Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
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Re: Physicists offer foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
On Mon, 5 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 10:45 PM Monday 1/5/2009, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 5 Jan 2009, Rceeberger wrote: http://www.physorg.com/news150388964.html An apple and an anti-apple might not fall at the same rate. xponent But A Mac And An Anti-Apple 2E Do Maru rob Wow, it's almost 11PM, and I was almost despairing of encountering a good reason not to have liquids at the computer today! Congratulations, Rob! Julia I keep worrying about what a good spew would do to this new flat-screen monitor: I'm not sure having a spray bottle of Windex and a roll of paper towels by the screen is the best thing anymore . . . or am I being unnecessarily paranoid? I don't think Windex is the way to go with a flat-screen monitor. I asked in May about that and got some good answers, I can go back and try to find those for you, if you'd like me to. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 12:09 AM Tuesday 1/6/2009, xponentrob wrote: xponent Watt?The Current News Is Shocking Mr Volta! Maru rob Ohm, that's revolting. Sigh. You just can't resist jumping into these pun threads, can you? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Physicists offer foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
On Mon, 5 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: I keep worrying about what a good spew would do to this new flat-screen monitor: I'm not sure having a spray bottle of Windex and a roll of paper towels by the screen is the best thing anymore . . . or am I being unnecessarily paranoid? Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. No, you're not being paranoid; I was specifically told *not* to use paper towels when I asked. (And it sounds like Windex isn't quite the thing, either.) A dilute vinegar solution will also work. Don't ever spray anything directly onto the screen of a flatscreen monitor. And don't press or try to scrub, because you can damage pixels or scratch the surface of the monitor that way. IME, there are a *lot* of things that will come clean with sufficient gentle rubbing with something damp, but you need to be patient with everything. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On 07/01/2009, at 1:09 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: I don't think Windex is the way to go with a flat-screen monitor. I asked in May about that and got some good answers, I can go back and try to find those for you, if you'd like me to. Soft damp (not dripping!) cloth. Microfibre ones work well. Wipe *GENTLY*. If something has splashed and dried on, hold the damp cloth over it, and gently wipe. Patience may be required. Try not to poke them. C. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Jan 6, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: I keep worrying about what a good spew would do to this new flat-screen monitor: I'm not sure having a spray bottle of Windex™ and a roll of paper towels by the screen is the best thing anymore . . . or am I being unnecessarily paranoid? Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. No, you're not being paranoid; I was specifically told *not* to use paper towels when I asked. (And it sounds like Windex isn't quite the thing, either.) A dilute vinegar solution will also work. Don't ever spray anything directly onto the screen of a flatscreen monitor. And don't press or try to scrub, because you can damage pixels or scratch the surface of the monitor that way. IME, there are a *lot* of things that will come clean with sufficient gentle rubbing with something damp, but you need to be patient with everything. Agreed on paper towels, they're abrasive enough to leave visible scratches even on a matte-finish display, and they will erode the anti- reflective coating on glossy displays. (Learned that the hard way on a previous flat-face CRT monitor.) And I think Windex chemically degrades the plastic of the overlay in some way, not sure what the visible effects are but consensus is that it's not good for that material at all. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Dan M dsummersmi...@comcast.net wrote: How does an economy grow on momentum? The mortgage industry managed to do it for a while. Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Physicists offer foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. For simple things like finger smudges and dust a clean micro-fibre cloth does well. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
At 08:11 AM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Julia Thompson wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 12:09 AM Tuesday 1/6/2009, xponentrob wrote: xponent Watt?The Current News Is Shocking Mr Volta! Maru rob Ohm, that's revolting. Sigh. You just can't resist jumping into these pun threads, can you? Julia No mho, huh? . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 03:14 PM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Euan Ritchie wrote: Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, 70% (rubbing alcohol) or 91% (sold for sterilizing needles, etc.) 2-PrOH? Or custom strength (more dilute??)? use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. For simple things like finger smudges and dust a clean micro-fibre cloth does well. That's what I've been using. For worse I got a pack of wipes that are supposed to be for the purpose, but those are too expensive to keep using long-term. ($5-something for a pack of 20, iirc.) Especially If I Keep Reading This List Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 08:29 AM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 5 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: I keep worrying about what a good spew would do to this new flat-screen monitor: I'm not sure having a spray bottle of Windex and a roll of paper towels by the screen is the best thing anymore . . . or am I being unnecessarily paranoid? Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. No, you're not being paranoid; I was specifically told *not* to use paper towels when I asked. (And it sounds like Windex isn't quite the thing, either.) A dilute vinegar solution will also work. Don't ever spray anything directly onto the screen of a flatscreen monitor. And don't press or try to scrub, because you can damage pixels or scratch the surface of the monitor that way. IME, there are a *lot* of things that will come clean with sufficient gentle rubbing with something damp, but you need to be patient with everything. Julia Thx! When reading this list one must always be prepared for major spewage . . . Guess I Could Just Drape A Plastic Bag Over It Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On 07/01/2009, at 10:25 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: When reading this list one must always be prepared for major spewage . . . Guess I Could Just Drape A Plastic Bag Over It Maru Get a 30 screen, it'll be far enough from you that you're unlikely to hit it. