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Jeremiah Josey

Author: Jeremiah

  • How to get a 1 hour suntan in 5 minutes

    I was sitting by the pool today (as I often do), thinking about stuff (as I often do)…

    I was thinking about a movie called Sunshine released in 2007. An excellent Si-Fi movie set 50 years into the future when the sun is dying. (Worth a watch by the way. It’s a straight forward and complex concept.)

    I was thinking about the “sun room” on the space ship. The crew often go there, and after requesting the computer to open the screen only 2% or 3% they watch the sun from close up. They learn a lot about themselves by doing this – watch it, you’ll understand what I mean.

    That got me thinking, how close would the earth be to get a suntan in 5 minutes that now takes 1 hour? Crazy thought, but I was lying in the sun pondering it?

    So I decided to do a mind exercise to work it out:

    Let’s assume that the atmosphere remains as it is. It just makes it easier.

    Now for some straight physics and geometry: The surface of a sphere is calculated by 4 time Pi times Radius squared – 4 x pi x r^2.

    I.e. Surface Area of a sphere is proportional to the square of its radius.

    When the sun emits energy in any given second (all across the frequency range: gamma rays, ultraviolet, light, infrared, and a heap of photons all charged up and going somewhere fast), that particular unit of energy spreads out around an ever-growing sphere as it moves away from the sun, i.e. it decreases directly in proportion to the square of the distance away from the sun.  I.e. Energy is proportional to Radius^0.5

    To get a 1 hour sun tan in 5 minutes we need to cram in 12 times as much energy in 5 minutes as we would have done in 60 minutes.

    What is the square root of 12? It’s only 3.46, about 4.

    That means we need to move the Earth only a 107 million miles closer to the sun and you’ll only need 5 minutes to get a tan!  And 10 minutes to burn, and 1 hour, hmmm… probably a cinder?? !!

    There you go.  Stuff you really need to know.

    Some interesting facts on the sun and the Earth’s relationship to it.

    • It’s ‘only’ 150 million kilometers from the Earth to the sun (That’s the distance it takes to go around the earth 3,750 times) (So to tan in 5 minutes we need to move the earth to an orbit of 43 million kilometers, inside the orbit of Mercury).
    • It takes the light from the sun about 8 minutes to reach us.
    • The estimated temperature in the center of the sun is 15,000,000 °C.
    • Diameter of the sun is 1.39 million kilometers (That’s 34 times the earth’s circumference)
    • Surface temperature of the sun is 6,000 degrees celsius.

    Puts our home into perspective a little doesn’t it.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The Dark Side of Green

    I posted a comment here about the real costs of burning hydrocarbons. It was in response to discussion on subsidies on green energy technologies, global warming and everything in between.

    http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=62696&type=member&item=25411493&commentID=20660457&goback=.nmp_*1_*1_*1&report.success=8ULbKyXO6NDvmoK7o030UNOYGZKrvdhBhypZ_w8EpQrrQI-BBjkmxwkEOwBjLE28YyDIxcyEO7_TA_giuRN#commentID_20660457

    @Brian and @Brennan love the way you think.  Clear, clean, concise.  Brennan you’d never hit below the belt in a fight would you.  A pity.  In this game your opponents will do anything they can get away with.  Wear protection!

    @Leigh and @Sung… ?  Hmmm.  Yeah, go for it. You both have very interesting views on life.

    The original comment was all about letting energy technologies compete fairly. Go for it.  Green tech subsidies are paid by wage earners through their taxation so it’s just hiding the cost anyhow.  However make sure that all inputs and outputs are considered, valued and costed appropriately.

    Acid rain killed more than a few German trees thousands of kilometers from the factories producing the SO2.  Did those factories “pay” for those trees?  No.  Was that taken into account in in final sale price of their product. No. The product price did not reflect the true cost of production.

    Burning hydrocarbons is the same.  Oxygen in.  Who made it?  CO2 out as waste?  Who handles that?  Is it really “free”?  The trees in Brazil? CO2 in and O2 out.  What happens when they are cut down?  The ocean: warmer water: Less able dissolve CO2.  There’s a cost there.

