DamonHD

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Remove the need for planning permission for external shutters on properties (UK)(petition.parliament.uk)
2 points by DamonHD 4d ago|0 comments
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New Solar Panel Technology Trends for 2026 (UK)(spectrumenergysystems.co.uk)
2 points by DamonHD 5d ago|0 comments
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by DamonHD 7d ago
I can see a submission from you about SE from ~1h ago.
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by DamonHD 8d ago
No. Microsoft was utterly reckless with ActiveX (as with much of their other tech) as I see things, whereas JS has had a lot of attention from people who care and know what they are doing.
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by DamonHD 9d ago
I've hired at least a couple of people at semi-social occasions, ie over a pint, the last two IIRC being data scientists. That was enjoyable for all parties I hope, and a bit weird: a mathematician/quant coworker that I hadn'
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by DamonHD 10d ago
I predict a LOT more complaining about AI, justified or not!
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Changing the world one vegetable at a time: UK first carbon-negative greengrocer(leicester.news)
1 points by DamonHD 11d ago|0 comments
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Three schoolgirls in Kinsale pulled up a pea plant covered in warts (2014)(yahoo.com)
167 points by DamonHD 14d ago|64 comments
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Why are there no flow batteries with symmetric ferrocyanide electrolytes?(chemisting.com)
55 points by DamonHD 15d ago|38 comments
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Review: A month with a Solargrow solar system(james.cridland.net)
2 points by DamonHD 20d ago|0 comments
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UK approves 400 MW solar project with 600 MW co-located battery(pv-magazine.com)
3 points by DamonHD 20d ago|0 comments
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by DamonHD 1mo ago
WORKSFORME (UK, 06:24Z, google.com)
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An Anecdote Against Slop Artifacts(markusde.ca)
1 points by DamonHD 1mo ago|0 comments
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by DamonHD 1mo ago
> Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday.
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Octopus Energy: use less electricity during solar eclipse(theguardian.com)
8 points by DamonHD 1mo ago|1 comments
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Why are German heat pumps more expensive?(janrosenow.substack.com)
22 points by DamonHD 1mo ago|6 comments
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by DamonHD 1mo ago
I don't see how a shared currency (between poor and rich states, with the subsidy flows that implies), a national air-traffic control system and the interstates, amongst many other features, are not "socialism".
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by DamonHD 1mo ago
Fails to mention the existential consequences of continuing with the 'oil' and 'gas' choices: wind and gas (and nukes) aren't just nice-to-have menu entries in an energy system...
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
I periodically re-tighten such connections in my much-lower-powered off-grid system. 10A is the most I expect to see in any part of mine. I have had overheats from poor connections.
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What's That Burning Smell?(inthewilderness.net)
4 points by DamonHD 2mo ago|15 comments
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
It's always about costs - cost to run the service, cost to abuse the service. I was founder/CTO of a UK small e-money issuer, and while I am no fan of Musk, at PayPal he made a good observation that while the money handling bit is
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
In the UK as a consumer you can (always AFAIK) get a smart meter for free, and your retail supplier is required to offer you a non-zero rate (the "Smart Export Guarantee") for what you export back to the grid. That can be as high
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
Those risks are covered. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/plug-in-solar
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
The US is a patchwork, but it is legal in some places, including Utah! https://grist.org/buildings/balcony-solar-is-taking-state-le... More in other links on my page too: https://www.earth.org.uk/note-o
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UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August(theguardian.com)
88 points by DamonHD 2mo ago|64 comments
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
Ofc I meant 8kW! Eeek. But also it is unlikely that we used 24kWh in any one day ever.
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
For a retractable you probably wouldn't be doing that more than once a day, and probably not for more than half a year, and less if if winds don't get too high. I can imagine 10Y life might be reasonable. But these don't se
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German startup offers solar awnings(pv-magazine.com)
8 points by DamonHD 2mo ago|2 comments
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
My home is in London UK and is relatively small and efficient, but 8kWh may be higher than our peak demand ever over more than 20 years in this house...
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by DamonHD 2mo ago
Do you mean "must be able to sit in Parliament"? The Lords and Commons are the two distinct chambers. There have been non-MP (ie non-Commons) PMs.

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