Okay, so not everyone will see it. Also, if the comments on Reddit are any indication, many of the locals would actually make fun of people calling it a sleeping rhino. Thankfully, I’m nowhere near Morro Bay, so there’s nobody who can make fun of me. To my eyes, it’s a sleepy rhino.
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One of the biggest reasons that wind power has not become a huge component of our energy generation infrastructure is that the cost per kilowatt is much higher than with traditional means or even other green methods. Standard turbines are expensive to build and to maintain and cause other challenges that make them less popular than other ways of generating electricity. The solution may be based upon a wobbling bridge.
The Vortex Bladeless design is being both heralded and scorned. Those who believe in it point to the simplicity of design and reductions in cost being promised by the inventors as pure genius. Detractors are saying that their claims are impossible. Who is correct?
Videos of the principle are below, but Treehugger postulates both ideas: it may be brilliant and it may be impossible:
I’ve previously covered other designs of bladeless wind turbines here on TreeHugger, with the comments mostly resembling that of Eeyore saying, “It’ll never work,” but like many innovations intended for established industries, that’s par for the course. That’s not to say that there aren’t any clean energy startups (or startups in general) that mislead the public about the claims of their products, or that there aren’t any scams or hoaxes in the green energy field, but rather that it’s easy to take a quick look and say something’s a scam, even if you’re only talking about a company that overpromises and underdelivers on its marketing claims.
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The concept is one that has been in America and around the world for some time. Employment is important and it’s not laughing matter, but every now and then a cute concept is applied that makes it at least a little humorous. Pardon us for making light of an important part of human existence that is not humorous to those who are experiencing it, but this was too good to pass up.
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At first glance, this beast looks like something that either belongs in a Mad Max movie or the garage of a custom bike mechanic. Then, logistics start to kick in. Physics take hold. The realization comes to mind that riding this would mean the heat from the V8 engine would soon make it too hot to hold the handles, let alone sit on this thing.
No, dear friends, this cannot be a real bike, though the folks over at Reddit seemed not to mind, focusing instead on whether the OP meant kickstarter or kickstand in the title. Oh well. Logic doesn’t always strike everyone.
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It’s wonderful to see the amazing beauty of this world manifested in the form of animals. Birds have always been an incredible piece of God’s life puzzle, enriching us with their glorious nature and helping to keep the balance that seems to be tilting to and fro thanks to the workings of man.
This piece, listed as belonging to cesarpastor.com (though the link didn’t work for me) was found on Reddit.
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It isn’t clear whether there was anything that was intended to promote the Judeo-Christian faiths attached to the event, but we hope that it was purely political. Even if there were no shootings, we would have been against the event for the very nature of the message itself. We are called as believers to defend the faith earnestly and to make disciples. We are not called to ridicule or insult and for good reason: it doesn’t work. Most attempts at conversion from any religion are ineffective. With our faith, there’s only one path to making disciples and that path does not include insults.
Some would say that we should not attack any religions. This is not true. The Bible calls us to spread the Gospel, to share the Good News, and to help others see that they have within themselves a compulsion to learn of our Lord and Savior and to worship our Father in Heaven. These are made clear to us, but for many it requires love and education to open someone’s eyes to the truth.
At no point is it acceptable to utilize insults, threats, or bullying. That is the way of other religions. The worship of the one true God of the Bible requires us to be firm in our faith, righteous in our examples, and loving of our neighbors. We are to pray for those who do not see the light. We are to love our enemies just as we are to love our friends. Events like the one down in Texas are counter-productive to the faith and not very effective as political tools, either.
It’s not about attacking Islam or any other faith. It’s about demonstrating the need to follow the true faith through belief in our Lord and Savior.
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It has been speculated, even expected for months, but it appears that an official announcement of Ben Carson’s candidacy for the GOP nomination for President is right around the corner. Today, he said that he would be running and the official announcement is expected to come Monday in his home town of Detroit.
