Dlink has a really snazzy box (both SD and HD) that lets you stream web content to your TV. I wish Netflix had partnered with them, instead of me needed yet another box just for Netflix.
Or, you know, people could just not buy it if they think the price is too high. A manufacturer should never be forced to lower it's prices because "it would be good for consumers". That's what the market is for.
Mod parent up. As languages have started dying out in an evolutionary way, only a few will remain. Which ones? Easy. It'll be based on population and commerce. I think Chinese (mandarin or traditional I'm not sure) and English will win out, with perhaps 4-5 others.
I got a Sears giftcard for Christmas. As much as I deplore them, I still want to use my giftcard. What am I supposed to use it on? Blackjack and hookers?
Microsoft could simply push the client out to everyone during the night with Windows Update. Guess that's the benefit of being a "monopoloy". Overnight market penetration.
Someone already responded to you, but I just wanted to throw this in:
Electric cars aren't going to be charged in 10 minutes, like a gas vehicle is refueled now. You won't need to refuel that fast. If the car will charge overnight at home (the Tesla Roadster will charge in 4 hours from a 240V circuit. I know because I ordered one.), and the range is around 300 miles, why would you need a gas station? For long-distance jaunts? If so, you could always rent a gas car for that 1 or 2 weeks out of the year you're going to go more then 300 miles in a day.
Electric cars are going to cause us to think of our cars differently. Say goodbye to oil changes. Say goodbye to expensive engine work. Say hello to a low per-mile cost, a low-maintenance powertrain, and all in all a long lasting vehicle.
With hydrogen, you run into the problem that generating hydrogen from water using electricity is horribly inefficient. The only other way to get hydrogen is to pass steam over coal, and that ain't to environmentally friendly.
If you re-read the article, you'll note that the phase of the process where they reclaim the trapped air pressure for energy involves burning natural gas. 60% less then would normally be burned to generate power, but natural gas is burned nonetheless.
From the same page 2 you pointed out:
The pressurized air is released on demand to turn a turbine that generates electricity, aided by burning small amounts of natural gas. Compressed-air energy storage plants have been operating reliably in Huntorf, Germany, since 1978 and in McIntosh, Ala., since 1991. The turbines burn only 40 percent of the natural gas they would if they were fueled by natural gas alone, and better heat recovery technology would lower that figure to 30 percent.
Yes, I read the whole article (about 2 days ago, as I subscribe to SciAm). A recent Nature article has already noted that we've most likely hit a tipping point of CO2 parts per million in the atmosphere. Using natural gas is unacceptable, as any plan going forward has to eliminate CO2 emissions, not just reduce them. A more prudent solution would be for wind and solar to shave peak loads during the day, as well as charge electric vehicles, while nuclear and hydro would be base load for night power usage. I can't stress this enough though. CO2 emissions have to be eliminated due to how much we've already dumped into the atmosphere. Sounds crazy? Check back with me in 3-5 years when carbon sinks such as the ocean and rain forests refuse to absorb more CO2 because they've become saturated, and global warming accelerates.
I agree that there are hidden subsidies, but that exists today with oil in the US (heavily subsidized through military spending) as well as farm aid (also a huge subsidy package). Also, I only consider subsidies as actual cash that had to be moved around. Limited liability due to an accident doesn't count as a subsidy (because, let's be honest, as a corporation in the US you already have a limited amount of liability. If something went horribly wrong, the company is going to fold up shop anyway).
I'm not sure what the cost to produce it is, but it has to be less then what I buy it at. I'm in the Chicago suburbs, and I pay ComEd 7 cents per KwH for electricy. It's all nuclear, as ComEd runs the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the US.
'Twas an excellent article, although I disagree with some of their points. While we should be building out renewable infrastructure as quickly as possible, we shouldn't put all of our eggs in one basket with solar. Also, they don't take base load into account. Yes, we're working on methods to store the solar energy during the night through molten salt, but if it's not quite there yet, we shouldn't base a plan on it that needs to work at all costs.
