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Comment on YouTube anti-adblock detection is illegal in the EU in ~tech
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Comment on YouTube anti-adblock detection is illegal in the EU in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentMore on Wikipedia IANAL, but it does seem relevant.More on Wikipedia
IANAL, but it does seem relevant.
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Comment on YouTube anti-adblock detection is illegal in the EU in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentNote that the ePrivacy Regulation is not the same thing as the ePrivacy Directive, which is in force and by reading the Wiki on it, does seem relevant.Note that the ePrivacy Regulation is not the same thing as the ePrivacy Directive, which is in force and by reading the Wiki on it, does seem relevant.
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Comment on Could you, please, write down a monthly grocery list (and instructions if needed) to buy in a supermarket without carrying any plastic back home? Please, state your region/country/city. in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentAt least over here, most butter is packaged in plastic lined foil.Butter is just wrapped in paper/foil, so it's fine.
At least over here, most butter is packaged in plastic lined foil.
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Comment on Could you, please, write down a monthly grocery list (and instructions if needed) to buy in a supermarket without carrying any plastic back home? Please, state your region/country/city. in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentAt least where I live this is just out of sight, out of mind. Any butcher counter at a grocery store just unpacks plastic wrapped meat and puts it on display. It's just same-same but different....One can avoid this by using the butcher counter.
At least where I live this is just out of sight, out of mind. Any butcher counter at a grocery store just unpacks plastic wrapped meat and puts it on display.
It's just same-same but different. You can buy from the butcher counter, but in actuality you just end up producing more trash.
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Comment on Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentWill hydrogen electrolysis ever be cost effective? You lose a lot of energy in the chemical reactions, storage and transport of hydrogen is also not easy, cheap or safe. For most trucking I’m sure...Will hydrogen electrolysis ever be cost effective? You lose a lot of energy in the chemical reactions, storage and transport of hydrogen is also not easy, cheap or safe.
For most trucking I’m sure will be electric, barring perhaps long distance. But even then what may end up happening is cab and driver switches.
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Comment on Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentYou can’t be just nuclear either. Energy demand is not even across the day, or the seasons. You need your overall energy mix to be able to cover base load, the change in load during the seasons,...You can’t be just nuclear either. Energy demand is not even across the day, or the seasons. You need your overall energy mix to be able to cover base load, the change in load during the seasons, as well as be able to handle situations where your biggest power plants suddenly are disconnected from the grid.
Nuclear is good for base load, but if all we had was nuclear, we’d be boiling a lot of water in the summer.
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Comment on Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentThe issue with wind is that you cannot rely on it for base load. I don’t remember the numbers off hand, but the Finnish fingrid that is in charge of the energy grid considers winds guaranteed...The issue with wind is that you cannot rely on it for base load. I don’t remember the numbers off hand, but the Finnish fingrid that is in charge of the energy grid considers winds guaranteed production to be around 10% of its rated capacity.
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Comment on Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentThese public discourses on energy policy are always overly simplistic. For Sweden and Finland and other Nordic countries the latitude and the weather needs to be taken into consideration when...These public discourses on energy policy are always overly simplistic.
For Sweden and Finland and other Nordic countries the latitude and the weather needs to be taken into consideration when planning out the energy mix.
It’s dark and very cold for a long time of the year, and on the coldest days there’s no wind.
The nightmare scenario is a situation where it’s cold and not windy in Finland, Sweden and Norway, as well as having a few nuclear reactors out on maintenance. That was a possibility that could have happened last winter, which would have caused rolling blackouts.
The Nordic energy market is joined with the rest of Europe, but transfer capacity is limited. It’s even limited between the north of Sweden and the south, and in Norway too.
Electric consumption in the winter is roughly twice that of the summer, so the base load changes a lot between the summer and winter. Right now a lot of the excess is covered by co generation (I.e. electricity as a byproduct of district heat), wind, and stored hydro.
Long term co generation will go down, so something will need to replace it. There’s no more hydro to be built. Nuclear is an option but any new nuclear capacity also needs to have some backup. In Finland this has been hydro, but with our new nuclear plant part of our import capacity is reserved to cover in case it scrams.
This is not even touching upon the issues of switching cities from coal heated district heating to heat pumps.
This is a multi faceted problem that isn’t solved by any one energy production method.
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Comment on Human operator pleads guilty in first ever US self-driving pedestrian fatality case in ~transport
Maxi Link ParentThe common reason - so rich people can earn more money by paying less and offloading risk and responsibilities.The common reason - so rich people can earn more money by paying less and offloading risk and responsibilities.
