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Given the land limitations I have the only option for geothermal would be with vertical loops. My natural gas furnace uses 80,000 BTU of input and delivers about 76,000 BTU of ouput (96% efficiency). During maximum cold snaps the thing is just about running non-stop. So rounding up to a heat...

And that's just the reaction from the old ladies! "Molesters are known as chikan. Most are salarymen in their 30s and 40s. Some have confessed that they have molested women in subways everyday for more than 25 years. About 1,500 to 1,700 men are arrested each year in Japan for groping, mostly...

Not at all, my primary concern with coal apart from the additional labor involved is the radioactive fly ash. I forget the name of the show, but there was one recently about Pennsylvania coal mining/coal power, there was a school close by and you could see the layer of ash building on the cars...

Here's the scoop on the replacement: "Sony Ericsson is preparing to launches it new Gingebread smartphone to replace its Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro. According to the source, the upcoming replacement for x10 mini/pro Xperia smartphone will be powered...

Found something interesting at Walmart, a box of 50 individually packaged wipes (think KFC wet napkins style), Zeiss branded, isopropyl alcohol, works great on up to 4 pairs of glasses I find, or one 24" monitor. I love them because the 3D active shutter specs keep getting fingerprints from the...

Thinking of switching from natural gas heat to coal (with a decent sized hopper). More physical work, but so much cheaper. Choices, choices.

That would be very tricky in the US at least: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42555888/ns/us_news-life/ "If the circles on the map are widened to a 50-mile radius (the same evacuation area that U.S. nuclear officials recommended for Americans living near Japan's troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi...

The X10 mini is not anticipated to get further Android updates, unlike the full fat x10. http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/03/25/update-on-xperia%E2%84%A2-x10/ The successor to the X10 mini should be out next month if you are not in a rush.

Given the number of late April snowstorms etc I've usually got mine on till about mid May to be sure.

I'm thinking some backwash when siphoning/draining a pond. Worse than the taste of a dirty swimming pool.

Assuming this is accurate: http://www.world-nuclear.org/education/mining.htm Uranium is pretty abundant, and the deposits tend to be located in "friendly" countries like Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada etc. There's certainly no concern that supplies will run out in the near term.

Congratulations. You've described yourself. That you can't admit to being wrong, and hide behind the effects of the tsunami tells wonders. Please don't think you speak for anyone else on the forums, with the "we". Tony, its been good to see you back, hope you hang around in your retirement...

Make sure you have your passport or "enhanced" drivers license. Birth certificate is no longer sufficient for crossings. Also be sure the rental company knows you are going to Canada (call the local rental office to be sure). They can provide a non-resident Canadian insurance card (should be no...

http://www.yamaha-propane-natural-gas-generators.com/fuel_consumption.htm 8.8 hours of runtime with a 2500W 50% load and a 20 lb propane tank. You might need two tanks on a T to get sufficient pressure. I pay about $16 for a 20 lb fill, at - $2 per hour that's nearly $1 per KW excluding any...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/04/3181405.htm Lucky lady.

The replacement batteries may be fine, if it's the physical UPS unit at fault. If you can get one that uses the same form factor batteries then you could have the 2 day old batteries as spares?

TEPCO is like the Japanese version of BP in the Gulf. Just can't be trusted. They could end up being nationalised. Latest problems seem to be "where to put the highly contaminated water that we are pumping out of the reactor basements, as the condensers are nearly full to capacity." And they...

With the evac zone now at 30KM, I guess the question is how far away you need to be in a worse-case scenario, and then hope for the best.

There won't be a Chernobyl in Japan. There the reactor was at beyond max power and exploded with no containment, covering large areas. Parts of the core were thrown hundreds of feet. The biggest risk now (apart from the potentially melting cores) seems to be that they can't keep temps down in...

It's the service that delivered the "earthquake early warning" etc. http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/Activities/EEWLeaflet.pdf "Warnings that featured a countdown clock were broadcast via television, radio and cellphone eight seconds after the quake was first detected, Hauksson said. In Tokyo...

Due to the population densities over 100,000 dead from the tsunami wouldn't be out of the question.

One thing that seems clear is that the utility is lying to the people as they have done in the past. The good news would be the winds are blowing out to the ocean at this time. "A second explosion could occur at an earthquake-struck nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, a government official...

