Any scale, actually. Converting light that would otherwise act as a regulator or inhibitor of growth/cellular division/biological processes into usable light increases the overall efficiency of ANY system.
Umm, we just found out that certain cyanobacteria can photosynthesize with IR light, something we previously thought impossible. You might want to re-think any further statements you want to make, because it is a WHOLE NEW ballgame.
Yes, you go ahead and slice out someone's appendix while ignoring the critical diaphragm nerves.
You've obviously never had the surgery. I have. Before any surgery, a good hospital gives you a full packet detailing the surgery, plus the actual surgeon tells you again, in more layman's terms.
Those modding me offtopic are complete fools and can't understand things I was explicitly told while in a hospital, TWICE FUCKING DEAD AFTER THE FACT.
Want the full report? I can scan it and send it to you.
Right down to the surgical procedure, airlift recusitation, and more. Already did this on Fox, I'll be more than happy to prove the rest of you wrong.
You can ask manufacturers. They are quite often open to new blends as long as you can justify them.
In my own house, thanks to my induction/CCFL affiliations, I have 15-band CFl lamps. That means 15 different phosphors, 5 each dedicated to different red, blue, and green wavelengths. They produce INCREDIBLE color reproduction, and at 180Hz they are quite suitable for 60FPS HD video capture, especially with the high luminous irradiant output.
Yep, I'm a troll and a bullshitter and a serious person, just like most everyone else on the internet. It all depends on the day and the mood. Anybody that has known me for the past DECADE on this site knows this.
And you had to post AC to state that? LMFAO! It's hard to separate the chaff from the wheat when you don't know the difference!
I guess you don't know the energy requirements to form aluminosilicate glass versus borosilicate glass.
This is my job. You're well out of your league. I make it all from induction to CCFL to LED. LED is my only commercial product, everything else is purely for industrial use. Check my sig for specialty LED usage, which is used across the entire globe.
Whole unit. We've got good enough drivers and even a simple aluminum convection heat plate is enough for thermal dissipation, the biggest problem with most users is that they fail to account for thermal dissipation requirements, and thus they drastically shorten the life of the whole unit by putting it in an enclosed fixture.
None of the parties you'd think of, though the thought is indeed entertaining. I'm doing serious horticulture, not your typical weed growing (though that is done in my own controlled lab for personal purposes,) though my panels could easily be used for those and would likely produce incredible product. If it can grow serious horticultural crops, weed is just a simple stepping stone to proving the efficiency of LED tech to the rest of the world since that is the most focused-upon indoor horticultural product. To put it simply, for indoor horticulture, cannabis is the holy grail. If I can grow it with my lights, I can grow ANYTHING.
I attend business mixers, not cannabis cups. Other people do the latter for me, though I explicitly state on my site that I don't condone *ILLEGAL* usage of my product. I have no problem with legal medical growers, as I am a legal medical patient, myself, and thus I would be a hypocrite otherwise to 'hate' upon them for doing their part to be energy-efficient without needing to subject themselves to the horrors of outdoor crop production.
Before you go making strawman answers, think about hos much power it takes to manufacture EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT.
Then power required for assembly.
Then power for testing.
Then power for recycling ALL of those materials.
Let's not forget the energy used for transportation to the retailer/consumer.
CFLs are actually hugely energy-intensive, and the energy requirements for building the bulb alone can get even higher depending upon which type of glass you use (some require less energy to form into a desired shape than others.)
Once you go through EVERY number, CFLs are actually WORSE, short, and long term.
Simper systems typicaly require less energy. Incandescent vs CFL works the same way.
No, all you would need is a proper phosphor blend, consisting of more than the typical tri-phosphor that is used. We're looking at at least three emission peaks each for red, blue, and green, to get something closer to a good continuous color temp.
No, you're posting as AC because you have no goddamned clue what you're talking about.
"This ruling is much more likely to affect the PC game market than the console market in the near term because console games do not, as yet, require installation before you begin playing them."
WRONG. PS3 and XBox360 DO have games that REQUIRE installation (they are absolutely unplayable being read from the optical discs.) Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3 comes to mind as one I've personally had to wait AGES for it to install.
