To make something like nanotubes, you need very pure precursor chemicals. 98% pure isn't nearly pure enough. To get a really pure carbon source, you need to do some sort of fractional distillation. Methane, ethane, etc. So you're looking at sourcing from natural gas, oil, or a synthetic made from coal. Alternately, you can capture CO2 and work a bit of chemical magic there. But anthracite doesn't offer any advantages.
This may not count as zero impact in the short term, but...
As kids we visited the atomic museum (I forget the name) in Los Alamos, NM. The had some sort of simulator where you could turn dials corresponding to different human activities. The output was a list of various things such as pollution, hunger, population, and so on. AT least a dozen. All of them had a red, yellow, or green lights. A few had numerical output.
So we started turning this knob, then that. Lights would go back and forth between red, yellow, and green. Suddenly the whole board lit up green. Except population, which was red and said 0. I guess we solved most of the worlds problems.
So I'm reluctant to say there's nothing we can do with zero impact. But I'm even more reluctant to try the one idea that might work!
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia might be a better American example. I've tried to encourage people to watch it without telling them how horrible the people are. "Amoral 3 Stooges in a bar" seems to work. "I passed out once laughing at the show" works as an endorsement.
Now that I think about it, The 3 Stooges weren't very nice, didn't live in a nice world, and usually were worse off at the end of each episode. Interesting that I'd have to reach that far back to find another example and yet they are still watched today.
BTW, the Blue Ash tornado they mention actually woke me up. I remember hearing a train-like sound and thinking "I hope that's not a tornado. I don't want to sleep in the bathtub." Turns out the sucker must have been descending as it went over me. Touched down about a mile away, but the path points right back to where I lived.
Plus keeping bandwidth to a bare minimum is pretty important aspect for a free site. If the core of your revenue can be earned from something other than ads and you can do it almost entirely with text... that somehow makes a lot of sense to stick with.
The maps show viability of wind power. A mix of strength and consistency. So while there is still wind, it's just not as strong enough often enough in those areas that are white.
(I briefly thought you were making some sort of race joke)
Good point. If it took long enough for a replacement to emerge (5000 crappy torrent trackers aren't a problem, 1 good one is), and if the buy out were small enough each time, then maybe it could be worth it. That seems pretty unlikely.
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Or how long until someone modifies Open Office to run as just one app?
But anthracite costs twice as much, so your paying about more per unit mass of carbon.
To make something like nanotubes, you need very pure precursor chemicals. 98% pure isn't nearly pure enough. To get a really pure carbon source, you need to do some sort of fractional distillation. Methane, ethane, etc. So you're looking at sourcing from natural gas, oil, or a synthetic made from coal. Alternately, you can capture CO2 and work a bit of chemical magic there. But anthracite doesn't offer any advantages.
Yes, it is spelled "humor" in Mexico.
Nope, Evil Monkey is management.
Web monkey is a good entry position title.
If they are especially clever, they might be promoted to Code monkey.
If they are especially bad, they might be demoted to to Trunk monkey.
This may not count as zero impact in the short term, but ...
As kids we visited the atomic museum (I forget the name) in Los Alamos, NM. The had some sort of simulator where you could turn dials corresponding to different human activities. The output was a list of various things such as pollution, hunger, population, and so on. AT least a dozen. All of them had a red, yellow, or green lights. A few had numerical output.
So we started turning this knob, then that. Lights would go back and forth between red, yellow, and green. Suddenly the whole board lit up green. Except population, which was red and said 0. I guess we solved most of the worlds problems.
So I'm reluctant to say there's nothing we can do with zero impact. But I'm even more reluctant to try the one idea that might work!
So you're saying it won't work in my iron filing factory?
Faberge: best Easter eggs ever. Thought everyone knew that.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia might be a better American example. I've tried to encourage people to watch it without telling them how horrible the people are. "Amoral 3 Stooges in a bar" seems to work. "I passed out once laughing at the show" works as an endorsement.
Now that I think about it, The 3 Stooges weren't very nice, didn't live in a nice world, and usually were worse off at the end of each episode. Interesting that I'd have to reach that far back to find another example and yet they are still watched today.
... you are a computer. Life, er, up-time will be easier.
Seismometers just seems a cool way of detecting and confirming tornadoes. http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2006/03/28/20060328-C4-00.html
BTW, the Blue Ash tornado they mention actually woke me up. I remember hearing a train-like sound and thinking "I hope that's not a tornado. I don't want to sleep in the bathtub." Turns out the sucker must have been descending as it went over me. Touched down about a mile away, but the path points right back to where I lived.
Plus keeping bandwidth to a bare minimum is pretty important aspect for a free site. If the core of your revenue can be earned from something other than ads and you can do it almost entirely with text ... that somehow makes a lot of sense to stick with.
Or a Firefox plugin? I'd do it myself, but I have work to do.
The maps show viability of wind power. A mix of strength and consistency. So while there is still wind, it's just not as strong enough often enough in those areas that are white. (I briefly thought you were making some sort of race joke)
Not on the bottom.
For just the US: http://www.bergey.com/Maps/USA.Wind.Lg.htm For the world: http://www.bergey.com/Maps/World.Wind.Lg.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Cat-David-Garnett/dp/0333178378/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238611553&sr=8-5
I sincerely hope you don't have user privileges with cat's testes.
Good point. If it took long enough for a replacement to emerge (5000 crappy torrent trackers aren't a problem, 1 good one is), and if the buy out were small enough each time, then maybe it could be worth it. That seems pretty unlikely.
Yes? No? Crap!
Probably the cheapest way to get rid of Pirate Bay is to buy them off. Piracy protection money?
Weird. I've had them work for me while on a bicycle. Must be a pretty wide range of settings.
There is also lots of cheap competition using an older but well tested balancing method. For example: http://urbanscooters.com/
I'm curious what you think of the Atom processors. Passive cooling seems to be a nice benefit if you can live with less performance.