The summary said $1M for a one-line change. I took it to mean making a change, even one line, costs a minimum of $1M. Changing two consecutive lines might cost $1,001,000.
But then you're assuming there's subjective context. Just because the President thinks smoking or leaded gasoline don't cause health problems, doesn't mean objective scientists should be ignored.
Don't forget: the low prices may be correct. The complainers may just be incompetent, which would mean they can't produce panels efficiently and must attempt to sell the panels at a higher price.
SunPower also manufactures panels in the US. They were not part of this complaint. I just bought panels from them. Their price was higher, but the extra output from their panels more than made up for it.
If we really wanted to discuss this, we would need prices, efficiency ratings, quality ratings, etc. for all panels sold in the US. Then we would be able to say "Country X is dumping," or "Company Y is failing because they don't know what they're doing."
Actually, GP's point about the ITC being a US group was helpful: with "International" in the name, I had assumed it was multinational, possibly under the UN.
Although, after writing that, I remembered the World Trade Organization, which is the multinational organization.
It will prevent thieves from opening new credit cards or taking new loans out. I don't know if it would stop someone from buying a new cell phone with your info and running up a large bill, or stop someone from getting a drivers license with your name.
I froze my credit several years ago. I needed to unlock it twice this year. I don't see myself unlocking it again for 10 years or so. Yes, it costs a little money for the initial lock and then for every unlock, but $12/unlock is cheaper than a monthly fee for identity monitoring.
If you don't like the subsidies for renewables, please also fight the subsidies for fossil fuels, such as free waste disposal. We're losing hundreds of billions a year just to health problems caused by fossil fuel pollution. Problems caused by climate change will just add to that hidden fee. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of my wealth being transferred to clean up someone else's problem, especially since they got -- and still are -- rich from making the problem in the first place.
I hope people don't listen to your advice. They may permanently damage their eyes. As a result, they may sue you. From https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/... :
The only time that the Sun can be viewed safely with the naked eye is during a total eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the disk of the Sun. It is never safe to look at a partial or annular eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, without the proper equipment and techniques. Even when 99% of the Sun's surface (the photosphere) is obscured during the partial phases of a solar eclipse, the remaining crescent Sun is still intense enough to cause a retinal burn, even though illumination levels are comparable to twilight [Chou, 1981, 1996; Marsh, 1982]. Failure to use proper observing methods may result in permanent eye damage or severe visual loss. This can have important adverse effects on career choices and earning potential, since it has been shown that most individuals who sustain eclipse-related eye injuries are children and young adults [Penner and McNair, 1966; Chou and Krailo, 1981].
No one's proposing we destroy millions of jobs. We're proposing we replace millions of jobs, say coal mining to lithium mining for batteries. Oil and gas production to solar panel/wind turbine production and installation. ICE vehicle manufacturing to EV manufacturing. And we still need a truckload of infrastructure improvements: decaying bridges, new power lines for the increase in renewable electricity demand due to EVs.
As for the question of "who pays for all of that?", the answer is the rich people and corporations. They've made their billions because they got to dump their waste into the atmosphere. Now it's time for them to clean it up.
Which level 3+ fast charge system will they use? CCS, CHAdeMo, or Tesla? If they were smart, they might consider spending some of the money developing an adapter that allows a CCS car to plug in to a Tesla Supercharger. The eGolf uses CCS for level 3 charging.
SpaceX: The government of the United States isn't the only entity looking to send stuff into orbit. There's well-known demand in the space industry, and it's growing.
Solar: Don't need to give it to him all at once. Give him the start up money: land purchase, etc. If the city already owns the land, even better. Then pay as the panels and batteries are installed. No new panels? No payment. The technology for panels and batteries is already known to work. The issue is people bellyaching about having to do it, even though their health will be better off once we've put the last nail in Fossil Fuel's coffin. (Seriously, we're losing $1Trillion a year due to health problems from FF air pollution: health care, premature death, sick time, etc.)
Even then, if I was forced to trust my money to someone, I'd give to Tesla, and gladly. Tesla and SpaceX have had much better success at solving today's challenging problems than the FF industry.
Too bad we can't limit lobbying based on the amount of competition. If the country had 4 ISPs that covered the entire company, I might be able to change from an ISP that is spending big on anti-consumer lobbying to an ISP that isn't spending anything on lobbying. With most folks having a choice of only two ISPs (if they are lucky), we're stuck.
Conserve by replacing failed equipment with energy efficient versions
If you have a good roof for solar, get solar, either by paying cash or getting a loan. Don't lease.
When it's time to replace a car, and if you have a place to charge it from natural gas- or renewably-generated electricity, get an EV or Plugin Hybrid. If you don't have a place to charge it and don't expect to have one in the near future, get a non-plugin hybrid.
Support green efforts in your town/city/state.
Yes, you will need to spend a little money today, but it'll be better than the billion-pound cure we'll need to buy in the future. (Or even the $hundreds of billions we're losing in pollution related health costs each year.)
