Posts by tyler82

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram You're kidding, right!? This is the kind of embarrassing cr4p that is getting the good (science) thrown out with the bad. It's a travesty. See...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta For reference, most existing plants were licensed for 30-40 years. As a plant nears the end of its design life, it is possible to do a life extension project which involves extensive modifications to...

What is the average lifespan for a nuclear plant? Meanwhile, solar PV installed on US space stations and satellites are still operating since the 1950s.

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Did anyone die? http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...135859288.html

Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal I don't care how the tree huggers whine about it. I think the clear-cutting of pristine land that supports ecosystems to install acres of solar arrays that take immense resources and some of the...

Solar is one of the best investments for an energy source- it guarantees you a set energy rate while traditional utility rates rise 3-8% a year. The size of the space used for the solar farm goes to show how much power these server farms...

Quote: Originally Posted by Splash-reverse iTunes U is just a storefront and all downloads goes to iBook since it is after all books. BTW, not all OU materials are complete. Most is just like an introduction. A complete material for a ...

I downloaded the renewable energy course by Open University. This is a considerable amount of information consisting of videos, lesson plans, a place to take notes and highlight key information, and it is presented in an articulate...

Nobody could ever replace Noah Wylie. One of the best movies, ever.

Quote: Originally Posted by ascii I agree the iPad is my favourite way to read email, and read ebooks. Also I rented a 1080p movie the other day ("Drive") just to try out the screen, and it looked amazingly sharp but the...