I don't know anything about FairPoint, but when I went to a small 13,000 household telco my service improved greatly. Prices went up a bit, but only a few percent and my service has been great.
Isn't the idea behind video games that they be plesant and apealing? I don't know too many people that would plunk down their cash for "SlaughterFest VI (tm) with realistic putrescient odors!"
And you can link something stupid that they do to the video game? Riiiight! You can prove that their violence was because of GTA and not because they watched the three stooges or the WWE.
My kids are already my responsiblity. Not yours. Buh Bye.
p.s. I already understand the ratings system and find it laughable. Sort of like you.
2) H2O2/Kerosene isn't LOX/LH2, but at an ISP of 319 in vacuum (273 at sea level) it's no slouch and can be handled and stored much easier. (no cryogenic storage needed)
3) Yep, it is. This and the other X Prize ships are made on shoestring budgets and are getting experimental "manned" ratings. I assume you understand what that means, but are ignoring it.
4) Nobody said they were alike beyond looks. You didn't, the grandparent didn't, and rrohbeck, the submitter, didn't. They do resemble each other. They are both sort of cone shaped with rounded bottoms, although Goddard is shorter and broader.
5) Nobody in this thread said that as far as I can tell.
6) Well, you brought it up, but I don't see how corporations can make it worse. I'm sure it was faster and cheaper to go from NYC to LA by air before corporations got into the airline business.
Small scale nuclear weapons?;) Seriously though, for companies it usually is cheaper to pay off the trolls than to fight them over many patents. $5 Mil to make the problem go away, or 7 Mil to fight it? Getting the patent invalidated won't get you that extra 2 Mil back, and I know I'd rather keep that money in my pocket if I was running a company. I foresee many baby step changes to the patent laws and processes over the coming decade to minimize the abuses without putting undue strain on valid patent holders.
Nah. Because a valid small time inventor could be harmed by this if a patent is invalidated due to an overzelous court, or lack of funds to fight the case in court. There doesn't seem to be a GOOD solution.
Sorry, I was unable to respond for a while, but... No, a net balance is not the same as a gain in this circumstance. The fact that you flunked basic finance, and basic chem, is not my problem.
As to algae processing, that is by far the best single bet due to volume produced per area maintained. Also using a diverse set of production methods is by far a better idea than a single producer method, but the laws of thermodynamics still apply.
As to hemp. Great to smoke, and it makes good rope, but there are better uses for acreage for energy production. In the same areas, switchgrass is better for energy per acre than hemp.
It doesn't show a net energy gain, it just shows positive net energy after processing. Big difference.
As to the efficiency of the plant not mattering you may want to rethink that. It can have a massive effect on the amount of arable land you would need to grow your crop. If it takes 5x the land surface of the earth for a particular plant to produce enough alcohol to meet the worlds needs we may have a problem using alcohol as a fuel.
I ran the numbers a few years ago for biodiesel replacement of gas for America, and it would take the surface area of the state of California to produce enough biodiesel if it was all made from oil palms (tropical plants), and they are one of the most efficient of the oil producers. Most plants are about 1/5 as productive so you would need to plant the area west of Wyoming to get enough using more common sources. Oh, and that's not 100% arable land. So now you need to plant everything west of Kansas. So, where do we relocate L.A. and San. Fran?
Before you mention that biodiesel isn't alcohol I will note that my reason for biodiesel then was that it produced more energy per acre even with commonly avalible temperate zone crops.
But the problem is that even with a large percentage loss in the conversion it is still a lot more efficient to convert electricity to things like hydrogen or alcohol and then ship it via trucks and pipelines than to send the electricity through the electrical distribution grid.
Ok, I'm not saying alcohol isn't a viable solution, but there are a few things in your post that are bugging me.
First, how do you come up with an energy increase going from plants to alcohol? You either have to use chemicals and pressure, or microorganism to turn sugars into alcohol, so there can't be an energy increase since those processes use energy.
