Wisdom from the net as collected by Charlie (aka Cyberchuck)
Aug 16th 2008cyberchucktxEnergy & Technical
First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt (article in IEEE Spectrum). It’s easy to make a small pile of money off photovoltaic cells but very hard to make a big one. The reason is one of the most fundamental in free-market economics: the larger the market you aim for, the more competitors you’ll have to face. Continue Reading »
Aug 16th 2008cyberchucktx3D & Art & Graphics & Independent & Marketplace & Media & Online & Science & Tech & Social Software & Technical & Web & Web22
PEACEFEST 08: Second Life Peace Blog: In the beginning, there was a vision.Destination Peace: PeaceFest 08 is a global, interfaith, cross-cultural effort to create lasting peace through mobilizing dialogue, support and learning with Real Life Peace organizations. Continue Reading »
Aug 14th 2008cyberchucktxAutomotive & Energy & Technical & hybrid
More details on Toyota’s solar-powered Prius @ Crave. So our ears perked up when we heard Toyota is upgrading its Prius. Not only will it feature a hybrid electric-gasoline engine and automatic self-parking (see its robot skills in action here), but it will soon get solar panels on the roof to power its air-conditioning system.
Aug 14th 2008cyberchucktxEnergy & Marketplace & Power & Technical
Using Solar Roofs To Power Hybrids : article at TreeHugger.com. A company called Solar Electrical Vehicles is specializing in adding a convex solar roof to hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Highlander Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid. Continue Reading »
Aug 12th 2008cyberchucktxastronomy
Celestia: open source / crossplatform astronomy visualization tool. The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Continue Reading »
Aug 3rd 2008cyberchucktxArt & Bizarre & Humor & Media & Misc2
Eye of the Goof: Eclectic collection of pop culture, design, and historical materials. Fascinating to surf, hours of fun! Some representative article titles include: “Ride the Tragic Roundabout”, “1939 World’s Fair”, “1994 World’s Fair”, “Doc Savage Fantasy Cover Art”, “Too Much Tiki” and “Satan Is Waitin”.