Comment: Re:That all makes sense for SUVs . . . (Score 0) 695
the muslims in europe are slowly conquering by outbreeding the local population.
While completely offtopic, it is entirely true !
Comment: Re:So uh (Score 1) 964
You do realize that power can be stored right?
I believe you are wrong, at least from a practical standpoint. There are no reliable and practical way to store electricity to power the east coast during two days. I hope there will be someday, but as of today, there is none.
Comment: Re:So uh (Score 0) 964
Well, after a hurricane I wouldn't bet on the stuff you just screwed on your rooftop.
That said, it all sounds nice except from the fact that cloudy winter days will require another source of energy. And at night. And on cloudy summer days to a lesser extent.
So while it could reduce the need for a central plant, it can in no way replace it. You will still need approximately the same central power generation structures we have today, because there will be time where all your shiny stuff won't generate a whole lot of power. The only difference is that they could be turned down from time to time.
Except that they can't be turned on and off with that kind of flexibility.
Comment: Re:So uh (Score 0) 964
What makes you think it will ever go out? Here's a hint: It will not.
As it become scarcer and scarcer it will become more and more expensive to drill and so at the pump too. Already at current rates everyone if looking for alternatives. The higher the price, the more affordable the alternatives (because relatively they will go down, and bacause of zillions of $$ of R&D)
Comment: Re:So uh (Score 2, Interesting) 964
I believe Hydro is much much worse than that. Since 1970 there are more than 1M people that died out of a failed dam (volcanoes, earthquakes, defects, etc.).
Relatively safe in the US though. (My source is in French.)
Comment: Re:So uh (Score 1) 964
You left out :
- Wind
Which cannot be our only source energy.
Better insulated homes
Which doesn't solve all of our problems
Solar thermal
Which cannot be our only source of energy.
Hydro (most capacity probably already in use)
Which is more deadly than Nuclear in addition of being kind of maxed out as you mentionned.
Solar PV
Which cannot be our only source of energy.
Tidal power (futuristic)
Which we have no clue if it will work in a reasonable way, so we cannot rely on it today even in future planning. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Energy storage by cooling cold-storage warehouses extra during off-peak hours (EU plan)
Well, a bit experimental to base our future on it just right now.
I'd say that wind turbines are much quicker to build (2-3 years?) than nuclear plants, so why on earth would you need
- use nuclear as a stopgap for renewable/fusion
for anyway.
Because how are you going to explain to the people that when there's no wind, there's no power? Or when it's cloudy?
The IE Awareness Initiative-> 1
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Pieroxy writes "After the We Don't Support IE and the IE6 no more, I have setup the IE awareness initiative. It is more intrusive than the existing ones, and tries to actually give some reason to the users. Anyways, I believe having a large range of solutions will be more compelling for sites owners to jump in. We really need to adopt these initiatives and to start broadcasting the message. The amount of time and effort spent in supporting IE6 is becoming insane. So I ask the /. community: is there anything more we can do about this?"
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Is informing users enough to make IE6 disappear? 1
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Pieroxy writes "For all of you that have designed a web page with a slightly elaborate design, you are all aware of the pain that it is to make it work on IE vs the other browsers in a consistent way. The fact that are there so many IE6 out there (10% to 20% depending on your website) is a major pain for web developers that care. It is actually holding the web back. The ie6 no more was created a few month ago, and now the IE awareness initiative takes a shot at enlightening users about IE. Will you, slashdot readers, be considerig using one of these initiatives for you home or corporate website? Is there anything more we can do? Is there anyone willing to ban IE anyways? Short of this, is there a way out of this nightmare other than just sitting tight and waiting for IE6 to go away?"
Comment: Re:Not only good drive but also bad drives (Score 0) 403
Well, I don't know. My stereo system came with a big sticker stating you should not place the subwoofer next to a computer. Sure it couldn't destroy the HDD data in a few seconds, but over time - say a year - of this treatment, I think the huge magnet in there could have had some harmfull effect.