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3dc
|  02 Sep '10 13:09 : 0 recs
Steve S.
Since you work with tube based electronics a quick question...
Do you know of any design for radios or other electronics designed for the vacuum of space without tube (bulb) walls?
The only one I know of is the landing light on the Soviet robot lunar lander.
Seems like such structures would be a natural bootstrap for self replicating tech on the moon. |
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ssaines
| 02 Sep '10 03:31 : 0 recs : edited 2 times : last edit 02 Sep '10 03:38
The article is factually flawed, Jungle. It is no surprise that even India herself has not pursued Thorium. It is more problematic than natural Uranium, let alone U-235 and other fissionable isotopes.
The challenge is not the *fuel*. It is the *reactor design*, and that is being addressed, or else Third World nations will buy the Chinese/South African Pebble Bed Modular reactor (PBMR).
Finally, the 'Nuclear Compact' has been broken. Much smaller, *safer* reactors are finally being built. One wonders why it took this long.....
AEP barking? Yes! His bark is worse than his butt. I believe you'll see a reader comment of mine on that article. Some very well informed people have set him straight...or one hopes. Hyphen Man strikes again.
Edit to Add:
Ogle this:
China Leverages the Learning Curve Cost Savings for Energy |
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Jungle
| 30 Aug '10 07:22 : 0 recs
Thorium.
Obama could kill fossil fuels overnight with a nuclear dash for thorium
AEP barking? |
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Motty
| 25 Aug '10 14:50 : 0 recs : edited 5 times : last edit 25 Aug '10 15:16
Farming Tuna in Japan with various methods covering non-wild egg based farming, non-salted water farming, and spring water based farming.
you can watch vid linked on this webpage.
The first part of the vid shows the overview - inflation in prices of Tuna in the world. Determinants why we have to farm Tuna. Interesting one would be a moment when a sea fish revives in non-salted water. No GM involved. You see goldfish swimming in the water together. |
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Motty
| 24 Aug '10 12:15 : 0 recs : edited 15 times : last edit 24 Aug '10 12:49
I would really like to know who decides pricing of Volvo in Japan.
In Japan, this is sold for 4,99o,oooYen, equivalent to 50% of 1/1o of US$ 1 million. Even to millionsnaires (people who have multiple millions in US$), this pricing is way out of range for the product - the product does not offer anything like Pajero, safety, eco, innovation, etc. Sort of joke.
To be honest, the pricing is bigger than Mercedes Benzie.
Seriously, who was it? When did Volvo become better than Benzie, Toyota, Mitsubishi, etc?
Beside, the advertised techie function cited on the website, originally it was done by Subaru.
Subaru's self-breaking system Eyesight here and CM 1 and 2.
I think the techie by Subaru is a hit. Even I had a chance of pressing accelerator believing I was in R (return) but D (drive). The system will stop my car from doing that and crushing into a building etc. And by using other functions, my car will automatically move along with the speed of a car before me. Now this whole things make me think of buying Subaru instead of Mitsubishi....but nevertheless, I will stick with Mitsubishi for other things...or maybe buying this one some years later.... |
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3dc
| 24 Aug '10 04:15 : 0 recs
Trojan-ridden warning system implicated in Spanair crash |
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Thoughtful
| 23 Aug '10 13:08 : 0 recs
Being asked to pay for parking at work is ludicrous...................
Next they will suggest paying for parking at home ? |
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Merlin
| 22 Aug '10 18:43 : 0 recs
Pretty reasonable 3DC for old blokes.
My 800cc BMW cost £8,000 , fully comprehensive insurance with no no claims discount, not used for work (I don't) with a voluntary excess, premium £185 per annum. Thats BMW's own cover - the open market was nearer double that. |
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3dc
| 22 Aug '10 16:30 : 0 recs
How high priced is insurance on motorcycles in the UK ?
In the US it is pretty brutal. |
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Merlin
| 21 Aug '10 11:58 : 0 recs
Merlin has bought a new motorbike. |
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Motty
| 20 Aug '10 17:03 : 0 recs : edited 4 times : last edit 20 Aug '10 17:06
Rice bread maker from Sanyo.
Something I love about this. We did expect that core crops/ strategic crops like wheat are only to get pricier in the world since some years ago. In the US, wheat and those farmers declined to renew contracts with global commodity trading companies to replace their crops with soybeans etc.
Now the orders are super overwhelming the maker even the price is still as high as ~ $5oo.oo @ maker. Love Sanyo. a good company it is.
