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  1. Comment on Battery-storage project that will become the biggest in Finland has been given the go-ahead to start construction – can store power for two hours in ~enviro

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    Large battery developers and operators often refer to batteries by the duration at which they can discharge at max power, so a "two hour battery", "four hour battery" etc. For example:...

    Large battery developers and operators often refer to batteries by the duration at which they can discharge at max power, so a "two hour battery", "four hour battery" etc. For example: https://timera-energy.com/blog/battery-storage-duration-is-lengthening/

    But to your point, the capacity itself is of interest to readers and should be provided up front in the article without making people do mental math.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Global Capslock key in ~comp

  3. Comment on Global Capslock key in ~comp

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    Nolen, the author, was just on a podcast where he talks about how he builds these things with that in mind very much. He is excited about building non-toxic internet games and toys where people...

    Nolen, the author, was just on a podcast where he talks about how he builds these things with that in mind very much. He is excited about building non-toxic internet games and toys where people can find the edges and push them to limits without it really hurting anybody. https://corecursive.com/one-million-checkboxes-with-nolen-royalty/

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Can you recommend tv shows with themes of grit, endurance, survival under hostile circumstances? in ~tv

  5. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm re-reading East of Eden and it's as fantastic as I remember it the first time

    I'm re-reading East of Eden and it's as fantastic as I remember it the first time

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I released v0.5.0 of https://github.com/robinovitch61/kl, my Kubernetes log viewer for your terminal. I'm excited about optimizing it further and adding things like in-memory analysis of logs:...

    I released v0.5.0 of https://github.com/robinovitch61/kl, my Kubernetes log viewer for your terminal.

    I'm excited about optimizing it further and adding things like in-memory analysis of logs: grouping by similarity for anomaly detection, visualizations for log volume by time, etc

    5 votes

  7. Comment on The sham legacy of Richard Feynman in ~science

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    100%. As someone who read Surely You're Joking and What Do You Care What Other People Think as a teen, my memories of these books are not at all "what an aspirationally brilliant asshole" and more...

    100%. As someone who read Surely You're Joking and What Do You Care What Other People Think as a teen, my memories of these books are not at all "what an aspirationally brilliant asshole" and more "this guy tested human scent by smelling old books" and "this guy took apart old phones" and "this guy realized that internal counting is more consistent for people who visualized a counter in their head rather than heard a counter go up in their head". Also "this guy disparages the concept of doing things just for getting awards". This is me reflecting on them over a decade later.

    It's possible I just forgot many stories where he's a "brilliant asshole", but my teenage takeaways from those books were "wow, I should really follow my interests and curiosities" and "science is more approachable and relatable than is often presented in school".

    Edit: reading https://tildes.net/~science/1kda/the_sham_legacy_of_richard_feynman#comment-e8bl, it seems like I definitely forgot about some of the more problematic stories. It would be interesting to re-read as an adult and gain a more complete understanding of Feynman as a person. It's helpful to take people off of their pedestal sometimes.

    14 votes

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've been working on a terminal based log viewer for kubernetes: https://github.com/robinovitch61/kl It's been super fun and is feeling more polished and finished, although I have a lot more I...

    I've been working on a terminal based log viewer for kubernetes: https://github.com/robinovitch61/kl

    It's been super fun and is feeling more polished and finished, although I have a lot more I want to do with it. I use it daily in my work which is satisfying.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Community Check-In: How is everyone doing? in ~life

  10. Comment on webtoon-dl: a cli for downloading webtoons as pdfs in ~comics

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    Many moons later, I have added a cbz output format option :)

    Many moons later, I have added a cbz output format option :)

    7 votes

  11. Comment on Lighthearted movie about someone finding a new direction? in ~movies

  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv

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    I think this is spot on. The Behind the Bastards episodes on him talk about how if nothing else, he presents a view of what it means to be a modern man within a space lacking coherent positive and...

