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[links] Link salad generates interest
Generating Power from Electricity in the Air — A researcher describes a potential new source of renewable energy. This is nicely SFnal.
Poul Anderson’s Answer to Fermi — Centauri Dreams on one of my favorite topics.
Penn and Teller take on vaccines — Antivaxers are endangering their children and everyone else’s. Period.
‘The Illustrated Man’ — Obama’s enemies have painted him as an alien threat. Can he fight the flight from facts? But fact-free outrage is so much more fun!
Glenn Beck’s Rally — Asking where the honor went. Speaking of fact-free outrage…
?otD: Where does your electricity come from?
8/31/2010
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (touring Cape Palliser)
Body movement: urban walking to come
Hours slept: 9.75 (interrupted)
This morning’s weigh-in: n/a
Yesterday’s chemo stress index: 4/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy)
Currently (re)reading: Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh
Posted: 1:14 pm Mon August 30 2010 |
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Cora
August 30th, 2010 at 4:38 pmQuestion of the day: Solar mostly, thanks to solar panels on the roof, plus cogeneration from a generator coupled to the home furnace. In peak times, when more electricity is needed, there’s some extra voltage supplied by the energy company. Much of the time, however, we make a surplus and sell it to them.