tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post6885883040069111095..comments2024-03-28T10:26:46.389+01:00Comments on PE4BAS Amateur Radio Weblog: The effect of blogging on the nearby environment...PE4BAS, Bashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-6725081475314108632015-10-09T08:13:34.024+02:002015-10-09T08:13:34.024+02:00Hello Ricardo, I still remember. That's why I ...Hello Ricardo, I still remember. That's why I wrote "Some of you know". You have been interviewed at the "old" datacenter. This one is build about a kilometer from he old one and at least 20 times as big I think. It can be fresh here at times, depends on what time of the year of course ;-) 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-77951825195792069612015-10-09T08:10:49.364+02:002015-10-09T08:10:49.364+02:00Hello Dick, when I read your comment I have the id...Hello Dick, when I read your comment I have the idea we agree on this subject. You're absolutely right. So much distractions these days, I sometimes feel sorry for the kids. But that doesn't mean it was better in the last century. It's just different...73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-327967893755302932015-10-09T08:08:15.368+02:002015-10-09T08:08:15.368+02:00Absolutely Gerrie, it seems a matter of time. Elec...Absolutely Gerrie, it seems a matter of time. Electric cars sound clean but are equally polluting. 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-9287462814193249332015-10-08T22:13:17.838+02:002015-10-08T22:13:17.838+02:00I was on that datacenter some years ago for an int...I was on that datacenter some years ago for an interview, if you remember, it was already big at that time. Unfortunately "progress" does come with a price. Your QTH area is nice...bit cold for a "southern" tough :)<br />73 de Ricardo, CT2GQVRicardo - CT2GQVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682005152577217807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-6516732851881421062015-10-08T13:56:35.751+02:002015-10-08T13:56:35.751+02:00Good observations. I have a somewhat cynical view ...Good observations. I have a somewhat cynical view of the entire subject. <br /><br />For example, how many of the ecologists protesting have, at least, a portable phone in their back-pocket ? Most ! Of course, to keep in touch with their fellow demonstrators and to invite them over and participate. Those phones may very well be charged by the energy produced by the site under siege. <br /><br />What do the ecology political parties really do ? Sound bites on radio and TV ! Ok, raise taxes on diesel fuel. That will do a hell of a lot. The recent floods along the Cote d'Azur. The entire area has been paved over. Uncontrolled construction of high-rise buildings, commercial centers, and parking lots. Urbanization well into the hills. Not a peep from the eco political parties, more intent on keeping their cushy Brussel and home-country jobs. Just a few professional climatologists spoke out on the matter. <br /><br />I'm an old man and remember coming out of school at the end of the day. Girls chatting and giggling together, boys shoving each other in a non-confrontational manner. then off to the local drug store for a coke and a tune on the juke-box. the only entertainment device. Today, they grab their portable phones immediately upon leaving school and barely look at each other. Time was when a boy and girl had eyes only for each other. Today, it is on their i-phones.<br /><br />Look, I could go on, but won't. How about all the devices in the home. Mom, dad, brother, and sister each with their own lap-top, tablet, phone, bedroom TV. Then, all horrified that a power station may be built in their back-yard to power all those energy-hungry devices ! <br /><br />Some amateur radio operators not guilt-free. Running maximum legal power in order to contact a bit of rock in the Pacific that even the Gooney Birds avoid.<br /><br />I rest my case ! Over and out!<br /><br />73 DickDickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861903251605718610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-29246548523493184292015-10-08T09:46:13.279+02:002015-10-08T09:46:13.279+02:00I just wonder when will they start talking about b...I just wonder when will they start talking about building a nuclear plant in our back yard...imagine all those cars that still run on fossil fuel that need electricity in the near future. We need more and more to fulfill our electricity addiction. Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949640089696547133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-6278711140557886212015-10-07T22:07:03.650+02:002015-10-07T22:07:03.650+02:00Goed stukje Bas!Goed stukje Bas!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955626958531877544noreply@blogger.com