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by zejn 1y ago
Handcount in Slovenia, first count done on local polling location, with a recount done by a central election comission and certification of the result. It works. edit: First results are in within a couple of hours, depending on how many thi
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by zejn 1y ago
8-bit bytes were not inevitable, but they are definitely not natural and they were designed. Clearly this design outcompeted alternatives.
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by zejn 1y ago
Your first paragraph implies 8-bit bytes are a coincidence, which is not true. It was a design decision. A byte in computer is the smallest addressable memory location and this location at that time contained a character. The way characters
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by zejn 1y ago
This is nice, I once did something similar for my SO to chart artworks on timeline by different geographic areas. Time was on x-axis, different geographic areas were different timelines vertically, and different art periods were colour code
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by zejn 1y ago
I have a few phones that I am afraid to use. They're not that old, but the manufacturers have stopped shipping updates for them. This is a much needed regulatory innovation, since there was very little hope any company wanted to provid
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by zejn 1y ago
This is not the same issue you are talking about. Cars are repairable, phones are not, this is why this regulation is coming about. There are modules that need replacement in whole, but same is true for this regulation regarding to phones:
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by zejn 2y ago
I find it amusing how a lot of people immmediately recognize 1000s of old laptop battery cells in a wooden shed a fire risk. But they were as much of a fire risk (if not more) before being recycled, they were just spread out along the e-was
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by zejn 2y ago
Evolving this line of thought further, if you do not want to disconnect from the grid, there's also an option to participate in the electricity market. Someone with a battery can buy up cheap electricity at night or whenever their elec
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by zejn 2y ago
Yes, but same logic can be applied to EVs. Someone that that switches to EV today will pass that EV to a second owner down the line. The sooner the fleet starts switching to electric, the sooner the carbon emissions, primary energy needs, g
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by zejn 2y ago
... yep, you could, though I don't think a small farm would cover my yearly needs for gas. A small roof can cover an EV. Best thing here is electrons are very pure, no matter the source. Chemicals - not so much. Distilled alcohol still
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by zejn 2y ago
I disagree it's a chicken-egg problem, nor is it not worth buying an EV (aka "going green"). You can charge an EV with electricity made from several different energy sources. You could even charge it with gas or diesel genera
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by zejn 2y ago
While hydrogen can be found in its pure form, the reserves are not really developed. Hydrogen is generally considered a storage, not a resource. Same as battery.
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by zejn 2y ago
I do not think you can compare this conflict with Vietnam. US army went into Vietnam, while Ukraine is fighting a US rival with their own military, but they do use US provided equipment. General public in Europe didn't see US as active
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by zejn 2y ago
EU is a lot looser union of sovereign nations than USA, where the states are federal. California or Texas do not have their separate foreign policies; France and Germany do. I don't see "EU taking that crown" happening any ti
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by zejn 2y ago
How is it not appeasing when "finding the best peace deal" equals "letting an agressor state keep a chip of neighboring state", even more so when this repeats every few years?
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by zejn 2y ago
This is a misleading definition as it makes people believe that if there is a 100-year flood this year, that equal or worse flooding will not happen next year. Long term observed water levels are fed into a model with normal distribution, a
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by zejn 2y ago
First time I've see someone describe this correctly.
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by zejn 3y ago
RPi5 has PCIe x1 too ..
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by zejn 4y ago
Lepton 2.5 is 80x60, Lepton 3.5 is 160x120. https://www.flir.com/products/lepton/ Scroll down for full specifications. Key property is also thermal sensitivity, which for Lepton 3.5 is <50mK. Better sensitivity
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by zejn 4y ago
For the price of washing two mugs instead of one, you can also pour the coffee through air from one to another a couple of times. That brings the temperature down much quicker comparing to just leaving it sit a while. Helps to have containe
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by zejn 4y ago
Actually, I have a portable induction stove that I can set the temperature and it kind of works exactly the way you described it.
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by zejn 4y ago
Yeah, almost anyone can do anything where I live. People set up car repair shops, computer repair services and whatever else you can think of in their garages, because you know what - doing stuff in your garage actually lowers the bar to st
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by zejn 4y ago
> why do they want this particular lifestyle to be forced on everyone? You mean why is everyone forced to drive a car to a nearest shop or bakery? I am perplexed too. As an European, I find it insane there is an organisation (HOA & z
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by zejn 5y ago
If the chemicals are hard to break down, that does not mean they do not have effects on other chemicals surrounding them. A good example is platinum: it is one of the least reactive metals, but can serve as catalyst for some reactions.
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by zejn 5y ago
I can confirm turning on the fan helps with PM2.5/PM10 significantly. Don't know about NO2 or VOC.
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by zejn 5y ago
Orkney is known to have an abundance of community wind energy, which they are unable to export to Scotland due to cable capacity limitations. They're experimenting with H2 generation instead.
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by zejn 5y ago
Transport & Environment have done some studies - https://insideevs.com/news/332584/efficiency-compared-batter... Turns out battery charging and inverting has lower losses than electrolysis and compression.
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by zejn 5y ago
Ahh, that makes sense, thanks!
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by zejn 5y ago
Correct. With meat the important thing is to know the turnaround time, eg. how much time does it take for an animal to reach adult size. Bigger animals tend to have longer lives. More lifetime means more food, water, energy. Beef has really
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by zejn 5y ago
I can understand your frustration, but I still don't think you understand how this CO2 tax scheme works. The money raised from the CO2 tax does not leave your country, but is gathered in a climate fund, that the EU member country gener

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