Pepetto's recent activity
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Comment on Personally protecting a piece of prairie in ~enviro
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Comment on Do you use an RSS reader? in ~tech
Pepetto LinkI use Feeder, for a no nonsense, fully local (no account funny business) rss reader. It's really streamlined and lowered my web use. Sometime a blog mentions another blog, I'll check it out and...I use Feeder, for a no nonsense, fully local (no account funny business) rss reader.
It's really streamlined and lowered my web use. Sometime a blog mentions another blog, I'll check it out and add it if i like it. Otherwise i can quickly check if anything new was posted without having always something more shoved in my face (which I usually won't have the discipline to ignore). -
Comment on Industrial-scale thermal storage unit in Pornainen, southern Finland, will be the world's biggest sand battery when it comes online within a couple of years in ~enviro
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentWell yes, all fair points ( about scaling up, transmitting easely , higher temp and the convenience of not living next to a massive turbine ) and I agree it's most of the time worth losing a third...Well yes, all fair points ( about scaling up, transmitting easely , higher temp and the convenience of not living next to a massive turbine ) and I agree it's most of the time worth losing a third the energie to conversion loses.
But I love KISS too! ( sometime too much ) Maybe we should make a post to ask everyone all their best example of effective low tech solution. It's engineering katnip.
About the vertical windmill tangent, I don't think we'll reach consensus between us here, but it's nice talking about it. There are plenty of exemple where the industry has massively invested in inferior methods for a very long time just because the inferior method was the one that got adopted first... (x86 architecture, thorium vs uranium nuclear plant, DC vs AC in home's wall outlet)
And reasonable size (>5m span) wind turbine don't get built in a shed. ( I know you said prototype, but small wind turbine don't scale down well, and so make lousy prototype.) -
Comment on Industrial-scale thermal storage unit in Pornainen, southern Finland, will be the world's biggest sand battery when it comes online within a couple of years in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentOf course we wouldn't be placing tonnes of hot sand up the tower... Just use a miter gear to transmit the rotation down 90°, and place the battery at the foot of the windmill. And don't use sand,...Of course we wouldn't be placing tonnes of hot sand up the tower... Just use a miter gear to transmit the rotation down 90°, and place the battery at the foot of the windmill. And don't use sand, just have a big insulated water tank. We know this would work because it allready has allready been done for 50 years.
Also, anecdotally, I knew fairly well an engineer working on designing on of those silly geometry wind turbine (for offshore). The way he said it, the real main disadvantage of those design was that current wind turbine maker would have to retool and redesign their production line, and they wouldn't use as much of their patent. So the wind turbine lobby ( nebulous, I know, but it was years ago so I don't remember exactly ) weren't interrested and ultimately got the project scrapped.
Sometime, it should come as no surprise, the reason we've always done things a certain way is because of entrenched interest... Even in "eco friendly" domain like renewable maker... -
Comment on Industrial-scale thermal storage unit in Pornainen, southern Finland, will be the world's biggest sand battery when it comes online within a couple of years in ~enviro
Pepetto (edited )LinkNice this is getting traction. Then we could just ditch the dynamo in the windmill and make heat directly from windNice this is getting traction.
Then we could just ditch the dynamo in the windmill and make heat directly from wind -
Comment on Feeeed is a reader app that goes beyond tracking RSS feeds in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentI use feeder because it doesn't ask to make an account, it's all localy stored, and it's supposed to be FOSS ( haven't checked) . I keep my phone for a very long time, so i don't mind manually...I use feeder because it doesn't ask to make an account, it's all localy stored, and it's supposed to be FOSS ( haven't checked) . I keep my phone for a very long time, so i don't mind manually reentering my feeds when I change device. Works great too.
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Comment on Beyond the water flow rate: Water pressure and smart timers impact shower efficiency in ~enviro
Pepetto (edited )LinkOr even better; the mist shower The only rational way to take a shower. (Tldr: basicaly a mist sprayer hooked up to a DIY pressurised hot water container, enables you to take comforyable shower...Or even better; the mist shower
The only rational way to take a shower.(Tldr: basicaly a mist sprayer hooked up to a DIY pressurised hot water container, enables you to take comforyable shower with only 2 litres of water which also means less energy because water is expensive to heat.)