You also don't get to ignore physics. I guess we'll watch several coastal cities flood in the next century due to AGW. Further, we'll keep losing $2.3 trillion a year due to the health problems caused by fossil fuel pollution.
Each year the US loses $600 billion due to the health problems caused by using coal as an energy source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/j... . That doesn't include any negative effects from climate change.
Gasoline-related health problem estimates are $1.7 trillion per year: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... . Again, that doesn't include any negative effects from climate change.
So yes, I'd like to spend $1.3 trillion a year in an effort to stop harming my neighbors.
Then yes, you and other frequent long range drivers probably shouldn't get a fully electric vehicle in the near future. But before you apply your statement to everyone, you need to determine what population are frequent long range drivers. If it's 100%, then yes, EVs aren't ready yet. From what I see of friends' and coworkers' travel habits, I'd be surprised if frequent long range drivers accounted for more than 20% of the population. Which leaves a big market for EVs. You would also need to apply similar logic for the number of people in Canada. It's not the only country with people using cars...
If all you were looking for is range, the Chevy Bolt is good, if it's available in your area. If you want range and a good fast charging network, the Bolt probably isn't there yet.
More thoughts. Would a dishonest researcher stay at a university for the low wage? Or would he go work someplace that actually wanted to publish false research, and would pay top dollar for the lack of conscience?
Really? We're going to mark an evidence-less rant against researchers as +5, Interesting?
Look around your life. How many people do you know? How many of them would stab you in the back for a buck? I hope that number would be very small. If it isn't, you're in the wrong place.
I went to a school focused on science. Of the number of folks I hung out with, extremely few (less than 10%) struck me as idiots, cheats, or liars. The rest I'd trust with my life. I find it extremely hard to believe I went to the only university where the majority of students were honest, dependable folks.
I'm sure as heck not going to trust the trillion dollar fossil fuel industry whose entire existence is on the line.
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The summary said $1M for a one-line change. I took it to mean making a change, even one line, costs a minimum of $1M. Changing two consecutive lines might cost $1,001,000.
But then you're assuming there's subjective context. Just because the President thinks smoking or leaded gasoline don't cause health problems, doesn't mean objective scientists should be ignored.
Don't forget: the low prices may be correct. The complainers may just be incompetent, which would mean they can't produce panels efficiently and must attempt to sell the panels at a higher price.
SunPower also manufactures panels in the US. They were not part of this complaint. I just bought panels from them. Their price was higher, but the extra output from their panels more than made up for it.
If we really wanted to discuss this, we would need prices, efficiency ratings, quality ratings, etc. for all panels sold in the US. Then we would be able to say "Country X is dumping," or "Company Y is failing because they don't know what they're doing."
Actually, GP's point about the ITC being a US group was helpful: with "International" in the name, I had assumed it was multinational, possibly under the UN.
Although, after writing that, I remembered the World Trade Organization, which is the multinational organization.
It will prevent thieves from opening new credit cards or taking new loans out. I don't know if it would stop someone from buying a new cell phone with your info and running up a large bill, or stop someone from getting a drivers license with your name.
I froze my credit several years ago. I needed to unlock it twice this year. I don't see myself unlocking it again for 10 years or so. Yes, it costs a little money for the initial lock and then for every unlock, but $12/unlock is cheaper than a monthly fee for identity monitoring.
Now that's an experience...
If you don't like the subsidies for renewables, please also fight the subsidies for fossil fuels, such as free waste disposal. We're losing hundreds of billions a year just to health problems caused by fossil fuel pollution. Problems caused by climate change will just add to that hidden fee. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of my wealth being transferred to clean up someone else's problem, especially since they got -- and still are -- rich from making the problem in the first place.
I hope people don't listen to your advice. They may permanently damage their eyes. As a result, they may sue you. From https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/... :
The only time that the Sun can be viewed safely with the naked eye is during a total eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the disk of the Sun. It is never safe to look at a partial or annular eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, without the proper equipment and techniques. Even when 99% of the Sun's surface (the photosphere) is obscured during the partial phases of a solar eclipse, the remaining crescent Sun is still intense enough to cause a retinal burn, even though illumination levels are comparable to twilight [Chou, 1981, 1996; Marsh, 1982]. Failure to use proper observing methods may result in permanent eye damage or severe visual loss. This can have important adverse effects on career choices and earning potential, since it has been shown that most individuals who sustain eclipse-related eye injuries are children and young adults [Penner and McNair, 1966; Chou and Krailo, 1981].
This is not rock and roll. This is a test! Time to rustproof your tractor and your trusty dinghy!
No one's proposing we destroy millions of jobs. We're proposing we replace millions of jobs, say coal mining to lithium mining for batteries. Oil and gas production to solar panel/wind turbine production and installation. ICE vehicle manufacturing to EV manufacturing. And we still need a truckload of infrastructure improvements: decaying bridges, new power lines for the increase in renewable electricity demand due to EVs.
As for the question of "who pays for all of that?", the answer is the rich people and corporations. They've made their billions because they got to dump their waste into the atmosphere. Now it's time for them to clean it up.
