How about the old nickel iron (Edison) battery? No toxic heavy metals at all. Sure, may not be ideal for EV use, but localized solar energy storage may be in its wheelhouse.
By all means, allow me to elaborate and offer a clue or two. Of course, almost anyone other than a pedant such as yourself would have realized I was referring to man made chemical agents specifically engineered to interfere with the natural cycles of organic lifeforms. Specifically broad-leaf plant-based organisms, in this case, but given the choice between drinking a glass of water with said chemical compound and one without, I'll choose the latter, thankyourverymuch.
how we continue to buy into the propoganda of the great american lawn and chem agriculture. People shouldn't have to be convinced that chemicals in their living space and food chain are a bad idea. It should be a gut reaction and common sense.
That this is an excellent submission and should give all of us something to think about in terms of leaving a legacy to our loved ones should something happen to us, expected or otherwise.
Consider it an extension of a will for the information age.
Oh and here's an interesting comparison of different analog and digital masterings OF THE SAME SOURCE MATERIAL done by a professional mastering engineer.
We're talking new vinyl sales, so let's put aside the obvious benefits of owning a turntable if you already have a significant vinyl collection.
I personally believe uncompressed digital formats, starting with Redbook CD, have a greater POTENTIAL in terms of functionality as well as fidelity than vinyl. Unfortunately, this potential has been unfulfilled as the vast majority of digital releases fail to live up to this potential by a fair margin due to poor mastering. The loudness wars has dumbed down the format to such an extent that one of its primary advantages over vinyl - dynamic range - has all but been nullified. The mastering engineers have decided that you and your playback devices are too stupid to set the volume to your liking so they've made the decision for you - typically 11 out of 10.
Ironically, most vinyl releases sound better than their digital counterparts simply because their volume hasn't been jacked to ridiculous levels at the mastering stage.
By this logic, US firms are doing a great disservice to themselves by limiting the availability of exceptional talent in the fields of executive managment and even public office positions. What's good for the goose, after all...
Indeed, one day archeologists will dig up a pile of line printer output from some long lost CS lab as the only remains of The Second Age of Light. The secrets contained will fuel the legendary Search For The Rosetta.h file where all those confounded macros are defined.
A Shit Ton of them, and see them through to establishment. We've decimated one of the largest moderators of climate on this planet in the past couple of centuries and until we start reversing this trend in a serious way, I wouldn't expect much progress on the climate front.
Why dance around the issues with the security facade? If the U.S. would just flat out block all incoming traffic it would be a win-win for everyone involved, as the rest of us can plan accordingly and get on with our lives.
You're not wrong - something may very well happen to keep the technology from being mass produced. EV production and advancement has been stalled many times in an effort to maintain the status quo. Here's a story from Steve Hekeroth, an individual who knows all too well.
The dustbowl wasn't a one-time event - soil erosion on a massive scale continues to this day, and is a world wide problem: http://www.globalchange.umich....
This is a design system that is not only sustainable, but improves fertility and efficiency over time. Rather than design a system based on multiple inputs and a single yield, you design it based on the interaction of a complex web of natural systems and the yield is the surplus.
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system." - Bill Mollison [4]
It's nothing more than a theoretical discussion, anyhow, but putting aside all of the various arguments for and against gun ownership, if the primary concern here is whether a "smart gun" is a compromise between safety of the gun owner over safety of everyone else, I would prefer if a gun owner had two smart guns over one conventional gun.
I don't think the technology is there yet anyhow, but if it could guarantee a gun could only ever be fired by a legally registered gun owner, then I think that's a good thing. If you don't trust the gun to misfire in a critical situation, carry 2 of them.
This preserves the right for legal gun ownership, whether it's for hunting, sport or civil/self defence, while vastly reducing the consequences of unintended and unauthorized use of the weapon.
Realistically, It won't do dick to limit the manufacture and illicit sale and trade of non-smart guns, or to limit sociopathic use of a legally registered weapon, so it's a moot point.
They're farmers, but they aren't farming based on a sustainable model.
Nothing will end pest problems, but appropriate design will mitigate their impact on a system.
Chemical pesticides are less than 100 years old. We got along just fine for beforehand for millennia without them.
