my girlfriends HP laptop takes at least 15 minutes from boot up before the desktop is usable. the disk thrashes around like a beast and task manager shows nothing is running. and if you try and run chrome or the new opera during this period, don't . i've given up trying to keep up with windows configuration but i've been thru msconfig and unticked as much shit that starts up on boot as possible and yet, a lot of it shows as still running later on. how many places to you have to visit to unconfigure short of uninstalling. Installing/uninstalling is another slow slow process - when are they going to sort that shit out? I can install over a thousand packages (including downloading) on opensuse quicker than i can install something on windows.
" I mean why the hell would we expect "[e]xperts in materials science at MIT" to be able to accurately calculate the manufacturing and production costs (and thus savings) for a novel battery technology? They are experts in material science, not process engineering or manufacturing."
perhaps you need to actually RTFA, I'll save you the pain of a mouse click
"We’ve reinvented the process,” says Yet-Ming Chiang, the Kyocera Professor of Ceramics at MIT and a co-founder of 24M (and previously a co-founder of battery company A123). The existing process for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, he says, has hardly changed in the two decades since the technology was invented, and is inefficient, with more steps and components than are really needed.
The new process is based on a concept developed five years ago by Chiang and colleagues including W. Craig Carter, the POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. In this so-called “flow battery,” the electrodes are suspensions of tiny particles carried by a liquid and pumped through various compartments of the battery.
The new battery design is a hybrid between flow batteries and conventional solid ones: In this version, while the electrode material does not flow, it is composed of a similar semisolid, colloidal suspension of particles. Chiang and Carter refer to this as a “semisolid battery.”
Considering Greg is responsible for the Linux kernel stable releases. He is also the maintainer of a variety of different kernel subsystems (USB, char/misc, staging, etc.) and has written books about kernel development, why isn't he qualified?
why is it difficult to move water around when its easy to move oil around? The Keystone pipeline is an example. Move water from places of excess to places that need it.
Some of the people are to blame as well, obviously not all. Think of those that water their gardens etc to keep a nice green carpet to impress the neighbors.
There is also the design of water systems in the house that do not recycle water in order to be used twice i.e. shower/bath water to use used to flush toilets, put through washing machines/dishwashers or water gardens. Its a huge infrastructure project but its a big industry waiting out there to be born of digging a hole in the yard, inserting a tank to collect the grey water and filter it back into the house for non-drinking purposes. Some self builders are doing this already. Perhaps it needs to be made a requirement for all new builds in places of water shortages.
"My problem comes into play when it affects me on the east coast" - thats very charitable, watching and gloating while other people struggle. The world would be a better place if we all pulled together to help people with issues.
well... lets check the maths. He said he was paying $3000 per year before installing, so in 22 years it would start paying for itself if the unit price he was paying remained the same as in 2003 but as we know that unit price would have gone up in 12 years so it would probably be less than 22 years. But as he got subsidies of over $30000, he's probably already getting a return after 10 years. The panels appear to have a estimated 25 year life time.
"Oil industry gets bigger subsidies than any "green" industry." - its a valid comment because if they didn't receive so much subsidy then you'd be paying a lot more your for fossil fuel power generation, you also have to work out just how many decades fossil fuel has been subsidised compared to the one decade solar has been subsidised.
Hopefully the data produced will be more visible way rather than hidden in some protected local authority database. If there was a "potholes.google.com", everyone would then have the data to beat up the local officials as you'd be able to see everything in your town/city. That would make the officials focus on the problem.
"I work with RedHat, Centos, and Fedora systems every day, and the fact is Red Hat has selected a core piece of software that is neither reliable or safe. It works well enough in most cases, but for any serious tweaking of the system (as most serious shops find themselves needing to do), systemd starts displaying some very nasty behaviours." - I never believe these types of statements/anecdotes.
"Many system engineers, Dev Op guys, and admins have seen this, which is why in the server world there is so much push back against the systemd coolaid." - there isn't that many that push back, just a very vocal few and plenty of thick trolls
Nope, i didn't respond to myself. maybe that's what you do, but i don't. I'm very happy for there to be a Devuan type distro, it should get rid of all the thick anti-systemd trolls that pollute these forums trolling about something they know nothing about.
"The obvious and only correct answer is that it (it? what is it?) is a combination of both theories. " how on earth did you come to that conclusion? ID is a religious argument, not science.
" yet it was never (and likely never will be) directly observed." - that pegs your colours to the mast as to which side of the argument you stand
"Climate change is another area of "science" that's closer to religion than it is to actual science." yet another daft observation.
"They're taking a rational look at science, seeing that in many cases it is just a new form of religion," - you have no idea what you are talking about.
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my girlfriends HP laptop takes at least 15 minutes from boot up before the desktop is usable. the disk thrashes around like a beast and task manager shows nothing is running. and if you try and run chrome or the new opera during this period, don't . i've given up trying to keep up with windows configuration but i've been thru msconfig and unticked as much shit that starts up on boot as possible and yet, a lot of it shows as still running later on. how many places to you have to visit to unconfigure short of uninstalling. Installing/uninstalling is another slow slow process - when are they going to sort that shit out? I can install over a thousand packages (including downloading) on opensuse quicker than i can install something on windows.
