David J. C. MacKay Quotes

• It sounded like a very loud vacuum cleaner behind us.

  David J. C. MacKay

  Vacuums, Loud, Behinds

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• Si todas las ideas ineficaces para resolver la crisis energética se pusieran una detrás de otra, llegarían hasta la luna y volverían...

  David J. C. MacKay

  Moon, Ideas, Energy

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• No podemos estar en contra de todo: necesitamos un plan energético que sume. Pero el debate público sobre la energía adolece de falta de conocimientos numéricos. Cuando la gente utiliza cifras, lo hace para parecer importante y ganar puntos en las discusiones, más que para ayudar a un debate reflexivo.

  David J. C. MacKay

  Thoughtful, Numbers, People

  "Think big on renewables scale" by David J. C. MacKay, www.theguardian.com. April 29, 2009.

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• We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous.

  David J. C. MacKay

  Wind, Feet, Nuclear

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• In a climate where people don't understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder

  David J. C. MacKay

  Future, Numbers, People

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• The bottom line in 2007 is that enrollment costs are going up substantially, drug coverage is declining and the brand name coverage in the doughnut hole is being eliminated... Medicare D is an insurance program, not a benefit. As consumption increases, so too will cost. The changes in 2007 clearly demonstrate the limitations of the program.

  David J. C. MacKay

  Names, Drug, Cost

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