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by zizee 3y ago
The GP means the policies were sold as the "least worst" option.
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by zizee 3y ago
The report being on a site with a bias does make me want to read with a more critical eye, as everything is being spun to look as bad as possible. The behaviour described (not wanting anything written) might very well be standard operating
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by zizee 3y ago
How different is this from any other similar sized companies behaviour? This site doesn't seem that impartial/unbiased. From a linked article on Tesla: > It’s also worth noting that the above email was sent after 2 a.m. Pacific
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by zizee 3y ago
> it worked with most of the population still saying things like "you can even sue someone if you spill your own coffee". I don't understand how what you wrote gels with the grandparents comment of: > Lastly, the custom
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by zizee 3y ago
> Well, a lot of traditional unionized blue collar union jobs went overseas. So the employers didn't have a lot of control over that. Who exactly was sending these blue collar jobs overseas if it was not the employers?
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by zizee 3y ago
The way LCOE is calculated, it does not provide any indication of how stable the source it. Solar doesn't work at night, it has significant seasonal swings in output. Wind has similar ups and downs. Stability of output is a very import
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by zizee 3y ago
That's fine. 4-9's was just an number I pulled out of my ass, and it wasn't really my point. My point is that when talking about energy sources, LCOE is not a good measure as it doesn't take into account things like reli
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by zizee 3y ago
There is no doubt that a mixture of over provisioning, a mix of energy sources (wind, hydro, solar), mix of storage, an extensive and resilient grid can successfully replace less-intermittent power sources. What I am interested in is what i
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by zizee 3y ago
Levelized cost of energy doesn't take into account time effects, so is a poor tool to compare nuclear to intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. If you require a 99.99% guaranteed output at all times of the year, solar and win
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by zizee 3y ago
Don't misunderstand: I am a huge proponent of solar/wind + storage and grid interconnectivity. But you have completely talked past my point. > Levelized cost already takes into account the capacity factor of the sources. On a p
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by zizee 3y ago
This is interesting/surprising and I would like to learn more, but the linked study is truncated behind a Paywall.
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by zizee 3y ago
Many of the newer reactor designs tout passive control mechanisms as their major selling points. We should be wary of claims of "idiot proof" designs, as we can always seem to be able to find a bigger idiot, but the risk of runawa
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by zizee 3y ago
I'm a big fan of wind and solar, but we should compare like for like. AFAICT the numbers quoted here are for wind and solar without storage. We need to compare solar and wind to these SMRs with the desired output characteristics. How a
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by zizee 3y ago
They are the size of a shipping container, not prohibitively expensive to move. The customers buying these things have no ability to recycle/refuel or dispose of the spent fuel. I presume any purchase agreement comes with a commitment
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by zizee 3y ago
The bans should (and could) extend to classes of compounds, instead of just some exact compound. They manage to do it with psychedelics, that they haven't with these problematic compounds is probably because industry has a larger sway
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by zizee 3y ago
> But that stifles industry and innovation Subsidies are what stifles innovation. I _think_ you are not being sarcastic, but apologies if I am misunderstanding. Allowing industry to externalize costs does not promote innovation. It does
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by zizee 3y ago
> Though I don't really understand why governments need a single currency. "need" is probably too strong a word. A single currency just makes things easier. Having a single currency, or using many different currencies is s
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by zizee 3y ago
I sympathize, but is this not just something you as a parent/consumer can control? i.e. why don't YOU stick to lego classic, and let lego do what they want. I guess received gifts would be a problem, but it seems presumptuous that
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by zizee 3y ago
They didn't want it to happen, but they definitely knew it was a strong possibility.
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by zizee 3y ago
Hehehe, thanks both ;-p
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by zizee 3y ago
Noted, thanks!
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by zizee 3y ago
Queue the anecdotes of people feeling unsafe, and others who feel completely safe. Queue the speculation about whether this had underlying reasons, other than what is claimed. Queue statements of crime stats being down, and counter claims o
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by zizee 4y ago
It's even more interesting when you consider how much bigger China and the US are compared to Australia. Edit: although I do wonder if all the "planned" projects will become reality
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by zizee 4y ago
I would be interested in seeing some of these sorts of posts if you could provide links.
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by zizee 4y ago
Sure, it's not ideal, and it would be great if economical recycling techniques are developed, but over their lifetime they produce a whole lot less emissions than most of the alternatives. If we're going to start counting CO2 emis
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by zizee 4y ago
Eventually this pressure will go away though, as panels can only get so efficient. Future generations of panels are unlikely to make such big improvements. And because thus is an economic pressure/incentive, its really the opposite of
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by zizee 4y ago
The links you shared about solar panels don't paint a hugely worrying picture. The vast majority of materials in panels are inert, and newer panels are using less and less toxic materials like lead. And all the talk about panels and wi
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by zizee 4y ago
"A small modular reactor should last a minimum of 60 years. Probably more, up to 100, frankly, if maintained properly. Wind and solar, after about 20 years you have to replace everything.” I'm a big fan of the SMR concept, but thi
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by zizee 4y ago
Starship is a massive two stage rocket/ship. Most powerful rocket in history. This is the first attempt at launching the full stack. To reach orbit , a rocket needs to be highly optimised, with little room for error. If errors occur, i
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by zizee 4y ago
>> My company immediately sues anyone who leave to join a competitor > So do Elon's companies Sorry to be pedantic, but there is a big difference between "sues anyone", and Tesla suing what must be a small percentage

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