tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post1457876450052102018..comments2024-02-14T23:28:11.026-08:00Comments on FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: ConservationismJack Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-20812335319580332332011-05-05T11:20:20.148-07:002011-05-05T11:20:20.148-07:00I like that you focus primarily on small scale thi...I like that you focus primarily on small scale things people can do to conserve. A lot of what I read now is about large scale (wind tech etc) I think that the best way is to get a lot of houses to conserve a little like with <a href="https://www.chooserenewables.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16279&cat=267&page=1" rel="nofollow">low flow shower heads</a>This is a tiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070503715316850029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-2126179964889037102007-11-19T22:35:00.000-08:002007-11-19T22:35:00.000-08:00My little messages in bottles hardly qualify as a ...My little messages in bottles hardly qualify as a library. Just a peephole onto the passing parade.<BR/><BR/>When I read "I Am Legion" back in the '70s, I recognized it as Omega Man. That movie was soooo cool. One of those instances where the movie is better than the book. I do look a fair bit like Heston -- especially as I age.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing the Six Million Dollar Man pilot back in '73 or whenever. It was boss.<BR/><BR/>And of course what young man of a certain era doesn't remember The Bionic Woman. Much hotter than Wonder Woman. And Charlie's Angles were sluts in comparison.<BR/><BR/>The Will Smith Bionic Man trailer is a YouTube hoax. Sounds good though. He's the new Charlton Heston.<BR/><BR/>Science fiction is all I read during my teens. It's the secret of my success!<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-28590624613443803292007-11-19T20:48:00.000-08:002007-11-19T20:48:00.000-08:00And why should I bother...I read Forgotten Prophet...And why should I bother...I read Forgotten Prophets.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of movies...I own "The Omega Man" on dvd. Classic Heston in the 70's sci-fi genre. Just found out it is being remade under the title of the book it's based upon "I am Legend". Will Smith is cast in the lead role as Robert Neville.<BR/>On another note, one of my favorite shows as a kid was "The Six Million Dollar Man". Based on the book Cyborg by Martin Caidin. Steve Austin was part-hero part robot...what more could a kid want??? Well, just found out it's being remade into a movie. Guess who's in the lead role...Will Smith. OK, its not in stone but there is a teaser trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E5sAPK9K9I<BR/><BR/>Better yet here is the original show's intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMqg3moAHJg<BR/>Jack, want to know what makes me tick, well this intro was burned into my mind as a kid (still gives me chills) It was the coolest thing I'd seen at that point in my young life and may be one of the reasons that I am an engineer today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-15685441621685878842007-11-18T21:57:00.000-08:002007-11-18T21:57:00.000-08:00Fletch, Star Trek ... let me invite you to a libra...Fletch, Star Trek ... let me invite you to a library.<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-62840815711350421662007-11-17T22:22:00.000-08:002007-11-17T22:22:00.000-08:00hmphhh, and I suppose it's the short bus.I'll just...hmphhh, and I suppose it's the short bus.<BR/>I'll just go read some Chekhov...um... make that watch some Chekov.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-35453958850953734012007-11-16T22:07:00.000-08:002007-11-16T22:07:00.000-08:00Your strange science confuses and frightens me. I...Your strange science confuses and frightens me. It seems like magic to my primitive mind. I wonder how you have trapped fire inside this black shiny stick. Is it some air-spirit? Your shamans must be powerful. And this god of yours, LED -- is he an angry god? <BR/><BR/>I read all of the Fletch books. The first two or three were good. After that they suffered from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Syndrome -- anything he wrote after the first two or three, he thought didn't need rewrites.<BR/><BR/>Or were you referring to the, ahem, "movie"? Ah. Yes. Well then. Oh, there's your bus. Don't be late.<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-31008420394080795462007-11-16T17:40:00.000-08:002007-11-16T17:40:00.000-08:00http://www.maglite.com/D_Cell_LED.aspfor your all ...http://www.maglite.com/D_Cell_LED.asp<BR/><BR/>for your all your bashing needs... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-45601699890891783362007-11-16T17:36:00.000-08:002007-11-16T17:36:00.000-08:00My apologies for the blatant "Fletch" quote...My apologies for the blatant "Fletch" quote...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-68951710887082029612007-11-15T23:01:00.000-08:002007-11-15T23:01:00.000-08:00When I was a kid I'd let beads of mercury roll aro...When I was a kid I'd let beads of mercury roll around in my palm. Call me mad. <BR/><BR/>The air tanks are made of carbon fiber, which the MM program references as splitting under sufficient impact, rather than exploding. It would be a lot of energy, but no shrapnel. <BR/><BR/>LEDs are fine. I don't quite understand how they're possible, but whatever works. Problem is, you can't bash anyone over the head with them, as with a lamp or a big flashlight. The world is what it is, after all. <BR/><BR/>Ball bearings?! What is your malfunction, mister?!? Superconductors! Get with the program, private! <BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-91784431654585462652007-11-15T21:25:00.000-08:002007-11-15T21:25:00.000-08:00It's so simple guys, everythings being done with b...It's so simple guys, everythings being done with ball-bearings these days... now prepare that fetzer with some 3-1 oil some gauze pad and 6 quarts of antifreeze, preferably PrestoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-87031264088910532402007-11-15T21:21:00.000-08:002007-11-15T21:21:00.000-08:00And LEDs are the wave of the future. They've not ...And LEDs are the wave of the future. They've not been completely optimized for efficiency whereas fluorescents have.