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No.. ironically he[1] is one of the finalists[2] in the running for the CEO position at Intel.

[1]https://www.slashgear.com/qualcomms-cmo-anand-chandrasekher-... [2]https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/09/05/intel-ce...


I take it anti-competes and lawsuits over forwarded vague emails are only for the scrubs.


maintenance. the materials used for actual sails stretches eventually and is less effective. presumably these towers have very little to replace.


They have a very expensive, hard to replace, and high maintenance bearing at the base of the tower that carries the full force of the sail leveraged by a long moment arm. This bearing (along with lack of height = low wind) has been the reason that Flettner sails and wind turbines haven't been economical in the past.


in fact the IRS says it costs about 20 cents/mile more


I've exclusively used DDG for all mobile and desktop searches for years now. I haven't looked back at Google nor have I ever used !g.


> https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427

According to your source, 1.3% of utility production comes from solar. It provides an estimate for smaller residential rooftop installations which brings total current generation closer to 2%.


> it would probably have taken 12 years to get to where I am vs 6

This isn't a small difference, it's huge. 6 years of your most productive adult years.



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