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news.ycombinator.com• Aug 25, 2016• 1 min read

Does a new coal-fired power plant make sense in 2016?Lamu, where a Chinese-led coal-fired power plant is about to be built, is a stupendously beautiful archipelago of Islands off the South Eastern coast of Kenya.Indeed, Obama wrote of his visit with Michelle to the area in his first ever trip to Kenya before they got engaged in the early 90s.The main island hosts a UNESCO world heritage site, a 14th century town built up due to the confluence of African, Arab and European (as well as some Chinese, Indian) traders.Work on the coal-fired plant is likely to begin in 2017 but its construction is starting to face strong opposition from a minority.Main concerns are environmental destruction due to thermal effluent into the ocean, as well as air pollution.1400 Chinese workers (nearly half the labor required) will be brought in to work on the plant.While Kenya desperately needs the power, and is carrying out other major clean energy projects (e.g the largest wind power plant in Africa, which Google has invested in), coal sounds really concerning

news.ycombinator.com• Nov 30, 2011• 1 min read

Wanted: a MentorIt is time I ask for help.After years of failed website ideas (not startups), I realize I desperately need someone who is willing to guide me in implementing small niche websites. (I typically find niche opportunities than disruptive game changers). By reaching out and asking for help, I am realizing my limitations and hopefully I can learn the skills I currently do not have. If you have been successful in testing ideas, from squeeze page to paid traffic testing, I would love to chat, pick your brain (I hate that term, sorry), or bounce ideas off.In my line of work, I constantly spot small-time opportunities, but just can't seem to get my ideas tested and the lo-fi version implemented, so I can scope out the market to ultimately decide to stay or move on.About me. I work from a home office making digital maps for clients. I have been pipe-dreaming of internet startup since 1993. I have some decent technical skills, meaning I can create basic websites, blogs etc. and am savvy with vario

news.ycombinator.com• Apr 22, 2009• 1 min read

Help modify an image for the cover of a physics bookA physics professor wants to distorte/mutilate this clock face image in a really cool way, for the cover of a book. He is soliciting help from CS students at my school, so I figured I'd share it on here.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Zytglogge_clockface_detail.jpgHe's offering to pay $50/hr for the winning submission, but that time includes working with him to make some adjustments if he wants them.But presumably, you'd get your modified image on the cover of a physics book, which is better than the money.P.S. The cover is due this week, which is why the prof is desperately seeking student help.Addendum:For the record, I did not ask the professor if I could seek submissions from Hacker News, but I would presume it doesn't matter where they come from.Also, this is not an explicit promise than anybody on here will get paid anything; it's just relying on trust.If people could just post links to their submissions in the comments, that would be ideal.