Here's another interesting fact - every culture that has adopted "modern" agriculture (i.e. the practice of clear-cutting forest, tilling soil and living primarily on annual (largely mono) crops) have eventually collapsed. All of them. It isn't a long-term sustainable model. Look to the lands of the middle east that were once lush edens for a prime example of how desertification is the end result. Look at the dust bowls of mid-western america as an example of how industrialization has only accelerated this process. Topsoil is the largest export of North America. The midwest prairies once had 6 feet or more of topsoil, until the clearing and tilling began. Contrast the long-term sustainable farming methods of North and South America (i.e. thousands of years), where the ratio of forested to cleared land for cultivating crops and grazing cattle was far different before western culture to what exists today.
The "simple" solutions do work (they aren't simple in any way, however, as it is the complexity of the natural system models and patterns that make them work). Every long-term sustainable culture has relied on them without fail. And I don't buy the usual retort of "try and feed the world with them". There are plenty of documented examples of permanent, sustainable agriculture (i.e. permaculture) systems that provide as much abundance and nutrition per acre. It's just a matter of appropriate system design.
I'll trot out the usual permaculture examples of proven systems and people leading by example: Sepp Holzer and his Krameterhoff and Holzerhoff farms in Austria Masanobu Fukuoka, who's system in Japan was rated the top 5% of rice production per acre in the country, yet also yielded an annual crop of barley on the same plot - all using natural methods. Bill Mollison and the permaculture research institute in Tagari, Tasmania, and the PRI's he and Geoff Lawton have set up world wide, many in some of the most challenging environments in the world (i.e. the salted deserts of Australia and Jordan) Mark Shepard and his New Forest Farm based in Wisconsin The large-scale grazing practices based on Alan Savory's work to reverse desertification etc
Slashdot Mirror
I sense a TLC reality show spin-off in the works.
Mongol Hoarders - so many warriors, so little space
for "idiotic premise"
How about the old nickel iron (Edison) battery? No toxic heavy metals at all. Sure, may not be ideal for EV use, but localized solar energy storage may be in its wheelhouse.
http://www.nickel-iron-battery...
A lifestyle hack, essentially
By all means, allow me to elaborate and offer a clue or two.
Of course, almost anyone other than a pedant such as yourself would have realized I was referring to man made chemical agents specifically engineered to interfere with the natural cycles of organic lifeforms. Specifically broad-leaf plant-based organisms, in this case, but given the choice between drinking a glass of water with said chemical compound and one without, I'll choose the latter, thankyourverymuch.
how we continue to buy into the propoganda of the great american lawn and chem agriculture. People shouldn't have to be convinced that chemicals in their living space and food chain are a bad idea. It should be a gut reaction and common sense.
The windows desktop - which they will try to reinvent for the nth time
That this is an excellent submission and should give all of us something to think about in terms of leaving a legacy to our loved ones should something happen to us, expected or otherwise.
Consider it an extension of a will for the information age.
Oh and here's an interesting comparison of different analog and digital masterings OF THE SAME SOURCE MATERIAL done by a professional mastering engineer.
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/...
We're talking new vinyl sales, so let's put aside the obvious benefits of owning a turntable if you already have a significant vinyl collection.
I personally believe uncompressed digital formats, starting with Redbook CD, have a greater POTENTIAL in terms of functionality as well as fidelity than vinyl. Unfortunately, this potential has been unfulfilled as the vast majority of digital releases fail to live up to this potential by a fair margin due to poor mastering. The loudness wars has dumbed down the format to such an extent that one of its primary advantages over vinyl - dynamic range - has all but been nullified. The mastering engineers have decided that you and your playback devices are too stupid to set the volume to your liking so they've made the decision for you - typically 11 out of 10.
Ironically, most vinyl releases sound better than their digital counterparts simply because their volume hasn't been jacked to ridiculous levels at the mastering stage.
By this logic, US firms are doing a great disservice to themselves by limiting the availability of exceptional talent in the fields of executive managment and even public office positions. What's good for the goose, after all...
Steve Hoffman compares masterings of cd, vinyl, sacd, open reel to reel to the original master tape.
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/...
Indeed, one day archeologists will dig up a pile of line printer output from some long lost CS lab as the only remains of The Second Age of Light. The secrets contained will fuel the legendary Search For The Rosetta.h file where all those confounded macros are defined.
C was obviously invented to fill a niche - SkyNet will need a language to develop their self-aware minions.
Otherwise, don't try this at home, kids.
A Shit Ton of them, and see them through to establishment.
We've decimated one of the largest moderators of climate on this planet in the past couple of centuries and until we start reversing this trend in a serious way, I wouldn't expect much progress on the climate front.
