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> If you absolutely must have 100% uptime then $1000 will get you a diesel generator which would keep the batteries topped off if you ever need it Ah, great, s

• taneq 7y ago
  "Ha! It's not perfect in every conceivable future! This proves that it is worthless forever!"
• dredmorbius 7y ago
  There are other potential adaptations. We've developed a food distribution network dependent on a cold chain -- not only the ability to refrigerate or freeze product, but to maintain constant refrigeration from the process point to retail to the home until final consumption. This is not an inevitability, and it need not remain standard practice into the future. There are other methods of preserving food. They sacrifice convenience, freshness, and nutritional quality, but are tractable. Canning, fermentation, drying, and other preservation methods can make many foods long-term stable. Certain foods, especially fruit and vegetables, may need to be sourced fresh. This is where local production can be appropriate, including home or neighbourhood gardens. If meat is still to be consumed, the traditional method of keeping it fresh was to ship it live. Canned or salt beef and port were common prior to widespread refrigeration. How widely or enthusiastically such changes might be adopted becomes an interesting question. But as a long-term adaptation, this could well be a potential path. One key mindset to looking at radical changes to environment and resource regimes is to recognise that changes in underlying costs, abundance, and/or suitability may be radical changes in products, practices, and behaviours.