Installing a wind turbine
NREL installs a 1.5-MW turbine for testing. The turbine blades alone weigh 50 tons… I wonder how they do this offshore from a crane mounted on a ship that is moving with the waves?
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month September 2009
Lehman Brothers problem. No one left to run the complex trading systems
When Lehman cratered, the support staff for their multiple, complicated trading programs went elsewhere, which makes unwinding the trades problematic. This is made worse by the inevitable lack of documentation, both for users and programmers. I’m a database programmer, and…
NYC plans for rising water levels
Sea level may rise faster near New York than at most other densely populated ports due to local effects of gravity, water density and ocean currents, according to four new forecasts of melting ice sheets Storm surges from hurricanes are…
Ten financial bubbles in the making
Clusterstock cheerfully lists ten financial bubbles to watch out for. Some are relatively minor, with the biggies being China and commercial real estate (which is already popping.) For example, half a trillion in shopping center loans originally financed at low…