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Comment Re:Very cool. (Score 1) 127

And since SDXC cards are available at ~ $.40/GB (up to 256GB) addon storage is competitive with 2.5" SSD's in price if not performance. It would be nice if the internal SSD was about 4x that size though so you could have more programs than the base installed, but that would add ~$40 to the price which would make it too expensive to compete with Chromebooks.

Comment Re:But that isn't possible (Score 1) 327

Residential installations also require fewer transmission system upgrades which can be a significant factor in overall costs. It's one of the reasons my mind boggles when utilities complain about net metering, the power is going to be produced and consumed on the local portion of the grid which is unlikely to require any new capital improvements to accommodate the solar generation until solar reaches stupid high concentrations whereas adding the same amount of total capacity at a remote location is going to cost them megabucks to build new transmission and distribution capacity.

Comment Re:screw demand (Score 1) 327

If you're a utility you have your panels set up so that they rotate to face the sun

Nope, it's more economical to just stagger your layout if you want multiple inclinations, the cells are less expensive than installation in the western world, let alone expensive helio-tracking systems that are capital and maintenance intensive. The only solar tracking systems done at scale that I'm aware of are solar thermal plants, and even there the newer plants are single axis.

Comment Re:obviously they should track the sun (Score 0) 327

No that Gerrymandering, racism, and fascism. Mussolini defined fascism as the combination of state and corporation with religious conservatism for indoctrination. That's why they call Obama the Imperial president they attack their own weakness, un encumbered by the realization that the thing they hate the most they are most guilty of themselves.

Comment Re:obviously they should track the sun (Score 1) 327

Not motorized, use passive heat transfer. Like a heat pipe, one side gets heavier and it tracks the sun with no power and only a bearing and a strut to replace or repair We have a Zomeworks that has been in service since 1992. Still works great.

Only problem is that additional panels are now cheaper than the rack so have 30% face south and 70% west.

http://www.soligent.net/solar-...

Comment Re:5th Admendment? (Score 2) 446

And you're thinking that George Washington was one of those idiots who thought a little tyranny would work out well?

George Washington the aristocratic slaveholder who crushed the Whiskey Rebellion, screwing over farmers (including many Revolutionary War vets) to pay off bondholders? I'd say "a little tyranny would work out well" might be a decent description of his stance, sure.

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