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KRS1: aerogel is badass i wanted
to buy some of it
the20year: i guess a sewage plant in
texas is now selling
the waste as fertilizer, making a
ton off it
BingoBoingo: That local site is now repurposed as a sewage
treatment facility
the20year: pumps were shut off a long
time ago
BingoBoingo: Surface launched, but lifted from
the concrete vault by an elevator.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform:
There were
the underground magazines.
BingoBoingo: A county government purchased on of
the local Nike bases a while back for records storage. Mold and Mosture
took out a good portion of
the archived vital records.
the20year: Here in Ohio, even during
the winter, all you need
to do is dig a 5ft hole, install some plexiglass over
the
top of it, and you can grow
tomatoes and such all year long
the20year: (Although
that depends on your location in
the US)
the20year: that's because once you go down about 3 feet ,
temperatures stabilize on a yearly basis, around 55f
the20year: You can do
that, or just build it yourself, rent a backhoe and spend a few days
the20year: at some point , i want
to bury a few connex boxes
to keep
temperature stable
KRS1: i have
to put on long pants for once
KRS1: i know how you feel-cold in florida
today, probably 65-low 60's
the20year: These have afterburners/scrubbers on
them,
the people I know
that use
them are heating 2000sf+ houses with just a cord of wood per year
the20year: sometimes built in a hill or ditch, surrounded by dirt,
that's
then piped underground
to your house
the20year: i don't know
the name for
them, but
the big new wood heat here locally is a insullated box
nubbins`: anyway, speaking of
tenants, i should go pick up rent before
this storm hits
nubbins`: that's like smoking cigarettes because you like
the smell
nubbins`: if you REALLY want
to burn wood for heat, get a Jotul stove
the20year: I don't have a fireplace in my house , next houe we have will absolutely have one. My neighbor just put one in his house
though
nubbins`: wood stoves in general are way better
than fireplaces for
this
thing
too
the20year: typically
they're extraordinarily efficient
the20year: afterburners usually
take out most of
the soot
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Of course not, but I'm
thinking such
thoughts would be attractive
to
the mining mindset.
mircea_popescu: i don't
think
the concept of dirty existed in
the universe
this
thing was made.
nubbins`: only problem is
that certain fuels are a lot dirtier, and require more maintenance
BingoBoingo: I'm kind of suprised people who claim
to be running mining farms aren't
talking about stirling engines and heat recovery.
mircea_popescu: <nubbins`> i've got a camp stove
that
takes kerosene, diesel, naphtha, and even unleaded gasoline << i used
to have a car
that
took all
that, also alcohol,
toluene, etc
the20year: solar
troughs are immensely cheap, very efficient, and overall great use
nubbins`: i wonder if
the off-the-grid crowd uses
these
the20year: the ones i've seen, by people who were supposed
to be experts were all way more innefiicent and more expensive
than a standard steam
turbine system using a solar
trough
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform it always did
that, you can click
the bubbles
to switch
the20year: last sterling engine I saw
that 'd produce 25 watts was about $500
nubbins`: i've got a camp stove
that
takes kerosene, diesel, naphtha, and even unleaded gasoline
the20year: from my understanding
the cost
to make one was pretty pricey
nubbins`: and
the last gallon of kerosene
nubbins`: i just shook my head as i purchased
the last kerosene heater
nubbins`: yeah,
these were
the camping size bottles
nubbins`: "you know you guys can't burn
that inside, right?"
nubbins`: you'd be amazed at
the number of people i saw at
the hardware store loading up on propane.
nubbins`: so
there's another blizzard heading
this way
nubbins`: asciilifeform: click on any green button
that shows USD
ThickAsThieves: BFL is basically
the first scammer in line for new bitcoin enthusiasts
plambert: are
they going
to be more effcient
than other ASIC miners, or are
they just
the same
thing everybody else has already?
ThickAsThieves: they claim
to be shipping
the first draft of asic miners immediately
mircea_popescu: the people who banked on
them last year aren't around anymore, if
that's
telling.
mircea_popescu: allegedly some other shit since, but it's kind of hard
to get straight answers.
mircea_popescu: after all
they can bfl-deliver anything, why
think small.
mircea_popescu: the idea being
that expenses a company makes may either result in
tangible or intangible goods,
these being
terms of art and defined in
the original standard
ozbot: The Holy Grail I wish I could kiss
the author of Bitmessage on his face.
BingoBoingo: I've submitted
the BitBet and sent a bit
to fund yes. I dunno if him getting substantial jailtime in his criminal case later
this month would help or hurt
the chances of yes winning.
the20year: anyone know offhand what
the cheapest bond/fund is
that offer mining in
terms of btc or dollars per GH?
BingoBoingo: Well, he acknowledged his summons, and now has his fingers in his ears.
This was a civil case.
The
time
to evade, ignore, and avoid service was with
the summons.
mircea_popescu: i
thought
this was well established ? something new
there ?
BingoBoingo: I'm looking at
the Pirate Ponzi filings on PACER and it looks like we can add being a deadbeat
to
things Mr. Shavers sucks at in addition
to all of
the other
things in his fail pile