Comments on: IBM: Five Innovations We’ll See in the Next Five Years http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: B.Robhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-122217 B.Rob Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-122217 Perhaps using the French YouTube site is intended to enhance the overall sexiness? Perhaps using the French YouTube site is intended to enhance the overall sexiness?

]]> By: B.Robhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269661 B.Rob Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269661 Perhaps using the French YouTube site is intended to enhance the overall sexiness? Perhaps using the French YouTube site is intended to enhance the overall sexiness?

]]> By: Stacehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-122035 Stace Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-122035 Why are you embedding from the French YouTube site? Why are you embedding from the French YouTube site?

]]> By: Stacehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269660 Stace Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269660 Why are you embedding from the French YouTube site? Why are you embedding from the French YouTube site?

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269659 Andrew Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269659 Now, I'm no expert on solar cells but . . . solar cells in sidewalks? That's going to happen in the next five years? Okay, even if we *did* develop the technology to do that there'd be all kinds of logistical problems including but not limited to: dealing with the tremendous wear and tear of having your solar cells stomped on by thousands of people every day, having to weather weather (heh) conditions from snow to rain, possibly even to too much sunlight. Actually hooking these solar cells up to whatever they'll be transferring power to would be a major problem, and actually installing the cells in the first place.I'm thinking the connecting them to whatever's going to store the energy would be the worst. How would you do that? Drill holes through all the cement beneath the top layer of sidewalks and run cables through the sewers? to wherever you want to store energy? Not to mention you'd have to have thousands of "capillaries" connecting each individual cell to the larger wires.Plus, now I could be wrong about this, but I'm guessing that as these wires transfer energy, they're going to give off heat. You think sidewalks get hot now? Imagine having thousands of wires working overtime to transfer energy to some mega wire, all of them giving off waste heat. AND having all the buildings and cars around you doing nearly the EXACT SAME THING.Not to mention you'd probably have to do road work a lot more often, because, based on my experience, electronics aren't exactly as resilient as concrete. Now, I’m no expert on solar cells but . . . solar cells in sidewalks? That’s going to happen in the next five years? Okay, even if we *did* develop the technology to do that there’d be all kinds of logistical problems including but not limited to: dealing with the tremendous wear and tear of having your solar cells stomped on by thousands of people every day, having to weather weather (heh) conditions from snow to rain, possibly even to too much sunlight. Actually hooking these solar cells up to whatever they’ll be transferring power to would be a major problem, and actually installing the cells in the first place.

I’m thinking the connecting them to whatever’s going to store the energy would be the worst. How would you do that? Drill holes through all the cement beneath the top layer of sidewalks and run cables through the sewers? to wherever you want to store energy? Not to mention you’d have to have thousands of “capillaries” connecting each individual cell to the larger wires.

Plus, now I could be wrong about this, but I’m guessing that as these wires transfer energy, they’re going to give off heat. You think sidewalks get hot now? Imagine having thousands of wires working overtime to transfer energy to some mega wire, all of them giving off waste heat. AND having all the buildings and cars around you doing nearly the EXACT SAME THING.

Not to mention you’d probably have to do road work a lot more often, because, based on my experience, electronics aren’t exactly as resilient as concrete.

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-121681 Andrew Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:23:58 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-121681 Now, I'm no expert on solar cells but . . . solar cells in sidewalks? That's going to happen in the next five years? Okay, even if we *did* develop the technology to do that there'd be all kinds of logistical problems including but not limited to: dealing with the tremendous wear and tear of having your solar cells stomped on by thousands of people every day, having to weather weather (heh) conditions from snow to rain, possibly even to too much sunlight. Actually hooking these solar cells up to whatever they'll be transferring power to would be a major problem, and actually installing the cells in the first place. I'm thinking the connecting them to whatever's going to store the energy would be the worst. How would you do that? Drill holes through all the cement beneath the top layer of sidewalks and run cables through the sewers? to wherever you want to store energy? Not to mention you'd have to have thousands of "capillaries" connecting each individual cell to the larger wires. Plus, now I could be wrong about this, but I'm guessing that as these wires transfer energy, they're going to give off heat. You think sidewalks get hot now? Imagine having thousands of wires working overtime to transfer energy to some mega wire, all of them giving off waste heat. AND having all the buildings and cars around you doing nearly the EXACT SAME THING. Not to mention you'd probably have to do road work a lot more often, because, based on my experience, electronics aren't exactly as resilient as concrete. Now, I'm no expert on solar cells but . . . solar cells in sidewalks? That's going to happen in the next five years? Okay, even if we *did* develop the technology to do that there'd be all kinds of logistical problems including but not limited to: dealing with the tremendous wear and tear of having your solar cells stomped on by thousands of people every day, having to weather weather (heh) conditions from snow to rain, possibly even to too much sunlight. Actually hooking these solar cells up to whatever they'll be transferring power to would be a major problem, and actually installing the cells in the first place.

I'm thinking the connecting them to whatever's going to store the energy would be the worst. How would you do that? Drill holes through all the cement beneath the top layer of sidewalks and run cables through the sewers? to wherever you want to store energy? Not to mention you'd have to have thousands of "capillaries" connecting each individual cell to the larger wires.

Plus, now I could be wrong about this, but I'm guessing that as these wires transfer energy, they're going to give off heat. You think sidewalks get hot now? Imagine having thousands of wires working overtime to transfer energy to some mega wire, all of them giving off waste heat. AND having all the buildings and cars around you doing nearly the EXACT SAME THING.

Not to mention you'd probably have to do road work a lot more often, because, based on my experience, electronics aren't exactly as resilient as concrete.

]]> By: Sam Paganhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-121551 Sam Pagan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:57:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-121551 I'm with Mackenzie, I'm still waiting for my jet pack >:( I'm with Mackenzie, I'm still waiting for my jet pack >:(

]]> By: Sam Paganhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269657 Sam Pagan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269657 I'm with Mackenzie, I'm still waiting for my jet pack >:( I’m with Mackenzie, I’m still waiting for my jet pack >:(

]]> By: Sam Paganhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269658 Sam Pagan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269658 I'm with Mackenzie, I'm still waiting for my jet pack >:( I’m with Mackenzie, I’m still waiting for my jet pack >:(

]]> By: Mackenziehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-269656 Mackenzie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-269656 Wouldn't it be more interesting to show us the *last* Five in Five so we can laugh at how inaccurate it likely was? Wouldn’t it be more interesting to show us the *last* Five in Five so we can laugh at how inaccurate it likely was?

]]> By: Mackenziehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/03/ibm-five-innovations-well-see-in-the-next-five-years/#comment-121516 Mackenzie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:59:34 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8302#comment-121516 Wouldn't it be more interesting to show us the *last* Five in Five so we can laugh at how inaccurate it likely was? Wouldn't it be more interesting to show us the *last* Five in Five so we can laugh at how inaccurate it likely was?

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