Secondly, no matter which process you use the resultant material is 10-20% alcohol, and it takes lots of energy to concentrate it to the levels needed for fuel use.
Sugar Cane is one of the most efficient plants in the world for turning sunlight into carbohydrates. It's about 8% efficient. This is very, very, high since most plants are only 1-2% efficient, but when it's all said and done after the conversion to fuel grade alcohol you are back in the 1-2% range at best.
But... But..... But, what will I do to keep my children sedated for the hour long drive to grandmas house for the holidays with out Barney or Bob the Builder to keep them mezmerized?!?!?! Damn it, you can't expect me to actually TALK to the little monsters, can you?
Pretty stock emotional rant with no facts. Very well done. Now, please point me to the proof that human induced climate change is "bad" that isn't simply a rant that "change = destruction" and that somehow how things are now is the ultimate for the earth and we must keep it this way.
Sometimes saving grandma is not always in her best interest, or the best interest of society as a whole. Sometimes it may be better to bury grandma and take that trip.
I don't think so. I think he duped a story that was put up by a different editor about 2 hours after it was posted about 6 months ago so, not a record.
Just because I'm in a "cost center" and not a "profit center" doesn't mean that I don't have defined roles and such. My management would much rather pay someone else to support the occasional broken driver or disk mirroring bug freeing me up to troubleshoot aplication and architecture problems that are specific to our company. They can buy a bunch of SUSE support seat licenses for what they pay for my salary each year. Much cheaper and efficient that way. Besides SUSE/Novell are more likely to find the problem and bug fix it for something like a driver than local staff would.
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Bet you don't. You won't get FTTP, at least not for a while, but I bet the service for what you have now will improve.
I don't know anything about FairPoint, but when I went to a small 13,000 household telco my service improved greatly. Prices went up a bit, but only a few percent and my service has been great.
Isn't the idea behind video games that they be plesant and apealing? I don't know too many people that would plunk down their cash for "SlaughterFest VI (tm) with realistic putrescient odors!"
Not even the few sickos I know.
And you can link something stupid that they do to the video game? Riiiight! You can prove that their violence was because of GTA and not because they watched the three stooges or the WWE. My kids are already my responsiblity. Not yours. Buh Bye. p.s. I already understand the ratings system and find it laughable. Sort of like you.
Um, ah?!?! SSTO is Single Stage To Orbit. You can't have a "two stage" single stage rocket.
1) I don't think anyone said it was.
2) H2O2/Kerosene isn't LOX/LH2, but at an ISP of 319 in vacuum (273 at sea level) it's no slouch and can be handled and stored much easier. (no cryogenic storage needed)
3) Yep, it is. This and the other X Prize ships are made on shoestring budgets and are getting experimental "manned" ratings. I assume you understand what that means, but are ignoring it.
4) Nobody said they were alike beyond looks. You didn't, the grandparent didn't, and rrohbeck, the submitter, didn't. They do resemble each other. They are both sort of cone shaped with rounded bottoms, although Goddard is shorter and broader.
5) Nobody in this thread said that as far as I can tell.
6) Well, you brought it up, but I don't see how corporations can make it worse. I'm sure it was faster and cheaper to go from NYC to LA by air before corporations got into the airline business.
Small scale nuclear weapons? ;) Seriously though, for companies it usually is cheaper to pay off the trolls than to fight them over many patents. $5 Mil to make the problem go away, or 7 Mil to fight it? Getting the patent invalidated won't get you that extra 2 Mil back, and I know I'd rather keep that money in my pocket if I was running a company. I foresee many baby step changes to the patent laws and processes over the coming decade to minimize the abuses without putting undue strain on valid patent holders.
Nah. Because a valid small time inventor could be harmed by this if a patent is invalidated due to an overzelous court, or lack of funds to fight the case in court. There doesn't seem to be a GOOD solution.
You have no idea what a contempt citation is, do you? You really have no idea why they exist either, from your question.
