The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones. The oil age will not end because we run out of oil. The oil age will end because we have better, cheaper sources of energy and we need to stop burning fossil fuels.
There’s a persistent myth about wind turbines that just won’t seem to go away despite reality running to the contrary: they need rare earth materials to generate electricity. For those not acquainted with rare earths like neodymium and dysprosium, they’re used in products from your iPhone and computer to flat screen TVs and certain types of batteries. While they can be difficult to mine, rare is a misnomer: they exist in abundance throughout the earth’s crust. Many people think rare earths are also a necessary component of wind turbines, but the facts find otherwise: only about two percent of the U.S. wind turbine fleet uses them, and that number shouldn’t change much in the years to come.
The problem is that as more people overload 4G networks, the solution will be the 5G networks and Apple users will be stuck with overloaded 4G networks. Odd that Apple, which in the past has been eager to embrace new technology such as Lightning, USB C, etc. (some would say before its time) now is a laggard.
Most vegans aren't interested in eating anything that looks like meat. I think people are making these imitation steaks, etc. for non-vegans who want to avoid unhealthy meat fat and chemicals and environmental damage.
Even when you're collecting information about something old, you're collecting it in real time. Collect my name now in real time. I'm old but the data collection is in real time. Everything is collected in real time. Everything is analyzed and used at some later time (not real time).
It's interesting that ChromeOS has taken over the K-12 education market (58%), is predominant in the consumer market and is forecast to spread to commercial markets: Chromebooks are forecast to mark its presence in numerous application and service sectors such as banking, hotel industry, financial services and estate agents. In addition, features offered by this device such as collaboration and sharing of content are expected to impact the industry demand. These are economical devices that can offer better working platform for SMBs (small and medium scale businesses) as well as to the start-up companies which are not willing to make high investments for IT infrastructure.
So, Linux on the desktop could arrive in the form of ChromeOS within a few years.
Numerous studies have uncovered they myth of baseload and shown that renewables can easily cover 100% of energy needs. Here's one. https://physicsworld.com/a/100...
Apple is much better than Microsoft in that they will actually fix stuff and they are much more resistant to viruses. I should have left Apple out of the quote. Microsoft software is the problem. I don't know why people keep buying and trying to use their stuff. I gave up on Microsoft after the Windows ME fiasco (yes, I am old) and have used Linux, MacOS and ChromeOS since and never had a virus problem (or fear).
You know they never send "the wrong person". They can tell that rich white people are always innocent. It's the poor brown people who need re-education.
That's a feature. Buggy software will have lots of false positives so the cops will have lots of people to send to "re-education camps". More money for them!
Well no, it's about the same amount. Besides natural sources such as peatland, wetlands and termites, methane from human activity â" approximately two-thirds of the total â" is produced in two ways: the odourless and colourless gas leaks during the production and transport of coal, oil and especially natural gas; and, in roughly equal measure, from the flatulence of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, as well as the decay of organic waste, notably in landfills.
Methane from cow farts and burps is 30 times as potent as CO2 for AGW. The carbon in methane does come from plants but by turning it into methane, they create a potent greenhouse gas. Cows are ruminants and create copious methane. Other animals don't.
Or just stop raising cattle for food. They are horribly inefficient, the meat causes cancer, the fat causes heart disease, their farts and burps cause global warming and their waste pollutes groundwater. Bad for your health, bad for the environment.
I had a package shipped from S. California to me in N. California. It spent 2 weeks in City of Industry USPS sorting facility waiting for "acceptance". They tell me it might be delivered by Friday if I'm lucky. No snow yet this year but there will be snow by Friday so I think they were waiting for snow to deliver it so they could do their "Neither rain nor snow... etc." thing.
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The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.
The oil age will not end because we run out of oil.
The oil age will end because we have better, cheaper sources of energy and we need to stop burning fossil fuels.
There’s a persistent myth about wind turbines that just won’t seem to go away despite reality running to the contrary: they need rare earth materials to generate electricity.
For those not acquainted with rare earths like neodymium and dysprosium, they’re used in products from your iPhone and computer to flat screen TVs and certain types of batteries.
