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- Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:51 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Well he's not Zefram Cochrane, but...
- Replies: 90
- Views: 51107
Re: Well he's not Zefram Cochrane, but...
The basic inputs to an economy are labor, material, energy, and information. Expanding information (aka technology) allows us to employ material and energy resources more efficiently, or resources not otherwise useful. And allows us to build machines to perform labor. Modern industry, using modern ...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:27 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Well he's not Zefram Cochrane, but...
- Replies: 90
- Views: 51107
Re: Well he's not Zefram Cochrane, but...
There is no such thing as "effectively free", never was and never will be. Everything has a cost, typically a combination of energy, material, time and opportunity. Energy is not free nor will it ever be as it's finite, it can be made cheaper but that doesn't make it free nor and there is always a c...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:29 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Violent Crime Went Down
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1324
Re: Violent Crime Went Down
You should read about what's happening in Colorado after full legalization. Violent crime plummeted as did prosecutions and law Drug related spending. What was originally estimated to be a 10 million USD tax boon to the state has blew into a 30+ million USD one. The monies have been funneled into ed...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:16 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: It Is The Sun
- Replies: 110
- Views: 23534
Re: It Is The Sun
Don't you know, when the earth warms due to CO2 it cause's everything to get colder!
AGW logic at it's finest. Can't wait for them to start trying to explain how CO2 is responsible for the series of cold winters we've had across the globe.
AGW logic at it's finest. Can't wait for them to start trying to explain how CO2 is responsible for the series of cold winters we've had across the globe.
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:19 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
All materials under high pressure are dangerous, Oxygen is no different. The air your breathing right now is 20~21% oxygen and there are medical procedures for breathing 100% Oxygen (or close to it). A ruptured tank of O2 will not explode as nothing oxidizes Oxygen. Now if you happen to have combust...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:52 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
My point is that we handle this dangerous stuff daily and think nothing of it. Average person doesn't. People who are trained or at least have some lab / shop experience do and we follow safety procedures to ensure no accidents happen, but your average person doesn't. Transportation solutions need ...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:26 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
Yes, Hollywood likes blowing everything up, and that includes some mighty foolishness regarding gasoline tanks. But ... Gasoline at room temperature produces vapors that will ignite, i.e. it is flammable. So while the liquid itself doesn't ignite, the vapor above it will. If this ignition occurs wi...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:21 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
Hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen. Here's an idea for the brain trust. What would it take in solar panels to run one of those CO2 to liquid fuel converters. Until we come up with a better battery technology I think that would be the most efficient way to use solar power that could be easily distributed ...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:51 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
Natural gas is also colorless (when a vapor) and odorless, in its natural form. The providers -add- oderants to it so you can more easily tell when a leak is occuring, without the need for any detectors other than the nose (though having them is probably safer). There were lots of arguments when th...
- Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:53 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work’
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15109
Re: Google Engineers Say Renewable Energy ‘Simply won’t work
The average first world citizen simply use's far to much power for "wind / solar" to be realistic, and that use is growing. It's good for when you can implement it with little to no opportunity cost, stuff like rooftop panels or thermal storage. As long as there is a reliable backup source of power ...
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:52 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14856
Re: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
Look, it is not a matter of idealism on my part, I am an engineer Oh it most certainly is, your pretty much a hard line conservative judging by your various posts and comments. Hardliners always , without fail, think they are fair and unbiased. Like those who are mentally unstable and go around bel...
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:36 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: school closed in mid november due to snow
- Replies: 49
- Views: 13727
Re: school closed in mid november due to snow
Don't you know, AGW "Climate Change" cause's cooling too. The recent cooling is just a temporarily set back, the oceans are stealing all the heat and will release it "someday" soon and kill everyone, unless you give me all your money so I can make a scientifically agreed upon "fix"!!!
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:33 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Culture War Is Over
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10714
Re: The Culture War Is Over
Same old one-note charlie. The only area the old-school progressives are losing is drug prohibition. Most people agree abortion in the third trimester is murder, a majority believe it is murder in the second. Most people agree private individuals cannot rightfully be made to cater to same-sex marri...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:50 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14856
Re: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
Well, Snowe voted for Obamacare in committee, the only Repub that did that, not sure if she actually voted for it on the floor, but given how bad that bill was I can't see how you can defend her... unless you like Obamacare. Do more research. The original Healthcare act was a pretty good compromise...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:57 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14856
Re: Prediction: Rhinos Will Throw T-Party Under Obama Bus
First off, I know of no branch of the Republican party called the Rhinos. There has long been a term "RINO". Republican In Name Only. Goes WAAAAY back, possibly to insults hurled by Teddy Roosevelt. Ahem, a progressive . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_In_Name_Only As far as I'm concerned, ...