<BR/>Something about getting that little bit of light shining back into the diode crystal redirected or something...<BR/>Now if I could just stand that awful UV-looking light from my LED flashlight then things would be hunky-doory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-26804720016219284692007-11-15T21:15:00.000-08:002007-11-15T21:15:00.000-08:00Wait, Mercury occurs naturally in the earth!!!Back...Wait, Mercury occurs naturally in the earth!!!<BR/><BR/>Back to the air car...One sharp blogger on the PM article articulated my concern. I wouldn't want to be in a car wreck with 4500psi tanks under me or behind me or anywhere near me for that matter. But then again gasoline isn't exactly an inert compound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-28419412408411203072007-11-14T22:58:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:58:00.000-08:00One of the good bulbs -- low mercury -- has about ...One of the good bulbs -- low mercury -- has about 1% of the mercury found in a typical dental filling. Don't quite know if that's good news or not. It has to do, I suppose, with recycling and proper disposal. That's a balance between practicalities and conscience. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't seem unreasonable that major sellers of such products should provide disposal bins. But maybe that's just more econazi regulation? My poor brain is conflicted.<BR/><BR/>Mercury is a neurotoxin, of course, but there are dietary protocols that help cleanse the system, for anyone with the interest and motivation to pursue such a thing. <BR/><BR/>I knew this guy once? who had a friend whose uncle broke a CFL? And then he started bleeding from his eyes? and he died.<BR/><BR/>So there you go then.<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-18415700173713012102007-11-14T22:44:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:44:00.000-08:00That's a good point since the "eco-friendly" ones ...That's a good point since the "eco-friendly" ones have mercury in them do they not?<BR/><BR/>I wonder about all that mercury, and all the nasty chemicals in all those hybrid batteries. Such unpopular topics in some circles. what say you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-26258955948767481132007-11-14T22:33:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:33:00.000-08:00Good lightbulb, huh? Hope it's ecofriendly.Good lightbulb, huh? Hope it's ecofriendly.Jack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-29576698133947293592007-11-14T22:27:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:27:00.000-08:00I'm already there, but thanks for the concern.I'm already there, but thanks for the concern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-72652265289998502172007-11-14T22:23:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:23:00.000-08:00Forget the planet. Save yourself.Closets are for ...Forget the planet. Save yourself.<BR/><BR/>Closets are for skeletons and homosexuals. Come out into the light.<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-82211116042041461492007-11-14T22:12:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:12:00.000-08:00I agree with much of what you say. I'm an ex-reli...I agree with much of what you say. I'm an ex-religionist myself, and have no interest in your version of diety, but I completely agree with your assessment of the eco-nuts.<BR/><BR/>I think capitalism will save the planet, but it's hard to come out of the closet with that idea given the emotional force of those worshiping gaia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-55127280498308822592007-11-13T22:21:00.000-08:002007-11-13T22:21:00.000-08:00It is an oddly pleasing idea.In the MM program, th...It is an oddly pleasing idea.<BR/><BR/>In the MM program, the tanks were standard sized, maybe five feet tall, made of carbon-fiber. <BR/><BR/>Some links:<BR/>http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:MDI_Air_Car<BR/>http://www.theaircar.com/faq.html<BR/>http://www.cyber-media.com/aircar/<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4<BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-90244769399187062672007-11-13T21:08:00.000-08:002007-11-13T21:08:00.000-08:00Bravo, Bravo, more good stuff to read in the waini...Bravo, Bravo, more good stuff to read in the waining hours of the evening. Harkins to Teddy Roosevelt, the first conservationist president...<BR/><BR/>"Then there's a French company that's made a full-sized car that runs on compressed air."<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, I do know that in a manufacturing plant, compressed air is the most costly resource above electricity and water and A/C. I'll have to think about that one...Which is better, hauling around a (big) compressed air tank running a piston or air motor...or hauling around a bunch of lead-acid batteries which run an electric motor. Interesting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com