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yup. It really isn't just that simple, even in this cursory analysis. So, it could backfire horribly, and isn't a terribly well conceived idea in the first place. Perhaps instead of harebrained schemes to combat this problem, we could just quit abusing the planet?

When a loner who suggests altering the weather in a massive unpredictable manner would be a mad scientist from a crappy b-flick.

Close, you left out that Bigfoot is the mastermind behind it all.

How is global warming going to give the means of production to the workers?

So, what policy changes would you recommend? How does your disbelief in a specific cause change the way you view how we should implement / change environmental policy? I would suspect that it would significantly change the way you view things like caps on carbon emissions. Am I right? What about things like mercury emissions from coal fired power plants? Are you for or against stricter standards? What about in other countries? Should China adapt stricter standards? The pollution their coal plants creates ends up in California, so that is our problem too no? How can we take a global leadership role in solving these problems when we are so hypocritical as to deny the very existence of a significant portion of climate research in a quest to appease the coal/oil and gas industries?

Yes, it does.

Not really. HDD's can compete (they aren't totally blown out of the water) on most of the metrics though. And seeing as cost is usually the #1 consideration when purchasing, I wouldn't look for these to take over any significant market share until they can compete on cost with HDD's (right now they are generally an order of magnitude more expensive for the same space).

Pretty close - newegg has one for ~ 129.99

I agree completely. However, I don't think we should look at nuclear as a long term solution, I think it is should be viewed as a stop gap until we can develop something better. It is important, we are going to need to use it, but we also need to devise a long term solution which doesn't require nuclear fuel.

Concentrated solar doesn't necessarily require cells, you can use the sun to heat up oil or water which drives a traditional turbine.

Of whether the dunkin donuts was actually dirty. Has this Brodie dude even provided the court with evidence that his establishment isn't unsanitary-looking? I mean, what if these weren't just a couple trolls, but real customers who saw that this particular dunkin donuts was really nasty?

What advantage does your solution have over effective efficient mass transit solutions which we already have experience implementing like light rail or trains?

Energy costs are higher on islands. And in that spirit, islands make an ideal testing place for new energy infrastructure projects, like a fleet of all electric cars. Its a pretty interesting idea, replacing gas stations with battery swap stations. From the NYT (go to bugmenot.com to get around the stupid subscription) article: "We always knew Hawaii would be the perfect model," he said in a telephone interview. "The typical driving plan is low and leisurely, and people are smiling." On this note, what other energy projects would be ideally suited for an island test like this? Personally, I'd like to see a test of a breeder nuclear reactor, a full scale Hydrogen distribution network, a superconducting grid..... And as long as I'm wishing for things I'm not gonna get I want a pony too.

With hybrid HDD's coming out, wouldn't the flash on the HDD act sort of like a l-4 cache? Already HDD's monitor usage and with NCQ try to behave intelligently. On a slightly more on topic note, that would be a Bad Idea. Access times for physical media aren't the same if you split things up, which wouldn't be a problem if you are just using a "level-4" cache because the cache doesn't especially care about where it actually is, but with seek times and real media, where it is matters.