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Thx! When reading this list one must always be prepared for major spewage . . . Guess I Could Just Drape A Plastic Bag Over It Maru Dude. Just don't drink anything at the computer. That's what I've been doing for years. Between this list and a certain other one, I probably would have fried 3 monitors by now if I hadn't set that policy. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 03:14 PM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Euan Ritchie wrote: Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, 70% (rubbing alcohol) or 91% (sold for sterilizing needles, etc.) 2-PrOH? Or custom strength (more dilute??)? More dilute. use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. For simple things like finger smudges and dust a clean micro-fibre cloth does well. That's what I've been using. For worse I got a pack of wipes that are supposed to be for the purpose, but those are too expensive to keep using long-term. ($5-something for a pack of 20, iirc.) Especially If I Keep Reading This List Maru Get a couple of washable micro-fiber cloths. Wash very carefully, I'd do it by hand and hang dry, just to not pick up lint from anything else. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 09:00 PM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Julia Thompson wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 03:14 PM Tuesday 1/6/2009, Euan Ritchie wrote: Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol, 70% (rubbing alcohol) or 91% (sold for sterilizing needles, etc.) 2-PrOH? Or custom strength (more dilute??)? More dilute. I see I forgot to include Specify.__ :P use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. For simple things like finger smudges and dust a clean micro-fibre cloth does well. That's what I've been using. For worse I got a pack of wipes that are supposed to be for the purpose, but those are too expensive to keep using long-term. ($5-something for a pack of 20, iirc.) Especially If I Keep Reading This List Maru Get a couple of washable micro-fiber cloths. Wash very carefully, I'd do it by hand and hang dry, That may work in a couple of days. If you've already gotten what we've been getting today, you'd know why. . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:05 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Point being, as has been mentioned previously, there are some parts of the US at least where a vehicle such as described will not serve the need, or where one with those limitations might be enough for some trips but for which at least weekly or monthly frex something with a much longer potential range is needed. It's similar to when the Segway was introduced: except in perhaps NYC and DC where some people who live in the city are able to do entirely without automobiles most of us in the US at least fairly regularly need something which goes faster than 12 mph and further than a few miles, is weatherproof, and can carry (often multiple) children and cargo (like a week's groceries for the family and/or the kid's school and sports equipment), and can't afford $5K for an additional vehicle with those limitations which would make it useless for their purposes much of the time. That's certainly true. However, those areas are sparsely populated, and it's actually fair to consider vehicles meeting the needs of those regions as rather specialized. In urbanized areas, particularly in densely populated urban areas (which, not all that coincidentally, are the areas where motor vehicle exhaust emissions contribute particularly heavily to smog and other undesirable side effects of pollution), a 100 mile commuter vehicle is a much more reasonable benchmark. (To tell the truth, I commute about 50 miles round trip on a daily basis, and a battery powered car with that much range plus margin would be quite reasonable if I could charge it at home on off-peak power.) Produce enough of those to where economies of scale kick in and more than just the first adopters are buying them, and that would be enough to get over the hump into larger scale development .. as I said, a phase change in the market. Agreed, there are some people who wouldn't buy a battery electric vehicle to save their lives. Some of those people tend to be the same ones who don't think gasoline will go right back up to $4+/gal next summer. Wouldn't it be sweet to be the one who saw this coming ahead of time and had at least a basic product line of electric cars ready for them when they start feeling the pinch at the pump again this year? “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” -- Mahatma Gandhi ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:09 AM, xponentrob wrote: Most of the electrics are using Lithium Ion batteries and getting ranges similar to what you posit here. Indeed, several exceed 140 MPC, though they generally are high end and expensive. Altairnano Technology has batteries that will work like new after 180,000 miles. There are plenty of amazing advances being made currently (NPI). Li+ has potential, but it's not as mature a technology as NiMH. The reason a lot of electrics are using Li+ is that it isn't tied up in the patent squatting I mentioned earlier. (The Chevron/Cobasys patents expire in 2012. I'd be willing to bet money that we see a veritable explosion of large format NiMH battery production the moment those patents expire.) The Chevy Volt looks like it has a chance to be a Prius killer. It is just a better system. I saw some rather unimpressive demos of it not too long ago. GM rolled one out for a photo shoot a few months ago and it could barely move itself, let alone drive -- possibly a firmware issue of some sort, or miscalculations in the engineering somewhere, but not ready for prime time yet. I know a lot of people who aren't holding their breath for the Volt to go into production. If it does, and if it's *ready* when it does, then yes, it has the potential to be a Prius killer. We'll see, though. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. -- Thomas Jefferson ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