The non-politician who has never had an elected position hopes that his connections with the people combined with a willingness to be critical will propel him to the nomination. As of now, most polls put him somewhere between 5th and 8th in a very diverse field of potential candidates. He joins Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio as those who have officially announced with Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, and dozens of others in the exploratory phase.
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The progression of trailers for Mad Max: Fury Road have had fans of the original as well as those new to the franchise at the edge of their seats. Most who know the original are aware that it started off as an incredibly complex vision and deteriorated to the culmination in mediocrity. To renew and repent, the new movie appears to be a winner. There’s something that we’re noticing in the trailers, though. Charlize Theron‘s character may be more of a co-star rather than a true supporting character.
This would be different from the singular Max-focused original movies. The beautiful thing is that nobody seems to be worried. As much as we love Tom Hardy, the Max character was never particularly complex or even memorable other than being a badass. Add another badass in the form of a one-armed Theron and we might have something incredible on our hands.
Here’s the latest trailer. Are we wrong?
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If you do any sort of job that could be considered “blue collar”, you’ve probably seen some form of technology designed to assist you in doing your job better or even taking over some of your work. You may even be one who fell victim to technology making your job obsolete. Not only will this spread over the next decade, but experts are predicting that many “white collar” jobs will fall into the same category before 2025.
The rise of technological advancements for assisting with work have been in play for over a century as the industrial revolution culminated in automation becoming a thing in production. This has continued to expand, of course, but in the last two decades, it has grown exponentially. With visions of a society like in the animated movie WALL-E fresh in our minds, could we be relegated to making some of the decisions while our robot friends make us fat and helpless? Will it be worse, such as the dreams of human apocalypse at the hands of robots in movies like I, Robot and the more recent Avengers: Age of Ultron?
With the estimates putting it at 30% of jobs going automated by 2025, the prospects are wonderful to some and terrifying to others. Here’s what Business Insider had to say about it:
Many people fear a jobless future — and their anxiety is not unwarranted: Gartner, an information technology research and advisory firm, predicts that one-third of jobs will be replaced by software, robots, and smart machines by 2025.
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This is the type of blog post that will get me into trouble with the wrong people. That’s absolutely fine by me. The people I want to reach are the people who need help for their business, not the people who make a business out of preaching social media.
There are two types of social media “gurus” out there today. One is like the law professor – more knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the law and its applications than most judges. In both the legal and social media marketing professions, the smartest usually end up teaching rather than doing. The other type is like the courtroom attorney. They aren’t immersed every day in legal papers or reading memos from the various courts. They aren’t sitting at coffee shops debate Roe v. Wade. They’re in their offices preparing arguments or in the courtroom making arguments.
I’ve been asked why I don’t write a book on social media. Blogging over 2000 words per day means I could bust out a book in a month or two. There are two reasons that I don’t. First, social media changes too rapidly. By the time someone finishes reading my book, parts of it will be obsolete. The second reason is because I’m better in the courtroom. Trying to teach people about social media has never been my thing. I like making social media marketing happen rather than theorizing about social media.
There’s nothing wrong with the law professor types. They make great money speaking at conferences, selling books, or driving traffic to their websites for ad revenues. It’s almost appealing, but there’s something about theory that I simply don’t like. To test a theory means you have to be doing it, not talking about it.
The reason I’m writing this is to point out one major flaw that I see businesses and marketers make. Many of you spend so much time reading, watching videos, or following your favorite guru that you miss the opportunities to really learn out in the field. The best strategies that we employ for our clients didn’t come from a blog post by a guru. They came from watching what other businesses and marketers are doing and improving on their concepts.
The best place to learn how to succeed on social media is by spending time on social media. Look at your competitors. Look at other industries. Look at what corporations are doing. Look at what tiny startups are doing. Ask yourself how it played for you when you saw this Facebook post or that Tweet. Did it work? Could it have worked better done another way? Could it work better for you?
