No fossil fuel, no pollutants, and a new sexy space war target if anybody feels like a good fight.
In theory, you could also go camping and draw a little dose of power via mobile device, if'n'when ya need it. (Ooh! New gadgets to buy! Keep the economy strong and getting stronger!)
It's apparently an idea with real promise, but "the program 'has fallen through the cracks because no organization is responsible for both space programs and energy security.'" Naturally. Ah well, you go into energy crises with the government you have, not the government you want to have.
The funding both public and private needs a kick-start, and without a sport stadium or Middle East war or X-Prize to open our coffers, we'll need something -- crisis? gas crunch? -- to motivate us.
Not being a physicist, I can't guess the hurdles that remain, nor what the beams of power transport would do to the weather (idea: sacrifice Bikini Island first). Not being a politician, I can't fret that none of my well-funded lobbyists bother nagging me for investment in our long-term future.
But as Joe Average Citizen, I guess I can pout, "I pay taxes! We can put a man on the Moon, why can't we... "
As you may have noticed, the site has changed. Sampa, the free-site host, did a version 2 of some sort.
Despite an FAQ that made it sound like allowing one's site to go through v.2 surgery would be okay, there were several flexibilities that surprisingly disappeared with the click of a button. (e.g. I cannot believe sidebars like this one are even narrower than before.)
And I'm told -- miraculously! -- that the conversion cannot be undone. Truth be told, I'm actually quite pissed. But free is free. Sampa has otherwise been good to me.
So I need to sort through site "features" to see how I can make do. Except that I don't have the time at the moment, in the middle of graduate classes and Lighthousehockey.com. (btw, I've removed that Lighthouse RSS feed so that you're not clogged with random Islanders hockey gibberish).
But I promise to touch up the accessories when I get a chance, and return to irregularly scheduled blogging.
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February, 2008