I heard about software defined radio 3+ decades ago. Now in the the last year there have been several things on the market. The simplest is a USB dongle that can pick up (old) weather satellite bands.
Most solutions will cause the planet to warm further. The BIG government sponsored efforts tried and have failed 1) treaties ( never signed) and not obeyed and counter productive 2) Ethanol in US -- Barely produces 3 times the energy used to create it, 3) Wind in Germany designed to produce 30+% of their needs and only produces 16% and HUGE lignite coal plants 4) Pushing production away from western countries that care about pollution (and God given human rights) to such places as China 5) More socialism more government control
What can work?1) Solar thermal heating for every house and business 2) I do like fertilizing the oceans 3)capitalism 3) Wood and dung(for cooking and heating) is by far the biggest renewable and it does not get mentioned
For the last 3 million years the earth's climate has been dominated by cold -->glaciers. We are right not at the tale end of a 10-13K year warm period. When that ends it could be 100,000+ years before the earth warms again. Rome had its height when the earth was warmer than now. look up Grand solar minimum. Melt.
Burning wood and dung account for huge amounts of renewables around the world. Far far more than energy from wind and photovoltaics. This is not mentioned. Have any of their policies been Successful? Ethanol for cars barely produces more the 3X factor of the energy consumed. Shipping production to China? blah blah blah. Better solutions exist: 1) Solar thermal heating is cost effective and produces more energy than consumed with out subsidies 2) Capitalsit are far better stewards of the environment than any communist/socialist even dreams of. 3) Private property rights are critical for reducing poverty
The solutions to AGW are not science either: 1) move production to China since they have the worse environmental laws. 2) Lets grow corn and put ethanol in our gas tanks ( instead of bio-diesel or LNG) 3) Subsidized windmills are producing more CO2 in Germany 4) carbon credits
Political hack organization trying to pin down a politician. Nothing to see here.
Proper science never has just one side. There is tons of evidence Man/Humankind/CO2 is not the primary cause of changing climate.
As I learned in grammer school, Ocean currents play a pivotal role is weather. Ocean currents have changed. Ocean currents are not generally been part of the climate models... sigh this is not the place to debate science anymore.
So If I should direct my AI chat bot at Faceplant and they don't delete the account does it pass the Turing test?
Once account is created I could then start feeding it fake information on location, web browsing, nose picking, slashdot posts, personal interactions, take out orders, credit reports and a plethora of other useless information to maintain my bots humanist endeavor.
Cavitation is a another limit to how big a 21st century traditional windmill can be.
Most windmills cut out around 25 MPH again limiting the power they can produce. Germany designed their windmills for total output of 32% of their power alas on a yearly basis only achieved 20% or so.
Kites are an additional alternative. Winds are better between 500 feet and up to 3000 feet. The cost of string AND WEIGHT is relatively cheap compared to the large towers today. Less work has been done to harness that power.
The simple fact is that few if any bills in the US congress are read by the congress critters.
if you have any liberal friends ask them if they have read the full 2500 pages. The ultimate in socialism should be read by every socialist.
Milton Freedmen stated the USA is already 47% socialist and that was before the last communist prez was sworn in.
Nearly all of the top performing companies make it and then make it BIG by/with large contracts with the government or other special treatment.
I make maple syrup on a *very* small scale in a major city. This "scientific" article is all bunk.
1) First, large scale maple producers already know that watering the trees while tapping helps production. If global warming from politicians hot air continues towards long term winter droughts,, Maple bushes can be irrigated.
2) There are over 3000 variety of maples right now and the sugar industry is growing out hybrids that can produce close to a 10% sugar content sap ( normal is 2%) Nature will provide drought tolerant if needed.
3) no-one uses pails. Maple syrup production is hi-tech: reverse osmosis is amazing
4) North America has an over-abundance of maple trees and syrup production
5) What is not mentioned that is serious potential for maple blight like oak wilt to destroy a lot trees
6) Canada 's political socialized maple syrup production does more harm to producers that climate change ever will
Sure I only make about 7 gallons a year but I know more than these blowhards
Slashdot Mirror
I heard about software defined radio 3+ decades ago. Now in the the last year there have been several things on the market. The simplest is a USB dongle that can pick up (old) weather satellite bands.