Who knows, this is exactly right move against rumored strategic plans by the US government to dominate GMO patents in the world for sharp crop demands in the world (for climate change and expected increase in banned exports from crop nations etc)
I will buy one of its products, better one.
Sanyo |
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3dc
| 20 Aug '10 06:38 : 0 recs
YouTube comparison: US Navy vs Japan Navy recruitment videos. |
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Warren BuffetCar
| 12 Aug '10 21:25 : 0 recs
As a male flight attendant I've have expected him to have used the back door.
WBC |
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Motty
| 12 Aug '10 03:22 : 0 recs
Something made JetBlue man mad.
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater is the toast of the online community
After being hit on the head by an allegedly rude passenger’s luggage, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater allegedly blew off some verbal steam on the intercom system, grabbed some beverages and slid out the emergency exit. |
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Slightly Optimistic
| 09 Aug '10 12:48 : 0 recs
The UK energy secretary said today that Britain is on track to have new nuclear power stations up and running within eight years: "We are on course to make sure that the first new nuclear power station opens on time in 2018".
The secretary, Chris Huhne, said it was "clear" that MPs would vote in favour of new nuclear power stations providing there was no public subsidy involved. .
"It has always been clear that our next generation of electricity power stations are going to be built by private investors with a framework put in place."
That framework included a "very clear commitment" for a carbon price floor, Mr Huhne said, as part of an incentives system to encourage investment.
"We have absolutely no intention of the lights going out on my watch, I can assure you. . .
Nuclear power stations 'to open from 2018'
What does this mean for all of Britain and Ireland - will the lights be kept on there? The British-Irish Council established an energy sectoral group in 2009, but the effect of the latest nuclear development is unclear. Perhaps the new BIC secretariat, in Edinburgh, will provide details; so far Jersey has been the leading information provider. |
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Motty
| 07 Aug '10 15:24 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 07 Aug '10 15:28
Rice bread maker,
GOPAN
Youtube vid....
From Sanyo. Enjoy your rice bread made at home with your rice bits, not rice flour.
Good for people like 3dc who cannot intake milk, butter, egg, cheeze and all those American goodies. |
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3dc
| 06 Aug '10 17:35 : 0 recs
Ancient energy film for the day. |
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George Sore Ass
| 06 Aug '10 11:00 : 0 recs
The 3 gorges damn is primarily a hydro-electric project. It is the largest electricity generation plant in the world.
What capacity it does provide against floodwater was a bonus rather than the primary design goal, and a factor that was perhaps 'bigged up' in order to overcome widespread opposition from ecologists and residents who had to be moved to make way for it.
Dikes and flood diversion areas would not generate over 20 GW of power that China desperately needs. |
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COLLINS
| 06 Aug '10 06:42 : 0 recs
Increasing oil prices and the possible solutions to reduce oil and gas consumption.
What do you do when you hear about the rising gas prices, from the Oil Refinery News? Obviously your reaction would be despair as you may think about the volatility of energy market and its impact on world economy. The future prices predicted by energy research companies are not really promising, due to the increase in demand, as a result of the rise in population.
The oil companies are giving various excuses for these fluctuating oil prices. They always say about the difficulties in meeting the increasing oil demand, as the number of refineries build these days are very less and the existing ones cannot meet the demands of people. Another problem is the comparatively higher oil demand of certain countries like China and Russia. They need higher amount of oil and gas products to meet their various industrial needs. Even though the actual price of crude oil /per barrel is low, the end-user price is very high. This is another difficulty pointed out by the oil companies. The next major problem that the companies say is the increasing seasonal demand.
The complexity of oil problems have been increasing day by day and tackling this is a daunting task. The prices of oil are going so high day by day that people are finding it very difficult to handle their oil and gas bills.
Can’t we have a better, lucrative option to replace fossil fuels? Yes, we can, if we start making a wise use of the alternative energy resources. People can start using solar, wind, and ocean energies to replace the fossil fuels. It is said that generating electricity from wind turbines is very easy and lucrative, and can reduce the electricity bills to a considerable extent.
Start searching for renewable energy resources which can lessen the usage of fossil fuels, and use it wisely so that you can reduce the usage of fossil fuels to a considerable extent. |
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3dc
| 05 Aug '10 14:32 : 0 recs
http://www.chinahush.com/2010/07/31/straddling-bus-a-cheaper-greener-and-faster-alternative-to-commute/ |
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