My answer was going to be "Ham Radio License + HSMM-Mesh" That is exactly what they should experiment with. hsmm-mesh.org has the details, uses Linksys WRT-54x's, and development is being done on Ubuquity's Bullets. Austin, TX hosts most of the hsmm-mesh activity, and there are plenty of other organizations in the US (and around the world).
I have 2 that are headed to the boonies in NY at the end of the month for possible RACES/ARES use. I've been away from the area for over a year, and have a lot to share with the local Amateur Radio Clubs.
Ask the French how well they cooled their reactors during the last heat wave. Then ask the folks in Georgia, Arizona, and southern California where they'll get the water to cool their share of the 45 new reactors. North Dakota should be cold enough, right?
Put them all on the hurricane prone and tsunami-expecting Atlantic or Gulf coast? The scenic Pacific coast? Got a river in your backyard? Good thing all that waste heat dumped into the oceans isn't considered "global warming". Just let the Gulf Stream carry all the waste heat north to help melt Greenland's glaciers.
How much gas/diesel would be needed to build 45 plants? How much new power distribution infrastructure will be needed to carry the power from 45 suitable locations to power hungry consumers? Fourty-five new terrorist destinations?
I'm more against monopolies and putting one's eggs in one basket than I am against nuclear power plants. Decentralized and diversified power production is my choice, perhaps through a "third industrial revolution". When will we all take personal responsibility for the resources we use?
I expect more questions than answers in the short term.
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Can I mime Bitcoins with it?
A mime is a terrible thing to bitcoin.
My answer was going to be "Ham Radio License + HSMM-Mesh" That is exactly what they should experiment with. hsmm-mesh.org has the details, uses Linksys WRT-54x's, and development is being done on Ubuquity's Bullets. Austin, TX hosts most of the hsmm-mesh activity, and there are plenty of other organizations in the US (and around the world).
I have 2 that are headed to the boonies in NY at the end of the month for possible RACES/ARES use. I've been away from the area for over a year, and have a lot to share with the local Amateur Radio Clubs.
Ask the French how well they cooled their reactors during the last heat wave. Then ask the folks in Georgia, Arizona, and southern California where they'll get the water to cool their share of the 45 new reactors. North Dakota should be cold enough, right?
Put them all on the hurricane prone and tsunami-expecting Atlantic or Gulf coast? The scenic Pacific coast? Got a river in your backyard? Good thing all that waste heat dumped into the oceans isn't considered "global warming". Just let the Gulf Stream carry all the waste heat north to help melt Greenland's glaciers.
How much gas/diesel would be needed to build 45 plants? How much new power distribution infrastructure will be needed to carry the power from 45 suitable locations to power hungry consumers? Fourty-five new terrorist destinations?
I'm more against monopolies and putting one's eggs in one basket than I am against nuclear power plants. Decentralized and diversified power production is my choice, perhaps through a "third industrial revolution". When will we all take personal responsibility for the resources we use?
I expect more questions than answers in the short term.
is it funnier with or without the typo? It's past my bedtime.
Seems like an honorable way to go. Condolences to all involved.
'nuff said
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