Those guys were optimists.
Most solutions will cause the planet to warm further. The BIG government sponsored efforts tried and have failed 1) treaties ( never signed) and not obeyed and counter productive 2) Ethanol in US -- Barely produces 3 times the energy used to create it, 3) Wind in Germany designed to produce 30+% of their needs and only produces 16% and HUGE lignite coal plants 4) Pushing production away from western countries that care about pollution (and God given human rights) to such places as China 5) More socialism more government control
What can work?1) Solar thermal heating for every house and business 2) I do like fertilizing the oceans 3)capitalism 3) Wood and dung(for cooking and heating) is by far the biggest renewable and it does not get mentioned
Alas Big Brother has forbidden debate
For the last 3 million years the earth's climate has been dominated by cold -->glaciers. We are right not at the tale end of a 10-13K year warm period. When that ends it could be 100,000+ years before the earth warms again. Rome had its height when the earth was warmer than now. look up Grand solar minimum. Melt.
Burning wood and dung account for huge amounts of renewables around the world. Far far more than energy from wind and photovoltaics. This is not mentioned. Have any of their policies been Successful? Ethanol for cars barely produces more the 3X factor of the energy consumed. Shipping production to China? blah blah blah. Better solutions exist: 1) Solar thermal heating is cost effective and produces more energy than consumed with out subsidies 2) Capitalsit are far better stewards of the environment than any communist/socialist even dreams of. 3) Private property rights are critical for reducing poverty
Then know that being neither in or out -- Dead or alive helps.
The solutions to AGW are not science either: 1) move production to China since they have the worse environmental laws. 2) Lets grow corn and put ethanol in our gas tanks ( instead of bio-diesel or LNG) 3) Subsidized windmills are producing more CO2 in Germany 4) carbon credits
Proper science never has just one side. There is tons of evidence Man/Humankind/CO2 is not the primary cause of changing climate.
As I learned in grammer school, Ocean currents play a pivotal role is weather. Ocean currents have changed. Ocean currents are not generally been part of the climate models... sigh this is not the place to debate science anymore.
melt
Perhaps a better definition of the singularity.
So If I should direct my AI chat bot at Faceplant and they don't delete the account does it pass the Turing test?
Once account is created I could then start feeding it fake information on location, web browsing, nose picking, slashdot posts, personal interactions, take out orders, credit reports and a plethora of other useless information to maintain my bots humanist endeavor.
Or is this the bot?
Muhahahahaha
with some assembly required
Cavitation is a another limit to how big a 21st century traditional windmill can be. Most windmills cut out around 25 MPH again limiting the power they can produce. Germany designed their windmills for total output of 32% of their power alas on a yearly basis only achieved 20% or so. Kites are an additional alternative. Winds are better between 500 feet and up to 3000 feet. The cost of string AND WEIGHT is relatively cheap compared to the large towers today. Less work has been done to harness that power.
The simple fact is that few if any bills in the US congress are read by the congress critters. if you have any liberal friends ask them if they have read the full 2500 pages. The ultimate in socialism should be read by every socialist.
Milton Freedmen stated the USA is already 47% socialist and that was before the last communist prez was sworn in. Nearly all of the top performing companies make it and then make it BIG by/with large contracts with the government or other special treatment.
Another Dalton minimum coming... I can capture PA sunshine in my trees.
I make maple syrup on a *very* small scale in a major city. This "scientific" article is all bunk. 1) First, large scale maple producers already know that watering the trees while tapping helps production. If global warming from politicians hot air continues towards long term winter droughts,, Maple bushes can be irrigated. 2) There are over 3000 variety of maples right now and the sugar industry is growing out hybrids that can produce close to a 10% sugar content sap ( normal is 2%) Nature will provide drought tolerant if needed. 3) no-one uses pails. Maple syrup production is hi-tech: reverse osmosis is amazing 4) North America has an over-abundance of maple trees and syrup production 5) What is not mentioned that is serious potential for maple blight like oak wilt to destroy a lot trees 6) Canada 's political socialized maple syrup production does more harm to producers that climate change ever will Sure I only make about 7 gallons a year but I know more than these blowhards