"Obviously not 100%, because people had been saying "Mac or PC" to refer to the difference between Windows and Mac OS"
You don't know your history very well - that was back in the day when Apple's hardware was VASTLY different from the x86 architecture and it made SENSE to say "Do you have a Mac or PC?"
Now, the hardware is the EXACT SAME. There is no underlying architectural difference so saying "PC or Mac?" is nonsense, misleading, and again, 100% BULLSHIT.
"OSX or Windows?" is the proper question. Anything else is a pure bit of marketing bullshit.
Yes, it really is. It is a misleading marketing tactic and it's improperly using technological terminology to fool a customer into thinking they're making the superior choice by purchasing an Apple product, when anyone with any real technical knowledge knows these claims are patently false.
"The photo community uses "develop" for raw-format data, since you literally do not have an image until you do it"
That is pure bullshit on any digital camera. You have an image the second you snap the shutter, even in RAW format (there are readers that can read RAW programs, you don't need it in BMP/JPG/TIFF.)
Develop means taking an exposed negative image (where you truly have nothing) and activating the chemicals inside in a chemical bath to remove the coating and show the picture details.
Processing means taking that negative and transferring the image onto another piece of paper with color correction.
Come back when you have your own C-41 development lab in your home.
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Any scale, actually. Converting light that would otherwise act as a regulator or inhibitor of growth/cellular division/biological processes into usable light increases the overall efficiency of ANY system.
Umm, we just found out that certain cyanobacteria can photosynthesize with IR light, something we previously thought impossible. You might want to re-think any further statements you want to make, because it is a WHOLE NEW ballgame.
Although I wouldn't consume algae as a food source, I could certainly use it as a fuel source.
I even make LED panels for growing specific species of algae, for this very purpose.
That $50 in energy is used to manufacture multiple pieces at once instead of single pieces at a time.
Haven't you heard of mass production? Henry Ford made that possible over a century ago.
Yes, you go ahead and slice out someone's appendix while ignoring the critical diaphragm nerves.
You've obviously never had the surgery. I have. Before any surgery, a good hospital gives you a full packet detailing the surgery, plus the actual surgeon tells you again, in more layman's terms.
Those modding me offtopic are complete fools and can't understand things I was explicitly told while in a hospital, TWICE FUCKING DEAD AFTER THE FACT.
Want the full report? I can scan it and send it to you.
Right down to the surgical procedure, airlift recusitation, and more. Already did this on Fox, I'll be more than happy to prove the rest of you wrong.
You can ask manufacturers. They are quite often open to new blends as long as you can justify them.
In my own house, thanks to my induction/CCFL affiliations, I have 15-band CFl lamps. That means 15 different phosphors, 5 each dedicated to different red, blue, and green wavelengths. They produce INCREDIBLE color reproduction, and at 180Hz they are quite suitable for 60FPS HD video capture, especially with the high luminous irradiant output.
Yep, I'm a troll and a bullshitter and a serious person, just like most everyone else on the internet. It all depends on the day and the mood. Anybody that has known me for the past DECADE on this site knows this.
And you had to post AC to state that? LMFAO! It's hard to separate the chaff from the wheat when you don't know the difference!
I guess you don't know the energy requirements to form aluminosilicate glass versus borosilicate glass.
This is my job. You're well out of your league. I make it all from induction to CCFL to LED. LED is my only commercial product, everything else is purely for industrial use. Check my sig for specialty LED usage, which is used across the entire globe.
Whole unit. We've got good enough drivers and even a simple aluminum convection heat plate is enough for thermal dissipation, the biggest problem with most users is that they fail to account for thermal dissipation requirements, and thus they drastically shorten the life of the whole unit by putting it in an enclosed fixture.
None of the parties you'd think of, though the thought is indeed entertaining. I'm doing serious horticulture, not your typical weed growing (though that is done in my own controlled lab for personal purposes,) though my panels could easily be used for those and would likely produce incredible product. If it can grow serious horticultural crops, weed is just a simple stepping stone to proving the efficiency of LED tech to the rest of the world since that is the most focused-upon indoor horticultural product. To put it simply, for indoor horticulture, cannabis is the holy grail. If I can grow it with my lights, I can grow ANYTHING.
