CompactFlax

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Look at the top valued companies in USA. This will hurt.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
  1. Slash funding to postsecondary education, encouraging institutions to bring in international students
  2. Heavily market immigration opportunities to potential international students
  3. Act surprised when entry level jobs fill up

President Taco notwithstanding, it can’t have been that surprising.

This is important:

Extended unemployment periods carry consequences that reach far beyond economic hardship. Young people experiencing prolonged joblessness often face mental health challenges, delayed financial independence, and difficulty establishing career trajectories. These critically missed opportunities also have repercussions for their professional networks and workplace skills.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I can’t wear glasses in sauna because they get too hot.

The room is at at 90-110 and the only reason I’m not is because I’m sweating, but my glasses and hair and whatever isn’t wet and evaporating gets burning hot to the touch.

Reminds me. I need to build one in my garden.

But I had some sunglasses that have had the coating peel off just outside of warranty and I think it’s because they’re dark and got hot in the sun. I feel like that should be a consideration when designing the coating.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was a bit of not interested and not educated enough to know what a NDRI was while I was on it but it does make sense for ADHD and Depression symptoms.

The withdrawal from Wellbutrin was bad. I got brain zaps if I was 1hr late taking it; tapering and cessation was miserable.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They don’t work that effectively. To the effect they do, they make you smell like poison to mosquitoes.

DEET blocks odorant receptors at a distance and chemoreceptors on contact. Icardin blocks odorant receptors.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Crowchild said he spoke in his people’s traditional language,

Absolutely

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Community gardens and Internet cooperative are the operating phrases you’re searching for

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s not always the case that builders provide parking. The market demands shareholder profits, and if you don’t build a driveway, that’s more units you can fit on a given plot of land.

This is the trend I’m observing, but I’m certain it is not universal. 

Theres a lot of shitty dog owners out there. Also, glad you’re able to work through the phobia.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

Changing rules for parking generally serves only to create local parking shortages (and subsequent emotional discussions) as rhetoric underlying problem is not addresssed. This is a bit chicken-and-egg, but consider what happens if a standard subdivision is built without driveways, parking lots, or garage space. A 2 mile walk to the grocery store doesn’t really work. Instead, the regulations should be for higher density, space for bicycles (and transit), and space for essential amenities like small, local grocery stores and restaurants. ETA - with current conditions creating unplanned multigenerational housing, dad, mom, kid1, kid2, and partners makes for tight parking even with 3 spots.

You know, like they used to build before it was about maximizing the revenue per square mile of land?

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Context is really important. If he’s an undertaker it might be a bit odd, but a final act of love for his wife.

But if he’s a trucker, for example, that’s more than slightly odd.

My EV gets about 200km range in winter (my use case is up to 30 min trips primarily); 80km in 45 min, x2, is not far from the equivalent of 1/4 tank of “gas” in reserve, except there’s no Jerry can for an EV.

Then, convince someone who isn’t fully convinced of the superiority of fuel injection to go out in that. It’s always the “what if” fear of the unknown scenarios, and politics plays a role.

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Wind (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

I know this is solarDIY, but it seems like a good place for this anyways. Tl;dr is there a good way to integrate wind and solar without spending a bundle?

Sun only shines during the day, and as distances from the equator increase, day lengths get shorter, and cloudier, and angles get steeper. However, my location has steady prevailing winds. So much so, there’s a wind farm practically in the back garden.

Which has me thinking that instead of a ton of panels and a big battery bank (to make use of sunnier days), a little 1kw or so turbine would go a really long way - especially for steady and/or long-running loads like router/server/modem, refrigerator, heat pump…

I understand that wind turbines make some dreadful power and it tends to be AC. They’re also a bit of a pain to situate but that’s sorta secondary. Let’s say I spin up 10kw of solar, a pile of LiFe batteries, and an eg4 AIO with grid-tie. Is there a reasonable, and safe way to integrate wind? I know one guy who just hooked it straight to his batteries but they were lead acid, and they cooked in a storm. Gave him an excuse to get a big life system instead.

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