Gravity sucks.....

Awesome idea, using gravity to store renewable energy (or any kind of energy), what an awesome idea.


http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-ares-uses-gravity-to-store-excess-power-4haaYdXzSFqRpNIvaKVTcA.html



Thoughts? I wonder how the breakdown per gigawatt works against molten salt baths?

good Google

I know I slag off google often because of their monopolistic tendencies....however sometimes they can be a massive power for good.

Check out their power to bring 2 nations together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGDN9-oFJE


More about what this here- http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/google-search-reunion-video-goes-viral-reconnects-india-pakistan_890072.html

Hacking the brain

#‎NowWatching‬ ‪#‎ThroughTheWormHole‬ about hacking the brain with http://advancedbrainmonitoring.com monitoring, interesting idea.

Infrastructure - Its never going to be cheper than today

Its a real shame there is a lack of vision in NSW/Sydney politics that they insist on going with cheaper above ground transport options rather than building a first class subway system like NYC
Yes I know its more expensive....but its never going to get cheaper than today.....

- http://www.smh.com.au/national/tram-line-to-the-east-will-remove-900-parking-spots-20131125-2y62o.html

Salt alternative version WTF????

#NowWatching #Salt on the FX channel, devasted to learn that there is a censored pussy version of this movie where the husband is shot instead of drowned (the most pivotal scene in the while movie).
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(2010_film)
Cant believe that Noyce allowed his work to be butchered like this. Still watching it but as she also shot Orlov on the boat this changes the entire last scene.......wtf??? 
#LiveTVchat

Yuan to US dollar rates....

anyone in the usa thinking about a 30 year mortgage.....now is the time to lock it in
- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-20/pboc-says-no-longer-in-china-s-favor-to-boost-record-reserves.html

Is it just me or I didn't see anything on cnn/msnbc etc about this in the last 2 days, worried about scaring the sheep?

Yeh uhm ZipCar ....you suck

Yes the car was returned 8 minutes late yesterday, however I think this fee should have been reversed

 

1/ I stopped to fill up on the way back because even though it wasn’t quite less than ¼ full I hate how hard it is to get gas so I made the extra effort as I was near Atlantic avenue the only gas station in our area of Brooklyn so the next person didn't need to waste 5 minutes driving the other direction to fill up (check out the total pumped in you’ll see that it wasnt below ¼)

2/ I couldn’t GET MY CAR OUT of the garage before 9 minutes after my starting time because it was blocked in by other cars and the attendants at henry street suck

3/ I didn’t ask to be rebated when 2-3 weeks ago that I tried to book a zip car and the car wouldn’t let me get access when I arrived for 15 minutes (resulting in 2 calls to customer support)
and lastly

4/ last month when I couldn’t even find where in the garage the attendant parked your car because you refuse to pay for dedicated spots for each car (I only booked for 1 hour so after 10 minutes I left to catch a cab as was running late) that when I called the customer support person I got “lip” about how I should have called from the garage instead of leaving in the cab……I told her don’t bother crediting my account I’m happy to eat it but her attitude sucked.

 

You know what after writing all of these 5 points……I’m happy to eat the 8 minute late fee…….but I want you to understand WHY there are more and more zip cars sitting in parking lots…..not because people aren’t renting cars but because your attitude stinks.

 

Cheers,
Dean

 

From: Zipcar [mailto:do_not_reply-d6b68124fba0bf5fa8a124ed77da1b1cfd6b963a2@zipcar.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:40 AM
To: Dean Collins
Subject: Zipcar: late return notification

go mobile follow like Hi Dean, Based on your final scan out time, your Zipcar was returned after the scheduled end time. We understand that life happens, but we need to let you know that a late fee has been added to your account (get the details). Have questions about this? Email info@zipcar.com and we'll be happy to take another look. Why do we charge late fees? (Trust us, we don't like 'em anymore than you do.) Because Zipcar is a car sharing community, it's super important that everyone returns on time so that the next member can get out zipping with no delays. It's so critical to delivering a great experience that it's one of our Six Simple Rules.           Refer a friend | Gift certificates | Zipcar mobile | Damage fee waiver | Six simple rules | Member benefits NOTE: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that does not accept replies. Zipcar is the world's largest car sharing and car club service. It is an alternative to traditional car rental and car ownership. You can reserve Zipcars in cities and college campuses across North America, the UK, and Spain. Copyright© 2012 Zipcar, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Sent by: Zipcar, 35 Thomson Place Boston MA 02210 United States of America To change your email settings, please visit members.zipcar.com/members/account-contact

LG smart tv's....says they arent watching....but are they?

In mother Russia....you don't own the TV's the TV's own you
- http://gizmodo.com/lgs-tvs-could-be-collecting-your-data-even-when-you-te-1468123052?

And if they were smarter and encoded the data.......so you couldn't see it on the router.....then what?

The Cars - Just What I Needed

Just came up on my mp3 rotation.....still an awesome song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63uRdAVOtM

Temperature rises

Still think global warming is no big deal and its too expensive to "save the planet" and try to reduce energy consumption.....

Check out the costs if typhoon Yolanda hit Florida - http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/podcasts/gupta/site/2013/11/12/erin-foreman-typhoon-what-if-hits-florida.cnn.html