And btw, we have lots of green technologies available now, it's just that it's way too lucrative for the oil/nuclear/etc industry (especially since they are so heavily subsidized) to let go.. And so they spend massive amount of cash to convince the public that they are indispensable.
This things will probably have a LOT less impact on the ocean thank all the massive boats with have going around everywhere, and it'll help the ocean and the whole planet by reducing our emissions of pollution and CO2. Duh.
It's effect of ocean life (and the planet in general) is microscopic, infinitesimal, compared to the effect of the coal plants and other brown and black energy sources.
This is pennies compared to the subsidies that are paid out to the oil, coal and nuclear industries. And these sources of energy are only cheaper when you externalizes their true costs (healthcare costs (cancers, asthma, etc), costs to the environment and how much it will cost to clean up and replace these things, cost to quality of life of people living near the things, cost to animal life, etc).
Replacing a few coal plants with nuclear could be a way to make a change for the better fast, but nuclear shouldn't be seen a panacea and it should too be replaced with truly clean sources of energy as fast as possible.
Did you stop to think that the ocean life in those areas needs those waves and currents to survice and that this system might damage them?
Hmm, first of all.. These generators won't keep people from surfing because they'll be pretty far out at sea.
Secondly, they are not going to "stop waves" or affect much the area where they are.
Thirdly, they'll have a much smaller impact on local and global life than coal plants and other ancient technologies. Global warming will affect billions - basically all life on earth, I think that a few barrel-looking things at sea is a good price to pay to help generate clean energy.
Who wants to bet that this copyrighted piece of crap will become the most photographied thing in the US just out of spite for this disgusting practice?
Some switches work better than others, but the important part is that they are happening, and in some countries like brazil (and probably soon venezuela) it's a whole new way of seeing software that is developping.
I don't really care if microsoft is driven out of business, but I do care about having a viable choice and knowing that this wonderful technology available to us isn't being controlled by only a few mega-corporations.
Given that they liked Khtml, I was wonderign about KWord - does it also read and write Word files? I guess they could use code from TextEdit for that.
That would be quite good for KOffice, if it ever happened. It has been coming along quite nicely and making huge progress in recent memory, but having more people working on it would definitely be a big plus.
Hopefully some people at Apple are reading this and it's making them curious about KWord's code, if they haven't already had a look:)
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I suggest you read this on nuclea power. You might change your tune.
And btw, we have lots of green technologies available now, it's just that it's way too lucrative for the oil/nuclear/etc industry (especially since they are so heavily subsidized) to let go.. And so they spend massive amount of cash to convince the public that they are indispensable.
This things will probably have a LOT less impact on the ocean thank all the massive boats with have going around everywhere, and it'll help the ocean and the whole planet by reducing our emissions of pollution and CO2. Duh.
It's effect of ocean life (and the planet in general) is microscopic, infinitesimal, compared to the effect of the coal plants and other brown and black energy sources.
This is pennies compared to the subsidies that are paid out to the oil, coal and nuclear industries. And these sources of energy are only cheaper when you externalizes their true costs (healthcare costs (cancers, asthma, etc), costs to the environment and how much it will cost to clean up and replace these things, cost to quality of life of people living near the things, cost to animal life, etc).
Is when nuclear energy is going to be put back on the agenda. I mean compared to coal it is squeaky clean!
Yes, but compared to coal everything looks clean.
Here's a nice read about nuclear energy.
Replacing a few coal plants with nuclear could be a way to make a change for the better fast, but nuclear shouldn't be seen a panacea and it should too be replaced with truly clean sources of energy as fast as possible.
Unless you surf far out at sea, you are not going to be affected. In fact, you probably won't ever see these things even if you live on the coast.
Did you stop to think that the ocean life in those areas needs those waves and currents to survice and that this system might damage them?
Hmm, first of all.. These generators won't keep people from surfing because they'll be pretty far out at sea.
Secondly, they are not going to "stop waves" or affect much the area where they are.
Thirdly, they'll have a much smaller impact on local and global life than coal plants and other ancient technologies. Global warming will affect billions - basically all life on earth, I think that a few barrel-looking things at sea is a good price to pay to help generate clean energy.
The problems with nuclear power are pretty well outlined here, I think. Give it a read, it fills some of the holes left in the the recend Wired article that most here have probably seen.
Nuclear has many advantages, but we must not turn a blind eye to its shortcomings.
For those who want more, the best links on for intelligent green reading:
WorldChanging.com -- which also has an article about wave power.
TreeHugger, which is already linked in the story.
Dave Pollard, which writes very insightfully about lots of things including environmental philosophy.
Green Car Congress, where you can get the best news about green mobility, cool cars & industrial developments.
IDFuel, which is more about design but covers some of the same ground as TreeHugger.com
FuelCellWorks for all the latest news about fuel cells.
Grist Magazine, for news and a touch of humor, plus lots of interviews.
I know that BoingBoing.net posted a few photos a few days ago.
"The savings would go to a special fund to hire more employees for the police department, a major focus for city officials right now, he added."
"Open Source: Keeping our streets safe!"
Who wants to bet that this copyrighted piece of crap will become the most photographied thing in the US just out of spite for this disgusting practice?
And real communism would be bad because...?
But anyway, back on topic: for real open source news, check out WikiNews.org, a sub-project of Wikipedia.
That is a good point, but it doesn't mean that the boot process can't be sped up quite a bit.
It would especially be useful on laptops, or for people who like to save electricity by shutting down their computers when not in use.
That's true. My post just meant that I don't need anything more than Wikipedia, though. More than one person can have a point at the same time.. Heh.
Well, as long as Wikipedia can keep total independance.. Which is what makes it so good in the first place.
Altruistic donations? Sure. Corporate sponsor? Not so sure...
I think you missed the joke. Not that it was that funny...
Well, it's good enough for Wikipedia.org so it's good enough for me.
Maybe it's about kidneys...
Exactly.
Some switches work better than others, but the important part is that they are happening, and in some countries like brazil (and probably soon venezuela) it's a whole new way of seeing software that is developping.
I don't really care if microsoft is driven out of business, but I do care about having a viable choice and knowing that this wonderful technology available to us isn't being controlled by only a few mega-corporations.
Lots of big MySQL users around.
Yes, but this is a step in the right direction and will bring up the issue of software patents and OSS to the forefront for a bit.
We can be happy once in a while and keep fighting at the same time. Cheer up.
They are giving them to FOSS, not to any commercial company that wants to use them. They'll keep selling licenses.
Given that they liked Khtml, I was wonderign about KWord - does it also read and write Word files? I guess they could use code from TextEdit for that.
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That would be quite good for KOffice, if it ever happened. It has been coming along quite nicely and making huge progress in recent memory, but having more people working on it would definitely be a big plus.
Hopefully some people at Apple are reading this and it's making them curious about KWord's code, if they haven't already had a look
OSS can also get some mindshare other ways than software (or at least conventional software running on people's PCs).
Just thing of Wikipedia.