Most cruise lines use a magnetic card issued to you at boarding that you use to get off and on the boat at different islands. When you swipe the card to get back on the boat at one of the various islands you're visinting, your picture is pulled from their database to compare to you (picture was taken when you got on the boat at the beginning of your trip).
Love it or hate it, we ARE the future. We are number one (and the world is better for it). You are welcome!
I feel so sorry for you. China is the future. They're a manufacturing engine. All we produce is intellectual property, something no one has to pay us for if they don't want to (see: music, video, software, or anything else that can be copied). We (as in the US) had a good run, but our arrogance is going to bite us hard in the ass.
If you need proof, simply look at our national debt, the decline of the dollar, consumer confidence, our foreign policy problems, etc(the list indeed goes on).
I canceled my cable (but of course kept Comcast for my data connection). I get Heroes, CSI, etc from the local digital broadcast channels (which Tivo records). Things like The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Battlestar Galactica? Well, there's a special site in Sweden for that =)
I've got an array of web servers we just brought up (10 of them) that are Supermicro boxes with 1TB drives in a RAID1 configuration (2 drives). They're SATA2 instead of SAS, but they're still quick as hell and have to deal with a LOT of daily log files.
Email is good for communication, a company wiki (or other sort of document/information management system that is web-based) is good for knowledge storage/retrieval/transfer.
Think about it though. More demand for oil = higher gas prices = more effort in the US to get off of oil (I would hope). With Stanford's nanotube breakthrough a couple of days ago with regards to Lithium Ion batteries, 2000 mile range electric cars are well within our grasp.
Stanford University assistant professor Yi Cui and his research team are about to revolutionize lithium ion battery technology. Cui was able to overcome an existing design limitation and construct a battery capable of producing ten times more electricity than an equivalent sized lithium ion battery using current technology. Just imagine being able to use a battery-powered notebook for 20 hours instead of the 2-3 hours of service that existing lithium ion batteries provide now.
If you read up on it more, they're using silicon nanotubes to store the lithium instead of the carbon anode.
It works like a champ for me in both downtown Chicago and the western suburbs (Saint Charles area). It shows my position down to 800 meters in Chicago and 1700 meters in the suburbs.
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Netflix tried to work a deal out with Tivo. Tivo wanted too much money. Tivo went to Amazon instead.
Dlink has a really snazzy box (both SD and HD) that lets you stream web content to your TV. I wish Netflix had partnered with them, instead of me needed yet another box just for Netflix.
Or, you know, people could just not buy it if they think the price is too high. A manufacturer should never be forced to lower it's prices because "it would be good for consumers". That's what the market is for.
Someone needs to put that on a shirt at Thinkgeek (or you should do so through CafePress). Excellent, true observation. Welcome to America =(
Mod parent up. As languages have started dying out in an evolutionary way, only a few will remain. Which ones? Easy. It'll be based on population and commerce. I think Chinese (mandarin or traditional I'm not sure) and English will win out, with perhaps 4-5 others.
I owe you a beer. And you owe me a new keyboard =) It is now very Mountain Dewy.
Thank you sir! There goes the blackjack and hookers though.
I got a Sears giftcard for Christmas. As much as I deplore them, I still want to use my giftcard. What am I supposed to use it on? Blackjack and hookers?
Microsoft could simply push the client out to everyone during the night with Windows Update. Guess that's the benefit of being a "monopoloy". Overnight market penetration.
Electric cars aren't going to be charged in 10 minutes, like a gas vehicle is refueled now. You won't need to refuel that fast. If the car will charge overnight at home (the Tesla Roadster will charge in 4 hours from a 240V circuit. I know because I ordered one.), and the range is around 300 miles, why would you need a gas station? For long-distance jaunts? If so, you could always rent a gas car for that 1 or 2 weeks out of the year you're going to go more then 300 miles in a day.
Electric cars are going to cause us to think of our cars differently. Say goodbye to oil changes. Say goodbye to expensive engine work. Say hello to a low per-mile cost, a low-maintenance powertrain, and all in all a long lasting vehicle.
With hydrogen, you run into the problem that generating hydrogen from water using electricity is horribly inefficient. The only other way to get hydrogen is to pass steam over coal, and that ain't to environmentally friendly.
