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by geff82 7y ago
As a Renault driver I can say: much cheaper than German cars, the latest generation models have very advanced technology, they are reliable and they are quite comfortable. Also, some models have a really good design. The list price is mediu
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by geff82 7y ago
CO2 is a hard sell because you can not see it and because the reduction of it sound not fun, especially as Greens/Environmentalists are generally spreading a pessimistic message. People actually endorse positive messages more. That sai
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by geff82 7y ago
This is one of the reason I married into a (liberal) middle eastern family: while we have enough room for our own when we need it, the traditional family ties are so strong that it is impossible to get sick from loneliness. I'd rather
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by geff82 7y ago
I did not know about the Pathera, personally I was thinking about that one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_Aerospace_Sun_Flyer_4
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by geff82 7y ago
We really have to push for new technologies and be ok with subsidizing them in order to help mass adoption and lower prices. Only a few people really think we should stop doing X or Y (even if they are really vocal). Instead of feeling bad,
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by geff82 7y ago
Indeed, buying a new electric cars like our grandfathers bought their Fords would be totally counterproductive. But I do not think we have to stop using cars to be quite sustainable - we just have to stop thinking there are only Teslas with
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by geff82 7y ago
The recent argument against traveling is a proxy war. Heating, cooling, electricity and driving are the things that make up 75% of the emissions, plus about 20% for industrial production. All of the points I listed can be replaced by sustai
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by geff82 7y ago
Believe me, after a few seconds of waiting I always pass slowly on the right. It might not be legally perfect, but is the accepted way of handling drivers that are an obstacle on the left.
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by geff82 7y ago
While I think it is good that you long for a (part)electric solution, you might be one of the few people who, in 2019, are simply served best with an ICE car. If all the hundred of millions who have their own house (and thus: charging possi
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by geff82 7y ago
Actually it is possible to have some kind of really eco friendly air conditioning and it has been invented (a thousand years ago?) in Iran. It is called "Badgir" and it is a pity that their invention has not been much more adapted
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by geff82 7y ago
This book is not to accomplish a quick skills upgrade to boost your career. This book is meant to take you on a very long and extensive journey into fundamentals. Probably you will not make any more money from reading it in the short term,
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by geff82 7y ago
I live in Aldi's motherland and even if I could easily afford to buy groceries in other stores from major brands I usually go to Aldi first, buying the 10% they do not sell later somewhere else. Why? Because I blindly trust them. What
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by geff82 7y ago
Energiewende is no ponies and magical unicorns, it is a quite well thought out system to about zero CO2 ouput in 2050 (except some industries like steel production where fossils will be needed for some time to come until better chemical pr
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by geff82 7y ago
Tell me about it and tell me why they seem to be no alternative.
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by geff82 7y ago
I just looked up the 2015 numbers for you (I do not have newer data at my desk right now, but the number for Germany is supposed to shrink). In USA and France, energy hungry industries pay 4 cents/KwH, Germany pays 5 cents, China 6, UK
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by geff82 7y ago
You are not contradicting what I said. Consumers pay a lot (and always have). I said that energy hungry enterprises are exempt from it.
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by geff82 7y ago
CO2 is not the only thing that counts. One of those "clean" nuclear plants blows up and we can essentially close our countries or all die of cancer.
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by geff82 7y ago
Read this one and it is a compact, very well written book: Energiewende verstehen: Die Zukunft von Autoverkehr, Heizen und Strompreisen https://www.amazon.de/dp/3662577860 I gave it to many friends so they can educate
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by geff82 7y ago
The Energiewende is actually one of the reasons I still live in Germany: I want to see how it happens. It is stuff that our grandchildren will be proud of. And by the way, private energy consumption is heavily taxed (for a good reason), yet
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by geff82 7y ago
I doubt that in a non-capitalistic system the 737 MAX would not have had similar problems as in no system resources are infinite. Budgets, even in the most socialist country, are limited. The question is just WHO limits the budget: private
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by geff82 7y ago
They have a combustion engine on board that powers the truck when not driving on the highway.
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by geff82 7y ago
Nice :) Tomorrow, I am visiting a potential new home which has the original Frankfurt Kitchen architecture (not the original appliances), from the original architect (Ernst May). While the house is 90 years old, it has been well kept to the
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by geff82 7y ago
Mmmmmh... Using Linux and 9 cells (92wh), my x240 runs for about 12 hours.
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by geff82 7y ago
An Thinkpad up to the 4-Series (x240,t440,t540) can run any BSD, but after that, OpenBSD is your best bet. NetBSD (the one I learned about Unix with) has fallen a bit behind in features and hardware support, it is rarely used for production
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by geff82 7y ago
Well, indeed raising my children reminds me every day about the fact that I care too much about money. I see them grow up, while I have to do "business" all the time. I really think about moving to a rather remote place where hous
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by geff82 7y ago
What kind of cultural war did I get in that by expressing my feelings towards this monument I get downvoted?
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by geff82 7y ago
I lived in Paris as a child and have often been at Notre Dame. I still feel heavily connected to France. Seeing this precious diamond burn is like having my own house burning. What a cultural tragedy.
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by geff82 8y ago
While it might not seem so, I totally favor the enforcement of copyright laws (I still think they are over the top in their current form, but anyway, I am not against them). I just think that the individual user is responsible, not a platfo
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by geff82 8y ago
I did not mean that the EU copies the brutally censored web of Iran, but that I heavily oppose any legislation that takes away any part of "free speech". Indeed having any meaningful restriction of free speech or the possibility t
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by geff82 8y ago
I totally did not see this. Thank you for the warning. As I am not totally into politics, I thought that the stupidity of the EU would not be repeated by Switzerland. Honestly, if they do this, I can stay where I am and take some time to in

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