This is the solution. Anyone who wants to see it in practice should look into what the island of El Hierro is doing. They have this system in place, and it works great.
Remote islands feel the pressure to find a storage solution more than anywhere else, not because of any green-energy incentives, but because importing fuel for diesel-fired generators is very expensive. These islands often have an abundance of wind and sun, so renewable power generation isn't a huge problem, but storage is. So, they pump water uphill when there's excess power, then they let it run down into hydro-electric generators when the wind stops blowing. Wind, water, and gravity. Simple but elegant.
There's a series on Netflix that explores islands like El Hierro, called Islands of the Future. It provides a great overview of how these systems work, in real-world applications.
People are getting fed up, good, they should be. Some are horrible with passwords and general security, that's in their control, and is their own fault. But, all of the other concerns are the fault of retailers, social media sites, and government spy programs. Those things need to change, and people leaving the affected services is a step in the right direction.
Also, I couldn't help but smirk at "19% of US online households had been affected by an online security breach in the previous year..." That number is closer to 100%. If you're not hyper-vigilant about online security, you're being sniffed and snooped by the government, by Microsoft, by Google, by Facebook, by Amazon, etc.. People can't even look up the weather without their browser being raped.
I really don't understand this line of reasoning. What's the alternative? An iPhone?
If privacy is your concern, you certainly aren't better off with an iPhone. Instead of writing out my own list, I'll just copy from the Free Software Foundation website:
These devices completely block free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's devices.
Apple endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.
iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowledge.
iTunes won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora on these devices.
iPhone is not the only option for smartphones. There are better alternatives on the horizon that respect your freedom, don't spy on you, play free media formats, and let you use free software.
...
Here's more from FSF: https://www.fsf.org/news/free-... You can find similar info from a million other sources if you don't like that one.
At least with Android you have a choice in who makes the phone, and one can simply root an Android to be done with the bullshit. Not happy after rooting? Run something like Ubuntu. You have to essentially break an iPhone to get admin access, then what? It's still the same shitty phone, forever.
I'm no fan of either (or Windows), and really hope to one day see an affordable (FOSS) alternative, but saying this is why I am giving up on Android and then going over to a proprietary device like iPhone, or even Windows (haha who am I kidding?) is just bonkers.
The hundreds-of-millions of dollars spent every year by the fossil fuel industry, in order to curve public opinion, really comes to light when articles like this are posted. An overwhelming number of commenters (for this site) would have us think that "big wind" is pulling the wool over our eyes, and that nonsense like "clean coal" is the only fair way to generate power. Unreal.
I've seen similar happen elsewhere (e.g. anything about fracking on reddit), but they are here now too, infecting helpless threads with pseudoscience bullshit.
Had to make sure I hadn't stumbled onto Fox News, nope, it's Slashdot. Yikes. Is anywhere safe?
Unless memory fails me; Grace Murray came up with the term "BUG" in the sense that we use it today when referring to software or systems. Except in her time it really was a "bug" in the system (moths I think). Huge systems that took up whole buildings, we could have easily ended up with: "that old win98 box has a bunch of buffalo's in it"
A lot of ignorant sexism in this thread, I like to think Slashdot posters and readers are more evolved than that, heh. Take a trip to the local computer museum if you still underestimate the role women have played in the evolution of computers -you might be suprised how great an influence they were and still are.
No I am not a Liberitarian, but they have some interesting points on this issue. I remember being freaked out about registering for the "SS" when I was 18. -Scared of being forced to fight somebody elses war if I did... and horrified of the things they said would happen if I did not (not qualifying for school loans being one of them).
I see lots of people stating "but in the mandrake logo there's a star, it's an obvious rip-off or something about the old penguin" etc...
If you were trying to figure out how to fix up your penguin or logo, or what-have-you and had to incorporate "mandrake" into the look, what would be the logical choice? Cover it with dirt and branches?
No, based on mandrakes association with "witchcraft" and "dark arts" you would probably dress him like a wizard or magician.
I hate seeing a *free* OS being picked on like this. Maybe some aspects do resemble "Mandrake the Magician", but don't they equally resemble magic or mysticism on the same generic level? The cartoon was not original anyhow, it was originally an actual living magician. I would think he (likely deceased) is the only one with a rightful say in the matter and would probably be a bit more torked about the comic strip than the OS logo.
While perusing the other images Chandra has sent back I came across what appears to be a "Quicktime" supernova. Forget about NASA releasing their software, Apple's seems to already have the ability to manipulate Magellanic Clouds!
All you people complaining "I don't see the problem" and bashing the reference to the "average internet user";
In my experience the "average user" notices all the extra icons throughout the average users choice of OS. -Including resource draining (everybody does not own a uber-computer) entries into the start-up group. They never seem to enjoy having their PC's turned into billboards. What's the other one I always find right there with it? It seems both are seen as "crappy" but necessary by the average Joe. So, it still sucks, even if you're fine with their pushy web page. You don't see attitudes like this with Winamp or many of the others.
