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Comment on There is no reason to buy another PlayStation or Xbox in ~games
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Comment on Could I travel back in time? How physics tackles the paradoxes – with Jim Al-Khalili in ~science
Pepetto Link ParentWelp, you sound much smarter than me and clearly more knowledgable on physics and stuff, I'll see myself out.Welp, you sound much smarter than me and clearly more knowledgable on physics and stuff, I'll see myself out.
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Comment on Could I travel back in time? How physics tackles the paradoxes – with Jim Al-Khalili in ~science
Pepetto Link ParentSince FTL means time travel is possible, I'd assume teleportation to be a prerequisite for time travel... Also, plenty of science fiction solve this by traveling in time by going in or through a... -
Comment on Giving Green in ~enviro
Pepetto LinkMhmm, A cursory glance picks up lots of technosolutionist talking point. In eco friendly circles, technosolutionisme is considered not great because it usually focuses on unprooven hypothetical...Mhmm, A cursory glance picks up lots of technosolutionist talking point. In eco friendly circles, technosolutionisme is considered not great because it usually focuses on unprooven hypothetical tech and ignores curent tech actual solution (but which would require adapting our lifestyle). It usually feels like an excuse to not make any sacrifice to our way of life.
For exemple, we see funding for decarbonizing air travel (it's a very long shot, for something hardly vital, i wouldn't call this a data driven good target for our limited dollars), or develloping tastier "alternative proteins" so plant based meat substitute (we allready have tasty and balanced vegetarian diets, it's called indian cuisine).
Now that was just failing the vibe check for me, but probably not so bad as to be disqualified (no large org is 100% aligned with everyone's preference, and purity competition suck)... I'd have to do more research.
Did anybody allready do the homework of looking into the guys behind this, what they did before, ect?
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Comment on Power consumption of LLM's in ~tech
Pepetto LinkI've attempted to calculate the energy cost of LLM last year. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I ended up with about 2 to 8 kWh per user per year (about the same as running an oven to cook...I've attempted to calculate the energy cost of LLM last year.
I don't remember the exact numbers, but I ended up with about 2 to 8 kWh per user per year (about the same as running an oven to cook 5 cakes). I used to think that's not so bad, but it's likely underestimated, and seems like it's going to grow a lot more before it stops.
I calculated that by calculating how much electricity is consummed by all AI specialised GPU (since barely anyone else than AI datacentre buy significant amount, and I assume they run them close to 24/7 either for inference or for training) and ignored the consumption of other datacenter's component (I probably shouldn't).
and then divided that by the number of ChatGPT user (since I expect all user of AI to have had a chatGPT account at one point). I'd like to have a better metrics because I expect a lot of those chatGPT account are just people trying it out as a one of for fun, so not real regular users.
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Comment on Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentOh yeah. M1 MBA is also expected to be my forever laptop. I got a 16gb one second hand and it does absolutely everything I could hope for (and more), and it does it in style (and quiet)! And I...Oh yeah.
M1 MBA is also expected to be my forever laptop. I got a 16gb one second hand and it does absolutely everything I could hope for (and more), and it does it in style (and quiet)!
And I find the wedge design looks thinner than the redesign (even if it isn't). This is going to be a classic!I've got this >10 year plan for it, where I get a new batterie installed right before they stop providing that service for this model, and I allready donate monthly to the Asahi linux project for when mac drops support.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentACs pacify the masses and lowers the urgency of climate action. Funny, barely relevant comic Also, an AC makes some home design choice acceptable (floor to ceiling windows, ignoring sun...ACs pacify the masses and lowers the urgency of climate action. Funny, barely relevant comic
Also, an AC makes some home design choice acceptable (floor to ceiling windows, ignoring sun orientation, bad natural ventilation) which then get used as a justification to use AC.Rereading my post, I did mention consumption which is a mistake on my part, as i agree it's not a very strong argument. Even decarbonated energy has an environmental cost, but ACs in a single room are well worth the cost for the comfort provided... A small AC's energy consumption over the summer is only x2-x4 times more than heavy AI use.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentThis type of comment is genuinely useful to me to gauge how things can be perceived and eventually adapt. That said, what are you suggesting? I should just agree with everyone else's preference,...your comments and responses are coming off as judgmental and almost snobbish
This type of comment is genuinely useful to me to gauge how things can be perceived and eventually adapt.
That said, what are you suggesting?
I should just agree with everyone else's preference, even when my own experience contradicts it?
