jackdeansmith

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by jackdeansmith 6y ago
You need battery mass to capture energy on decent, why lug that mass around when there's cheap energy available down on the ground where you're going?
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by jackdeansmith 6y ago
From a user perspective, this release is super solid. I'm not going to be updating to Big Sur any time soon, but I'm running iOS 14 everywhere now and haven't had any trouble
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by jackdeansmith 6y ago
In the HPC world, paid compilers are still pretty commonplace
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
As a US guy, I've never looked at this site before. The extreme clarity of pages like https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates is really refreshing.
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
The personal finance subreddit is extremely good and has accessible wiki articles about the most common topics. The "Prime Directive" is a good place to start: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wik
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
I think air capture is an important part of the discussion when we talk about trying to get temps back down later this century, but I have serious doubts about it playing a large role in determining what the peak CO2 concentration will be a
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
My Take: 1. Keep existing reactors running as long as it's safe to do so. Nuclear that goes offline is generally replaced with fossil energy. 2. Don't invest too much in building new nuclear with current designs. They take a long
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
Yeah I've been going back and forth on this. I think some location targeting is important though. For example, if you're running for mayor I don't think you should have to advertise to the whole state or country. I think the
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
To me, this seems like a very balanced approach. Interested in the HN take, what level of targeting would be appropriate to allow? I can think of arguments both for and against even relatively broad targeting based on location and demograph
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by jackdeansmith 7y ago
My bet is that if you're making synfuels, it makes more sense to take the efficiency hit and go for long chain hydrocarbons instead. Even if LNG is the technically superior fuel, planes last a long time and compatibility with existing