Dystopian Fiction's Popularity Is a Warning Sign for the Future | WIRED

Dystopian Fiction's Popularity Is a Warning Sign for the Future | WIRED:



Why do we think it is easier to "dim the sun than to put up solar panels on every home"

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:



Portland was an early adopter of hybrid cars.

Computer with human-like learning will program itself - tech - 29 October 2014 - New Scientist

Computer with human-like learning will program itself - tech - 29 October 2014 - New Scientist: "The Neural Turing Machine will combine the best of number-crunching with the human-like adaptability of neural networks – so it can invent its own programs

YOUR smartphone is amazing, but ask it to do something it doesn't have an app for and it just sits there. Without programmers to write apps, computers are useless.

That could soon change. "

American Indian Tribe Calls Keystone XL Vote An 'Act Of War' | ThinkProgress

American Indian Tribe Calls Keystone XL Vote An 'Act Of War' | ThinkProgress:

Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave

Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave: "One of the most consistent patterns in business is the failure of leading companies to stay at the top of their industries when technologies or markets change. Goodyear and Firestone entered the radial-tire market quite late. Xerox let Canon create the small-copier market. Bucyrus-Erie allowed Caterpillar and Deere to take over the mechanical excavator market. Sears gave way to Wal-Mart."

Tesla CEO: I’d Bet On Capacitors Over Batteries — Tech News and Analysis

Tesla CEO: I’d Bet On Capacitors Over Batteries: "Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk says he bets that it could be capacitors — rather than batteries — that deliver an important breakthrough for electric transportation. “If I were to make a prediction, I’d think there’s a good chance that it is not batteries. But capacitors,” said Musk"



Supercap

Ultracap

Tesla

Spotify's Design Lead On Why Side Projects Should Be Stupid | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Spotify's Design Lead On Why Side Projects Should Be Stupid | Fast Company | Business + Innovation:



20% time has lead to 50% of Google's new products. If the project is "stupid" you are not afraid to fail fast.

The Discovernator : Discovery News

The Discovernator : Discovery News: "It took radio broadcasters 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million, television 13 years, and the Internet just four years."

Falken Ziex ZE914 EcoRun (28943661)

Falken Ziex ZE914 EcoRun (28943661):  Low rolling resistance tires

Elon Musk’s gigafactory: Assault on batteries | The Economist

Elon Musk’s gigafactory: Assault on batteries | The Economist: "Better power-packs will open the road for electric vehicles"

Hyundai makes hydrogen cars a reality - UPI.com

Hyundai makes hydrogen cars a reality - UPI.com:

Twitter / sleepylemur: Which fuel bill would you rather ...

Twitter / sleepylemur: Which fuel bill would you rather ...: "Which fuel bill would you rather pay?
Annual costs: $300 or $1500 for 10000 mi of driving
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=34393&id=31673&id=34918&id=17648 … pic.twitter.com/cef6MRTEAo
from Seattle, WA"

Report: Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging on Electric Grid Operations Could Be More Benign than Feared | Pecan Street Inc.

Report: Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging on Electric Grid Operations Could Be More Benign than Feared | Pecan Street Inc.:

There is No Market for Hydrogen-fueled cars!

I recently did an 11-part article on hydrogen fuel cell cars. I covered H2 generation, infrastructure, costs, and many other aspects. One thing I touched on in part 9 is that fuel cells vehicle manufacturers have alienated many current EV drivers.



This article (link) in the SFGate, they expand on this point. People that have been waiting for zero emission vehicles have bought plug-in cars. New people are being brought to the market by seeing how great their friends and neighbors vehicles are. More plug-in vehicles are coming to market each year and they can "fill up" in your garage.



What market does that leave for H2 cars? The gas-die-hards are not going to use anything other than liquid fuels and plug-ins dominate the alternative market. Perhaps there are a few people waiting for H2, but that alone would be a small market.

JUNGREIS LAW BLOG: Hydrogen Vehicles Fail; Electric Vehicles Win

JUNGREIS LAW BLOG: Hydrogen Vehicles Fail; Electric Vehicles Win: "TOP TEN REASONS WHY HYDROGEN VEHICLES ARE A FAIL:

The reasons why hydrogen is a fail can be broken down into 3 general buckets:  cost, safety, and environmental damage."

Charging station etiquette: Do you have it?

Charging station etiquette: Do you have it?:

Distributed Energy Storage 2014: Applications and Opportunities for Commercial Energy - GTM Research

Distributed Energy Storage 2014: Applications and Opportunities for Commercial Energy - GTM Research: "This comprehensive new report explores distributed energy storage as a new paradigm of electricity supply, delving into the market drivers and barriers, storage incentives and regulations, and wholesale market opportunities. It also provides a forecast and details future opportunities in the distributed energy storage market and sub markets."

Seth's Blog: Every slide tells a story

Seth's Blog: Every slide tells a story: "Every slide tells a story
Every graph and table, too.

Your Powerpoint is not a presentation of data. It is a story, a story designed to change minds.

If you want to present data, use a list. If you have a list, put it in a printed appendix.

If I can't figure out what your point is, you've merely given me data. Send that in a memo instead, please."



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5 Surprising Ways Writing Makes Your Life Better | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

5 Surprising Ways Writing Makes Your Life Better | Fast Company | Business + Innovation:
"1. WRITING CLEARS THE CLUTTER FROM YOUR MIND
Getting Things Done author and TED speaker David Allen emphasizes that your mind is for processing, not for storage."