Comments on: Scientists Need More Entrepreneurial Drive http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive Almost two steps ahead of technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/comment-page-1#comment-2754 Sean Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:03:49 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/#comment-2754 Hi Luke. The grid of windmills could be put in all sorts of places I suppose. As for them being ugly, people need to realize if something isn't done soon, we won't have energy left to run the world. In the past 20+ years, we as people have done so much damage to the planet, so much that can not be reversed... and people wonder why Tom Cruise purchased a plot on land on Mars :) Hi Luke. The grid of windmills could be put in all sorts of places I suppose.

As for them being ugly, people need to realize if something isn’t done soon, we won’t have energy left to run the world.

In the past 20+ years, we as people have done so much damage to the planet, so much that can not be reversed… and people wonder why Tom Cruise purchased a plot on land on Mars :)

]]> By: Luke http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/comment-page-1#comment-2747 Luke Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00:27 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/#comment-2747 Where would he put that grid of windmills? People tend to think they're ugly. That's why there are so few coastal/offshore wind farms despite the fact that they would be able to supply most of the energy needed by major coastal cities; they tend to depress beachfront property values and drive away tourists. (Of course, growing up in <a href="http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Tehachapi+wind+farm&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">Tehachapi</a>, I think they're crazy, but what can you do?) I'm not disagreeing with Page (just look at what combining entrepreneurship with charity has done to philanthropy), I'm just quibbling with that one point. Where would he put that grid of windmills? People tend to think they’re ugly. That’s why there are so few coastal/offshore wind farms despite the fact that they would be able to supply most of the energy needed by major coastal cities; they tend to depress beachfront property values and drive away tourists.

(Of course, growing up in Tehachapi, I think they’re crazy, but what can you do?)

I’m not disagreeing with Page (just look at what combining entrepreneurship with charity has done to philanthropy), I’m just quibbling with that one point.

]]> By: Caroline Rodgers http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/comment-page-1#comment-2721 Caroline Rodgers Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:43:47 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/scientists-need-more-entrepreneurial-drive/#comment-2721 Larry Page's suggestion that scientists could use more entrepreneurial drive to promote ideas that are beneficial to mankind is all well and good, but not realistic. Most successful artists have agents who promote their work -- why would creative types who explore the scientific world be any different? Perhaps promoting worthwhile scientific discoveries would be something the Google Foundation could to via websites that offer little-known scientific solutions to world problems. Larry Page’s suggestion that scientists could use more entrepreneurial drive to promote ideas that are beneficial to mankind is all well and good, but not realistic. Most successful artists have agents who promote their work — why would creative types who explore the scientific world be any different? Perhaps promoting worthwhile scientific discoveries would be something the Google Foundation could to via websites that offer little-known scientific solutions to world problems.

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