Dippy

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

No i wouldn't abstain from voting for sure. The only way I'd vote 3rd party under the current system is if they were polling above 40%. Which is absolutely absurd in this system. That would mean either the dems or gop were decimated, but at that point the 3rd party would be the new major party.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (8 children)

I will never vote for a party that doesn't stand an actual chance of winning seats. So until there is proportional representation or ranked choice, i will not be voting 3rd parties.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hydrogen has always been a distraction i fear

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Walz is such a genuine man. He never had interest in any of this, he just wanted to make things a little better, and found himself inches of the seat of vice president. I know he's on record saying he didn't want to seek the presidency after Harris got her 8 years in, but there's a chance he looks at things throws his hat in the ring in 4 years

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

What is he doing with all that time he just saved?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

So you're saying there's a chance

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

It's not just women laughing at your cybertruck

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As an actual anarcho communist, I know that the only difference between the CIA and your local neighborhood tankie is that the tankie has no access to power, large sums of money, or the ability to achieve violence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Steve Irwin

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sonicthehedgehog protein was named after being studied in fruit flies. Turns out a defect in that protein can cause infant brains to not be made right. Ma'am, i regret to inform you that your child has a deadly malformation of their sonictheheadhog proteins and is going to die.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is great, it reminds me of a Volts podcast episode about a company that uses large sheets of Limestone to do the same. But if this is really that much more efficient, then we have a real solution on our hands

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I broke up with my fiance today, it was was the most painful thing I've ever done

 

Okay so I don't have Linux, i honestly don't know much about it. But I have dreamed for a while now of a future in which I could use 2 MMO gaming mice to bring my computer usage to the next level. Now I don't think that most computers would know how to handle 2 mice, and I don't think a single game would either, but if there is any that could, it has to be a Linux right? Is that even theoretically possible? Do you think we could ever have that future?

 

Passive homes (a building designed for minimum losses on heating and cooling) are cheaper and easier to construct than you might think. In fact, it's nearly the default code in Massachusetts.

 

Electric vehicles that can take off and land vertically, but then fly like a plane, are already being sold and used by hospitals and shipping companies. Equipped to move up to 6 passengers or 2 pilots and 3 pallets, its a small yet versatile tool. These vehicles have 5 batteries that give it a range of over 350 miles using current battery technology, though the batteries are intended to be swapped over the life of the aircraft, much like the engine of a traditional aircraft, however, future batteries could feature improvements, meaning the vehicle gets better over time. The redundancy that Electric motors allow more easily than mechanical motors means this aircraft is far safer than anything else in the air.

 

Electric vehicles that can take off and land vertically, but then fly like a plane, are already being sold and used by hospitals and shipping companies. These vehicles have 5 batteries that give it a range of over 350 miles using current battery technology, though the batteries are intended to be swapped over the life of the aircraft, much like the engine of a traditional aircraft, however, future batteries could feature improvements, meaning the vehicle gets better over time. The redundancy that Electric motors allow more easily than mechanical motors means this aircraft is far safer than anything else in the air.

 

This boston company has developed a new process to manufacture steel using zero carbon dioxide and a whole lot of electricity

 

This boston company has developed a new process to manufacture steel using zero carbon dioxide and a whole lot of electricity

 

The energy system we have today does not match the solarpunk future we dream of. If we work towards the right energy system today, we may just have a solarpunk tomorrow

 

The take that struck me the most came towards the end. And it's that when you electrify, not only are you not burning fossil fuels to work your stove, but you're also not burning fossil fuels to power the drilling equipment, to ship the crude oil, to refine it, to pump it to your stove.

A large portion of our critical energy demand is just getting fossil fuel energy to its point of use, so small amounts of electrification and efficiency improvements at point of use have large impacts on the upstream emissions

 

David Roberts interviews a representative from the company that is making effective ground source heat pumps for large buildings. How they do it, ensure efficiency, and look to scale up the operation

 

15 minute cities are great for a number of reasons, but are they really a good climate policy? David Roberts discusses with researchers Heather House and Rushad Nanavatty

 

By entering some information about your home and appliances, they generate a basic plan for your next upgrades, including price estimates, available rebates, and estimated energy savings. Takes like 5 minutes, 10 minutes if you want to read all the details.

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