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Comment on Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US in ~transport
Pepetto Link ParentSee, this is the million dollar problem with environmentalism: almost everyone agrees we have to do something, do it hard and do it fast, but no one wants to do anything if it inconviniences them...See, this is the million dollar problem with environmentalism: almost everyone agrees we have to do something, do it hard and do it fast, but no one wants to do anything if it inconviniences them in any way, or even just changes their routine slightly... Vegans think everyone else should stop eating meat, cyclist think everyone else should stop using cars, citydwellers think everyone should accept to live in a flat, ect... If we're ever to acheive being carbon neutral (2 tonnes CO2 equivalent per personne per year, as opposed to the current 10 in europe, and 14 in the US), we'll probably have to do all of those things and then some. But everyone is just staring at everyone else and adjusting their effort to just barely what's socially acceptable in their social circle.
No one individual is to blame, obviously, but unfortunately, the current norm sucks and we should strive to do much much more than the current norm, in the hope to nudge it a little.
Have you contacted your elected official about installing some public transport for your trip or in general? (wouldn't you be much more motivated to do so if you desperately needed it because you had no car?) have you tried coordinating with collegues and neighbors for some carsharing? how hard would it be to pack a regular wall charger (the kind that slowly charges the car overnight but can plug in a regular wall plug) and to stay the night at your sisters, or to go there twice as long and half as frequently?I know it's way easier for me to declare you could do all those things than it is to actually do them. I'm sure you could think of plenty of sacrifices I'm not making myself which seem obvious low hanging fruit to you.
think of it this way: could you look at a guy in a third world country (or let's make it a little girl, maximum pathos) and explain to him that he shouldn't eat because his farm is flooded but you really really need to be able to visit your sister easely in the winter.
Is it unfair of me to put this responsability on you instead of all the others who don't give a shit?
Sure!
Is anything I said false?I trully don't want you to feel guilty, or angry, that doesn't help anyone, I want everyone to start acting, not just agreeing (being politically active IRL is also acting, posting on reddit or Tildes much less so).
I would be very thankfull if you'd help me by saying which part of this post were convincing, and which part were just bad. (I may even delete this post if it's universally considered especially counterproductive)
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Comment on Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US in ~transport
Pepetto Link ParentBut do you really honnestly need 500+ km range? Most commute are way under 100 km daily, or we can take a bus or train (and chill instead of being stuck in traffic) if the commute is longer (or...But do you really honnestly need 500+ km range? Most commute are way under 100 km daily, or we can take a bus or train (and chill instead of being stuck in traffic) if the commute is longer (or move closer?).
Sure, it'd be nice to have more range occasionally, but having a livable planet is also nice to have.
Frugality is the name of the game when it comes to the environment. -
Comment on How Nebula works in ~tech
Pepetto LinkI got the Curiosity stream + nebula bundle on black friday, and I really like the nebula content... (I use greyjay, so my youtube, twitch and nebula are interwoven in my suggestion feed, and I...I got the Curiosity stream + nebula bundle on black friday, and I really like the nebula content... (I use greyjay, so my youtube, twitch and nebula are interwoven in my suggestion feed, and I find myself allways clicking the nebula suggestion over the others.)
But if they trully get big, does any one know how they plan letting smaller creator build up? Currently, youtube lets anyone upload, and the best stuff grows then gets picked up by nebulla. I'm sure there are solution, just don't know which would be good.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
Pepetto LinkWorks fine for me. Also, not calling for a ban or anything, in the end anything can be a good excuse to engage with others in the community, and you're welcome to speak about whatever as far as...Works fine for me.
Also, not calling for a ban or anything, in the end anything can be a good excuse to engage with others in the community, and you're welcome to speak about whatever as far as i'm concerned... But posting this on tildes seems odd to me, wouldn't the mozilla support forum be much more appropriate for this?
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Comment on Israeli spyware firm NSO demands “urgent” meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid Gaza war lobbying effort in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentWell, i was being serious. Rereading my comment, one summary could be "here is my different read of th0mcat, we should be charitable when decifering meaning from others" which heavely implies "be...Well, i was being serious.
Rereading my comment, one summary could be "here is my different read of th0mcat, we should be charitable when decifering meaning from others" which heavely implies "be more charitable, like me! Look how charitable I am" in a way which can be fairly offputting.
I easely get lost in obsessive rumination about my and other's intent and how this intent can be perceived, so I jumped at shadows and ( isn't that ironic) assumed R3qn65 was mocking my comment. And couldn't rule out if my comment deserved a bit of mocking...
(So lesson here is intent is super hard to discern, and our own assumption and fears tend to pollute our interpretation, even when we know they do.)
