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John McCain's C-Word Moment
Jun. 19th, 2008 11:07 amAnd the video bloggers are ( all over this nasty one . . . )
Jun. 19th, 2008
John McCain's C-Word Moment
Jun. 19th, 2008 11:07 amAnd the video bloggers are ( all over this nasty one . . . )
Mr. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Iran.
Jun. 19th, 2008 11:49 amOodles of nukes and offshore drilling too. We've already noted why the first is not going to be happening from a supply side chain problem of reactor vessel steel and technical people. The offshore drilling isn't going to be happening much either as there aren't enough offshore drilling rigs to go around these days.
Sounds like Mr. Straight Talk just flip-flopped a bit on the support for renewables too. I guess that earlier support-nukes-only idea wasn't going to fly.
More life on Fantasy Island. I just wish I could change the channel.
McCain Plans to Add 100 US Nuclear Reactors, Invest in Coal - Bloomberg - 19 Jun 08
"'I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America,' McCain said. 'This task will be as difficult as it is necessary. We will need to recover all the knowledge and skills that have been lost over three stagnant decades in a highly technical field.'"
"McCain, an Arizona senator, also vowed to spend $2 billion on research into clean-burning coal. 'This single achievement will open vast amounts of our oldest and most abundant resource,' McCain, 71, said. 'It will deliver not only electricity but jobs to some of the areas hardest hit by our economic troubles."
"McCain's energy plan also includes spending on renewable resources such as wind and solar power."
World Short on Oil-Rig Ships - Herald Tribune - 19 Jun 08
"But even as oil trades at more than $135 a barrel -- up from $68 a year ago -- the world's existing drill-ships are booked solid for the next five years. Some oil companies have been forced to postpone exploration while waiting for a drilling rig, executives and analysts said.
Demand is so high that shipbuilders, the biggest of whom are in Asia, have raised prices since last year by as much as $100 million a vessel to about half a billion dollars."
Sounds like Mr. Straight Talk just flip-flopped a bit on the support for renewables too. I guess that earlier support-nukes-only idea wasn't going to fly.
More life on Fantasy Island. I just wish I could change the channel.
McCain Plans to Add 100 US Nuclear Reactors, Invest in Coal - Bloomberg - 19 Jun 08
"'I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America,' McCain said. 'This task will be as difficult as it is necessary. We will need to recover all the knowledge and skills that have been lost over three stagnant decades in a highly technical field.'"
"McCain, an Arizona senator, also vowed to spend $2 billion on research into clean-burning coal. 'This single achievement will open vast amounts of our oldest and most abundant resource,' McCain, 71, said. 'It will deliver not only electricity but jobs to some of the areas hardest hit by our economic troubles."
"McCain's energy plan also includes spending on renewable resources such as wind and solar power."
World Short on Oil-Rig Ships - Herald Tribune - 19 Jun 08
"But even as oil trades at more than $135 a barrel -- up from $68 a year ago -- the world's existing drill-ships are booked solid for the next five years. Some oil companies have been forced to postpone exploration while waiting for a drilling rig, executives and analysts said.
Demand is so high that shipbuilders, the biggest of whom are in Asia, have raised prices since last year by as much as $100 million a vessel to about half a billion dollars."
Mr. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Iran.
Jun. 19th, 2008 11:49 amOodles of nukes and offshore drilling too. We've already noted why the first is not going to be happening from a supply side chain problem of reactor vessel steel and technical people. The offshore drilling isn't going to be happening much either as there aren't enough offshore drilling rigs to go around these days.
Sounds like Mr. Straight Talk just flip-flopped a bit on the support for renewables too. I guess that earlier support-nukes-only idea wasn't going to fly.
More life on Fantasy Island. I just wish I could change the channel.
McCain Plans to Add 100 US Nuclear Reactors, Invest in Coal - Bloomberg - 19 Jun 08
"'I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America,' McCain said. 'This task will be as difficult as it is necessary. We will need to recover all the knowledge and skills that have been lost over three stagnant decades in a highly technical field.'"
"McCain, an Arizona senator, also vowed to spend $2 billion on research into clean-burning coal. 'This single achievement will open vast amounts of our oldest and most abundant resource,' McCain, 71, said. 'It will deliver not only electricity but jobs to some of the areas hardest hit by our economic troubles."
"McCain's energy plan also includes spending on renewable resources such as wind and solar power."
World Short on Oil-Rig Ships - Herald Tribune - 19 Jun 08
"But even as oil trades at more than $135 a barrel -- up from $68 a year ago -- the world's existing drill-ships are booked solid for the next five years. Some oil companies have been forced to postpone exploration while waiting for a drilling rig, executives and analysts said.
Demand is so high that shipbuilders, the biggest of whom are in Asia, have raised prices since last year by as much as $100 million a vessel to about half a billion dollars."
Sounds like Mr. Straight Talk just flip-flopped a bit on the support for renewables too. I guess that earlier support-nukes-only idea wasn't going to fly.
More life on Fantasy Island. I just wish I could change the channel.
McCain Plans to Add 100 US Nuclear Reactors, Invest in Coal - Bloomberg - 19 Jun 08
"'I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America,' McCain said. 'This task will be as difficult as it is necessary. We will need to recover all the knowledge and skills that have been lost over three stagnant decades in a highly technical field.'"
"McCain, an Arizona senator, also vowed to spend $2 billion on research into clean-burning coal. 'This single achievement will open vast amounts of our oldest and most abundant resource,' McCain, 71, said. 'It will deliver not only electricity but jobs to some of the areas hardest hit by our economic troubles."
"McCain's energy plan also includes spending on renewable resources such as wind and solar power."