    Hot, de-oxygenation water discharge from power stations.  Aquatic flora and fauna loose  their breeding ground. How does this affect the number of wild tuna in the ocean?  Is the price of electricy include for the number of tuna that can’t breed because of that “use” of water?  Not yet.

    It’s a complicated equation, and we as a society have a hard time agreeing on where to hold the next World Cup let alone agreeing on managing the true cost of the earth’s natural resources.

    I took a look at published data on what’s presently happening with the ice cap of Greenland.  Not what might be happening, but what is happening.  I extrapolated out a few years and came to the conclusion that now I ponder the building of houses on the oceans’ coast lines.  I prefer the mountains myself – I like the challenge of the climb.

    http://jeremiahjosey.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/an-inconvenient-truth-3-years-on/

    PS, I advise the owners of the worlds’ second largest oil field on how to make the most with their money and their oil production.  I see – and work – on both sides.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The Mediocrity of Australian Politics

    Recent public movements in Australian politics reveal the truth behind the talking: National interest, getting things done, change for the good of everyone? These are not on the agenda.  Personal interest, personal gain and tepid caution: these are what drives the upcoming Australian election.

    As pointed out by Leigh Ewbank in his recent blog, the major parties are playing very low key campaigns. Both parties have identified the marginal electorates where they need to win to win the election, and they are focusing their campaigns accordingly, minimizing any disruptive or controversial discussions that may upset the status quo of their stable – already won – electorates.

    In her post, Fiona Armstrong cites that scientist believe we have 10 years to correct climate change.  In my blog post from last year on the melting of Greenland’s ice cap,  I demonstrate that the data already published shows that it is already too late:  my recommendation is that adapting to change is the best solution – it is simply too late to do anything else.

    However, is it the morally best solution?  I think not.

    100% carbon free energy production by 2020 for all of Australia? The plan already exists.  The plan is robust, it is solid and it is achievable.  Only those who work in the energy industry understand this. They know this.  For everyone else it is debate, conjecture and point scoring, and certainly leaves them exposed to influence from special interest groups, namely the coal industry.

    I worked with giants of the coal business for years in Australia – individuals that shaped Australia’s policy  not by writing papers and debating bills, but by promoting and selling coal  – billions of dollars of it.  These people are not interested in doing anything that will disrupt this business.

    Until these individuals shift, until the coal industry shifts, the Government  – along with the Australian people – may as well piss into the wind.

    We are not long term animals. We don’t think long term. We don’t act long term.  Never have been, most likely never will be.  This is just yet another disappointing example.  It is the main failure of the great democratic experiment of the 20th century.

    Hopefully 10 years is not so long term that we WILL act responsibly.

    Links

    My post on Greenland’s melting ice:
    http://jeremiahjosey.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/an-inconvenient-truth-3-years-on/

    The plan for Green Australia by 2020:
    http://media.beyondzeroemissions.org/preview-exec-sum14.pdf

    Fiona Armstrong’s post
    http://cpd.org.au/2010/07/are-you-fair-dinkum-julia/

    Leigh Ewbank’s blog
    http://therealewbank.com/2010/07/30/dealing-with-the-electoral-unimportance-of-climate-change/

    Recent Summit on Australia by 2020
    http://www.australia2020.gov.au/docs/2020_Summit_initial_report.pdf

    Jeremiah Josey

  • If it were easy

    If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

    Just pretend you don’t know how hard it is.

    Hold your ideas up to the light.

    Make a date to do something you’re scared of doing.

    Admire wildflowers.

    Sit under the stars or on the edge of the ocean.

    Spend time with someone who believes in you.

    Or with someone you believe in.

    Make a list of everything you would do if you were guaranteed success.

    Walk under old trees.

    Take “can’t”’ out of your vocabulary.

    Risks are worth taking.

    Mistakes are worth making.

    Take a deep breath.

    Plant a seed.