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Comment on What are your thoughts on the European Union centralizing into something more akin to an early United States in ~talk
Maxi LinkAs a European I feel that over time member states will have less sovereignty and the EU will centralize more things. I don’t think there’ll be any singular event any time soon when the EU becomes...As a European I feel that over time member states will have less sovereignty and the EU will centralize more things. I don’t think there’ll be any singular event any time soon when the EU becomes a federated state, rather more and more policy will be decided on an EU level and then implemented on a member state level.
Perhaps some more EU states leave the union, but I feel that could be a catalyst to making a union that is more connected rather than less.
The biggest challenge to federating the EU is the diverse nature of the members, there’s so much difference between countries in terms of infrastructure and policies that it takes a lot of work to standardize things across Europe without wreaking too much havoc in any one region.
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Comment on Mastercard move at cannabis shops intensifies call for US decriminalization in ~finance
Maxi Link ParentIf visa and Mastercard both allowed cannabis transactions they could literally say suck it to anyone trying to regulate them. The fallout of them having to close I. The us would be incredible.If visa and Mastercard both allowed cannabis transactions they could literally say suck it to anyone trying to regulate them. The fallout of them having to close I. The us would be incredible.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentHalf? More like 98%, I don’t know any web service that isn’t https, not to mention all messaging services are E2E. What, will apple and signal etc, really turn off encryption globally because of...Half? More like 98%, I don’t know any web service that isn’t https, not to mention all messaging services are E2E. What, will apple and signal etc, really turn off encryption globally because of one small island? Nah.
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Comment on What's in the subway water that drips on your head? A semi-scientific inquiry. in ~transport
Maxi LinkA little underwhelming as they didn’t test for bacteria or viruses.A little underwhelming as they didn’t test for bacteria or viruses.
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Comment on The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor? in ~science
Maxi Link ParentThe interesting parts of this paper (and it’s companion) is that the main author has some very well cited papers in the space, and the paper contains in the supplemental material a very easy to...The interesting parts of this paper (and it’s companion) is that the main author has some very well cited papers in the space, and the paper contains in the supplemental material a very easy to follow process for recreating the material. It isn’t even that exotic of a process. This should be very easy to replicate, probably some people could even do it at home!
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Comment on Condensation / damp from garage floor. Can it be fixed? in ~life.home_improvement
Maxi LinkYeah you have no vapor barrier under that slab, I’d bet my money on that. You can try sealing it in with various tricks but in Finland it’s considered a risky building structure to have a vapor...Yeah you have no vapor barrier under that slab, I’d bet my money on that.
You can try sealing it in with various tricks but in Finland it’s considered a risky building structure to have a vapor barrier on top of the concrete - that’s a situation ripe for mold issues.
The issue is that capillary action forces water up through the concrete - if you seal the surface it’ll just collect underneath your make shift vapor barrier and eventually find a way around or through.
With a concrete slab on grade you need some way to stop this capillary action beneath the slab. I.e. layers of gravel in various sizes and a plastic vapor barrier.
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Comment on Electric vehicles are sending toxic tire particles into the water, soil, and air in ~transport
Maxi Link ParentThe thing is though, the further you live from work the more miles you drive every day. So there’s this odd thing that happens where the more rural you are, the more you drive. Most people living...The thing is though, the further you live from work the more miles you drive every day. So there’s this odd thing that happens where the more rural you are, the more you drive. Most people living in cities end up driving very little.
In order to reduce total miles driven, you have to push public transportation infrastructure into areas where it might not be that efficient. Building it out only in the very populous areas only does so much.
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Comment on Electric vehicles are sending toxic tire particles into the water, soil, and air in ~transport
Maxi Link ParentI’ve lived in Helsinki, and unless you live in the peninsula or are lucky and live close to a daycare, once you have two or so children you’ll end up moving and buying a car. That’s what most...I’ve lived in Helsinki, and unless you live in the peninsula or are lucky and live close to a daycare, once you have two or so children you’ll end up moving and buying a car. That’s what most families end up doing - it is too much work to take two kids to daycare vis public transport - even when it works at world class levels.
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Comment on Electric vehicles are sending toxic tire particles into the water, soil, and air in ~transport
Maxi Link ParentSome areas are also just too rural for a public transport system to make any sense.Some areas are also just too rural for a public transport system to make any sense.
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Comment on 2021 U2 spy plane pilot tube food, US Air Force ration taste test MRE review in ~food
Maxi Link ParentSatellites are way higher up, and are on specific orbits that are very expensive to adjust. Planes and drones are faster and allow you to decide when you want to take photos.Satellites are way higher up, and are on specific orbits that are very expensive to adjust. Planes and drones are faster and allow you to decide when you want to take photos.
The GDPR does take this into consideration. If you disagree to to data processing on things not related to the service (e.g. ads), then they cannot deny you the service.