francisco

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[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Thank you! I hope the undecided can choose to see a way in which the USA can become a happier and more balanced society. Instead of just having these weirdos on the menu.

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I humbly ask, what is, or what does it mean 'Trump's MSG rally'?

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

10w is impressively low. And totally justifies the convenience in a lot of cases.

Thanks for the info.

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

10watts on stand-by? That's impressive. I didn't find that info on the website. Can you point me to where that is? plz

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Better for what?

Moving parts and complexity makes it more prone to failure.

Also, how much energy do you need to keep this working? It's not said on the website.

Granted, both kettle and this zori trade energy and complexity/failure-potential for convenience. Much more so the zori. How much is unknown. On the simple, less-energy end, you'd use an electrical resistance in an insulated jar.

All electric kettles will fail at some point. They have moving parts and are designed for obsolescence.

In my place I use a kettle that allows me to boil 1 cup of water. The filter mesh has failed long ago but the water does not have hardness. Instead I use a small improvised cap to keep the flow of vapour to the cut off thermostat (usually at the bottom of the handle).

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago (14 children)

small scale solar like this is quite inefficient compared to grid-scale stations.

grid-scale generation is much more effective, both in cost and generation efficiency.

Can you explain a bit better on the magnitude of these differences and why they exist? Thx

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Look for "Portugal: How much of the country’s electricity comes from renewables?" in the bottom quarter.

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Is it hard to believe or have you not thought about it hard enough?

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

I'll take your word. Thanks

[–] francisco@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except your comment and the post seem to exist in different frames of reference.

 

Researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.

The commentary-paper Why investing in new nuclear plants is bad for the climate

...this has been posted here, in this same community. Will delete ..if I can. I have tried deleting (from within Jerboa) but it didn't (obviously..)

 

A lot of people point to trains efficiency as a way forward to minimize the environmental impact of the transportation sector. But are trains and railroad solarpunkable? Or is it just another "all eggs in the same basket" industry?

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