Why dance around the issues with the security facade? If the U.S. would just flat out block all incoming traffic it would be a win-win for everyone involved, as the rest of us can plan accordingly and get on with our lives.
Spoken like a true industrial ag shrill, hence the AC.
GMO != selective breeding
Please, for the love of god, don't let this opportunity go to waste. :)
I theorize that if you remove ego and ignorance from the equation, the flow of traffic would improve exponentially.
You're not wrong - something may very well happen to keep the technology from being mass produced. EV production and advancement has been stalled many times in an effort to maintain the status quo. Here's a story from Steve Hekeroth, an individual who knows all too well.
http://www.ai-online.com/Adv/Q...
Unsurprisingly, it has taken a billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, to disrupt the market. Let's hope the trend continues.
Kinda crazy how detached people are from natural systems.
Which seems more sustainable to you?
this?
http://climatevoices.files.wor...
or this?
http://www.savannainstitute.or...
http://citygrownurbanagricultu...
http://www.permaculturenews.or...
The dustbowl wasn't a one-time event - soil erosion on a massive scale continues to this day, and is a world wide problem:
http://www.globalchange.umich....
You want sustainable efficiency?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...
This is a design system that is not only sustainable, but improves fertility and efficiency over time. Rather than design a system based on multiple inputs and a single yield, you design it based on the interaction of a complex web of natural systems and the yield is the surplus.
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system." - Bill Mollison [4]
Want actual references to working systems? Here's the best example: Sepp Holzer
http://www.celsias.com/article...
Want more? See my original post.
Scalability? "If anybody ever suggests that permaculture does not scale, just
point to Willie Smits." - Paul Wheaton
It's nothing more than a theoretical discussion, anyhow, but putting aside all of the various arguments for and against gun ownership, if the primary concern here is whether a "smart gun" is a compromise between safety of the gun owner over safety of everyone else, I would prefer if a gun owner had two smart guns over one conventional gun.
I don't think the technology is there yet anyhow, but if it could guarantee a gun could only ever be fired by a legally registered gun owner, then I think that's a good thing. If you don't trust the gun to misfire in a critical situation, carry 2 of them.
This preserves the right for legal gun ownership, whether it's for hunting, sport or civil/self defence, while vastly reducing the consequences of unintended and unauthorized use of the weapon.
Realistically, It won't do dick to limit the manufacture and illicit sale and trade of non-smart guns, or to limit sociopathic use of a legally registered weapon, so it's a moot point.
They're farmers, but they aren't farming based on a sustainable model.
Nothing will end pest problems, but appropriate design will mitigate their impact on a system.
Chemical pesticides are less than 100 years old. We got along just fine for beforehand for millennia without them.
Here's another interesting fact - every culture that has adopted "modern" agriculture (i.e. the practice of clear-cutting forest, tilling soil and living primarily on annual (largely mono) crops) have eventually collapsed. All of them. It isn't a long-term sustainable model. Look to the lands of the middle east that were once lush edens for a prime example of how desertification is the end result. Look at the dust bowls of mid-western america as an example of how industrialization has only accelerated this process. Topsoil is the largest export of North America. The midwest prairies once had 6 feet or more of topsoil, until the clearing and tilling began. Contrast the long-term sustainable farming methods of North and South America (i.e. thousands of years), where the ratio of forested to cleared land for cultivating crops and grazing cattle was far different before western culture to what exists today.
The "simple" solutions do work (they aren't simple in any way, however, as it is the complexity of the natural system models and patterns that make them work). Every long-term sustainable culture has relied on them without fail. And I don't buy the usual retort of "try and feed the world with them". There are plenty of documented examples of permanent, sustainable agriculture (i.e. permaculture) systems that provide as much abundance and nutrition per acre. It's just a matter of appropriate system design.
I'll trot out the usual permaculture examples of proven systems and people leading by example:
Sepp Holzer and his Krameterhoff and Holzerhoff farms in Austria
Masanobu Fukuoka, who's system in Japan was rated the top 5% of rice production per acre in the country, yet also yielded an annual crop of barley on the same plot - all using natural methods.
Bill Mollison and the permaculture research institute in Tagari, Tasmania, and the PRI's he and Geoff Lawton have set up world wide, many in some of the most challenging environments in the world (i.e. the salted deserts of Australia and Jordan)
Mark Shepard and his New Forest Farm based in Wisconsin
The large-scale grazing practices based on Alan Savory's work to reverse desertification
etc