Monthly Archives: February 2009

self sufficient antarctic research station

the belgian goverenment opened the world’s first zero emissions research station last sunday. the entire project is self-sufficient- wind turbines and solar panels provide electricity and solar thermal melts snow for water. from ::treehugger. official website.

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PV ink

a typical crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells is expensive to produce- despite many advancements in the last few years, dealing with silicon is expensive and the payback time can be 14 – 20 years. so there’s been a lot of interest … Continue reading

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MEL scripting manual by nick pisca

there are several MEL scripting handbooks out there, so why would you buy a book by nick pisca when you probably already have one? because he knows scripting, he knows architecture, and he knows how to explain both. consider this: … Continue reading

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new theme

TOSD just updated it’s look- we’re now using grid focus by derek punsalan. we’re still on wordpress so you can expect the same functionality, but you’ll notice that a lot of the features are now much easier to use. like … Continue reading

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