On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Ian Skinner wrote:
> I think, but it has been much too long since I read it to be sure, that
> the Will Smith character was every so loosely based on the main
> character in Asimov's novels "The Caves of Steel," "The Naked Sun,' and
> "The Robots of Dawn" which are
Cameron Childress wrote:
> I'm not sure anyone is really playing along, so I'll just say it was
> the plot of the story "Reason" in the book "I, Robot". The main
> character played by Will Smith in I Robot doesn't even exist in the
> book or any of it's stories, IIRC.
I think, but it has been mu
I'm not sure anyone is really playing along, so I'll just say it was
the plot of the story "Reason" in the book "I, Robot". The main
character played by Will Smith in I Robot doesn't even exist in the
book or any of it's stories, IIRC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot
http://en.wikipedia.o
No, but in the Matadora series by Steve Perry, they raided a
solar-power-downlink station in the badlands of Australia.
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:
>
> The book was a collection of shortstories. It was "made into a
> movie". Maybe 5% of stuff from the book made it
The book was a collection of shortstories. It was "made into a
movie". Maybe 5% of stuff from the book made it into the movie. The
main character from the movie doesn't even exist in the book.
-Cameron
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Scott Stroz wrote:
>
> Was that the book where they used so
Was that the book where they used solar power to generate microwave
energy that was beamed down to earth and the satellite went off
kilter? I remember reading something like that , but cannot remember
the book title or author.
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:
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> On Thu,
lets see huge microwave beaming power to a set of collectors on the
surface. beams goes slightly off target and what do you have, Cripsy
critters.
I spent a while in the Artic working on the dew line. You could
literally fry an egg in the middle of winter 6 feet in front of the
radar transmitters
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Robert Munn wrote:
> Forget about the entire surface of the planet. Solar can only be really
> efficiently generated in areas with the best sun exposure. Transmission,
> then, is the biggest barrier to this sort of scheme as a global solution.
Space has the best
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Vivec wrote:
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> Think we could get a Trillian dollar global stimulus package to make THAT
> happen? :-)
>
>
> http://gizmodo.com/5350191/how-many-solar-panels-would-it-take-to-power-the-entire-world
>
>
Forget about the entire surface of the planet. Solar can onl
I vacillate between small energy and big energy.
I would love to see at Home Depot and Lowes solar panels and systems, with
easy connections, and easy installation instructions, both the roof mounted
panels, shingle replacement versions, and free standing frames.
There is so much wasted sunlight
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Vivec wrote:
> That's 'Free' Energy, with ZERO emmissions.
Cept the emissions from the factory that made them and the trucks and
ships that shipped them...
But even with that it still would be worthwhile I would think...
~
Low emissions, but not without environmental impact.
The materials required are fairly environmental unfriendly, in
mining/processing, in production (high energy in manufacturing), and in
disposal of waste and breakage and replacements.
Way better than coal, but still needs some work.
Very cool
How many solar panels to cover the energy needs of the world now and into
2030?
Surprisingly less than you may think compared to the total world area.
That's 'Free' Energy, with ZERO emmissions.
Think we could get a Trillian dollar global stimulus package to make THAT
happen? :-)
http://gizmod
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