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From: John Larkin on 17 Nov 2009 19:20 On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:53:49 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>>The price of fuel hadn't gone over $5/gallon back then. >> >> >> >> >>> Current US average at the pump is about $2.60. >> >> >> >> >>The price of fuel should include the true costs of getting the raw >> >> >> >>material >> >> >> >>(crude oil) >> >> >> >> > If I'm not paying for the cost of the crude oil when I buy gas, who >> >> >> > is? >> >> >> >> All people who pay taxes of any kind, and our future generations who will >> >> >> be paying the debt we are accumulating. >> >> >> Nobody will pay the debt. We'll just print money. >> >> >That's why fuel will be $5/gallon again next year and $10/gallon in 2 >> >years. >> >> >> >Not that it's an immediate concern but the real cost is the climate. >> >> >> >The NY Times recently ran an article claiming that now most economists >> >> >agree that it will be more expensive for society to ignore AGW than to >> >> >do something about it. >> >> >> The "most economists agree" bit is hilarious. >> >> >They were including the shills at Hoover and the Chicago School. >> >> >> And even if they did >> >> agree, they'd usually be wrong. >> >> >I'ld like to see the sample myself. >> >> >> You guys need something productive to do. All this worrying about the >> >> future is making you neurotic. >> >> >Lots of opportunities in technical fields especially materials science >> >and heat transfer. >> >> >And in hauling coal. >> >> >Bret Cahill >> >> Given that you like to post to an electronics group, you might >> consider learning a little about electronics. Unlike neurotic fretting >> about climate and energy issues that you can't control, electronics is >> accessible and fun. > >We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range >and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it to carbon. John
From: Bret Cahill on 17 Nov 2009 21:06 > >>electronics is > >> accessible and fun. > >We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range > >and doesn't require rare earth elements. > Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it > to carbon. Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. Bret Cahill
From: Jamie on 17 Nov 2009 21:28 Bret Cahill wrote: >>>>electronics is >>>>accessible and fun. > > >>>We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range >>>and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > >>Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? > > > http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > > >>The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it >>to carbon. > > > Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. > > > Bret Cahill > > Ah, the retirement dream, just enough to feel important/Wanted!
From: Bret Cahill on 17 Nov 2009 21:28 > >>>>electronics is > >>>>accessible and fun. > > >>>We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range > >>>and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > >>Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? > > >http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > > >>The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it > >>to carbon. > > > Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. > Ah, the retirement dream, just enough to feel important/Wanted! Buffet probably knows the difference between working and prissing around on national media. Bret Cahill
From: krw on 17 Nov 2009 23:02
On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:28:33 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >>>>electronics is >> >>>>accessible and fun. >> >> >>>We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range >> >>>and doesn't require rare earth elements. >> >> >>Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? >> >> >http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f >> >> >>The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it >> >>to carbon. >> >> > Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. > >> Ah, the retirement dream, just enough to feel important/Wanted! > >Buffet probably knows the difference between working and prissing >around on national media. Unfortunately, you don't know the difference between working and prissing around on the Usenet. |