Musings from the Peanut Gallery

Robert X. Cringely has this post dealing with the current economic situation. Someone finally makes sense in a policy that could actually work. Don’t expect the politicians to attempt it, though. They’d have to keep their hands off, something politicians can’t seem to do.
I don’t necessarily agree with his use of government rules on lighting [...]

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Here’s a blog on Dr. Robert Bussard’s Fusion Power plans. Instead of the billions required to develop Tokamak fusion energy, Dr. Bussard suggests using an Inertial-Electrodynamic Fusion device. According to an article I read in Analog on his work, it appears that he has already developed devices that produce power, although not net-positive, they clearly [...]

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Or maybe it’s all blowhard.
Seems that wind isn’t that great energy savior that the politicians promise. But then, why should that surprise us? They are, after all, politicians.

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