    It will grow.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The Abraham-Hicks Processes and the Emotional Set Point Ranges to apply them Over

    The Processes (in brackets is the Emotional Set Point range to apply the process to)

    1. Rampage of Appreciation (1-5)
    2. Magical Creation Box (1-5)
    3. The Creation Workshop (1-5)
    4. Virtual Reality (1-8)
    5. The Prosperity Game (1-16)
    6. Process of Meditation (1-22)
    7. Evaluating Dreams (1-22)
    8. The Book of Positive Aspects (1-10)
    9. Scripting (2-6)
    10. The Placement Process (2-11)
    11. Segment Intending (4-11)
    12. Wouldn’t it be nice if… (4-16)
    13. Which Thought Feels Better (4-17)
    14. Clearing Clutter for Clarity (4-17)
    15. The Wallet Process (6-16)
    16. Pivoting (8-17)
    17. The Focus Wheel Process (8-17)
    18. Finding the Feeling Place (9-17)
    19. Releasing Resistance to Become Free of Debt (10-22)
    20. Turning it Over to the Manager (10-17)
    21. Reclaiming Ones Natural State of Health (10-22)
    22. Moving up the Emotional Scale (17-22)

    Emotional Set Point Ranges

    1. Joy/Knowledge/Empowerment/Freedom/Love/Appreciation
    2. Passion
    3. Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness
    4. Positive Expectation/Belief
    5. Optimism
    6. Hopefulness
    7. Contentment
    8. Boredom
    9. Pessimism
    10. Frustration/Impatience/Irritation
    11. “Overwhelming”
    12. Disappointment
    13. Doubt
    14. Worry
    15. Blame
    16. Discouragement
    17. Anger
    18. Revenge
    19. Hatred/Rage
    20. Jealousy
    21. Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness
    22. Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

    Learn how to identify the emotions and run these processes. They work. Get help. Find friends who are doing it. Learn about it on the web.

    Above all, enjoy what ever you do!

    A good friend was giving a seminar about being happy one day and someone yelled out, “but I like being miserable!”.  My friend replied, “well be happy being miserable!!”

    http://www.abraham-hicks.com/

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Food, Inc. A review of the documentary – recommended

    What a great documentary. Not just because of the story (eat food in the USA? Yuck), but also because of the great positive, do something message at the end.

    Let’s start with that message:

    “You can vote to change the system… three times a day

    Buy from companies that treat… workers… animals … and the environment .. with respect

    When you go to the supermarket
    * Choose foods that are in season
    * Buy foods that are organic
    * Know what’s in your food
    * READ LABELS

    The average meal travels 1,500 miles from the farm to the supermarket.
    * Buy foods that are grown locally
    * Shop at farmers markets
    * Plant a garden (even a small one)

    Cook a meal with your family … and eat together

    Everyone has a right to healthy food.

    Make sure your farmers market takes food stamps

    Ask your school board to provide healthy school lunches

    You can change the world with every bite…”

    More on the background of the film:

    The US food system has effectively become a inorganic, inhumane, industrialized machine for delivering as much salt, fat and sugar to consumers as possible, while keeping it all soooo secret: it puts people in jail for speaking out against it…(I couldn’t write these words if I were in 13 states of the USA, like Florida, Colorado and Texas!! http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SLAPP).

    Amazingly complex and technical, the industrial food system does things like wash meat with highly toxic substances to kill the people killing bugs that got there because the cows are fed government subsidized corn… ??? and grow super fat chickens that can hardly walk because they are too fat for their legs (I’m happy for my small Kuwaiti chickens now!!)

    Did you know that:
    *There are a few hundred deaths each year from eating hamburgers in the USA… Bet you didn’t think that eating a hamburger could kill you that quick!! http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm
    *A third of Americans born after 2000 will suffer from early onset diabetes, brought on by high sugar and refined food intake…
    *Monsanto “owns” the soyabean in the US, and farmers trying to collect seeds to replant are sued
    * The average American consumes 200 pounds – 90 kg – of meat every year

    We are what we eat.

    http://www.foodincmovie.com/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food,_Inc.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Fill Life with the Good Bits First: The Mayonnaise Jar

    When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

    A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

    When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and start to fill it with golf balls.

    He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

    The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.

    The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

    He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

    The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else He asked once more if the jar was full… The students responded With an unanimous ‘yes.’

    The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

    ‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

    The golf balls are the important things – God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

    The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car.

    The sand is everything else — The small stuff.

    ‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
    The same goes for life.

    If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

    So…

    Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
    Play with your children.
    Take time to get medical checkups.
    Take your partner out to dinner.

    There will always be time
    to clean the house and fix the dripping tap.