How far away were they from the plant when it blew? Within the 10KM evac zone? Certainly there would be radiation in the massive steam cloud that moved away on the winds. The instructions are to stay indoors and shut off AC units. Apparently 90-180 cm of the 4m long rods were uncovered for a...

So the explosion was from hydrogen buildup and only affected the shell of the building, reactor still intact, and now they say they are filling with seawater and boric acid. Haven't heard anything about the others.

Anyone who heats with natural gas globally will be paying big bucks shortly. I'm thinking of converting to wood pellets (+ big hopper).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjx-JlwYtyE

"Smoke was seen billowing from the Fukushima No 1 atomic plant about 250km northeast of Tokyo after an explosion at the ageing facility destroyed the walls and roof, reports said. The blast reportedly left several workers injured. Kyodo News agency said radioactive caesium had been detected near...

Also issues with 3 other units in the nearby plant. :(

Depends on if the core goes critical. Apparently they are on battery power and can keep swapping them out via chopper.

"The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday on its website that the quake and tsunami knocked out the reactor's off-site power source, which is used to cool down the radioactive material inside. Then, the tsunami waves disabled the backup source --diesel generators --and authorities were...

"Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago The Japanese government has declared an atomic emergency because of the "possibility" of a radioactive leak from a nuclear reactor in the quake disaster zone. But operators of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have warned that radiation could already have leaked...

http://news.discovery.com/earth/japans-tsunami-wave-hits-sendai-airport-video-110311.html

From the Japan earthquake: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/11/3162153.htm

I could ship them to you after acquiring from newegg, I forget what the duty free limit is for incoming Aus packages tho ($200?).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/03/11/3161976.htm Could be worse than Kobe in 1995.

In the US once you've put $5,000 thru an account they want you to confirm your identity (usually via bank account linkage (and confirmation of two verification deposits made by PP). All online. Nothing by mail.

The cost of a prosecution will almost always exceed the value of items stolen etc. You can't have people stealing shit from peoples front stoops. Handruin: I would change your courier permissions so they either get a signature or take it back to the local depot for personal pickup.

3D can harm developing eyes. It's not recommended for under 2s and watch them till 5 and older. Mine are 10+ so no issues there.

Ordered a 50" Panasonic ST30 plasma, 3D here I come!

No, and the newer 30" Dell model with scaler suffers from shocking input lag: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4070/dell-u3011-review-dells-new-30-inch-flagship/7 If money weren't an object the NEC PA301w looks like a winner, too much for me at $2300...

The original series as aired from 1966-1969 was broadcast in 480i NTSC. For the Blu-ray versions, they took the original live action 35mm film and scanned it in HD, then reproduced the visual effects in HD, also remixed the sound to 7.1 DTS Master Audio. When you play the discs, you can choose...

If you are watching an "onDemand" type channel, that is possible (ff/rewind on a streaming episode). Would be handy for the Lotto numbers :)

The blu-ray versions of the original series (1 thru 3) have great picture/audio quality for the time, plus you can select original or enhanced special effects. Season 2 has an entire disc dedicated to Tribbles (original show, animated one, Deep Space Nine crossover episode, interview with...

http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_510_review_250gb Slower than the X-25M in random writes...

Will Win 7 boot from an external (removeable) disk?

Looks good, how much do they go for? I used the LED light in my phone to walk down a snowy/icy road the other night, but that only lets me see so far. It would be nice to get something with more reach.

"T/X-series will have mini mSATA 80GB Intel 310-series SSD support (SSD mSata + HDD support, OR SSD 2.5"). mSata SSD same performance as the X-25M, but 1/8th the size. Very fast boot times. Uses the WWAN slot, so no 3G + this I guess."...

Yep, HP is the only remaining OEM of Itanium based systems (perhaps SuperMicro is still also on-board?), in their Integrity line of enterprise servers. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/26/itanium_hp_last_standing/

The upgrade to the E-350 is a good idea. Remember this a platform for balanced cpu/gpu + 6 hours of battery life. If you want an i7 with a huge passmark number and 1.5 hours of battery life the x120e is def not for you.

HP are the only thing keeping Itanium alive. Will be EOLd within the next 12 months IMO.