Well, since the Rage Against the Machine clip absolutely refuses to work on this website, no matter how many ways I try to link to it, instead of a music video you’re getting some commercials.
I’ve been absolutely entranced by the way that the Gears of War video game franchise has mastered the mixing of sound and imagery to create truly compelling, dark, and subliminally literary trailers for it’s games. This commercial is from the first Gears of War game.
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Since Wall Street decided to tank again this week, Sleep Now in the Fire by Rage Against the Machine seemed like an appropriate choice.
UPDATE: there seems to be some kind of problem with the video playing on the site. I’ve included a link to YouTube where the video does play. Video is here.
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One of the biggest logistical issues regularly cited with switching to a renewables based electricity grid is the problem of generation timing. That is, while renewables can now produce electricity at or below the cost of fossil fuel based systems such as coal plants, they can’t do it 24/7. Sometimes the wind just isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining or your temperature differentials aren’t high enough or whatever. To counteract this, there is talk of building giant sized super batteries and some more esoteric options are under discussion such as using electric cars as mobile batteries to power the grid. It’s unlikely that many people will be thrilled at the idea of plugging their car into the wall and having it’s batteries drained instead of charged.
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