Solar energy consists of visible light plus UV plus IR Once you absorb solar energy, you want to keep the heat from being emitted... hence, this coating which has low IR emission. The point is to hold IR, not emit IR.
Because they want to boil water and make steam, not just heat water. As you point out, anybody can heat water and that's not news. They built something that makes steam which is useful in many ways... From TFA: "Steam that is cheaply and simply produced could become a popular way to generate electricity. It could also be used to heat buildings, for industrial applications, or even to boil seawater or wastewater to distill pure, clean water—just as the hydrologic cycle generates rainwater."
My Tesla is a far superior driving experience than any ICE car I have ever owned (i.e. Porsche, Audi, etc.). It is faster, quieter, smoother, better handling. Better in every way. There is no way I will ever buy an ICE car again. The subsidy was a very small percentage of the cost and was not a factor in the purchase. Whatever you do, don't take a Tesla test drive. It will make you hate your slow, noisy, polluting ICE car forever.
It is said that Microsoft in the early days hired only young fresh software engineers so they wouldn't be corrupted by "old school" thinking. These engineers went on to build software that re-created every mistake in the book about how and OS should be designed and implemented.
I think you understand. If you like science, you'll like Bill Nye. If not, then think about why you don't like him. Is it jealousy, fear, bigotry, or maybe you don't believe in science? Self reflection is always useful.
Zillow did a study that predicts 1.9 million homes in the US will be under water (literally) by 2100 at current projected sea level rise. If sea levels rise as much as climate scientists predict by the year 2100, almost 300 U.S. cities would lose at least half their homes, and 36 U.S. cities would be completely lost. http://www.zillow.com/research...
Hi! I wrote "our favorite science guy" since many people (including myself) think he's their favorite science guy. Clearly, there are a number of science deniers who don't like him. They probably have some other non-science guy they like. I agree that Slashdot is a lot like reddit. Lots of flaming bozos with an agenda.
They clearly went to a lot of trouble to make it easy to access this router. I think we should give them credit for the "most user friendly router". Really, think of all the times you have had to battle with passwords, IDs, etc. to get access to your router... what a drag. Anybody can get into this thing.
Climate is the sum total of weather over a period of time. The fact that every month this year has been the hottest in recorded history on the planet is climate.
Southern California is directly experiencing the result of this heat in the form of a record wildfire season.
Buggy code? Why is the NSA making code for buggies? I thought buggies and horse whips were "old tech"... do people still use them to get around? Perhaps a buggy is the best way for terrorists to avoid detection. Then I could see putting some code in the buggy to track them... but where would you put it? Maybe in a horse or donkey?
Really. Cow meat is bad for you (heart disease, stroke, cancer, etc.) and raising cow meat is bad for the environment. Just stop eating cow meat... problem solved. www.cowspiracy.com
The reality is that most medical IT "experts" are clueless. I mean, why would they be running Windows in the first place? Of course they just auto-update everything... much easier than thinking and testing.
I haven't had any problems with file, contacts, bookmarks, etc. sync. I have a Chromebook, MacBook, and a few Android devices and everything syncs just fine. Is there a particular sync problem you have noticed?
Apple has been coasting on OSX for too long. All of their hardware is old, overpriced and out of date. The rumors of updates just keep getting more confusing. I think the company is seriously conflicted about the future of OSX and their hardware. I personally gave up waiting for new hardware and bought a Chromebook which I found to be surprisingly nimble. It really does everything I need except occasional programming but I have a Linux machine for that.
Looks like people are starting to think along these lines. These people have a shell with keyboard and display which uses your smartphone as the processor. https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...
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If you don't put a cost on the fossil fuel CO2 ICE cars emit, it's expensive.
If you do, it's a bargain.
The coating reduces IR emission, keeps the heat in until it's hot enough to make steam.
Solar energy consists of visible light plus UV plus IR
Once you absorb solar energy, you want to keep the heat from being emitted... hence, this coating which has low IR emission.
