tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post6696142011655881143..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: FAR Future, Episode 25: So Far So GoodLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-5959891393325364072008-03-18T21:16:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:16:00.000-04:00Hey guys!Boran, I'm not sure I can really claim th...Hey guys!<BR/><BR/>Boran, I'm not sure I can really claim the idea… calculators, after all, have had solar cells for years now. If you can see the display, there's usually enough light to power them. It seems like the logical next step. Those XO (OLPC) laptops, I hear, have wind-up generators already — so they could possibly run off a solar panel (the size of the lid) right now. Yeah, that "future" is here, or could be really quickly. I figure it will take some serious disruptions to push it into the mainstream though.<BR/><BR/>Yooper, I'll explain Auto-Sail in the next episode. ;-) The thing I remember about living in Michigan is how much time we spent outdoors, and even now you see people with boats for the summer and snowmobiles for the winter. My brother, as a teenager, nailed it: if it's going to be cold, there should be snow to play in.<BR/><BR/>I figure even in the UP, the summers would get people outside — but that's a good thought about the public indoor spaces too. They even do that here… the park/rec gym is often open for pickup b-ball games or just hanging out. A similar concept would be a curved wall against the prevailing fall winds, to give families or other small groups a place to be outside but still sheltered. As you may have noticed in this episode, the library is open in hot weather for people to come get some A/C (and get some pointers for coping with the situation).Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-84415556474891005522008-03-18T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:46:00.000-04:00Are you sure that this is the future, Far? Now th...Are you sure that this is the future, Far? Now that laptops are starting to have much less demanding flash drives rather than old-fashioned hard drives, solar power is probably not far off. Hmm, patent time?boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-56680611998046836622008-03-18T18:30:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:30:00.000-04:00Hey Far! What a neat idea, solar cells on the lap ...Hey Far! What a neat idea, solar cells on the lap top! I'm all for that! Auto-Sail freighters?<BR/><BR/>Sure like the idea of outside spaces..Without a doubt, people will spend more time picnicing, and spending their free time in the outdoors, especially, when those homes are like a heated oven. Perhaps, reversing this thought, us Northerners had better start thinking about public indoor spaces that people can come in and get warm. Which brings to mind some tribes had large community wigwams where dancing and feasts were held. Think the Silver Dome would accomadate those in Pontiac? ha!ha!<BR/><BR/>Gee, your buddy Knustler almost sounded gleeful, eh? Without a doubt, he's turning it on for his readership. This is his trick, only expose a little at a time. He realized early on, people would not accept his message in full strenght. He's watered it down so it's plausible to the masses. For the life of me, I cannot find a letter he wrote, that I found on Die-Off awhile back. This just shocked me when I read it! We'll see more and more what he really thinks in coming months, that's for sure!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, yooperyooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297259993402713368noreply@blogger.com