Hydroelectric power has been around for a long time. With pumped hydro, water is pumped up to a reservoir during times of excess power production. When power is needed, the water is released to power turbines and create electricity, and it is available almost instantly. This is increasingly important in an era when wind and [...]
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Rear Admiral David Titley, director of the US Navy climate change task force, sees failed states with millions of angry migrants, as well as the Bering Strait becoming as important as the Straits of Hormuz. The Pentagon fully believes that climate change is happening (quick, someone tell the Republicans) and is taking massive actions [...] Michael Vick hung dogs that performed badly in the dog fighting ring “by placing a nylon cord over a 2 X 4 that was nailed to two trees located next to the big shed.” He also “drowned approximately three dogs by putting the dogs’ heads in a five gallon bucket of water.” He lied to [...] VP Biden says Assange is a “high tech terrorist.” Really? Terrorism is generally understood to include the deliberate targeting of civilians and noncombatants for death or injury. Thus, Assange is not even remotely a terrorist by any definition and Biden should be ashamed of himself, if he’s capable of it, which is doubtful. Plus, only [...] No Labels is run by two major lobbyists with the backing of Mayor Bloomberg and other elites. I slammed them last week for their mushy ill-defined centrism. The New York Times just slammed them too. The notion that civility and nominal bipartisanship would accomplish any of the heavy lifting required to rebuild America is [...] Ian Welch Gays dropped their votes to Dems significantly from 2008 levels. Hispanics voted for Democrats at about 2008 levels despite horrible policies against them. You only have leverage if you are willing to defect in a high profile fashion. A group concerned with a specific issue once went to FDR to lobby for their [...] Founding member of Coil, Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson died recently. He also co-founded Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. … you spend 5 hours looking at the code searching for a nasty bug, then change one line of code and it works. (And my client will be happy) A new process for generating hydrogen from water could make water-powered laptops feasible. The process produces hydrogen on demand at very low pressure, and the company says is cheaper than standard batteries. “Flight attendant, could I have some water, please? My laptop needs recharging.” Superior, Speed Fly from Marshall Miller on Vimeo. Not for newbs! You’d best know what you’re doing. Via Neatorama |  | ||||
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