The point is to hold IR, not emit IR.
Because they want to boil water and make steam, not just heat water. As you point out, anybody can heat water and that's not news. They built something that makes steam which is useful in many ways...
From TFA:
"Steam that is cheaply and simply produced could become a popular way to generate electricity. It could also be used to heat buildings, for industrial applications, or even to boil seawater or wastewater to distill pure, clean water—just as the hydrologic cycle generates rainwater."
I can tell you've never driven a Tesla.
The low center of gravity and perfect 50/50 weight distribution keeps it glued to the road.
My Tesla is a far superior driving experience than any ICE car I have ever owned (i.e. Porsche, Audi, etc.). It is faster, quieter, smoother, better handling. Better in every way. There is no way I will ever buy an ICE car again.
The subsidy was a very small percentage of the cost and was not a factor in the purchase.
Whatever you do, don't take a Tesla test drive. It will make you hate your slow, noisy, polluting ICE car forever.
It is said that Microsoft in the early days hired only young fresh software engineers so they wouldn't be corrupted by "old school" thinking.
These engineers went on to build software that re-created every mistake in the book about how and OS should be designed and implemented.
I think you understand.
If you like science, you'll like Bill Nye. If not, then think about why you don't like him. Is it jealousy, fear, bigotry, or maybe you don't believe in science?
Self reflection is always useful.
So... No malware fixes?
What is PowerShell?
You publicly admit that you have a Windows computer?
Zillow did a study that predicts 1.9 million homes in the US will be under water (literally) by 2100 at current projected sea level rise.
If sea levels rise as much as climate scientists predict by the year 2100, almost 300 U.S. cities would lose at least half their homes, and 36 U.S. cities would be completely lost.
http://www.zillow.com/research...
Hi!
I wrote "our favorite science guy" since many people (including myself) think he's their favorite science guy.
Clearly, there are a number of science deniers who don't like him. They probably have some other non-science guy they like.
I agree that Slashdot is a lot like reddit. Lots of flaming bozos with an agenda.
Go to sleep until next year when the Model 3 comes out.
They clearly went to a lot of trouble to make it easy to access this router.
I think we should give them credit for the "most user friendly router".
Really, think of all the times you have had to battle with passwords, IDs, etc. to get access to your router... what a drag.
Anybody can get into this thing.
The units are the same... dollars.
Climate is the sum total of weather over a period of time. The fact that every month this year has been the hottest in recorded history on the planet is climate.
Southern California is directly experiencing the result of this heat in the form of a record wildfire season.
If we stopped eating cows, we could support 5 times the current population on earth.
Buggy code? Why is the NSA making code for buggies? I thought buggies and horse whips were "old tech"... do people still use them to get around?
Perhaps a buggy is the best way for terrorists to avoid detection. Then I could see putting some code in the buggy to track them... but where would you put it? Maybe in a horse or donkey?
Really.
Cow meat is bad for you (heart disease, stroke, cancer, etc.) and raising cow meat is bad for the environment.
Just stop eating cow meat... problem solved.
www.cowspiracy.com
The reality is that most medical IT "experts" are clueless. I mean, why would they be running Windows in the first place?
Of course they just auto-update everything... much easier than thinking and testing.
I haven't had any problems with file, contacts, bookmarks, etc. sync.
I have a Chromebook, MacBook, and a few Android devices and everything syncs just fine.
Is there a particular sync problem you have noticed?
Like a Chromebook?
Apple has been coasting on OSX for too long. All of their hardware is old, overpriced and out of date. The rumors of updates just keep getting more confusing. I think the company is seriously conflicted about the future of OSX and their hardware.
I personally gave up waiting for new hardware and bought a Chromebook which I found to be surprisingly nimble. It really does everything I need except occasional programming but I have a Linux machine for that.
Looks like people are starting to think along these lines.
These people have a shell with keyboard and display which uses your smartphone as the processor.
https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...