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by llsf 3y ago
I think we are to some extent. But it cannot be a reason for inaction. Because the extent on how we are f*cked can go from collapse of the economy to mass extension, from in 10 years or in 50 years. Governments only act on pressure from t
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by llsf 3y ago
At that point global economy will collapse. Even Europe or US would be poor. The "west" will need to lift all the boats, in its own interest. Now we should feel the sense of community and humanity, facing a global challenge. Eve
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by llsf 3y ago
We might need to reduce our fossil fuel consumption in 2050 because it might be too expensive to use them as we might have pass the peak oil (even unconventional ones)/gas/coal by then. peak oil: More recently, the EIA's Ann
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by llsf 3y ago
Interesting. How far are you from the epicenter ? I am in SF, and did not get the message... and did not feel anything either.
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by llsf 3y ago
If cars drive by themselves by 2030, then would US still need 300M vehicles ? I own an EV now for 4 years. My commute is only 20min x 2 per day. I only charge one night per week. Not all EV charge every single night, and in full. It woul
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by llsf 3y ago
I guess that is where Europe differs. They look more into what you currently earn (and how stable you are at jobs) than past debts. So, if I have been making $100K for 6 years at the same company, with no credit card (I only used debit in
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by llsf 3y ago
But he said that he used credit cards and never missed a payment. That should count, right ? I can relate, as I came in US from Europe. I arrived, opened a bank account in a big bank, I could only get a debit card, because I had not credi
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by llsf 3y ago
Michelin started his own experiment in 1920's. "The Group provided housing, schools, health clinics, swimming pools, and other recreational facilities in a system that became known as paternalisme (paternalism) or in more modern t
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by llsf 3y ago
The scientists are just telling what they see. If they scream "Iceberg ahead!", of course someone like you and me, in our cabin, can say "Is making noise is reasonable and necessary?" right ? there is nothing we can rea
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by llsf 3y ago
Technology might not have a solution to all the problems. Especially when extracting free and limited resources (like free fossil fuel, free lithium, etc.) is part of the tech solution. Technology is part of the solution, but maybe sobriet
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by llsf 3y ago
2020 was a setback. 2020 was forced on us, and there is no way that any country would willing decide to apply such a setback on itself, voluntarily for the sake of saving the planet. The tricky part is to find a path that does not impede
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by llsf 3y ago
Are all rent seeking bad by essence ? For art, I see it more as a way for the artist to focus on his art, and allowing to sell (even cheap) his art, and still be rewarded (e.g. 5%) each time his art changes hand if it does hold value. It do
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by llsf 3y ago
With cheap and abundant energy we can do lots of interesting things.
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by llsf 3y ago
Same, as a kid I liked to discover all the random things one could build step by step.
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by llsf 3y ago
Interesting. But I suspect it would take quite some time to get something like that in production. Nonetheless, we should keep do research, it could be the next generation of fusion reactors.
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by llsf 3y ago
The radioactive waste is fairly small. US is the country in the world with the most nuclear power plants. US produces yearly: " The amount is roughly equivalent to less than half the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool" so
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by llsf 3y ago
Actually the secret ingredient might be more "central planning". Mostly used in socialist/communist countries, but US/UK know how to do it, when the stake is high enough (e.g. war). One could argue that climate change i
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by llsf 3y ago
France has been using nuclear power plants for more than 50 years, producing up to 75% of all electricity and exporting to other countries, and did not suffer any disaster. There has been natural nuclear power plants that has been running f
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by llsf 3y ago
True, it is mostly a capital cost for nuclear. That is probably why it makes more sense to get it paid by government.
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by llsf 3y ago
France had to stop some reactors after detecting defected pipes. This was not due to age, but manufacturing issue. Plants are constantly being monitored and pieces are replaced. After 50 years, very few pieces are original. That is why
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by llsf 3y ago
Are you sure about this ? Not heat is produced ? Cold fusion has been controversial in the 80's ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion ) and never really escape the lab.
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by llsf 3y ago
Very true, and important to understand. Any energy transformation would result in production of stuff we do not like (trash). The Sun generates tons of trash (luckily for us for most localized on the Sun). Nothing is magically 100% clean
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by llsf 3y ago
Yes, intermittent (sun/wind) only could work with enough storage. Do you know if/when we could get enough safe storage ? My understanding is batteries is not possible at the scale we would need. Pumping water where it is possib
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by llsf 3y ago
The landing surprised me too. Super soft compared to smaller planes. I once landed in Johannesburg on a A380 Air France from Paris and the airport was in thick fog. You could not even tell we touched the ground. The captain made the anno
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by llsf 4y ago
How many on earth can build those instruments from scratch ? Even one of those instruments ? What percentage of the global population ? I am wondering if we are building a civilization weakness, where only few can recreate those things. As
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by llsf 4y ago
2.5t of Uranium oxide concentrate represents 60 gallons in volume, so a 1.43 barrel. Even with some insulation, that is not a huge volume given the uranium oxide density.
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by llsf 4y ago
Photopea is nice, but their website is not friendly. I could see why people would prefer to pay and have a simple website to use.
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by llsf 4y ago
I had started the "Documentation afternoon" on Fridays in my team. And everyone seemed to like it, to wind down the week with uninterrupted time for documentation (email catch up, expenses, etc.)
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by llsf 4y ago
My dad is a professional cook (retired, but used to own a restaurant in France). He only uses induction. While he did not get the cheapest one, he did not take the high end either. One thing to consider is that quality of the pans and pot
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by llsf 4y ago
Israel is one of those countries. Actually France helped Israel with nuclear bomb technology (1953) and yet Israel has no nuclear power plant to this day. France has been historically pro-nuclear for weapons, for dissuasion (after WW2) and

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