close to room temperature in low-temperature solder situations. This would most likely spell death for the majority of our PCB based technology (it not others as well). It could cause a system running continuously to fail eventually or I think even dormant non-powered electronics to fail even if not stored improperly. There was an article here recently about a darpa program for self healing software http://www.tomsguide.com/us/da... that was interesting, but I feel like we would have to design more redundant hardware to avoid problems like this or potentially metals that aren't subject to these problems that could run long after we are gone. It wouldn't be economical though since so much hardware outlives its usefulness in our fast paced economy. Here are some pictures of creep in action: https://www.google.com/search?...
confusing sororities with fraternities to some extent. Not that there aren't bad examples of both, but I've known a number of women (some in science, some not) that had good experiences with sororities that were based around sisterhood and providing support and outreach and stuff. I'm sure there are some examples of that with fraternities as well, maybe just less of them (I maintain any men-only secret society will eventually become fucked up no matter what). Still not sure why this is news though, only the vitriol about sororities is interesting here.
Having solar power changed my thinking about what power to use when. For example, turning the thermostat up on the way out (or having your NEST doing it for you) is not counter-intuitive. After topping off the batteries, you would want to dump that power into cooling down the house while the sun was available (and into the grid when it makes sense). Also, I have to think about keeping phones, laptops and other battery powered devices charging during the day when the sun is out and the batteries are likely to get topped off. Its not a big adjustment, but it is a different way of thinking. Having to micromanage your power usage could be offset by a whole grid full of these battery systems, but its a great exercise in adapting your consumption to when power is the cheapest (just like avoiding usage during peak hours).
...cue white male confusion. I am a white male and it frustrates me to no end to hear so many "peers" who think everything outside of their own experience makes no sense. Why make special allowances for minorities, or women, or people that are transgender? These people assume that everyone's experience mirrors their own, and therefore if any group is underrepresented in an area it is simply that they don't have the drive or desire. In my experience, people that express a similar confused opinion that is highly prevalent here are the same ones that were totally confused as to why there was any controversy over the name of the Washington Redskins football team. I heard a clueless white guy who literally just had no idea why anyone cared because he was so culturally isolated. It isn't even malice, its just the privilege of being ignorant because you are the comfortable majority.
I would tend to agree. I think that having kids take IQ tests early in life and putting stress on them to succeed purely because a number is a terrible idea, which has happened to a number of people I know. Several people I knew in highschool that had high IQ's and were expected to do great things went into fields they had no passion for (engineering, aeronautics, etc) just because they were pressured to and had the grades to do. Most (or maybe all) ended up dropping out, or switching to something they actually were passionate about. You can't force it, and a high IQ is not all it takes.
Exactly, but this is just a choice people would need to make. Its not mandatory, but it can be done and it has definite benefits from all grid-tie or all off-grid.
Just a reminder, needs to go along with all of such studies. Who knows what affects are going on, take it with a grain of salt.
First off don't expect to be making use of Li-Ion batteries with your current system, most inverters and charge controllers are designed for lead acid batteries and would most likely not work for a Li-Ion system. Second, there is no reason that you can't have a backup battery bank AND be connected to the grid. There is extra hardware involved but you could likely break even keep your battery bank topped off from the grid making them last longer by being fully charged 99.9% of the time (and grid power is still more cost effective than adding more panels). Unfortunately if you are worried about socialism then you can't really be helped.
The OP makes it sound as if Tesla is advocating going off-grid, which I have not seen any mention of. The truth is that going off-grid is significantly more expensive than a more conventional grid tie system (both in equipment and grants/tax incentives). The tesla home battery has more potential as a buffering source within the grid that can serve as a home backup and provide power to the grid when it is needed. This is something the grid lacks now, and a grid that is more dependent on renewable sources (which are less reliable in the case of solar) will be more likely to need some flexibility, this is what I am excited about. I put together a small (1.5kw) offgrid solar system in the last few years (gradually adding to it), and it is definitely not the way to go from a cost perspective. It is off grid because it is literally off the grid, there is no powerlines running to it and it would cost a significant amount of money to run wires and it would cut through a fairly pristine forest. I've talked to a number of people who are on the grid about installing a system and I wouldn't recommend off-grid to any of them. I've lived off grid and there is no question that for better or worse we are better off together, power grid included.
If the person doing the hiring has an inherent bias towards women then it has nothing to do with negotiating ability itself, but the perception of the interviewer. As evidenced all over these comments, men have lots of pent up frustrations towards women and seem to externalize them in situations that do not warrant it (ie, at work). It has been studied ad nauseam, you are missing a big part (or all?) of the decision if you think that this an acceptance that women simply cant negotiate. If a woman negotiating aggressively comes off as bitchy and nagging to you as an interviewer, thats on you, not her.