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Screwed Again
WMG, or Warner Music Group, decided to block my AMV worldwide for the song I used, Hotel California. It appears that no one gives a damn about Billy Joel’s music or Bon Jovi, but they care about The Eagles, or … Continue reading
How Electricity Works, part 7
So from the tone of my previous parts, you probably assume that I’m not a fan of Smart Grid. You would be wrong. I’m actually a big fan of it. I think it is very necessary for us to upgrade … Continue reading
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How Electricity Works, part 6
So, let’s deal with those two S’s shall we: Storage and Solar. I’ll hit Solar first because it’s easier. The last time I checked on my Solar-in-Development was about a year and a half ago. Most of the research was … Continue reading
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And Protect the Space Time Continuum!
Read the Constitution! “Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, … Continue reading
How Electricity Works, part 5
So now you know all that, now I’m going to launch into why Solar and Wind are probably not the answer…at least not the one we really want. Like I said before, in part one, electricity must be consumed right … Continue reading
How Electricity Works, part 4
Back to the basics, or at least the Regular Grid, which I’m just going to call the Grid from now on. In this part I’ll be going over Transmission and Distribution. I already explained the physics of how power gets … Continue reading
How Elecricity Works, part 3
The nice thing about a Smart Grid is that it would be more efficient and less wasteful of electricity and fuel. The bad thing about a Smart Grid is that for it to work correctly we all have to sell … Continue reading
How Electricity Works, part 2
Smart Grid is….an interesting idea. But it doesn’t involve storage of electricity, at least not the versions I’ve seen. But I’ll get into that after I explain how the Regular Grid works. And just so we aren’t starting off on … Continue reading
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How Electricity Works
I’m going to start this off with “The Big Myth”. I call it the big myth because everyone seems to believe it, at least everyone who doesn’t work in the electricity business. But I blame The Big Myth for a … Continue reading
Serves me right….
So recently, this past weekend, I finally finished my new Anime Music Video. It’s video taken from Spirited Away to the Eagles’ classic hit, Hotel California. If you know both the song and the movie you’re probably saying to yourself … Continue reading