You can check the number of deaths from energy accidents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Below are some entries, in deaths per PWh:
Coal (China): 170,000
Coal (US): 10,000
Oil: 36,000
Natural Gas: 4,000
Solar: 440
Wind: 150
Hydro (non-US): 1,400
Hydro (US): 5
Nuclear(non-US): 90
Nuclear(US): 0.01
Which level 3+ fast charge system will they use? CCS, CHAdeMo, or Tesla? If they were smart, they might consider spending some of the money developing an adapter that allows a CCS car to plug in to a Tesla Supercharger. The eGolf uses CCS for level 3 charging.
If the usurper uses the borrowed email address on a site with illegal services, e.g. kiddie porn, the asker could be in for a legal nightmare.
SpaceX: The government of the United States isn't the only entity looking to send stuff into orbit. There's well-known demand in the space industry, and it's growing.
Solar: Don't need to give it to him all at once. Give him the start up money: land purchase, etc. If the city already owns the land, even better. Then pay as the panels and batteries are installed. No new panels? No payment. The technology for panels and batteries is already known to work. The issue is people bellyaching about having to do it, even though their health will be better off once we've put the last nail in Fossil Fuel's coffin. (Seriously, we're losing $1Trillion a year due to health problems from FF air pollution: health care, premature death, sick time, etc.)
Even then, if I was forced to trust my money to someone, I'd give to Tesla, and gladly. Tesla and SpaceX have had much better success at solving today's challenging problems than the FF industry.
Too bad we can't limit lobbying based on the amount of competition. If the country had 4 ISPs that covered the entire company, I might be able to change from an ISP that is spending big on anti-consumer lobbying to an ISP that isn't spending anything on lobbying. With most folks having a choice of only two ISPs (if they are lucky), we're stuck.
Do what you can to go green in spite of Trump.
Conserve by replacing failed equipment with energy efficient versions
If you have a good roof for solar, get solar, either by paying cash or getting a loan. Don't lease.
When it's time to replace a car, and if you have a place to charge it from natural gas- or renewably-generated electricity, get an EV or Plugin Hybrid. If you don't have a place to charge it and don't expect to have one in the near future, get a non-plugin hybrid.
Support green efforts in your town/city/state.
Yes, you will need to spend a little money today, but it'll be better than the billion-pound cure we'll need to buy in the future. (Or even the $hundreds of billions we're losing in pollution related health costs each year.)
Yep.
You also don't get to ignore physics. I guess we'll watch several coastal cities flood in the next century due to AGW. Further, we'll keep losing $2.3 trillion a year due to the health problems caused by fossil fuel pollution.
Each year the US loses $600 billion due to the health problems caused by using coal as an energy source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/j... . That doesn't include any negative effects from climate change.
Gasoline-related health problem estimates are $1.7 trillion per year: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... . Again, that doesn't include any negative effects from climate change.
So yes, I'd like to spend $1.3 trillion a year in an effort to stop harming my neighbors.
Taking a sample size of one is never good. Try looking at all the known samples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... .
The world has had 100,000 deaths per trillion kwh of coal generated power.
The world has had 36,000 deaths per trillion kwh of oil generated power.
The world has had 440 deaths per trillion kwh of solar generated power.
The world has had 150 deaths per trillion kwh of wind generated power.
The world has had 90 deaths per trillion kwh of nuclear generated power.
Then yes, you and other frequent long range drivers probably shouldn't get a fully electric vehicle in the near future. But before you apply your statement to everyone, you need to determine what population are frequent long range drivers. If it's 100%, then yes, EVs aren't ready yet. From what I see of friends' and coworkers' travel habits, I'd be surprised if frequent long range drivers accounted for more than 20% of the population. Which leaves a big market for EVs. You would also need to apply similar logic for the number of people in Canada. It's not the only country with people using cars...
If all you were looking for is range, the Chevy Bolt is good, if it's available in your area. If you want range and a good fast charging network, the Bolt probably isn't there yet.
More thoughts. Would a dishonest researcher stay at a university for the low wage? Or would he go work someplace that actually wanted to publish false research, and would pay top dollar for the lack of conscience?
Really? We're going to mark an evidence-less rant against researchers as +5, Interesting?
Look around your life. How many people do you know? How many of them would stab you in the back for a buck? I hope that number would be very small. If it isn't, you're in the wrong place.
I went to a school focused on science. Of the number of folks I hung out with, extremely few (less than 10%) struck me as idiots, cheats, or liars. The rest I'd trust with my life. I find it extremely hard to believe I went to the only university where the majority of students were honest, dependable folks.
I'm sure as heck not going to trust the trillion dollar fossil fuel industry whose entire existence is on the line.
It looks like there are (at least) two with CRC: zfs and btrfs. Here's info for btrfs CRCs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
You'd still need a backup or RAID solution to replace a bad black.
Backblaze made a report of what SMART drives they see indicating imminent drive failure: https://www.backblaze.com/blog...