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Comment on Israeli spyware firm NSO demands “urgent” meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid Gaza war lobbying effort in ~tech
Pepetto (edited )Link Parent(Yeah, that was a poorly veiled vertue signaling attempt on my part ) Your comment seems like sarcasm. If so, while funny, i do not think it brings much to the conversation, reguardless how...(Yeah, that was a poorly veiled vertue signaling attempt on my part )
Your comment seems like sarcasm. If so, while funny, i do not think it brings much to the conversation, reguardless how charitable you think I think I am. -
Comment on Israeli spyware firm NSO demands “urgent” meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid Gaza war lobbying effort in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentMy read of th0mcat's comment is that he meant the spying is meant for political opponent and activist (internal citizen), not for external threat which they thought were under control because they...My read of th0mcat's comment is that he meant the spying is meant for political opponent and activist (internal citizen), not for external threat which they thought were under control because they kind of benefitted politically from their existence and had some arrangement with the leaders.
I didn't understand it as implying any kind of conspiracy theory. Let's try to interpret each other charitably instead of jumping at each other's throat... -
Comment on Facebook does not let me delete my account in ~tech
Pepetto LinkYeah, facebook sucks. This is what being the product feels like. Alternatively, you can progressively change all info on this account so it doesn't reflect you, then just abandon it! (Drown them...Yeah, facebook sucks. This is what being the product feels like.
Alternatively, you can progressively change all info on this account so it doesn't reflect you, then just abandon it! (Drown them in worthless fake data) -
Comment on Email provider recommendations? (Privacy-focused, paid-for) in ~tech
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentWow, i somehow didn't hear about that! I use tutanota. I won't stop using it just yet. The encription part is open source, so not clear what use tuta would have as a storefront. And the dude...Wow, i somehow didn't hear about that! I use tutanota.
I won't stop using it just yet. The encription part is open source, so not clear what use tuta would have as a storefront. And the dude saying it's a storefront doesn't sound completely coherent, maybe he just doesn't understand what he said.
Also, what would a gov agency do if it couldn't infiltrate a mail provider ? --> discredit it!
So either tutanota is a storefront for the secret service (in which case the damage is acceptable as i mostly want to escape Google), or tutanota is so good that the agencies try to drive us away from it...Wait and see I guess
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Comment on Looking at getting a new phone - help with my odd requirements? in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentYep, fairphone has pretty good track records on that front. It isn't perfect but they really try hard for a sustainable phone... For the Fairphone 5 (which i got, works great but i'm not picky),...Yep, fairphone has pretty good track records on that front. It isn't perfect but they really try hard for a sustainable phone...
For the Fairphone 5 (which i got, works great but i'm not picky), they used a chip intended for industrial/internet-of-things application because that way they could get support for 8 years on that chip (and they hope to update for 10).But I don't think the FP5 would fit what OP wants. It does't have an audio jack or wireless charging ( the excuse they give for removing those is bullshit, btw, as I said, not a perfect company , juste the least bad available)
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Comment on Steam Deck users, has anyone found a compact docking setup? in ~games
Pepetto LinkI have a nexdock which I occasionaly use. It sounds exactly like what you want and works great! https://nexdock.com/explore-nexdock/ Manufactoring quality isn't stellar though... My unit has quite...I have a nexdock which I occasionaly use. It sounds exactly like what you want and works great!
https://nexdock.com/explore-nexdock/
Manufactoring quality isn't stellar though... My unit has quite some backlight bleed. -
Comment on At a Helsinki nursery, children spend all day in the forest – how outdoor learning benefits children's health and teaches them to value nature in ~life
Pepetto Link ParentFrom my understanding, so long as you're avoiding hypothermia, being in the cold is only unhealthy because then you'll usually avoid ventilating the rooms (opening windows and doors regularly) and...From my understanding, so long as you're avoiding hypothermia, being in the cold is only unhealthy because then you'll usually avoid ventilating the rooms (opening windows and doors regularly) and so breath in damp, germs rich air.
If that is true, open air classroom is better than being warmer inside. -
Comment on The people who ruined the internet in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentNot linux? Not convinced apple is much better than google. They just surf on the privacy branding right now but cann't tell how long that will last.Not linux?
Not convinced apple is much better than google. They just surf on the privacy branding right now but cann't tell how long that will last.
Nice article, enjoyable and I learned a lot...
I did check out the rest of the blog and... Well... It serves as an illustration that people should usually stick to blogging about their area of expertise. It's pretty conspiracy theory territory...
Virus do exist and chemtrail don't.
And writing a whole article about this based on a conversation with a chatbot (asking it to defend the virologist point of view) is the most strawmanny thing I've ever seen or even heard of.
All in all, I'm happy tildes enabled me to read this article cause I definitly wouldn't have found it past the rest of the blog.