Good story.
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| Bob_Robertson May 08, 2012 3:24 PM EDT |
And well told. I was a subscriber to Home Power magazine for several years, to which you might consider submitting this story. Just make sure to put in the brands and purchase prices of the various battery/panel/inverter bits of hardware, as that is the kind of audience HomePowerMag caters to. |
| gus3 May 08, 2012 3:38 PM EDT |
Thank you, Dr. Young! And thanks also to our faithful editor Scott, for posting it. The relation to Linux may be "oblique," but the large-as-life display of maker culture is exactly why I wanted to see something like this. Getting something to work, the way you want... Using what you have, what you can get, and what you can build... Without settling for second-best, "one size fits everyone who matters" from someone else... Someone stop me. I'm waxing rhapsodic, and I may soon melt from the glow. ;-) |
| dinotrac May 08, 2012 4:12 PM EDT |
Relation to Linux? There should be no question whatsoever: Linux is a child of free software which is the spawn of freedom itself. Freedom from price-gouging monopolist power companies seems to fall right in line with that, as is the can-do, what-can-I-do spirit that goes right along with it. |
| tracyanne May 08, 2012 6:35 PM EDT |
I remember putting this on the approved que last week, then it disappeared, and wasn't on the posted list, now it suddenly turns up out of the blue. |
| Ridcully May 08, 2012 6:56 PM EDT |
Yes...and there may be an accidental "glitch" because a summary and conclusion section is missing from where the presently posted article ends. It will be of value for anyone looking at costs etc. in today's terms and also summarises how I feel our system has turned out. |
| tuxchick May 08, 2012 7:01 PM EDT |
Great story, thanks! |
| caitlyn May 08, 2012 7:09 PM EDT |
@Ridcully: I did notice that the article seems to end abruptly. Is there any chance the conclusion can be added so that we can read it? Otherwise, yes, an excellent story and a very good incentive for people to think outside of conventional channels for power when buying or building a new home. |
| tracyanne May 08, 2012 7:18 PM EDT |
Scott is apparently fixing the issue, but if anyone wants the full article as a PDF I've added it to one of my Dropbox accounts as How Long is a Piece of String |
| Ridcully May 08, 2012 7:29 PM EDT |
That was most kind of you Tracyanne.....just tried your Dropbox item out and it is perfect. These "glitches" happen and are absolutely no-one's fault; least of all Scott's with everything he has on his plate. I'm certain I'd be far worse. :-) |
| Scott_Ruecker May 08, 2012 8:55 PM EDT |
I am a total dork and am going to try and get this fixed. I am away from my home computer till tonight when I will be able to fix all this..I owe Tony a HUGE apology.. Scott |
| bob May 09, 2012 2:41 AM EDT |
fixed |
| Ridcully May 09, 2012 2:56 AM EDT |
Looks fantastic Scott. |
| Scott_Ruecker May 09, 2012 12:05 PM EDT |
I owe Bob a big thank you, for some reason I could not find the missing text and get it up the way it should have been in the first place. Thank You Bob for making me look good. :-) Scott |
| bob May 09, 2012 4:22 PM EDT |
No problem Scott. Keep up the good work. |
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