It's acceptable to thrust externalities on others so long as you can frame yourself as part of some struggling underclass?
Some people haven't even tried using a fan and I should just go "you know what, you're right, you've clearly tried everything, go AC"!I prefer the path that has less people potentially die from heatstroke
Good, I'm also opposed to people dying. Put ACs in retirement homes, libraries and hospitals. But regular people can tank the heat (I'm not some mutant heat survivor... If anything I'm below average). ACs are yet another tool that allow people to ignore the climate problem, i don't think it's vertuous to let those tools become mainstream.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentThat's royally fucked up! do you truly not want to talk about it or may I ask for more? Could you cover up the panel to produce less?I'm going to have to pay the utilities for the privilege of overproducing (long story, don't get me started, they fucked up by not strengthening our grid)
That's royally fucked up! do you truly not want to talk about it or may I ask for more?
Could you cover up the panel to produce less? -
Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentHey, I have the same temp you do. You really owe it to yourself to try a strong fan, they actually are almost magical... (similar to how a hair dryer can feel cold on a wet head even when blasting...Hey, I have the same temp you do.
You really owe it to yourself to try a strong fan, they actually are almost magical... (similar to how a hair dryer can feel cold on a wet head even when blasting very hot air).without being judged
empathy doesn't mean immunity from criticism , I agree with you that it's very hot right now, and getting an AC to make it an "other people's problem" is tempting.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentWhether or not you own the panels doesn't change much, those panels would be producing elsewhere if you hadn't bought them. or you'd be selling the electricity back to the grid, replacing fossil...Whether or not you own the panels doesn't change much, those panels would be producing elsewhere if you hadn't bought them. or you'd be selling the electricity back to the grid, replacing fossil sources, if you weren't using it on AC. and solar panels don't work at night.
I like solar panels, it's really cool that you have them, but we've got to stop using them as a "get out of jail" card for over consumption.Only upsides if you can resist the temptation of setting a lower temperature than strictly necessary.
how many people do you see setting their AC to 30 while using a fan? I haven't seen any: once they get an AC, people set it at 24 (when they are somewhat semi-eco-conscious) and stop thinking about opening windows at night, installing awnings, migrating activities to the coolest room in the house, using a fan, buying an actually well designed home, planting greenery in front of walls.If you take into account the full lifecycle of an AC, and the usual accompanying lowering of comfort tolerance (somewhat related to Jevons Paradox), I'm not so sure the overall environmental footprint would decrease much.
Absolute consumption is the real target, not efficiency.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link Parentthe cooling effect of airflow is much more relevant than the temperature gradient, especially for homes (which don't have very high ceilings). that's why fans have a winter mode where they spin in...the cooling effect of airflow is much more relevant than the temperature gradient, especially for homes (which don't have very high ceilings). that's why fans have a winter mode where they spin in the opposite direction, to mix the air while doing as little perceptible wind as possible.
Floor fans work fine, but will mess up the temp gradient just as much, and are less comfortable (more localised wind, more noise). they are more flexible thought! -
Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentI do judge people who insist they have a god given right to a 22° C home in the winter and summer instead of just using one more blanket or using a fan. You're not sure ceiling fans will work, but...Do you also judge people who heat their home in the winter? I could just use more blankets.
I do judge people who insist they have a god given right to a 22° C home in the winter and summer instead of just using one more blanket or using a fan.
It was 31°C inside yesterday evening, I'm not sure a ceiling fan will make things more tolerable. Don't suggest cheap tips or tricks to cool my home, I know them all, and I'm already using them.
You're not sure ceiling fans will work, but you're allready using them? how does that work?
If 31°C inside in the evening is intolerable to you, maybe you don't actually know all the tips and tricks...by all means do get a good reversible AC (as you say, it could lower your overall fossil fuel dependency) but all the "cheap tricks" will still help lower your energy bills and AC wear, they shouldn't be dismissed.
And it's perfectly acceptable for people to butt in with opinions on what you do around your home. "My home, my rules" doesn't work in an interconnected world where your actions impact others (ACs in cities are estimated to increase local outside temperature 0,5 to 2° C from all the hot air they push out).
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link Parentwell yes, but people keep hiding behind the poor and old to justify loosening regulation, even though the vast majority of people installing an AC are neither poor nor old... The poor tend to rent...And not everyone has the option or means to tear down a house not built for heatwaves and build something better.
well yes, but people keep hiding behind the poor and old to justify loosening regulation, even though the vast majority of people installing an AC are neither poor nor old...