Sorry, I was unable to respond for a while, but... No, a net balance is not the same as a gain in this circumstance. The fact that you flunked basic finance, and basic chem, is not my problem. As to algae processing, that is by far the best single bet due to volume produced per area maintained. Also using a diverse set of production methods is by far a better idea than a single producer method, but the laws of thermodynamics still apply. As to hemp. Great to smoke, and it makes good rope, but there are better uses for acreage for energy production. In the same areas, switchgrass is better for energy per acre than hemp.
Nope, sure didn't. Thanks for the reach around. Um, I mean thanks for the help there Sparky. Couldn't have done it without you.
It doesn't show a net energy gain, it just shows positive net energy after processing. Big difference.
As to the efficiency of the plant not mattering you may want to rethink that. It can have a massive effect on the amount of arable land you would need to grow your crop. If it takes 5x the land surface of the earth for a particular plant to produce enough alcohol to meet the worlds needs we may have a problem using alcohol as a fuel.
I ran the numbers a few years ago for biodiesel replacement of gas for America, and it would take the surface area of the state of California to produce enough biodiesel if it was all made from oil palms (tropical plants), and they are one of the most efficient of the oil producers. Most plants are about 1/5 as productive so you would need to plant the area west of Wyoming to get enough using more common sources. Oh, and that's not 100% arable land. So now you need to plant everything west of Kansas. So, where do we relocate L.A. and San. Fran?
Before you mention that biodiesel isn't alcohol I will note that my reason for biodiesel then was that it produced more energy per acre even with commonly avalible temperate zone crops.
But the problem is that even with a large percentage loss in the conversion it is still a lot more efficient to convert electricity to things like hydrogen or alcohol and then ship it via trucks and pipelines than to send the electricity through the electrical distribution grid.
Ok, I'm not saying alcohol isn't a viable solution, but there are a few things in your post that are bugging me.
First, how do you come up with an energy increase going from plants to alcohol? You either have to use chemicals and pressure, or microorganism to turn sugars into alcohol, so there can't be an energy increase since those processes use energy.
Secondly, no matter which process you use the resultant material is 10-20% alcohol, and it takes lots of energy to concentrate it to the levels needed for fuel use.
Sugar Cane is one of the most efficient plants in the world for turning sunlight into carbohydrates. It's about 8% efficient. This is very, very, high since most plants are only 1-2% efficient, but when it's all said and done after the conversion to fuel grade alcohol you are back in the 1-2% range at best.
But... But..... But, what will I do to keep my children sedated for the hour long drive to grandmas house for the holidays with out Barney or Bob the Builder to keep them mezmerized?!?!?! Damn it, you can't expect me to actually TALK to the little monsters, can you?
No, shame on the TSA for not implimenting real secuity requirements.
Pretty stock emotional rant with no facts. Very well done. Now, please point me to the proof that human induced climate change is "bad" that isn't simply a rant that "change = destruction" and that somehow how things are now is the ultimate for the earth and we must keep it this way.
Sometimes saving grandma is not always in her best interest, or the best interest of society as a whole. Sometimes it may be better to bury grandma and take that trip.
So, are you implying they are wrong because the science they use is flawed, or because they are a "conservative economic thinktank"?
So. I can't if I turn my old LP collection to MP3 I have to use CDDA levels and rates for my A->D conversion? Don't think so. Try again.
I don't think so. I think he duped a story that was put up by a different editor about 2 hours after it was posted about 6 months ago so, not a record.
Cheaper doesn't mean more cost effective.
No matter how you dress it up, it's still a turd sandwich. No amount of garnish will help with that.
Just because I'm in a "cost center" and not a "profit center" doesn't mean that I don't have defined roles and such. My management would much rather pay someone else to support the occasional broken driver or disk mirroring bug freeing me up to troubleshoot aplication and architecture problems that are specific to our company. They can buy a bunch of SUSE support seat licenses for what they pay for my salary each year. Much cheaper and efficient that way. Besides SUSE/Novell are more likely to find the problem and bug fix it for something like a driver than local staff would.
Actually KDE is more CDE'ish.
(CDE = Common Desktop Enviroment)