Quicktime tries the "start-up" registry entry every time you run it! At least Real Player stopped doing that.
I enjoy the look on peoples faces when these junk apps are removed and their PC is running "like it used to".
Naive as it is to say, I'm just disappointed anything on NPR would be associated with Real, being they have such a low-brow sales strategy. I am waiting for "This American Life" (http://thislife.org/) to realize Real does not reflect well upon them either.
Somebody please mod that up... Hell yes, I am so glad somebody brought this up. Think of how hard it would be to prove your way out of ANYTHING they had evidence you did. There are infinate possibilities... anyway, what smiff said.
Aside from the obvious lameness, did anybody get the feeling they were using the acronym MATRIX to intimidate on some level?
I also wonder what marketers would pay to get their grimies on this information? Money talks, I can hear it saying; "well, they will only have access to certain aspects of the database"
Michael Moore already convinced me to move to Canada, seems everything I see is fuel for that fire. At what point do things become irreparable?...Can we reinstall the OS?...Show me to the prompt!
The fifth? You don't remember? Pink hair, spoke with an accent, she ran off with that bald taxi driver... saved the world. Sheesh, some people.
4am... Am I crazy, or is there something erotic about this artical?-
"What we've done is create this new exotic form of matter," Deborah
"It is a scientific breakthrough in providing a new type of quantum mechanical behavior," added Jin.
"This is very similar to what happens to electrons in a superconductor," Jin said.
"Our atoms are more strongly attracted to one another than in normal superconductors," she said..... after reading that I needed some supercooled gas to translate the bahavi- oops, heh, I'll stop there.
I can name 2 towns on the on the outskirts of Billings Montana that have been advised not to drink the city water due to oil refinery pollution. Countless more individuals throughout Wyoming and Montana suffer at the hand of coal bed methane drilling -a destructive new industry, growing in this area. Ever hear your parents talk about swimming in the local pond or stream? You would not dare do that today. Wake up. I can't believe the level of arrogance and ignorance in this whole "India is 3rd world" discussion.
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This is the solution. Anyone who wants to see it in practice should look into what the island of El Hierro is doing. They have this system in place, and it works great.
Remote islands feel the pressure to find a storage solution more than anywhere else, not because of any green-energy incentives, but because importing fuel for diesel-fired generators is very expensive. These islands often have an abundance of wind and sun, so renewable power generation isn't a huge problem, but storage is. So, they pump water uphill when there's excess power, then they let it run down into hydro-electric generators when the wind stops blowing. Wind, water, and gravity. Simple but elegant.
There's a series on Netflix that explores islands like El Hierro, called Islands of the Future. It provides a great overview of how these systems work, in real-world applications.
People are getting fed up, good, they should be. Some are horrible with passwords and general security, that's in their control, and is their own fault. But, all of the other concerns are the fault of retailers, social media sites, and government spy programs. Those things need to change, and people leaving the affected services is a step in the right direction. Also, I couldn't help but smirk at "19% of US online households had been affected by an online security breach in the previous year..." That number is closer to 100%. If you're not hyper-vigilant about online security, you're being sniffed and snooped by the government, by Microsoft, by Google, by Facebook, by Amazon, etc.. People can't even look up the weather without their browser being raped.
I really don't understand this line of reasoning. What's the alternative? An iPhone?
If privacy is your concern, you certainly aren't better off with an iPhone. Instead of writing out my own list, I'll just copy from the Free Software Foundation website:
...
Here's more from FSF: https://www.fsf.org/news/free-... You can find similar info from a million other sources if you don't like that one.
At least with Android you have a choice in who makes the phone, and one can simply root an Android to be done with the bullshit. Not happy after rooting? Run something like Ubuntu. You have to essentially break an iPhone to get admin access, then what? It's still the same shitty phone, forever.
I'm no fan of either (or Windows), and really hope to one day see an affordable (FOSS) alternative, but saying this is why I am giving up on Android and then going over to a proprietary device like iPhone, or even Windows (haha who am I kidding?) is just bonkers.
The hundreds-of-millions of dollars spent every year by the fossil fuel industry, in order to curve public opinion, really comes to light when articles like this are posted. An overwhelming number of commenters (for this site) would have us think that "big wind" is pulling the wool over our eyes, and that nonsense like "clean coal" is the only fair way to generate power. Unreal. I've seen similar happen elsewhere (e.g. anything about fracking on reddit), but they are here now too, infecting helpless threads with pseudoscience bullshit. Had to make sure I hadn't stumbled onto Fox News, nope, it's Slashdot. Yikes. Is anywhere safe?
