Hello hows it going
If computers can show that they are sentient and sapient beings then they probably deserve the right to vote. Good you?
right? I agree with you. Im doing well except for the weather. I like the rain, but not when its cold
Yeah i'm not really into the rain either.
where are you from?
Mostly because I bike to work and its kind of  a nightmare. I'm from Utah. I lived here since I was 14. You?
oh yeah, I biked yesterday but drove today. cars are such a luxury i respect you for biking same since I was 9
Yeah I have a car but I try not to drive it too much. How long have you been going to BYU?
whys that?
Biking gives me much needed excersize. What do you think about this chat challenge?
I think its cool. I try to bike to safe the enviornment lol
That a good reason. Would you consider yourself an environmentalist?
Yes definitely
Cool. What are some things you do to try to protect our earth? And what do you think about electric cars such as Teslas? Good or bad for the environment/ ?
well sadly they arent so great just because they use rare metals that take a lot of energy to mine out of the earth youd be better off sticking to the car you have till it dies
Interesting. What about Tesla's plan to produce fully recyclable batteries so they can reuse the rare metals?
Ion lithium batteries? or is this something different?
Yeah they would reuse the Lithium Ion batteries. In the Tesla vehicles. Are you familiar with Tesla?
Ion lithium batteries would change the solar game sorta
What do you mean by that?
well there isnt really a decent solution for energy storage in residential solar right now which means that you have to store your power on the grid
What do you think of the Tesla Power Wall? That seems like a pretty good solution doesn't it?
this means that if the power goes out even if you have solar your power still goes out
Yeah I understand that. That's why companies like Tesla and Mercedes are making batteries that can safely sit in your garage for a reasonable price. They still have a ways to go but they are promising. This site talks about Tesla's solution: tesla.com/powerwall
yeah thats awesome, Im really excited for everyone to eventually switch over its so cool to see advancements like that
Hopefully that can happen soon. Solar panels need to come down in price for it to happen.
well the government actually provides decent subsides for people so its genereally cheaper for people to do solar than pay rocky mountain power
Oh interesting. I hadn't understood that before. Someone I know got solar and they said they did it even though it was more expensive because they like the idea.
i sold solar for awhile
Nice. Were people generally receptive?
most people dont go solar for the environmental side of it..' it had to save them money too
Yeah that makes sense. It would probably have to save me money too for me to do it. They're also kind of ugly.
not all panels i think thats kinda up to the cad designer too
I've seen some that definitely look better than others. What do you mean its up to the cad designer? You're talking cad as in the computer software for 3d modeling right?
so the cad designer places the panels on the roof they choose the design but they are also limited to things such as fire code
Oh got it. Well I got to go. Good to talk to you!