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qlte

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qlte
·一昨日·議論
Sure, I don't disagree with the ideal of onshoring more manufacturing for solar, but then the same standard should be applied to the entire supply chain of all forms of power generation. Frequently those negative externalities seem to be most often raised as a "gotcha" for solar specifically, in an attempt to rebut the clear environmental advantages.

For example, nuclear power is often sold as a plant that just sits there churning out zero-emissions power for 50 years from a few tons of super energy dense fuel (such as from the above commenter). Without acknowledging that fuel needs to be enriched from intensive and environmentally destructive mining of raw uranium ore. Which comes with risks to workers and possible contamination of groundwater to nearby communities, etc. Or the carbon impacts of the massive amounts of concrete/steel/etc that are required to build the plant, or the opportunity costs of spending tens of billions on a plant that will require continuing to burn natural gas and coal for another 10-20+ years until it comes online as a replacement, etc.

Otherwise it's just special pleading to apply a different standard that exaggerates the negative externalities of solar + batteries.
qlte
·一昨日·議論


  > plus the wind generators are ruining every single landscape we have.
This feels, uh, wildly overstated.
qlte
·一昨日·議論
I don’t think that’s applicable here?

It says the source photo was uploaded as original content by a user in 2011 as a 400x300 JPEG created on an iPhone 3GS per EXIF data, with copyright released as public domain.

There’s nothing to suggest it was downscaled in the log or copyright encumbered, it just looks like it’s old/small. I often click into Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons images where the original is available as a super high resolution option in addition to various smaller thumbnails.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IRAM13a.JPG
qlte
·8 日前·議論


  > are local accounts even a thing any more?
Yes, most certainly. You can easily convert to a local account in Settings, and there is still a workaround to avoid using a Microsoft account during install. Or the far more stable and reliable method of using Rufus to create the installer ISO which has an option to use a local account without the hassle.

Rufus for install + Win11Debloat post-install is a nearly effortless way to get an ad-free, local only Win 11 install that persists through updates which removes pretty much all notorious Win 11 pain points (plus additional customization if desired).

I've been doing it for years and so reading Windows 11 complaints on HN always feels like they're coming from a strange parallel universe since I never have to deal with any of it.
qlte
·15 日前·議論
Like the famous Market for Lemons, where a similar information asymmetry produces market failure that ends up making things worse for both buyers and sellers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons
qlte
·18 日前·議論


  > Subsidizing private developments with public money is not something that should be encouraged.
If this principle is applied to all energy sources it would hurt new nuclear development far more than new solar/wind given the huge capital requirements of a new nuclear plant.
qlte
·18 日前·議論
Even if every bit of regulation was scrapped and uranium was free, there are still significant costs to steam turbine based thermal plants plus the reactor itself that can't be hand waved away. As PV costs and now grid-scale storage keep dropping rapidly, the economics of a nuclear plant that takes 5-10 years to get running at full capacity (in the very optimistic case) and even longer to break even look increasingly questionable.

PV solar + batteries is a dead simple, solid state design that's easily scalable without huge up front capital requirements. We're not at the point yet where nuclear doesn't pencil out anywhere, but with current trends it's getting closer by the year.

I wish we built more nuclear 20-30 years ago when the competition was coal and gas but unfortunately we didn't and now the equation has changed. Shutting down existing reactors that are still viable is a bad move to be clear, but new plants are becoming increasingly hard to justify economically.
qlte
·18 日前·議論
Political constraints are extremely important in the real world if the goal is to actually get things done. Yucca Mountain isn't actually a viable solution because, despite the technical arguments in favor, it lacks the support to implement.

Similar problem if local communities fight new nuclear plants tooth and nail, dragging out the timelines/increasing costs. Having the "correct" argument based on objective facts doesn't really matter if people/elected officials who have veto or dilatory powers aren't buying it.
qlte
·18 日前·議論
It's not up to the FDA, their hands are tied thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah on behalf of the supplement lobby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_...

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/6738513...
qlte
·19 日前·議論
They’re pushing back against the parent comment’s suggestion that it’s a reaction to government “paternalism” in general and much closer to just “paternalism I don’t agree with”.
qlte
·19 日前·議論
And, following the similar pattern of “accusation in a mirror”, is the exact same thing they accused scientists of doing during the previous administration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusation_in_a_mirror?wprov=s...

Which (conveniently) both justifies aggressively “fighting back” against the fictitious conspiracy and waters down any criticism as a “both sides” partisanship thing that can be cynically dismissed as business as usual in DC instead of a seismic shift in federal scientific policy to conform to arbitrary political mandates.