Energy is neither created nor destroyed. How ever much energy goes into splitting H2O is exactly how much you will get back upon fusing them. Unless I am mistaken, there is no room for debate on this issue.
It is a matter of finding an intermediary energy source to create the electrolosis. I have thought for years that the best idea would be to create MASSIVE solar panel arrays in an area like the Baja. Pipeline in ocean water, split it and pipeline the gases out.
Just my humble opinion, for what is worth.
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I am contracted to a mid-size steel and auto-parts company. They have contracted out the most complicated IT tasks.
From my company, there are 5 consultants that had to drop every task to battle Nimda. We bill at $75 per hour. We put in a total of about 30 hours a piece on Nimda last week. 30 x 5 = 150 hours. 150 x 75 = $11,250 in pure wages. We have about 100 sales people that couldn't do their jobs for a good 6 hours.
I happend to know the average salesperson at the company sales about $5,000 in steel and parts a day. So lets say a low number of $2,000 per person was lost that day. 100 x 2,000 = 200,000. I think that number speaks for itself.
Just in case my numbers are inflated (they aren't) lets remove 1/2 of that. 100,000 is still one heck of a chunk of change.
That figure is just for our main office. We have 10 smaller satellite offices. Was it our fault? Maybe.
Is it our fault that Windows is the defacto OS in the company? Absolutely not. I am one of the biggest pushers of Linux. I probably send the IT manager 3 links a week on Linux. The problem is that those in charge don't know squat about security. In fact, the IT manager is an accountant and she wouldn't know a router from a washing machine and if you mention a CSU/DSU she would probably mention what a great school it is.
Bottom line is that Techies from Macrosalt built an OS that isn't worth crap. They have sales people that couldn't grasp recursion trying to tell IT managers who wouldn't know a VPN appliance from a toaster what a great product Windows is. Until the managers start listening to those in the trenches, this cycle won't end soon.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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Of course, it has been a number of years since I took chemistry :)
Energy is neither created nor destroyed. How ever much energy goes into splitting H2O is exactly how much you will get back upon fusing them. Unless I am mistaken, there is no room for debate on this issue.
It is a matter of finding an intermediary energy source to create the electrolosis. I have thought for years that the best idea would be to create MASSIVE solar panel arrays in an area like the Baja. Pipeline in ocean water, split it and pipeline the gases out.
Just my humble opinion, for what is worth.
I am contracted to a mid-size steel and auto-parts company. They have contracted out the most complicated IT tasks. From my company, there are 5 consultants that had to drop every task to battle Nimda. We bill at $75 per hour. We put in a total of about 30 hours a piece on Nimda last week. 30 x 5 = 150 hours. 150 x 75 = $11,250 in pure wages. We have about 100 sales people that couldn't do their jobs for a good 6 hours. I happend to know the average salesperson at the company sales about $5,000 in steel and parts a day. So lets say a low number of $2,000 per person was lost that day. 100 x 2,000 = 200,000. I think that number speaks for itself. Just in case my numbers are inflated (they aren't) lets remove 1/2 of that. 100,000 is still one heck of a chunk of change. That figure is just for our main office. We have 10 smaller satellite offices. Was it our fault? Maybe. Is it our fault that Windows is the defacto OS in the company? Absolutely not. I am one of the biggest pushers of Linux. I probably send the IT manager 3 links a week on Linux. The problem is that those in charge don't know squat about security. In fact, the IT manager is an accountant and she wouldn't know a router from a washing machine and if you mention a CSU/DSU she would probably mention what a great school it is. Bottom line is that Techies from Macrosalt built an OS that isn't worth crap. They have sales people that couldn't grasp recursion trying to tell IT managers who wouldn't know a VPN appliance from a toaster what a great product Windows is. Until the managers start listening to those in the trenches, this cycle won't end soon. Just my 2 cents worth.