Um.
Are you reading the same thread?
It's not. But politically, he's calling it the most important because it's something humans can't do anything about. If fits in perfectly with the right's narrative on AGW. By making the problem out of their control, they can claim anyone wanting to do anything about it just wants to "kill jobs" or "redistribute wealth."
Um, you do realize that desalinization plants don't desalinate the ocean, right?
He's calling it an (the most?) important component BECAUSE we can't do anything about it.
Think about it.
You treat your marriage as a job... ?
There's a big difference in negotiations in your personal and professional life.
Lewis' Law strikes again.
They HAVE a resistive heater, but they don't use it... unless it's -10F out. Especially when you have nice pre-heat scheduling options.
Whereas the Volt is running resistive all the time, no matter what.
The '05 Corolla is 5 inches shorter and 3 inches narrower than the '15.
It also weighs 2,530 to 2,670 lbs, vs 2,800 to 2,875 lbs for the '15.
Sadly, Toyota no longer sells a car that size to compare to. Nissan sells a Versa sedan (ugh) that is a lot closer in size than the '15 Corolla (it's a bit smaller). Base price is $12k.
Cars always bloat and become larger with time. Then they introduce a "new" small car at the bottom. People love it, but they think "it'll sell better if it were just a bit bigger" every time they redesign. Rinse, lather, repeat. The size/weight of a brand new Honda Civic is actually larger overall than a 1987 Accord. Go figure... now we have the Fit. Which jumped up in size with the '09 refresh.
Sam
Not sure why Chevy's gone resistive. Both Tesla and the Nissan Leaf use a heat pump... I mean, if it's already got the compressor and radiators for A/C, why not do it that way?
On a related note, my father's iPad overlays every webpage he tries to load with a phony virus warning.
How he managed to install that kind of malware, I have no idea... but clearly they will keep building better idiots.
Then why are you even posting in this story?
You opened up a story about a device targeting someone else's needs to carp about how it sucks because it targets someone else's needs?
Looks like a nice device to me, a step sideways from an iPad.
I know you were speaking ironically, but I've hired goats for old-field recovery (rehabbing a field site that infilled with exotic shrubs like english/eurasian privet, honeysuckles, multiflora rose, buckthorn, russian and autumn olive).
They bring in the goats, stake them with a 15-20' chain and let them eat to their heart's content. You're paying for transportation to the site, veterinary care, water, and supplemental feed (the food quality is so bad, the goats can starve to death packed full of roughage).
We did a chunk of land like this, and a chunk of land with volunteers with swedish axes, saws, and loppers. The goats did a more thorough job and MUCH faster (and you didn't have to burn a brush pile after). The only downside to the goats is they're non-selective... you can't leave any nice native species you find (bye bye hazelnut!).
Sam
Hm, only 675 days? Crichton wasn't supposed to find his way back to earth for real until the 4th season (unless you count when he accidentally showed up before he left).
Sam
How do you get rid of the heat, though?
Concentrating all that sunlight on a dark object (solar cell) in space, and the only way to get rid of the heat is by radiating it... I just don't see how it's possible.
Friction is a drag.