"Vows that include the phrase "as long as we both shall live" should mean something, dammit!" - i'm sure the NRA can help on that score
the problem with that is you probably paid over the odds anyway because its a Mac
" I mean why the hell would we expect "[e]xperts in materials science at MIT" to be able to accurately calculate the manufacturing and production costs (and thus savings) for a novel battery technology? They are experts in material science, not process engineering or manufacturing."
perhaps you need to actually RTFA, I'll save you the pain of a mouse click
"We’ve reinvented the process,” says Yet-Ming Chiang, the Kyocera Professor of Ceramics at MIT and a co-founder of 24M (and previously a co-founder of battery company A123). The existing process for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, he says, has hardly changed in the two decades since the technology was invented, and is inefficient, with more steps and components than are really needed. The new process is based on a concept developed five years ago by Chiang and colleagues including W. Craig Carter, the POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. In this so-called “flow battery,” the electrodes are suspensions of tiny particles carried by a liquid and pumped through various compartments of the battery. The new battery design is a hybrid between flow batteries and conventional solid ones: In this version, while the electrode material does not flow, it is composed of a similar semisolid, colloidal suspension of particles. Chiang and Carter refer to this as a “semisolid battery.”
"And yet it has 1/3 the emissions of an electric car."
i presume he is only talking about the manufacturing process or he has already inhaled too many fumes from his car
I've got into the habit of putting angry-based emails into draft until i calm down and redo them.
I don't use twitter but it should have something like this if it doesn't already.
its a very funny analogy, homeopathy is completely appropriate for the gullible and placebo effect
they are also called pharmacists in the uk, chemist is a very old general term for the shop a pharmacist works in (and its easier to pronounce :o) ) .
the only thing wrong with over-the-counter painkillers is when they say they target a specific area - they can't do that, its just a marketing ploy.
Considering Greg is responsible for the Linux kernel stable releases. He is also the maintainer of a variety of different kernel subsystems (USB, char/misc, staging, etc.) and has written books about kernel development, why isn't he qualified?
why is it difficult to move water around when its easy to move oil around? The Keystone pipeline is an example. Move water from places of excess to places that need it.
we are getting a lot more things grown all year round in these latitudes because of the huge greenhouses and poly-tunnels being deployed.
Some of the people are to blame as well, obviously not all. Think of those that water their gardens etc to keep a nice green carpet to impress the neighbors.
There is also the design of water systems in the house that do not recycle water in order to be used twice i.e. shower/bath water to use used to flush toilets, put through washing machines/dishwashers or water gardens. Its a huge infrastructure project but its a big industry waiting out there to be born of digging a hole in the yard, inserting a tank to collect the grey water and filter it back into the house for non-drinking purposes. Some self builders are doing this already. Perhaps it needs to be made a requirement for all new builds in places of water shortages.
"My problem comes into play when it affects me on the east coast" - thats very charitable, watching and gloating while other people struggle. The world would be a better place if we all pulled together to help people with issues.
you could remove all the fossil fuel subsidies and give a small part of it to the solar sector to vcover those subsidies and bank the rest
You must have a real dilemma when you fill up your vehicle with gas...
When you start paying us back for the taxes spent subsidising your fossil fuel usage.
well... lets check the maths. He said he was paying $3000 per year before installing, so in 22 years it would start paying for itself if the unit price he was paying remained the same as in 2003 but as we know that unit price would have gone up in 12 years so it would probably be less than 22 years. But as he got subsidies of over $30000, he's probably already getting a return after 10 years. The panels appear to have a estimated 25 year life time.
"Oil industry gets bigger subsidies than any "green" industry." - its a valid comment because if they didn't receive so much subsidy then you'd be paying a lot more your for fossil fuel power generation, you also have to work out just how many decades fossil fuel has been subsidised compared to the one decade solar has been subsidised.
Hopefully the data produced will be more visible way rather than hidden in some protected local authority database. If there was a "potholes.google.com", everyone would then have the data to beat up the local officials as you'd be able to see everything in your town/city. That would make the officials focus on the problem.
oh dear, another example of delusional comprehension, you should try reading the bible and comprehend it all (don't cherry pick the few good bits).
"I work with RedHat, Centos, and Fedora systems every day, and the fact is Red Hat has selected a core piece of software that is neither reliable or safe. It works well enough in most cases, but for any serious tweaking of the system (as most serious shops find themselves needing to do), systemd starts displaying some very nasty behaviours." - I never believe these types of statements/anecdotes.
"Many system engineers, Dev Op guys, and admins have seen this, which is why in the server world there is so much push back against the systemd coolaid." - there isn't that many that push back, just a very vocal few and plenty of thick trolls
Nope, i didn't respond to myself. maybe that's what you do, but i don't. I'm very happy for there to be a Devuan type distro, it should get rid of all the thick anti-systemd trolls that pollute these forums trolling about something they know nothing about.
"Converting these kids isn't going to save the world." - might not save the world but it might save them
"The obvious and only correct answer is that it (it? what is it?) is a combination of both theories. " how on earth did you come to that conclusion? ID is a religious argument, not science.
" yet it was never (and likely never will be) directly observed." - that pegs your colours to the mast as to which side of the argument you stand
"Climate change is another area of "science" that's closer to religion than it is to actual science." yet another daft observation.
"They're taking a rational look at science, seeing that in many cases it is just a new form of religion," - you have no idea what you are talking about.