Let me be clear on this. There is almost zero maintenance on solar panels. You hose them off once in a while, that's it. And the warranty on almost all the components is typically 25+ years. Payback period after incentives is anywhere between 3-9 years, tops.
Power in California is much higher vs other locations in the US due to NIMBY. Their power is brought in from other states, hence the high cost of power.
You're right. Space is not inviting. It's actually a whole pile of death for a living, carbon-based organism. Doesn't mean I wouldn't give everything to get there by any means necessary. Who want's a boring life anyway?
It also future-proofs the device to an extent. Want your GSM device to do HSDPA/UMTS? Boom. Firmware/software upgrade. New bluetooth standard that chews through less power? Done. None of this upgrading with each protocol change.
Ahh! But they are two different things. My Blackberry from T-Mobile is unlocked, but I can't change the OS, although I could write apps for it if I wanted to. Most, if not all GSM phones can be unlocked to work on any other network. No phones (except the Freerunner to my knowledge) provide open source access to the OS.
I'm trying to think of the sci-fi book or movie I got my idea from, but it's definitely not a new idea. Out there by today's science standards, yes, but look where space travel was 50 years ago.
I think a software defined radio would be the perfect thing for the OpenMoko phone that just was highlighted on Slashdot (it's open source). It'll work on any network than.
Damn. I was always of the thought that there wasn't enough atmosphere there already to sustain life, when the problem most likely is such a high CO2 concentration, lacking the O2 and N that we require. Scratch that idea.
Two-fold solution: Have satellite in orbit drag device through atmosphere pumping CO2 up into orbit and making blocks of dry ice, than ram driving them towards Mars. Huge dry ice blocks will impact Mars, change from block of dry ice into gaseous form, and begin greenhouse warming effect. We terraform Mars on the cheap (comparatively speaking) and we lower the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere from all the fossil fuels we'll be burning.
I'm trying recall the name of the project that is the open radio system. With something such as a general radio and an antenna to handle multiple frequencies, couldn't the phone use either GSM or CDMA?
I shall indeed pull the links from my del.icio.us account. And of course, yes, it's so likely I'd lie to others on Slashdot. Because I have nothing better to do with my time. Riiiiiight.
Can you not assume efficiency losses at some points, without hard numbers? Some basic assumptions would be that cabling is going to lose X and the DC->DC power converter is going to lose X.
they state that a compact sedan requires 0.26KwH/mile. So, you can get 4 miles if you charge your EV with a gas car's alternator. Not very far, but perhaps far enough to get you home or to a service station if you're in an urban area.
The Tesla Roadster shuts itself down when the battery is "empty". Of course, it's not really empty, it just disables itself to prevent permanent damage to the battery system.
My god man, do you know how many watt-hours of power it takes to move an an electric car? You'll be hooked up to that 12v gas vehicle's electric system for quite a while to even get a few miles further.
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Let me be clear on this. There is almost zero maintenance on solar panels. You hose them off once in a while, that's it. And the warranty on almost all the components is typically 25+ years. Payback period after incentives is anywhere between 3-9 years, tops.
Power in California is much higher vs other locations in the US due to NIMBY. Their power is brought in from other states, hence the high cost of power.
Good to hear. I bought the Roku box for Netflix, and have been fairly impressed with it.
Link? I'd be interested in one.
Witness the power of my fully operational death shrub?
You're right. Space is not inviting. It's actually a whole pile of death for a living, carbon-based organism. Doesn't mean I wouldn't give everything to get there by any means necessary. Who want's a boring life anyway?
It also future-proofs the device to an extent. Want your GSM device to do HSDPA/UMTS? Boom. Firmware/software upgrade. New bluetooth standard that chews through less power? Done. None of this upgrading with each protocol change.
Ahh! But they are two different things. My Blackberry from T-Mobile is unlocked, but I can't change the OS, although I could write apps for it if I wanted to. Most, if not all GSM phones can be unlocked to work on any other network. No phones (except the Freerunner to my knowledge) provide open source access to the OS.
Go big or go home.
I'm trying to think of the sci-fi book or movie I got my idea from, but it's definitely not a new idea. Out there by today's science standards, yes, but look where space travel was 50 years ago.
Maybe? That's an excellent question.
I think a software defined radio would be the perfect thing for the OpenMoko phone that just was highlighted on Slashdot (it's open source). It'll work on any network than.
Damn. I was always of the thought that there wasn't enough atmosphere there already to sustain life, when the problem most likely is such a high CO2 concentration, lacking the O2 and N that we require. Scratch that idea.
Two-fold solution: Have satellite in orbit drag device through atmosphere pumping CO2 up into orbit and making blocks of dry ice, than ram driving them towards Mars. Huge dry ice blocks will impact Mars, change from block of dry ice into gaseous form, and begin greenhouse warming effect. We terraform Mars on the cheap (comparatively speaking) and we lower the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere from all the fossil fuels we'll be burning.
http://www.openmoko.com/product.html
* GSM
o Tri band 850/1800/1900 MHz
o Tri band 900/1800/1900 MHz
That's what it's looking like. As a T-Mobile customer, this makes me a sad panda.
*google*
Ahh! http://hpsdr.org/
The term I was looking for was software defined radio.
Dude! The best part isn't that it can be used anywhere. That's an added feature. The best part is that the platform is completely open!
I shall indeed pull the links from my del.icio.us account. And of course, yes, it's so likely I'd lie to others on Slashdot. Because I have nothing better to do with my time. Riiiiiight.
Can you not assume efficiency losses at some points, without hard numbers? Some basic assumptions would be that cabling is going to lose X and the DC->DC power converter is going to lose X.
I'd love for you to try to test your view of things in court.
Than use an open OS. Otherwise, don't complain when someone says "Use my software like so, or don't use it".
100 amps X 12V = 1.2Kw
1.2Kw X 1 hour = 1.2KwH
From this PDF,
http://www.pnl.gov/energy/eed/etd/pdfs/phev_feasibility_analysis_combined.pdf,
they state that a compact sedan requires 0.26KwH/mile. So, you can get 4 miles if you charge your EV with a gas car's alternator. Not very far, but perhaps far enough to get you home or to a service station if you're in an urban area.
The Tesla Roadster shuts itself down when the battery is "empty". Of course, it's not really empty, it just disables itself to prevent permanent damage to the battery system.
My god man, do you know how many watt-hours of power it takes to move an an electric car? You'll be hooked up to that 12v gas vehicle's electric system for quite a while to even get a few miles further.