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- Neticule, on 01/25/2009, -1/+27Wow, a boat that moves by the power of the wind? Who would have thought of such a thing?
- haydukeqc, on 01/25/2009, -3/+20I think they call those sail boats... cutting edge technology here folks
- akchrs, on 01/25/2009, -7/+23Still a great place to house the detainee's from Guantanamo. I think it would also ad to the whole tour experience seeing live prisoners.
- celticanglican, on 01/25/2009, -0/+10Great idea, maybe a lot of ferry companies will catch on to this.
- temujin2012, on 01/25/2009, -0/+7Did you miss the article that showed better health with less pollution? I for one enjoy being healthy.
- Vincentsrose, on 01/25/2009, -3/+9POSSIBLE VIRUS ALERT!!!! this page tried to download some MS dos program to make it viewable. i canceled the download and it still attempted the download. which i also cancelled. NOTE I am using a MAC so i doubt an MSDOS exe could have done anything BUT for all other users becareful
- TVarmy, on 01/25/2009, -0/+6Windows XP with Firefox here. Nothing happened AFAICT.
- LonesomeFighter, on 01/25/2009, -0/+6and it probably saves them money in the long run, or at least most "ecofad" things companies do saves them money
- trafficlight, on 01/25/2009, -2/+6You dumb bastard! That's not a schooner, it's a sailboat!
- mmcnama4, on 01/25/2009, -0/+4Ya, the page trys to download a file called something like Bindary34.exe I hit the X and nothing else happened, but just be careful everyone...
- HyperJack, on 01/25/2009, -0/+4Win 7 and Firefox. Nothing here.
Macs beware. - JakeW, on 01/25/2009, -0/+486% of all statistics are made up.
- TVarmy, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3I remember seeing a yacht or something a while back that had big solar panels on motors that could turn so they'd catch the wind like sails when the wind was good, or they lie horizontally and angle towards the sun when the wind was bad or the sun was better. I wonder whatever happened to that concept? It was a constructed boat, not something some guy made in 3DsMax or anything. I don't know if it'd be more efficient, but it'd certainly help pitch the idea of it using solar power, which would be a big marketing advantage for a ferry company.
- defektiv, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3It's not the prettiest, but it's awesome to see people jumping out there and just working with clean energy technology. There's only so much you can do on paper, eventually the perfection of great ideas come as the result of experimentation, trial and error.
- MicahT0078, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3Yeah, and 10 years after it goes bad we can make The Rock part 2: When Republicans thought they had an idea. Been to Alcatraz recently? It would take at least $100 million just to make it habitable for security personnel, let alone secure for housing "dangerous terrorists."
- pizpot, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3Me too, I think it was called update104.exe or something. In linux that makes me laugh. In windows, it makes me mad. I think I'll try to download it and run it in wine.
- outatune, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3Mac w/ firefox, noticed the same problem. I just closed the prompt obviously but am glad someone else noticed.
- TVarmy, on 01/25/2009, -0/+3Like a rowboat? What if they had a prison like that, but the prisoners worked as costumed guys at a Viking theme park. They'd be doing honest work, and it'd be fun for everyone. Plus, any salty language or scariness just makes it that much more authentic.
- TVarmy, on 01/25/2009, -1/+3You know, that actually almost sounds like a good idea. I'm a lifelong democrat and I'm glad for Guantanimo Bay's prison closing, but even I see the appeal of Alcatraz. Largely Republican areas will spout too much NIMBY to house the Guantanimo Bay prisoners, but San Francisco has a population that will be more eager to house the detainees on American soil. Plus, since it's relatively close to a major city, unethically poor treatment (torture, sadistic guards) is more likely to be noticed by the press or the public. And it's notoriously hard to escape.
But I know it's impractical as well. Micah is probably right. My suggestion would be to get some compound out in the desert, about 60-150 miles away from civilization, which can only be reached by car or airplane. Any escaping prisoner would die of exposure. And, of course, they'd have to get around the existing security. I wouldn't approve it unless there was full accountability. I'd like them to set up webcams of the prison and interrogation booths without sound that someone from the Red Cross could watch at any time to watch for unethical practices. That way, the guards are always on their toes. Without sound and with the low resolution of a webcam, I think the government wouldn't need to worry about an "information leak." - groo68, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2so it would be cheaper to tear it down and build a new prison?
- rjhomuth, on 01/25/2009, -1/+3It runs on dead murderers.
- inactive, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2Daft. The wind turbines are too small to matter and they will add drag when the boat is under way. The solar panel might run thier freezer.
- drcrank, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2Alcatraz isn't a prison anymore. It's a national park.
- Samohtneas, on 01/26/2009, -0/+2Oh dammit, I was just there 3 months ago. Now I want to ride the new boat!
- Gnappy, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2Am I the only one that thought the hybrid part of the title was referring to the sun/wind combo, and that someone was attempting an intricate- yet daring escape?
- drcrank, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2Wow, a boat that uses the power of the wind to help make it move. What kind of futuristic technology will these marine designers come up with next?
- Gregb11385, on 01/25/2009, -0/+2I think the small wind turbines and solar panels produce no more than 5% of the vessels energy needs. Serves more purpose as positive image then actually a cost effective feature.
- jdbranded, on 02/05/2009, -0/+1Great post. I had no idea this was even in the works. Now, will there be a vehicle to replace Connery and Cage chasing around San Francisco in a Hummer and 'Vette, respectively?
I'm using this as a starting point for my own post on the environmental blog Super Eco. (http://www.supereco.com) Thanks! - AshsToAshs, on 01/25/2009, -1/+2NO ONE WILL ESCAPE!
- AgeofMastery, on 01/25/2009, -1/+1What difference where they put the prisoners from Gitmo as long as it's maximum security? The prisons are already full of mass murderers, serial rapists and all other kinds of dangerous criminals, whats a few more?
- gtluke, on 01/25/2009, -1/+1way to complicate things
- oldGeekDad, on 01/25/2009, -2/+2Did anybody else pick up a virus from inhabitat.com if you were dumb enough to click a dialog box?
VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.DZ - funkedup, on 01/25/2009, -2/+2Sounds like a good idea. This is a great way to spend our tax dollars, by constructing new prisons. Who will build this new prison? After time, this could just turn into another gitmo. I guess we should call and contract Halliburton? It seems that they have experience in developing prisons that you have described.
- devzor, on 01/25/2009, -5/+4Make prisoners work out to create energy
/just a side note - AgeofMastery, on 01/25/2009, -2/+1Even if you're not a believer in global warming or into ecology you should be in favor of things like this for helping to cut our dependence on imported oil.
- JosefH, on 01/25/2009, -4/+2Yay! We made something that can work almost as good as what we have but won't cause global warming! We are going backwards and forwards at the same time!
- playaj20008, on 01/25/2009, -10/+5Gawd I can't wait for this ecofad to end.
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