--- OrionWorks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm impressed!
>
> Knock yourself out tonight!
>
Heh, thanks Steven. I /probably/ was being mostly
sarcastic in my "evil plan" statement of action, as
I'll probably be making Hartley oscillators all night,
as well as chasing down the rumors I hear from a
friend that there are a few nice, old 1940's style
365pF air-variable capacitors just hanging around an
old dump, gathering dust. Unclaimed, I might add. If
weather permits, we're gonna go fetch 'em.
Thing is, I am, despite appearances, very concerned
about the environment, particularly destruction of
rain forests. That's something that bothers me badly.
But I can't stand the way the issue has been so
politicized. People are making money off this, when
they should be spending money to fix it. But I try to
conserve as much as I possibly can, whilst not
destroying my quality of life. It's been saving me a
hell of a lot of money, too, but that's not why I do
it.
If I absolutely KNEW for a dead certain fact that it
would be used to build EFFECTIVE solar collectors, or
wind farms, or what have you, I'd bite the bullet and
pay an extra $1 per gallon, starting right now. But I
have no proof this will happen. I live in New York,
the land of taxes that pay for the lazy to do no work,
or for hookers for the Governor, and so on. I trust no
taxes here. I'm opposed to more taxes on gasoline,
because I know it will not be used to solve the
problem.
One thing I don't get is why solar costs so much more
than nuclear or coal fired. There's almost no moving
parts, and much less to break down, it seems to me.
There's got to be some politics in this somewhere, but
I don't know exactly where. As much as we disagree on
things, I'm wondering if Jed can shed some light on
this. Where _really_ is the cost discrepancy coming
from? If we build the damned things in the desert,
where there's plenty of Sun, what's the deal? If it is
efficiency, hell, you just build more for less cost
per unit. Big deal. The fuel is free...what gives?
I'm a heck of a fan of solar heat for houses...but it
seems like no one likes that idea any more. Pity, it
can work wonders. Even up here, people have made
thermal cisterns to store up heat over the summer, and
they heat their homes in the winter with the hot
water.
In the end, it seems to boil down to one thing: the
more you tax, the more it's wasted on 'special
interest groups,' which nowadays can mean ANYTHING.
As for me, once was a Republican. Not any more. Just
an American, blue-collar man, who tries to be the best
he can for his wife, and tries to help those he can.
That's about all I am. Sworn to no political party.
I'm also told I'm pretty weird. Might be true.
--Kyle, who in the past couple of days, has come to
the conclusion that nothing oscillates when you want
it to, but always will when you DON'T want it to.
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