I attend business mixers, not cannabis cups. Other people do the latter for me, though I explicitly state on my site that I don't condone *ILLEGAL* usage of my product. I have no problem with legal medical growers, as I am a legal medical patient, myself, and thus I would be a hypocrite otherwise to 'hate' upon them for doing their part to be energy-efficient without needing to subject themselves to the horrors of outdoor crop production.
This is going to give my Camfrog name a new meaning, as I *LOVE* screwing around with file systems. Colossus Hunter, indeed!
"Thirty dollars an hour to make light bulbs is insane"
Okay, let me see *YOU* build an induction lamp and handle the heavy thermal issues those bulbs are prone to having.
See why it costs up to $30/hr? There are some HEAVY physics involved in anything BESIDES an incandescent bulb.
Before you go making strawman answers, think about hos much power it takes to manufacture EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT.
Then power required for assembly.
Then power for testing.
Then power for recycling ALL of those materials.
Let's not forget the energy used for transportation to the retailer/consumer.
CFLs are actually hugely energy-intensive, and the energy requirements for building the bulb alone can get even higher depending upon which type of glass you use (some require less energy to form into a desired shape than others.)
Once you go through EVERY number, CFLs are actually WORSE, short, and long term.
Simper systems typicaly require less energy. Incandescent vs CFL works the same way.
The LEDs in my units are rated for 100,000 hours.
No, all you would need is a proper phosphor blend, consisting of more than the typical tri-phosphor that is used. We're looking at at least three emission peaks each for red, blue, and green, to get something closer to a good continuous color temp.
They make RGB combo LEDs that won't fade like the phosphorous layer on a standard UV(or blue) coated LED.
"the reason for the HSF is to convert the AC to DC."
BULLSHIT.
The reason for the heatsink is because high output diodes get hot enough TO MELT THEMSELVES WITHOUT SUFFICIENT HEAT DISSIPATION.
Learn your thermodynamics.
BTW LED lighting is my job so prepare for a MASSIVE smackdown if you wanna go toe to toe.
"To me it just doesn't make logical sense to have a $50/hour doctor doing appendectomies when a $25/hour tech could do the job just as well."
Neurosurgery.
No, you're posting as AC because you have no goddamned clue what you're talking about.
"This ruling is much more likely to affect the PC game market than the console market in the near term because console games do not, as yet, require installation before you begin playing them."
WRONG. PS3 and XBox360 DO have games that REQUIRE installation (they are absolutely unplayable being read from the optical discs.) Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3 comes to mind as one I've personally had to wait AGES for it to install.
I wish /. had a -1, Bullshit moderation, sometimes. I'd give you an informative mod and the GP a BS mod.
"Obviously not 100%, because people had been saying "Mac or PC" to refer to the difference between Windows and Mac OS"
You don't know your history very well - that was back in the day when Apple's hardware was VASTLY different from the x86 architecture and it made SENSE to say "Do you have a Mac or PC?"
Now, the hardware is the EXACT SAME. There is no underlying architectural difference so saying "PC or Mac?" is nonsense, misleading, and again, 100% BULLSHIT.
"OSX or Windows?" is the proper question. Anything else is a pure bit of marketing bullshit.
Were it not for her putting PayPal as the main eBay payment processor, this shit would have never happened as PayPal would be DEAD.
Those of you living in California, DO NOT VOTE MEG WHITMAN IF YOU HAVE HALF A BRAIN.
Go look at the hardware difference between a "PC" and an "Apple."
NOT ONE.
Just the OS.
Everything else is 100% bullshit marketing.
'No, it really isn't.'
Yes, it really is. It is a misleading marketing tactic and it's improperly using technological terminology to fool a customer into thinking they're making the superior choice by purchasing an Apple product, when anyone with any real technical knowledge knows these claims are patently false.
Did you fail English class?
"The photo community uses "develop" for raw-format data, since you literally do not have an image until you do it"
That is pure bullshit on any digital camera. You have an image the second you snap the shutter, even in RAW format (there are readers that can read RAW programs, you don't need it in BMP/JPG/TIFF.)
Develop means taking an exposed negative image (where you truly have nothing) and activating the chemicals inside in a chemical bath to remove the coating and show the picture details.
Processing means taking that negative and transferring the image onto another piece of paper with color correction.
Come back when you have your own C-41 development lab in your home.