    ‘Take care of the golf balls first —
    The things that really matter.
    Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.’

    One of the students raised her hand
    and inquired what the coffee represented.

    The professor smiled.

    ‘I’m glad you asked’.

    It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’

    Jeremiah Josey

  • When I Die by Colin Mackenzie, Passed 8th August 2008

    Be it known that,
    While mourning is fine if you want to,
    When I die, I would not want tears.
    A few good memories to be shared, that is all.
    I am definitely going to die.
    This is so certain that
    it is not a matter of regret.
    If I die sooner than expected,
    So what?
    I’ve done lots of good things.
    I might have done more.
    If I live for ages and ages,
    Whatever I do is up to me now.
    I don’t carry any debts or baggage.
    If I do nothing much,
    So what?
    If I do heaps of good things,
    Fine.
    So don’t muck about with tears and regret.
    If you think you should have said this or done that before I died,
    Forget it.
    You own me nothing.
    If you think I owe you something,
    And you missed out on collecting, sorry!
    Early or late, we stoop to fate,
    So don’t carry on as if it’s a surprise
    Or a calamity.
    Its not.

    Colin Mackenzie 1st August 2008.
    Passed, 10th August 2008

    Colin and Rachel, 7th February 2008, Kangaroo Point. Simon's Birthday dinner.
    Colin and Rachel, 7th February 2008, Kangaroo Point. Simon's Birthday dinner.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Your time is limited…

    Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

    Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

    You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

    You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

    This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

    The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

    If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

    Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me.

    Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.

    Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Uni Speech

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Great People – Dean Karmen

    you can learn about a guy called Dean Karmen from a book called Project Ginger: about how Dean made the segway (and other neat inventions)

    It’s thanks to people like Dean Karmen that we get to experience marvellous “miracle” technology as “common place” after millions of dollars and millions of human hours have been spent perfecting it, both operationally and economically.  His Segway is an example of that. The LED lighting system that he put in his house is another example, invented by someone else, but requiring people like Dean to step up and pay to use it to keep development viable and ongoing. The system halves his power requirements!! Wow, how many power stations don’t need to be built if that was common place? Lots!!

    One of Dean’s most profitable inventions was the miniaturization of the kidney dialysis machine: from a huge bed side monolith to a small under the plane seat portable unit. He’s saved countless lives – the new one is much more reliable – and has give mobility to millions.

    Yeah, I admit it: I’m a fan of people who stretch to excel and change the world in the process. To the guy who developed the sonic tooth brush: thanks. My teeth have never been cleaner.  ;o)

    That’s one of the great things I love about technology: that it takes only one person, or a small team, dedicated and skilled, and thick skinned to plough into an idea or concept until its finished. Hey, wasn’t Thomas Edison like this to invent the electric light bulb.. How many prototypes… over 1,000??? And the cost of the early units… Whoa!! Momma mia!!

    I work in the heart of the post-modern industrial age: the Middle East, and I’m putting in more veins – pipelines – to keep the black blood flowing. It’s an amazing concept crude oil. Straight out of the ground. It’s so easy here there’s no need to pump it. There’s enough pressure to drive it all the way to the cleaning tanks. It’s actually a struggle just to keep the black gold in the ground!

    So primitive, yet so new, modern and well, essential to absolutely everything we do nowadays (the kind of essential like “Made in China” has become: cheap price always trumps chump quality). So I get a very good perspective on what’s going on technology-wise and how it affects the world. From Nokia Mobile phones made in China – now India (I have both. Used to have one made in Finland…) – to new a innovative ways to make stuff from crude oil (like the Rocky Mountain Institute have documented so very well, Google their web site), to crazy new ways to make renewable crude oil, and of course better ways to do what I do now.

    From the audio perspective, it’s the same. A great friend of mine and his team has cracked the electrostatic puzzle and now have a beautiful sounding – and beautiful looking – full room speaker (100% sweet spot: full live stage sound from any position in the room!) Just magic!! Nakamichi had signed them up for production just as the Japanese icon went sideways… ( God willing they will rise again, and we’ll get to read about them here. And I’ll tell you who they are

    Well done Dean. Go the innovators!

    Jeremiah Josey

Jeremiah Josey