"A hundred billion gallons of water per year is being exported in the form of alfalfa from California," Robert Glennon, a professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, told the BBC, which claims it's now cheaper to send alfalfa from Los Angeles to Beijing via ship than to truck it from the Imperial Valley to the Central Valley."
The real problem with Windows is that it needs a lot of maintenance to keep it running. Updates and malware removal will keep an IT guy busy forever.
ChromeOS doesn't have these problems. It's kept up to date transparently and doesn't get the malware that cripples Windows.
I agree that Windows isn't going anywhere anytime soon... that's the problem. It does deserve to die.
I get your point but Office365 is a terrible example. You'll still need the IT guy. Better example would be ChromeOS where you wouldn't need servers or software and hardware tech support could just be "grab a new cheap ChromeOS PC out of the supply closet and login".
T-Mobile offers a plan with unlimited free international data roaming.
I think a big WhOOOOsh!! is in order here.
Stop paying taxes and they put you in jail. End of protest.
Your circumstitions.com website belongs with the anti-vaxers and flat earth societies.
Please, try a Google search and pick a reputable web site such as this:
http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/...
From the WHO:
"There is compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%. Three randomized controlled trials have shown that male circumcision provided by well trained health professionals in properly equipped settings is safe. WHO/UNAIDS recommendations emphasize that male circumcision should be considered an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in countries and regions with heterosexual epidemics, high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence."
I think they should model it on the Red Cross which has extensive protocols for equipment and people to respond to a disaster. They also have pre-positioned supplies in areas where they have a likelihood of disaster.
The WHO is not prepared or organized to do this but the Red Cross (just down the street in Geneva) is so perhaps the WHO could take a walk down the hill and learn from them.
Tesla is developing a smaller EV that they say will sell for about $35,000 in a few years. That may work for you.
Meanwhile, you seem to be making the argument that because we can't convert everything to electric right now (because of the grid, 18 wheelers, etc.) that we shouldn't try... at all. I hope that is not your thinking.
BTW, there's a Supercharger route from Virginia to Arizona.
It is a worthy goal to leave all of the oil in the ground but the reality is that it will take many years to develop alternatives to oil for all modes of transportation. However, cars use most of the oil now and there are good electric options for cars even at this early stage of the electric car industry so everyone should look at the options and it is best to consider TCO calculations.
Pure electric cars such as the Tesla are very simple mechanically and require virtually no maintenance and should run for a long time with the only expense being tires. The batteries have been shown to last for more than 500,000 miles in testing.
When you have a car with very low maintenance cost and very low fuel cost the TCO becomes quite favorable for cars even with a high initial cost. The all aluminum body and electric motor of the Tesla should easily last 30 or 40 years and over 500,000 miles with only minimal maintenance and fuel cost. Think of it like a solar panel where you pay the upfront cost and get free electricity for 25 years.
The issue of "5 minute recharge" is really a straw man. Most EV owners have sufficient range for daily driving and plug in at home or work so in effect have a recharge wait time of zero. They don't have to drive to the gas station... ever. It's only on the rare occasion of a long trip (more than a few hundred miles) where you have to wait to recharge on the road. In this case, since you've just driven for 4 or 6 hours, it might be a good opportunity to stop for a meal and rest your body and recharge.
Electricity infrastructure is ubiquitous. Many more electric outlets than gas stations in the world. Besides charging at home, I have about 15 places within a few miles which offer free electricity for EVs so I can conveniently drive for "free" anywhere.
Most electric cars today use about 250-300 Wh/mile. That works out to about 3 or 4 cents a mile. Gasoline at $4.00/gallon (not the current "run the competition out of business but this price won't last" price of $2.50) works out to about 20 cents a mile.
"Your Tesla. Remember when I said, "Cheap?" I meant cheap."
Your Subaru is only cheap to buy. Not cheap to run or maintain. Not cheap when it comes to depreciation. My Tesla is less expensive than your Subaru when you consider TCO. Your cheap car is costing you a lot. (I bet you think those "free cell phone" plans are cheap, too.)
True, you can't buy electric vehicles today which cover the entire range of boats or locomotives or aircraft or 18 wheelers... but I thought we were talking about cars and for cars, there are a lot of good options even at this early stage of electric car (and battery) development.
"When the going gets tough, the tough get empirical." -- Jon Carroll
