As described in the article, the challenges of making a satisfactory robot to fulfill the need would likely make such a robot, as of today, very expensive, to the assumption stated by the OP seems quite on target based on the article.

Sorry, I missed your point regarding area in my response...reading too fast. You are right on target...

A great example of how competition drives improvements for all. As consumer demand evolve and new ideas are tested, all mobile OS's will follow suit one way or another.

^correction, meant to say "I'd prefer they accomplish the necessary regulation WITHOUT declaring them a utility"

I'd prefer they accomplish the necessary regulation with declaring them a utility, but maybe in the end that's what it will take. Once they do it, there is no turning back. Other agencies, like the FTC, can implement consumer protections as needed. Personally, I'd prefer they outlaw introductory rates with post intro rate commitments unless they show the average cost over the term and the customer clearly agrees to it.

You mean, exploit the fact that the state decided not to enforce collection of those taxes. We have examples to follow regarding not choosing to enforce the laws....

Could this be an element that led to Khoisan languages? Maybe, for some reason, they were wandering around in dark more than other groups.

Especially when there is a blackout and you are looking for your chocolate.

Efficiency is irrelevant once you have a panel rating. A one KW panel produces 1 KW under standard "full sun" exposure, regardless of its efficiency. The less efficient panels are just larger.

What matters is equivalent full sun hours averaged over the year (solar insolation). From that, you can determine a capacity factor for a given region. Or you can just use real world results. In Germany, the soalr plants with the best capacity factors are at about 13%, and the average for all solar is close to 10% (or less).

You certainly are not applying the environmental measures stated in the article to your application. More dangerous is intentional, agenda-driven mis-characterization or real world risks.

Too late, that line was attempted above.

Seasickness sacked several seamen who set sail in search of cesium in the sea. The say the seasickness ceased after stopping to seize the cesium sea samples they were seeking. So the cesium samples were safely secured by the sailors, sans-seasickness.

There is also no safe minimum exposure to sunlight, no safe minimum amount of air to breath, no safe minimal exposure to germs, no safe minimal ingestion of food. Nothing you do is safe.

But, if your definition of safe is something that is unlikely to cause any harm or ill effect, then small radioactive doses, internal or external, are quite safe, particularly in comparison to many things that we do in everyday life that we consider safe.

It would seem to make sense to mount in an outdoor enclosure and just use for adding heat to your existing setup, I wouldn't want to depend on it for all my heat.

What I'd be even more interested in than heat is free broadband access!

and whatever you do, don't slice it on a granite countertop.