It should be noted that recycling and reusing (for the same purpose) are not the same thing. However, nobody has come up with a way to fully recycle Lithium-ion batteries economically (due to the low price of lithium) which is quite different than nobody being able to do it. Obviously that will change as lithium becomes more scarce. Also, there is little need to worry about the electrolyte since solid state Lithium-ion batteries are going to become the new norm.
My only real concern is how much battery waste this will lead to.
Lithium-ion batteries are 100% recyclable. Currently they are not recycled due to economics but that will change in the future either due to regulation or a shift in economics.
Cells need to be replaced every 3-5 years.
Actually, for grid scale stuff it's more likely to be every 20 years because they do not need to function at 100% capacity and Tesla has developed excellent technology to prolong the lifespan of their batteries due to their use in EVs. However, that's just for current battery technology. Solid state lithium-ion battery cells should have an increased the capacity and lifespan.
the only somewhat-environmentally-safe way to store energy long-term is thermal.
Wrong. Lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries are both sustainable solutions.
The inhabitants of Kepler-452a all turn their washing machines on at the same time and thus the lights dimmed. This is the dangers of solar power that nobody warns you about!;)
Huh. That's an interesting response. Usually when I give people links to stories about children dying, people tell me that I'm "sick" and to "get help". Glad to see I'm winning you people over.;)
It seems like this is just another example of NIH syndrome made manifest. Who needs something to be functional when you can have original, fancy and slow?!
It previously relied on models generated using detailed point cloud data. The real show stopper will be when it can recognize gravel and dirt roads that aren't on any maps.
This is a step in the right direction. Instead of relying on ultrahigh precision LIDAR maps, they now rely on basic map data your GPS nav unit would have + LIDAR for local information. What this really means is that the level of reliance on LIDAR has dropped significantly. Elon musk called LIDAR a crutch and this, for the most part, ditches that crutch because it's capable of operating in an "unstructured area" (place that hasn't previously been mapped) by using it's "local" sensor (LIDAR in this case) to determine the edges of the road. It's now a matter of implementing a similar sensing system using RADAR and computer vision and your Tesla can autonomously drive you around, disregard and run into pedestrians too!;)
I just spent $40K on a 15KVA installation. WTF is cheap about 40K? With all the government bullshit rebates and such... if I actually get all of those incentives which isn't a given I'm still at $25K.
To do that you would need decent voice recognition software which means you are going to need a multi GHz processor dedicated to the task to support a vocabulary larger than Trump's. SAD!;)
Yeah, investors get to ask some questions. If he doesn't like answering those questions HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THEIR MONEY.
He seemed fine with their actual questions. It's short-term bullshit "investors" that he wasn't putting up with and to that extent told then to sell his stock and not buy it. So really, he's doing exactly what you are insisting he should.
I'm getting the feeling that gcc has gone "uncool", largely because llvm is where all the hipsters are but also because it's now trying too hard
And here I thought it was because GCC is an unwieldy monster that uses an abundance of proprietary macros, compiler extensions and only recently allowed C++ on a limited basis. Silly me.
With solar panels, they're talking about sustained load and wind load.
Yep... that's why you hear about all these people being unable to get solar panels on their house because their roof is weak as fuck. Oh wait, I've never heard of that in my life.;)
Housing is NOT scarce in California....
There are places all over the state where homes stand empty. Unrented. Un-lived-in. Owned by people in China, India, etc. Bought as "investments".
If someone removes it from the market then the remaining pool of available homes is decreased. It's scarcity, be it artificial or otherwise.
The solar panels interfered with their ability to get on the roof and suppress the flames. If not for that being an issue, I'd love to go solar.
Fire code prevents you from placing a solar panel within three feet of a roof edge to give firefighters access which makes this a non issue for houses. However, fighting a fire atop a warehouse is much different. With 7000+ panels on the warehouse, it sounds like they did not leave adequate room for firefighters.
Contact your local FD and they can tell you how they deal solar on houses because they don't just let those houses burn.
"Back to Mars"? NASA is obsessed with Mars, in a way no other space agency is. A grossly disproportionate amount of their planetary science budget goes to this one destination. Why act like they've been neglecting Mars?
Simple: it's a potential destination for humanity. We haven't worked out how we're going to do it but Mars is like a really broken down version of Earth that we may be able to fix up some day. Sure, it may take a few hundred years but we'll develop the technology to do it.
What could be more valuable than a second habitable planet?
Slashdot Mirror
I mean, everything else is tacked on to the president... why not this?
right, because you're not the kind of person to pin things on president.
$ for i in $(grep -ic "obama" slashdot/537106/*.html | sed "s/[^:]\+://")
> do
> sum=$(expr ${sum} + ${i})
> done
$ echo $sum
178
But it's still more accurate than what Fox News viewers are told. ;)
The term "mini-brain" is rather deceptive because they measured in micrometers. The largest it will get is about 5mm.
It should be noted that recycling and reusing (for the same purpose) are not the same thing. However, nobody has come up with a way to fully recycle Lithium-ion batteries economically (due to the low price of lithium) which is quite different than nobody being able to do it. Obviously that will change as lithium becomes more scarce. Also, there is little need to worry about the electrolyte since solid state Lithium-ion batteries are going to become the new norm.
My only real concern is how much battery waste this will lead to.
Lithium-ion batteries are 100% recyclable. Currently they are not recycled due to economics but that will change in the future either due to regulation or a shift in economics.
Cells need to be replaced every 3-5 years.
