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by ptkd 4y ago
iMessage is a legitimate significant value add to my life. Such a high percentage of my associates have iPhones that having an android is a legitimate harm for interactions (makes you less likely to be added to group chats) I’m speaking as
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by ptkd 5y ago
have you ever used an induction stove? They are like an order of magnitude better. Easier to clean, much faster to heat stuff
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by ptkd 5y ago
Okay, wow -- I had no idea Shatner was 90. He looks fantastic for his age
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by ptkd 5y ago
I mean on some level i agree with you, but since skepticism about climate change is likely leading to a massive humanitarian crisis it’s pretty reasonable for people to be angry at those who say “well actually according to MY research…” whe
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by ptkd 5y ago
Perhaps not? You clearly are not well versed on climate change. To take something that is already happening and is very bad: massive yearly wildfires in California. I grew up in Washington, and NEVER had a “smoky summer”. Now it’s a yearly
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by ptkd 5y ago
Grid-level batteries will likely be made of something else -- check out form energy who does iron-based batteries. > Can we transfer power between countries Certainly possible, but requires infrastructure build out. Most countires can al
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by ptkd 5y ago
Okay, I will give you a genuine answer: it will have almost unequivocally negative effects. First, I'll address your asymmetry comment, with a couple of example points. > crops This is a common misunderstanding I see. Crops aren&#x
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by ptkd 5y ago
source on this? The most important thing right now is definitely reducing emissions, but carbon capture certainly has a significant role to play
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by ptkd 5y ago
I think this is basically a play by big oil to try to keep their business alive. We actually are pretty much at the point where the only thing standing between us and MASSIVE emissions reductions are special interest groups. Solar/wind
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by ptkd 5y ago
high level there's a two pronged path: * Clean electricity generation (solar, wind, hydro with some sort of grid storage/distribution mechanism to handle when sun isn't shining/wind isn't blowing) and * Electrificat
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by ptkd 5y ago
It's not either or, we need both. It will never be more efficient to pull CO2 from the atmosphere then it is to just prevent it from getting there in the first place, so cutting emissions is still the bottleneck
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by ptkd 5y ago
Wow, "fracking helped the environment" is certainly a take I haven't seen before. I think it's ridiculous to say Biden and Trump are the same on climate. Biden is pushing through a bunch of climate stuff on the bipartisa
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by ptkd 5y ago
I see this take a lot, and it’s kind of misinformed. The primary drawbacks of nuclear are: 1) incredible slow to build. A typical plant takes ~20 years from decision to productionized 2) extremely expensive, with a massively frontloaded cos
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by ptkd 6y ago
Some really compelling points here, nice
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by ptkd 6y ago
I think it just sets up some pretty weird incentives for employees, especially when you consider that cost-of-living calculators are often wrong. I don't think this model will work in the future. Let's fast-forward 5 years and ass