While they can be difficult to mine, rare is a misnomer: they exist in abundance throughout the earth’s crust.
Many people think rare earths are also a necessary component of wind turbines, but the facts find otherwise: only about two percent of the U.S. wind turbine fleet uses them, and that number shouldn’t change much in the years to come.
https://www.aweablog.org/rare-...
Popular Mechanics? Idiots.
Solar panels don't use "rare earth" elements (and rare earth elements are not rare).
It's always entertaining to watch Apple fanboys rationalize Apple's mediocre, overpriced offerings.
If you read through the comments here you'll see that people are already experiencing congested 4G.
You always embrace the ones you love.
The problem is that as more people overload 4G networks, the solution will be the 5G networks and Apple users will be stuck with overloaded 4G networks.
Odd that Apple, which in the past has been eager to embrace new technology such as Lightning, USB C, etc. (some would say before its time) now is a laggard.
I think the reason for 5G is that it can handle a lot more connections at high speed. It will prevent your speed from slowing as more people connect.
Most vegans aren't interested in eating anything that looks like meat. I think people are making these imitation steaks, etc. for non-vegans who want to avoid unhealthy meat fat and chemicals and environmental damage.
Probably best to stop before we go down a wormhole of semantics.
Even when you're collecting information about something old, you're collecting it in real time.
Collect my name now in real time. I'm old but the data collection is in real time.
Everything is collected in real time. Everything is analyzed and used at some later time (not real time).
All data is collected in real time. 100%
There is no such thing as collecting old, non real-time data.
I think they just have a new marketing meme.
I guess facts and scientific studies are now counted as "trolling".
It's interesting that ChromeOS has taken over the K-12 education market (58%), is predominant in the consumer market and is forecast to spread to commercial markets:
Chromebooks are forecast to mark its presence in numerous application and service sectors such as banking, hotel industry, financial services and estate agents. In addition, features offered by this device such as collaboration and sharing of content are expected to impact the industry demand. These are economical devices that can offer better working platform for SMBs (small and medium scale businesses) as well as to the start-up companies which are not willing to make high investments for IT infrastructure.
So, Linux on the desktop could arrive in the form of ChromeOS within a few years.
Numerous studies have uncovered they myth of baseload and shown that renewables can easily cover 100% of energy needs.
Here's one.
https://physicsworld.com/a/100...
Apple is much better than Microsoft in that they will actually fix stuff and they are much more resistant to viruses.
I should have left Apple out of the quote.
Microsoft software is the problem. I don't know why people keep buying and trying to use their stuff.
I gave up on Microsoft after the Windows ME fiasco (yes, I am old) and have used Linux, MacOS and ChromeOS since and never had a virus problem (or fear).
Neither Apple nor Microsoft will ever fix any computer problem for any amount of money, ever.
I think that's the problem.
You know they never send "the wrong person". They can tell that rich white people are always innocent. It's the poor brown people who need re-education.
That's a feature. Buggy software will have lots of false positives so the cops will have lots of people to send to "re-education camps". More money for them!
I'm an old geezer and I want to watch.
How do I sign up for this "Facebook" thingy?
Well no, it's about the same amount.
Besides natural sources such as peatland, wetlands and termites, methane from human activity â" approximately two-thirds of the total â" is produced in two ways: the odourless and colourless gas leaks during the production and transport of coal, oil and especially natural gas; and, in roughly equal measure, from the flatulence of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, as well as the decay of organic waste, notably in landfills.
Methane from cow farts and burps is 30 times as potent as CO2 for AGW. The carbon in methane does come from plants but by turning it into methane, they create a potent greenhouse gas.
Cows are ruminants and create copious methane. Other animals don't.
Or just stop raising cattle for food. They are horribly inefficient, the meat causes cancer, the fat causes heart disease, their farts and burps cause global warming and their waste pollutes groundwater. Bad for your health, bad for the environment.
I had a package shipped from S. California to me in N. California. It spent 2 weeks in City of Industry USPS sorting facility waiting for "acceptance". They tell me it might be delivered by Friday if I'm lucky.
No snow yet this year but there will be snow by Friday so I think they were waiting for snow to deliver it so they could do their "Neither rain nor snow... etc." thing.