The poor tend to rent rather than own. Insulating the home is payed for by the landlord. The electric bill for the AC is paid for by the tenant. How is loosening regulation against AC better for the poor than mandating renovation of steamer-home?
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentWell, i did say it is technically true. Kudos to your coworker for the dedication. But the vast majority of people don't bike that much, when your commute is 20-30min each way, just do that...Well, i did say it is technically true.
Kudos to your coworker for the dedication.
But the vast majority of people don't bike that much, when your commute is 20-30min each way, just do that instead of going to the gym... Most people living in the western world don't need to up their calories intake, and would benefit from more regular exercise. -
Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto LinkI'm hearing lots of "we need more AC", but i'm smack in the middle of the hotspot, in a city, and i find it very managable with a fan and lots of cold drinks. (Btw, not saying it's not hotter than...I'm hearing lots of "we need more AC", but i'm smack in the middle of the hotspot, in a city, and i find it very managable with a fan and lots of cold drinks.
(Btw, not saying it's not hotter than it used to be, it absolutely is)AC would be more comfortable? sure,
Necessary? No, not yet anyway.Now obviously how your home manages heat is important (my home is below average for this), with some horrible saunas out there, but AC is the worse solution for those. Those shouldn't exist, or be renovated, and AC making it viable is stoping us from realising we should build them better!
AC is the easy, one size fits all, but unthoughtfull solution which we therefor gravitate toward instead of changing anything important to how we do things.Now many AC are reversible, so I guess if thats what it take to get everyone to install heatpumps, why not. It does sound too good to be true so I'm cautious here, plenty of greenwashing these days (i've even heard recently the argument that electric bike are better than regular bike because electricity is more efficient than metabolising food... Which is technically true, but so so dumb...)
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Pepetto Link ParentFinished children of time myself, after seeing it recommended somewhere on tildes. I've loved it. The "twist" at the end was great!Finished children of time myself, after seeing it recommended somewhere on tildes.
I've loved it.
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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentI've probably picked up some stuff from there then. They are sometime over the top. But it is a breath of fresh air to have a space where you can finaly mention how bad cars (and also many...I remember seeing similar wording in the r/fuckcars subreddit and it turned me off that community altogether.
I've probably picked up some stuff from there then. They are sometime over the top. But it is a breath of fresh air to have a space where you can finaly mention how bad cars (and also many drivers) are, and not get someone reminding us how accident happen and are acceptable, and really who hasn't answered the phone while speeding a little?
I do understand the aggression since many people who do drove dangerously do so without caring about those around them.
I really think the waterline for sane driving is way too low. Even normal driver consider a little speeding acceptable, or parking for "short" time on the bike lane... It's not just a few driver, it's somewhere around 50% of drivers.
When everyone around you tries to gaslight you into thinking driver's behavior is acceptable, the apropriate level of aggression can seem too high to those who identify as drivers. -
Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentAcknowledged, I got caries (damned typo, obviously meant carried) away. Edited my comment accordingly.Acknowledged, I got caries (damned typo, obviously meant carried) away. Edited my comment accordingly.
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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentYou sound like you've internalized car dominance.... Come on! The burden of making the world safe is on the person driving around at ludicrous speed in their 2 tonne climate controled sarcophagus,...You sound like you've internalized car dominance.... Come on! The burden of making the world safe is on the person driving around at ludicrous speed in their 2 tonne climate controled sarcophagus, while listening to the radio. Not on the pedestrian to not wear headphone... (Also, kids, who should be safe to walk outside unsupervised)
Of course do whatever you can to be safe, but remember that cars are FORCING (edited to remove proinflammatory component) you to abandon your freedom to walk carefree.
You even mentionned higher in the comment that you offered to pay part of the damages, and it seems needlessly submissive to me... (Edited to remove bullying)
Those hundreds of thousands of professional hours spent designing the game should be divided by the number of people playing the game. You can't copy paste a burger thousands of times, you have to start again from scratch every time.
Per consumer hours of enjoyment, a dinner is much more work intensive than video games, and much more of a luxury item.
You have my sympathies, I love video games and usually think they are worth every penny, but I'm reticent to just send more money to the game industry indiscriminately... that rarely improves working condition in any industries, it just provides more return for investors.
Wouldn't you say condition are bad because a lot of people enter into the industry by passion, regardless of work condition, providing a large pool of expandable labor surplus. That and also the winner-takes-all unpredictability of game development.
Unionize? demand more regulation?