The Blue Board

I'm debating between Plex and XBMC right now, but there's a small part of me that wants to go with WMC so I can throw a Cable Card in there and really combine everything in one place. On the other hand, that would necessitate me paying for Windows, so Plex is certainly the cost-effective option. We'll see how it all comes together.

Also, I'm moving to KC soon, so... GOOGLE FIBER.

i agree. if they can develop a composite material that can capture solar energy while remaining functional and not retaining/conducting heat - could be one of the greatest green inventions. imagine a skyscraper generating/recycling/storing it's own electricity..

We dont even need any order of magnitude breakthroughs going forward in terms of energy. Over next 10 years the industrialized world must keep developing and integrating solar, wind, geothermal into a ubiquitous energy smart grid which will get integrated into global, cloud based super computing. In 10 years we will be making waves of headway in that effort and shortly thereafter comes 4th generation nuclear which is far cleaner, more efficient, etc. Basically any negative impressions of past nuclear issues wont even pertain to 4th gen.

To disagree, I think, with something BLF posted earlier is that although the world giants are really striving towards green, renewable, smart energy there will likely be full implementation in developing countries first because there are no established billion dollar companies who arent ready to transition yet.

The actions of BP, Exxon, etc show that they not only see where things are going but have also likely gotten the memo, "Stay big oil and be rich for another 25 years and then bankrupt or start to diversify now"

That said, the innovations and improvements in the next 5-10 years will provide Americans with the ability to truly shift away from fossil fuels but there will be a lot of inertia because of those HUGE oil companies and the government protecting them, rightfully so for a few more years.

If solar improves as much as expected the next 5 years it will be ubiquitous in Africa/Asia by 2020-2022.

Talk about exponential. Wind power to double in seven years to 100 GW in 2015 and then in five years to 200 GW in 2020.

And we are still having to debate yearly about whether to extend the PTC.

Nm

I'm thinking everyone's house becomes its own cottage industry for everything. The only thing businesses could really focus on with actual physical goods is supplying the parts. You can't really 3-D print a service, so they are safe.

The Internet educates and education in every instance lowers crime and violence.

No. Its humanism, science fiction and naturalized psychiatry combined. With an aroma of insanity and criminal manipulation.

Big big big news......

It's just simply big news imo. That's extremely advanced chemistry and innovation in the field of energy production. Few topics could be more pertinent to humanity.