A few years ago I worked at a power plant that had at one time the worlds tallest smokestack (now fifth) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Power_Plant.

It's about half the height of the proposed tower. The smokestack had a massively wicked updraft at the ground level without any additional heat gathering skirting. There were signs on the doors into the stack warning you to not put you hands near the edges of the doors. The suction made the heavy metal doors slam shut and would take your fingers off if you weren't careful.

Overhead view: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cresap,+3,+Marshall,+West+Virginia+26041&hl=en&ll=39.829961,-80.815859&spn=0.010596,0.016029&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.52365,65.654297&geocode=FVD2XwIdi9Uu-w&t=h&z=16

When the power plant was built the answer to air pollution concerns was to build giant smoke stacks so you sent the smoke so high into the atmosphere it would be someone else's problem.

Am I the only one who hears The Blue Danube while watching that?

Could you tell me, by count from the bottom left, which one is Frontier? And but the way, I prefer chromatically challenged. Thanks.

Don't anyone tell him but the book he's reading is probably a fraud.
BBC - Walking the talk?

"From the start, a ferocious controversy has raged about whether anyone really could achieve this superhuman feat. Critics particularly questioned one chapter in the book where the walkers apparently see a pair of yetis."

""We have an interest in the case," the FBI agent said in court Thursday. He declined to comment further or provide his name."
If he hadn't spent the day talking into his coat sleeve maybe they wouldn't have spotted him.

At least according to this web site: Before It's News

"We've been wondering how they can get away with that legally and it turns out an obscure section of the DMCA concerning the "safe harbor" noticing proceeders requires that in order for a website to qualify for "safe harbor" and thus require a copyright complainant to first give the webmaster notice and time to take down the material before suing them, requires (amongst other things) that each website register their contact information with the United States Copyright office.."

Now that Steve McQueen is dead, we are all doomed!!!

http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/09/29/193234/A-Geek-Funeral Then 1/4 million views later... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26445696@N04/3961372594/ everyone knows he passed away. As an added benefit this gives you geek street cred in the afterlife since he's now the top Google response for searchs like "computer urn" or "Geek Funeral" and will probably hold that position for some time.

Hang in there. It's worth it. Especially since it seems you have a true idea of the alternative.

As kids we loved watching viking movies , here's our favorite The Vikings, an talked about how that was the way to go. Unfortunately I couldn't find enough flaming arrow archers, so to Plan B.

Thanks.

My thoughts exactly. That's why we had his memorial gathering at an amusement park.

Having read Slashdot for years I knew what I was getting in for in the way of comments and harbour no ill feelings. After all it is Slashdot. But I also don't think it shows my brother any disrespect by posting the story. As a fellow geek I'm sure he would have been thrilled to be mentioned. And he was as much a wise-a** as anyone else posting here.