the state of solar power in 2008h

Ed Ring has posted a review of the current state of solar power over at EcoWorld. Some key stats from his post are that the current installed price of solar is somewhere between $3.50 and $7.00 a watt; current thinking is that the installed price needs to fall to $1.00 a watt to be competitive. Ed also estimates that currently solar consists of about 1/5,000 of global energy production.

Vertigo's "The Other Side"

If you were into Cameron Stewart's art from the Seven Soldiers Manhattan Guardian series, you might be interested in checking out "The Other Side" a five issue Vietnam war mini series. Issue two came out this week and so far the art has been awesome!

Alison Bechdel's Fun Home

After reading Douglas Wolk's review of this, and hearing it recommended by Al I picked this up. It's indeed pretty amazing, leaving me with all sorts of thoughts. The multitude of literary references remind me of how much I still have to read. The setting in a small town in Pennsylvania makes me think about how long it's been since I've left the bay area. The portrait of her father is incredibly complex.