Comments on: Tidal turbines in the East River facing fundamental limits http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/ Taking the zen out of citizen journalism since the 1900's Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: pingswept » Blog Archive » What’s new at the 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy in Boston http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-37012 pingswept » Blog Archive » What’s new at the 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy in Boston Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:57:28 +0000 http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/#comment-37012 [...] down to the sea floor for operation and release for service. Unlike their competitors in New York, Verdant Power, they have no cantilevered blades. Sauer says they can get 250 kW per bladeset in a 6 knot current; [...] [...] down to the sea floor for operation and release for service. Unlike their competitors in New York, Verdant Power, they have no cantilevered blades. Sauer says they can get 250 kW per bladeset in a 6 knot current; [...]

]]> By: Linux Martyr http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-34873 Linux Martyr Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:59:53 +0000 http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/#comment-34873 I was a BSD Martyr, but then I set fire to myself to protest the lack of a journaling file systsem in FreeBSD. Christ, do people think it's still 1982 or something? Anyhoo, I captured some Kodak Fun Pix of my self-immolation: <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Thich_Quang_Duc_-_Self_Immolation.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Thich_Quang_Duc_-_Self_Immolation.jpg</a> Now, to answer your bloody question, yes, let's face it, too many years of Ctrl+Alt+Backspacing my troubles away have left me incapacitated and deranged. Why else would I read your blog?! P.S. If you sift through the 5000 emails I sent to you while I was in Africa, you will find one PDF with the first few panels of a Pysolar comic strip. May I suggest that, if I ever finish the comic, you agree post it on your Sourceforge site? Just think: more HA HAs => more PySolar downloads => more cash in your pocket! I was a BSD Martyr, but then I set fire to myself to protest the lack of a journaling file systsem in FreeBSD. Christ, do people think it’s still 1982 or something? Anyhoo, I captured some Kodak Fun Pix of my self-immolation: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Thich_Quang_Duc_-_Self_Immolation.jpg

Now, to answer your bloody question, yes, let’s face it, too many years of Ctrl+Alt+Backspacing my troubles away have left me incapacitated and deranged. Why else would I read your blog?!

P.S. If you sift through the 5000 emails I sent to you while I was in Africa, you will find one PDF with the first few panels of a Pysolar comic strip. May I suggest that, if I ever finish the comic, you agree post it on your Sourceforge site? Just think: more HA HAs => more PySolar downloads => more cash in your pocket!

]]> By: brandon.stafford http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-34867 brandon.stafford Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:57:41 +0000 http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/#comment-34867 @ L. Martyr: I thought you were a BSD martyr. Also, do you think that it's a sign of neurosis that every time you go on some trip somewhere (like your current trip to Zimbabwe, mentioned in our recent confidential e-correspondence), you start emailing me and comment-blogging on my blog multiple times per day? @ L. Martyr: I thought you were a BSD martyr.

Also, do you think that it’s a sign of neurosis that every time you go on some trip somewhere (like your current trip to Zimbabwe, mentioned in our recent confidential e-correspondence), you start emailing me and comment-blogging on my blog multiple times per day?

]]> By: Linux Martyr http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-34855 Linux Martyr Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:47:29 +0000 http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/#comment-34855 Brandon, Such a pity to find that you are still daydreaming about these hare-brained perpetual motion machines of yours. Why are you not discussing methods for capturing the energy emitted by 2008 presidential primary candidates’ zealous exhortations? Already, these methods are revolutionizing the energy industry. For example, it is well known that a Democratic candidate and a YouTube-connected webcam will react violently when placed inside of an appropriate reaction vessel. This is because the candidate, upon detecting the presence of the camera, will enter an excited state characterized by the emission of sound bites such as “A stitch in time saves nine” or "Make sure to touch my name firmly on election day." However, as soon as the camera is deactivated, the Democratic candidate will relax back to its ground state, resulting in the emission of a single quantum of energy, in proportion to the product of the candidate’s wavelength and Planck’s constant. This quantum can then be used to do mechanical work, such as turning the starter crank on a Ford Model T or adjusting the Mt. Rushmore Global Thermostat (as George Bush has recently proposed). Because 2008 presidential candidates are fed a diet of corn-based ethanol, this proposal has been embraced by both agribusiness interests and environmentalists. (The unlikeliest of bedfellows to be sure!) Moreover, webcams can be manufactured inexpensively in China, where tough government regulations have helped to maintain the pristine, water-free state of industrial solvent rivers that might otherwise contain dangerous wildlife and toxic biological matter. I encourage you to check out my blog at http://pingswept.org/2006/01/16/gplv3/#comments for more information about this and many other subjects. Sincerely, L. Martyr Brandon,

Such a pity to find that you are still daydreaming about these hare-brained perpetual motion machines of yours. Why are you not discussing methods for capturing the energy emitted by 2008 presidential primary candidates’ zealous exhortations? Already, these methods are revolutionizing the energy industry.

For example, it is well known that a Democratic candidate and a YouTube-connected webcam will react violently when placed inside of an appropriate reaction vessel. This is because the candidate, upon detecting the presence of the camera, will enter an excited state characterized by the emission of sound bites such as “A stitch in time saves nine” or “Make sure to touch my name firmly on election day.” However, as soon as the camera is deactivated, the Democratic candidate will relax back to its ground state, resulting in the emission of a single quantum of energy, in proportion to the product of the candidate’s wavelength and Planck’s constant. This quantum can then be used to do mechanical work, such as turning the starter crank on a Ford Model T or adjusting the Mt. Rushmore Global Thermostat (as George Bush has recently proposed).

Because 2008 presidential candidates are fed a diet of corn-based ethanol, this proposal has been embraced by both agribusiness interests and environmentalists. (The unlikeliest of bedfellows to be sure!) Moreover, webcams can be manufactured inexpensively in China, where tough government regulations have helped to maintain the pristine, water-free state of industrial solvent rivers that might otherwise contain dangerous wildlife and toxic biological matter.

I encourage you to check out my blog at http://pingswept.org/2006/01/16/gplv3/#comments for more information about this and many other subjects.

Sincerely,
L. Martyr

]]> By: benshead http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-34821 benshead Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:23:48 +0000 http://pingswept.org/2007/08/13/tidal-turbines-in-the-east-river-facing-fundamental-limits/#comment-34821 I won't pretend to understand much of what you wrote, but another kind of "fundamental limit" on this kind of project are the limits of political acceptance. I've recently been reading <i>Cape Wind</i> by Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb and I find myself shocked and amazed by the lengths to which a small group of wealthy and politically connected people who should know better (Kennedy, Kerry, David McCullogh, Cronkite, etc.) were able to sow enough FUD to turn public opinion against the project. I think its a must-read for anyone who would like a similar project to succeed where Cape Wind surely has failed. I won’t pretend to understand much of what you wrote, but another kind of “fundamental limit” on this kind of project are the limits of political acceptance. I’ve recently been reading Cape Wind by Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb and I find myself shocked and amazed by the lengths to which a small group of wealthy and politically connected people who should know better (Kennedy, Kerry, David McCullogh, Cronkite, etc.) were able to sow enough FUD to turn public opinion against the project. I think its a must-read for anyone who would like a similar project to succeed where Cape Wind surely has failed.

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