Cheers Thud457, glad somebody remembered her.
...google... a-hah! Here's a link to that info. -whew, no memory errors.
Unless memory fails me; Grace Murray came up with the term "BUG" in the sense that we use it today when referring to software or systems. Except in her time it really was a "bug" in the system (moths I think). Huge systems that took up whole buildings, we could have easily ended up with: "that old win98 box has a bunch of buffalo's in it"
A lot of ignorant sexism in this thread, I like to think Slashdot posters and readers are more evolved than that, heh.
Take a trip to the local computer museum if you still underestimate the role women have played in the evolution of computers -you might be suprised how great an influence they were and still are.
There are 4 or 5 comments I wanted to drop these links into, I'll just stick them out here.
"We see the direct link between registration, the draft, and aggressive war."
"Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft"
"Help Oppose Hollins and Rangel's Draft!"
No I am not a Liberitarian, but they have some interesting points on this issue. I remember being freaked out about registering for the "SS" when I was 18. -Scared of being forced to fight somebody elses war if I did... and horrified of the things they said would happen if I did not (not qualifying for school loans being one of them).
I see lots of people stating "but in the mandrake logo there's a star, it's an obvious rip-off or something about the old penguin" etc... If you were trying to figure out how to fix up your penguin or logo, or what-have-you and had to incorporate "mandrake" into the look, what would be the logical choice? Cover it with dirt and branches? No, based on mandrakes association with "witchcraft" and "dark arts" you would probably dress him like a wizard or magician. I hate seeing a *free* OS being picked on like this. Maybe some aspects do resemble "Mandrake the Magician", but don't they equally resemble magic or mysticism on the same generic level? The cartoon was not original anyhow, it was originally an actual living magician. I would think he (likely deceased) is the only one with a rightful say in the matter and would probably be a bit more torked about the comic strip than the OS logo.
While perusing the other images Chandra has sent back I came across what appears to be a "Quicktime" supernova. Forget about NASA releasing their software, Apple's seems to already have the ability to manipulate Magellanic Clouds!
All you people complaining "I don't see the problem" and bashing the reference to the "average internet user";
In my experience the "average user" notices all the extra icons throughout the average users choice of OS. -Including resource draining (everybody does not own a uber-computer) entries into the start-up group. They never seem to enjoy having their PC's turned into billboards. What's the other one I always find right there with it? It seems both are seen as "crappy" but necessary by the average Joe. So, it still sucks, even if you're fine with their pushy web page. You don't see attitudes like this with Winamp or many of the others.
Quicktime tries the "start-up" registry entry every time you run it! At least Real Player stopped doing that.
I enjoy the look on peoples faces when these junk apps are removed and their PC is running "like it used to".
Naive as it is to say, I'm just disappointed anything on NPR would be associated with Real, being they have such a low-brow sales strategy. I am waiting for "This American Life" (http://thislife.org/) to realize Real does not reflect well upon them either.
Somebody please mod that up... Hell yes, I am so glad somebody brought this up. Think of how hard it would be to prove your way out of ANYTHING they had evidence you did. There are infinate possibilities... anyway, what smiff said.
...Can we reinstall the OS? ...Show me to the prompt!
Aside from the obvious lameness, did anybody get the feeling they were using the acronym MATRIX to intimidate on some level?
I also wonder what marketers would pay to get their grimies on this information? Money talks, I can hear it saying; "well, they will only have access to certain aspects of the database"
Michael Moore already convinced me to move to Canada, seems everything I see is fuel for that fire. At what point do things become irreparable?
Wow thanks dude, I was being completely serious. Now I know, and it's all because of you. Awesome.
The fifth? You don't remember? Pink hair, spoke with an accent, she ran off with that bald taxi driver... saved the world. Sheesh, some people.
.... after reading that I needed some supercooled gas to translate the bahavi- oops, heh, I'll stop there.
4am... Am I crazy, or is there something erotic about this artical?-
"What we've done is create this new exotic form of matter," Deborah
"It is a scientific breakthrough in providing a new type of quantum mechanical behavior," added Jin.
"This is very similar to what happens to electrons in a superconductor," Jin said.
"Our atoms are more strongly attracted to one another than in normal superconductors," she said.
Look I'm in the google engine! -I'm finally somebody! I'm somebody! I'm in the google engine!
I can name 2 towns on the on the outskirts of Billings Montana that have been advised not to drink the city water due to oil refinery pollution. Countless more individuals throughout Wyoming and Montana suffer at the hand of coal bed methane drilling -a destructive new industry, growing in this area. Ever hear your parents talk about swimming in the local pond or stream? You would not dare do that today. Wake up. I can't believe the level of arrogance and ignorance in this whole "India is 3rd world" discussion.