Actually, for grid scale stuff it's more likely to be every 20 years because they do not need to function at 100% capacity and Tesla has developed excellent technology to prolong the lifespan of their batteries due to their use in EVs. However, that's just for current battery technology. Solid state lithium-ion battery cells should have an increased the capacity and lifespan.
the only somewhat-environmentally-safe way to store energy long-term is thermal.
Wrong. Lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries are both sustainable solutions.
The inhabitants of Kepler-452a all turn their washing machines on at the same time and thus the lights dimmed. This is the dangers of solar power that nobody warns you about! ;)
Hah. I'd hug you if I could. You rock.
Huh. That's an interesting response. Usually when I give people links to stories about children dying, people tell me that I'm "sick" and to "get help". Glad to see I'm winning you people over. ;)
So where's the "Honda crashes into bus!" stories?
Right here
Where are the headlines about some random kid who died in a pickup truck this weekend?
Oh please! He didn't die in the pickup truck.
Or the old lady in her Ford Fiesta who ran into a parked car?
Apparently, not a lot of old ladies drive a Ford Fiesta... but when they do, it's epic. ;)
It seems like this is just another example of NIH syndrome made manifest. Who needs something to be functional when you can have original, fancy and slow?!
It previously relied on models generated using detailed point cloud data. The real show stopper will be when it can recognize gravel and dirt roads that aren't on any maps.
This is a step in the right direction. Instead of relying on ultrahigh precision LIDAR maps, they now rely on basic map data your GPS nav unit would have + LIDAR for local information. What this really means is that the level of reliance on LIDAR has dropped significantly. Elon musk called LIDAR a crutch and this, for the most part, ditches that crutch because it's capable of operating in an "unstructured area" (place that hasn't previously been mapped) by using it's "local" sensor (LIDAR in this case) to determine the edges of the road. It's now a matter of implementing a similar sensing system using RADAR and computer vision and your Tesla can autonomously drive you around, disregard and run into pedestrians too! ;)
link to the the paper describing the system.
Keep digging that hole. Don't worry, you'll convince me when you reach China. ;)
Really?
Yes, just look at the graph.
I just spent $40K on a 15KVA installation. WTF is cheap about 40K? ... if I actually get all of those incentives which isn't a given I'm still at $25K.
With all the government bullshit rebates and such
Oh, I totally believe you.
CO2 and global warming will go down as THE biggest scam mankind has ever known.
Sphinx4 is the decoder everyone uses, so feel free to read up on it's design. It does harness parallel processing but I don't think it uses GPGPU.
As for running it on a Pi, you need to limit your vocabulary.
To do that you would need decent voice recognition software which means you are going to need a multi GHz processor dedicated to the task to support a vocabulary larger than Trump's. SAD! ;)
But it IS NOT a zero-cost proposition.
Nobody said it was. However, it's also not a costly proposition.
Yeah, investors get to ask some questions. If he doesn't like answering those questions HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THEIR MONEY.
He seemed fine with their actual questions. It's short-term bullshit "investors" that he wasn't putting up with and to that extent told then to sell his stock and not buy it. So really, he's doing exactly what you are insisting he should.
I'm getting the feeling that gcc has gone "uncool", largely because llvm is where all the hipsters are but also because it's now trying too hard
And here I thought it was because GCC is an unwieldy monster that uses an abundance of proprietary macros, compiler extensions and only recently allowed C++ on a limited basis. Silly me.
One-size-fits-all solutions generated by the ruling elite are inherently and unavoidably bigoted against those who are not part of that group.
Yep... that makes you seem like a stable individual. Just tell everyone in town about how the ruling elite are ruining your life.
With solar panels, they're talking about sustained load and wind load.
Yep... that's why you hear about all these people being unable to get solar panels on their house because their roof is weak as fuck. Oh wait, I've never heard of that in my life. ;)
Housing is NOT scarce in California. ...
There are places all over the state where homes stand empty. Unrented. Un-lived-in. Owned by people in China, India, etc. Bought as "investments".
If someone removes it from the market then the remaining pool of available homes is decreased. It's scarcity, be it artificial or otherwise.
It's called price and demand.
Supply and demand actually, but close enough. You got the point.
A) I'm very disappointed in myself for such a dumb mistake.
B) I was making the point to you.
But neither of those are for housing
They most definitely are! A simple web search will show some of the options.
Yeah and they costs they incur is far higher than solar panels.
This is an inexpensive way to ensure the proliferation of renewable energy.
How does mandating things make them inexpensive?
I'm not saying mandating them makes them inexpensive, I'm saying that they are already inexpensive.
Nobody is requiring any special patented solar panels
I never claimed they were.
You implied corruption by mandated monopoly and I was pointing out that was not the case.
The solar panels interfered with their ability to get on the roof and suppress the flames.
If not for that being an issue, I'd love to go solar.
Fire code prevents you from placing a solar panel within three feet of a roof edge to give firefighters access which makes this a non issue for houses. However, fighting a fire atop a warehouse is much different. With 7000+ panels on the warehouse, it sounds like they did not leave adequate room for firefighters.
Contact your local FD and they can tell you how they deal solar on houses because they don't just let those houses burn.
Geothermal near a fault line? That's just nuts.
"Back to Mars"? NASA is obsessed with Mars, in a way no other space agency is. A grossly disproportionate amount of their planetary science budget goes to this one destination. Why act like they've been neglecting Mars?
Simple: it's a potential destination for humanity. We haven't worked out how we're going to do it but Mars is like a really broken down version of Earth that we may be able to fix up some day. Sure, it may take a few hundred years but we'll develop the technology to do it.
What could be more valuable than a second habitable planet?
Enron wouldn't have been a thing at all if...
Spoken like someone who doesn't understand what actually happened. You should watch Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room which is on Netflix.