From the same page 2 you pointed out:
The pressurized air is released on demand to turn a turbine that generates electricity, aided by burning small amounts of natural gas. Compressed-air energy storage plants have been operating reliably in Huntorf, Germany, since 1978 and in McIntosh, Ala., since 1991. The turbines burn only 40 percent of the natural gas they would if they were fueled by natural gas alone, and better heat recovery technology would lower that figure to 30 percent.Yes, I read the whole article (about 2 days ago, as I subscribe to SciAm). A recent Nature article has already noted that we've most likely hit a tipping point of CO2 parts per million in the atmosphere. Using natural gas is unacceptable, as any plan going forward has to eliminate CO2 emissions, not just reduce them. A more prudent solution would be for wind and solar to shave peak loads during the day, as well as charge electric vehicles, while nuclear and hydro would be base load for night power usage. I can't stress this enough though. CO2 emissions have to be eliminated due to how much we've already dumped into the atmosphere. Sounds crazy? Check back with me in 3-5 years when carbon sinks such as the ocean and rain forests refuse to absorb more CO2 because they've become saturated, and global warming accelerates.
I agree that there are hidden subsidies, but that exists today with oil in the US (heavily subsidized through military spending) as well as farm aid (also a huge subsidy package). Also, I only consider subsidies as actual cash that had to be moved around. Limited liability due to an accident doesn't count as a subsidy (because, let's be honest, as a corporation in the US you already have a limited amount of liability. If something went horribly wrong, the company is going to fold up shop anyway).
I'm not sure what the cost to produce it is, but it has to be less then what I buy it at. I'm in the Chicago suburbs, and I pay ComEd 7 cents per KwH for electricy. It's all nuclear, as ComEd runs the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the US.
'Twas an excellent article, although I disagree with some of their points. While we should be building out renewable infrastructure as quickly as possible, we shouldn't put all of our eggs in one basket with solar. Also, they don't take base load into account. Yes, we're working on methods to store the solar energy during the night through molten salt, but if it's not quite there yet, we shouldn't base a plan on it that needs to work at all costs.
How can I have my US passport announce itself as Canadian? =)
Most cruise lines use a magnetic card issued to you at boarding that you use to get off and on the boat at different islands. When you swipe the card to get back on the boat at one of the various islands you're visinting, your picture is pulled from their database to compare to you (picture was taken when you got on the boat at the beginning of your trip).
I feel so sorry for you. China is the future. They're a manufacturing engine. All we produce is intellectual property, something no one has to pay us for if they don't want to (see: music, video, software, or anything else that can be copied). We (as in the US) had a good run, but our arrogance is going to bite us hard in the ass.
If you need proof, simply look at our national debt, the decline of the dollar, consumer confidence, our foreign policy problems, etc(the list indeed goes on).
Can you offer up a Google Maps/Earth link to the location of the tower? I'd be interested in finding out who owns it.
I canceled my cable (but of course kept Comcast for my data connection). I get Heroes, CSI, etc from the local digital broadcast channels (which Tivo records). Things like The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Battlestar Galactica? Well, there's a special site in Sweden for that =)
I've got an array of web servers we just brought up (10 of them) that are Supermicro boxes with 1TB drives in a RAID1 configuration (2 drives). They're SATA2 instead of SAS, but they're still quick as hell and have to deal with a LOT of daily log files.
Email is good for communication, a company wiki (or other sort of document/information management system that is web-based) is good for knowledge storage/retrieval/transfer.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wireless/?p=169
Stanford University assistant professor Yi Cui and his research team are about to revolutionize lithium ion battery technology. Cui was able to overcome an existing design limitation and construct a battery capable of producing ten times more electricity than an equivalent sized lithium ion battery using current technology. Just imagine being able to use a battery-powered notebook for 20 hours instead of the 2-3 hours of service that existing lithium ion batteries provide now.If you read up on it more, they're using silicon nanotubes to store the lithium instead of the carbon anode.
It works like a champ for me in both downtown Chicago and the western suburbs (Saint Charles area). It shows my position down to 800 meters in Chicago and 1700 meters in the suburbs.