World Short on Oil-Rig Ships - Herald Tribune - 19 Jun 08
"But even as oil trades at more than $135 a barrel -- up from $68 a year ago -- the world's existing drill-ships are booked solid for the next five years. Some oil companies have been forced to postpone exploration while waiting for a drilling rig, executives and analysts said.
Demand is so high that shipbuilders, the biggest of whom are in Asia, have raised prices since last year by as much as $100 million a vessel to about half a billion dollars."
Geezerware Project Continues
Jun. 19th, 2008 01:48 pmNow that I have a new CMOS battery in place in the old IBM ThinkPad 600 and the thing boots properly, I decided to blow $30 or so and max out the memory with an extra 256MB. Took a bit to figure out which chips to order (the machine id number was munged) but am certain I'm on the right track. Fixing a Pentium II laptop means I can already hear snickers from some of those in the peanut gallery but I'm sure it will be fine. Only issue now will be to stick with the Win98 (no SE) or to put a new but light version of Linux on it (dual boot likely). And if I want to get wild and crazy and splurge on a new battery (probably not).
Geezerware Project Continues
Jun. 19th, 2008 01:48 pmNow that I have a new CMOS battery in place in the old IBM ThinkPad 600 and the thing boots properly, I decided to blow $30 or so and max out the memory with an extra 256MB. Took a bit to figure out which chips to order (the machine id number was munged) but am certain I'm on the right track. Fixing a Pentium II laptop means I can already hear snickers from some of those in the peanut gallery but I'm sure it will be fine. Only issue now will be to stick with the Win98 (no SE) or to put a new but light version of Linux on it (dual boot likely). And if I want to get wild and crazy and splurge on a new battery (probably not).
For some odd reason Lincoln was recently noted by Bicycling Magazine as being a Bike Town USA winner and some free bikes were given away for that designation. Across the pond we have the city of Bristol making even bigger moves for the cycling life. Well done over there!
Cycling in England's Amsterdam (with Hills) - BBC - 19 Jun 08
"With the city throwing in an equal sum, it amounts to £10 for every person in Bristol - nearly the level of spending in that spiritual home of cycling, Amsterdam. And setting off on my hire bike (£4 for half-a-day) from the ferry station in the centre of the city, it feels like the Dutch capital.
As the scene unfolds - the cobbled towpath then over a small bridge - relaxation overcomes nerves, especially on the other side of the Avon, where walkers and cyclists mingle amicably in Anchor Square. Very Netherlands. But the route comes to an abrupt halt at a busy road and further on a low-slung chain fence forces me to dismount. These are the kind of 'missing links' that the new cash can eliminate, by putting in a crossing or a cycle lane.
Later this year, a disused bridge designed by Brunel is to be gloriously resurrected as a cycle bridge, which will bring north Somerset that bit closer."
Cycling in England's Amsterdam (with Hills) - BBC - 19 Jun 08
"With the city throwing in an equal sum, it amounts to £10 for every person in Bristol - nearly the level of spending in that spiritual home of cycling, Amsterdam. And setting off on my hire bike (£4 for half-a-day) from the ferry station in the centre of the city, it feels like the Dutch capital.
As the scene unfolds - the cobbled towpath then over a small bridge - relaxation overcomes nerves, especially on the other side of the Avon, where walkers and cyclists mingle amicably in Anchor Square. Very Netherlands. But the route comes to an abrupt halt at a busy road and further on a low-slung chain fence forces me to dismount. These are the kind of 'missing links' that the new cash can eliminate, by putting in a crossing or a cycle lane.
Later this year, a disused bridge designed by Brunel is to be gloriously resurrected as a cycle bridge, which will bring north Somerset that bit closer."
For some odd reason Lincoln was recently noted by Bicycling Magazine as being a Bike Town USA winner and some free bikes were given away for that designation. Across the pond we have the city of Bristol making even bigger moves for the cycling life. Well done over there!
Cycling in England's Amsterdam (with Hills) - BBC - 19 Jun 08
"With the city throwing in an equal sum, it amounts to £10 for every person in Bristol - nearly the level of spending in that spiritual home of cycling, Amsterdam. And setting off on my hire bike (£4 for half-a-day) from the ferry station in the centre of the city, it feels like the Dutch capital.
As the scene unfolds - the cobbled towpath then over a small bridge - relaxation overcomes nerves, especially on the other side of the Avon, where walkers and cyclists mingle amicably in Anchor Square. Very Netherlands. But the route comes to an abrupt halt at a busy road and further on a low-slung chain fence forces me to dismount. These are the kind of 'missing links' that the new cash can eliminate, by putting in a crossing or a cycle lane.
Later this year, a disused bridge designed by Brunel is to be gloriously resurrected as a cycle bridge, which will bring north Somerset that bit closer."
Cycling in England's Amsterdam (with Hills) - BBC - 19 Jun 08
"With the city throwing in an equal sum, it amounts to £10 for every person in Bristol - nearly the level of spending in that spiritual home of cycling, Amsterdam. And setting off on my hire bike (£4 for half-a-day) from the ferry station in the centre of the city, it feels like the Dutch capital.
As the scene unfolds - the cobbled towpath then over a small bridge - relaxation overcomes nerves, especially on the other side of the Avon, where walkers and cyclists mingle amicably in Anchor Square. Very Netherlands. But the route comes to an abrupt halt at a busy road and further on a low-slung chain fence forces me to dismount. These are the kind of 'missing links' that the new cash can eliminate, by putting in a crossing or a cycle lane.
Later this year, a disused bridge designed by Brunel is to be gloriously resurrected as a cycle bridge, which will bring north Somerset that bit closer."