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StateChemist t1_ja4b4ra wrote
Reply to comment by DisconnectedThoughts in For birds all sex is anal sex. by Whats-Upvote
I think the problem is they only didn’t 45 seconds instead of the full minute.
StateChemist t1_j9nl7l0 wrote
Reply to comment by Zippy926 in [Image] Mediocre will always be better that none. by Zippy926
Thanks
StateChemist t1_j9ldzu6 wrote
Reply to comment by theblondepenguin in [Image] Mediocre will always be better that none. by Zippy926
I want to write a book, yet I deeply struggle with ‘I’ve never written anything like this before, is it going to be crap, why would anyone want to read my crap’
I sorta get that it’s just my irrational insecurities yet knowing that isn’t enough to ignore those voices either.
StateChemist t1_j84nxf3 wrote
Reply to comment by UnoSadPeanut in Can the Radiation from a Sample of Depleted Uranium Sterilize? by Natolx
Had a few classes where if we were within one order of magnitude of the correct answer it was marked close enough.
With numbers so big it’s very easy to be off by wayyy more than that
StateChemist t1_j7w213a wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Renewables are on track to satiate the world's appetite for electricity by ForHidingSquirrels
Too late for what? It’s only too late if humanity stops working on the solve.
Is it going to get worse before it gets better? Yeah I’m with you there, it probably will.
So what can we do? Work harder at turning it around and not let up or just give up and die?
You think people are passively saying ‘well this one band aid is obviously enough, good job’ there are tons of sectors looking for ways to forestall disaster and we need all of the fixes in the toolbox.
Emission reduction is a requirement because you can’t clean up the mess if the hose is still spraying everywhere while you are trying to mop it up. There are also lots of ideas for cleaning up the mess as well which are all great, and we can work on all phases of the project at the same time!
It may take centuries to undo what we’ve done in the last 100 years but we are actually starting to believe we can turn things around, and with constant applied pressure to a large enough lever you can move the world.
But would you kindly get off the wrong side of the lever? It works better with us all pushing over here instead of undermining those who are attacking the problem from all sides.
StateChemist t1_j3gvg5q wrote
Reply to comment by Hungol in [image] by _Cautious_Memory
Metaphors hard
StateChemist t1_j25go7m wrote
Reply to comment by random_shitter in Russians did such a good job promoting renewable energy and electric vehicles this year. by darth_nadoma
I have no objections if it was a unanimous NATO decision then. Good for them.
StateChemist t1_j2260yb wrote
Reply to comment by random_shitter in Russians did such a good job promoting renewable energy and electric vehicles this year. by darth_nadoma
So you are saying you think NATO all agreed and killed the pipeline?
StateChemist t1_j1hspzs wrote
Reply to comment by Turksarama in Paper-Thin Solar Makes Any Surface Photovoltaic Unroll this solar carpet onto a roof—or any other surface that sees sunlight by tonymmorley
Por que no los dos?
You say typically not worth it.
I hear typically not worth it, yet.
For things that move, lightweight is very important.
For houses I agree efficiency per area is more important.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t uses for this tech, just means it won’t revolutionarily replace rooftop panels.
But I’m in favor of all research in this sector, every innovation adds to the toolkit a renewable future might need.
StateChemist t1_j1dyv7k wrote
Reply to comment by Turksarama in Paper-Thin Solar Makes Any Surface Photovoltaic Unroll this solar carpet onto a roof—or any other surface that sees sunlight by tonymmorley
On the roof of a truck or other vehicle?
Minimal added weight, some efficiency added from solar gains.
Obviously won’t power the whole thing but can increase range slightly or top you off while you are parked at work.
I’m intrigued.
StateChemist t1_j1aoiaf wrote
Reply to comment by ivonshnitzel in How do fusion scientists expect to produce enough Tritium to sustain D-T fusion (see text)? by DanTheTerrible
In short, a raise in demand for tritium will drive more production of tritium?
StateChemist t1_j143dkp wrote
Reply to comment by insufferableninja in Back again this year: A site to control the decorative holiday lights on a Portland house by mikewhoneedsabike
Oh shit, I better take down the blow up dragon with a Santa hat on it. Wouldn’t want people to assume I actually go to church because I put up Christmas TM decorations and am being disrespectful to those who celebrate other holidays…
Lights are there to bring a smallest ounce of joy to anyone who is capable of seeing shiny things and go, oh that’s nice.
StateChemist t1_ixui84j wrote
Reply to comment by misterhamtastic in Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test by Gari_305
So I’ve got an idea, no no, no boiling water required.
We build a lever, like a giant one, and attach a system of gears to harness all the energy from when the lever is pressed, then we go up into space and carve an asteroid into bits and throw them using science to accurately hit the lever, and produce electricity, easy peasy. Only need good old fashioned kinetics, and none of this newfangled boiling water tech.
StateChemist t1_iug3rc4 wrote
Reply to comment by skyfishgoo in Brazil’s highway police carry out massive voter suppression in Northeast region by New-Program7948
Unfortunately it’s seeds keep cropping up in other places like the most horrible weed.
StateChemist t1_iu03u1m wrote
Reply to comment by floolf03 in It takes longer to make a cold pizza than a hot pizza by PandaKing185
Sorry willfully simplifying things to absurdity is not good.
Frozen pizza is perfectly simple.
Just pizza leaves room for ambiguity
StateChemist t1_itq2rdc wrote
Reply to comment by floolf03 in It takes longer to make a cold pizza than a hot pizza by PandaKing185
Goes to a restaurant
I would like to order a piece of dough flat with sauce and cheese and these toppings then cooked and sliced because Reddit proved words don’t mean anything so unless I’m very specific I might not get what I want because a pizza is just an imaginary construct.
StateChemist t1_itq2aqf wrote
Reply to comment by floolf03 in It takes longer to make a cold pizza than a hot pizza by PandaKing185
Still a raw inedible pizza.
It’s a frozen pizza not ‘a pizza’ the adjective matters in this context.
I can’t eat what you are showing me without cooking it and if I ordered a pizza at a restaurant and they brought me a frozen raw pizza then I’m mad because that’s not what anyone expects when they are offered a pizza.
If I ordered a frozen pizza to go give me the frozen thing, but you pedanticness is complicating the matter rather than clarifying anything.
StateChemist t1_jd3aga6 wrote
Reply to comment by kimbosdurag in ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie
There is some potential legal issues if you scrape someone else’s data to train your AI. If your users signed the ToS there is no legal recourse so they can use anything.