    I think this is spot on. The Behind the Bastards episodes on him talk about how if nothing else, he presents a view of what it means to be a modern man within a space lacking coherent positive and actionable definitions. His definition is ethically awful and will lead to unnecessarily worse lives for many boys, men and those of all genders that they interact with, but it's coherent, clear and actionable.

    14 votes

  13. Comment on Brain tissue on a chip achieves voice recognition in ~tech

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    Yep, I think we all should be way more cognizant of its progress and scrutinize it. From first hand experience a lot of people in this industries' primary concern is "we are not moving fast...

    Yep, I think we all should be way more cognizant of its progress and scrutinize it. From first hand experience a lot of people in this industries' primary concern is "we are not moving fast enough". Facebook-style move fast and ("try not to but it's worth it to compared to going too slow") break things. But with the human mind. Animal testing outrage is pennies compared to the potential societal harm here.

    On the other hand, it has some amazing upsides. Restoring motion, sight, hearing, and movement/touch to those currently without. Just like, plz no ads or political messaging or social media in our brains.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Read and loved scholomance last year and just getting started on murderbot this month, so this is encouraging to read :)

    Read and loved scholomance last year and just getting started on murderbot this month, so this is encouraging to read :)

  15. Comment on webtoon-dl: a cli for downloading webtoons as pdfs in ~comics

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    Thanks for checking it out and for the helpful feedback! I did pdfs as I built this at first to put some comics on my reMarkable eink reader. I wasn't aware of cbz - I'll look into supporting that...

    Thanks for checking it out and for the helpful feedback!

    I did pdfs as I built this at first to put some comics on my reMarkable eink reader. I wasn't aware of cbz - I'll look into supporting that with this tool, too.

    Good note about separating build from install. I have another project's README I should do that to as well :)

    5 votes

  16. Comment on webtoon-dl: a cli for downloading webtoons as pdfs in ~comics

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    I made this! Try it out and request features if you'd like.

    I made this! Try it out and request features if you'd like.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Your organic, eco-friendly lifestyle isn't as green as you think in ~enviro

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    This nonprofit does some great analysis on the widespread issues with carbon offsets. I don't know of any that are the "real deal" with a high degree of individual confidence:...

    This nonprofit does some great analysis on the widespread issues with carbon offsets. I don't know of any that are the "real deal" with a high degree of individual confidence:

    This post explains why an investor in public markets today cannot adequately characterize most companies’ use of carbon offsets, and by extension the adequacy of their net-zero transition plans, on the basis of existing public information. We explain how straightforward, company-level disclosures about offset use could close this information gap.

    https://carbonplan.org/research/offset-disclosure-needs

    Only slightly related speculation, GiveWell used to set the donation price of saving a human life at around $3k, and now it's around $5k. I don't think it's because organizations got worse at what they do or all the "low hanging fruit" lives got saved already. Doing good reliably at scale with high confidence is hard and usually costs a lot. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Your organic, eco-friendly lifestyle isn't as green as you think in ~enviro

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    This takes it further than what my philosophical argument is, which goes something like "my partner and I have strong environmental values, so it's high likelihood my kids will as well, which is...

    Philosophically, I think you could make an argument for that particular one, something about birthing a great scholar who discovers nuclear fusion and cures cancer etc. etc., but the opportunity cost of not creating a person who might theoretically solve a set of undefined problems in an undefined way is pretty quantitatively difficult to measure, so it isn't reflected in this data. Probably worth investigation in general, i.e. what is the most optimal population size to support innovation, but out of scope right now.

    This takes it further than what my philosophical argument is, which goes something like "my partner and I have strong environmental values, so it's high likelihood my kids will as well, which is desperately needed" as @teaearlgraycold's comment lays out. You don't have to invent fusion -- just make an incremental (or larger) change to a system that negates more than your own lifetime impact in carbon. That level of impact, while difficult/impossible to quantify precisely, is being made by a number of systems engineers, data analysts, physicists, teachers, etc. who are working on building and promoting a more sustainable future throughout their careers. Of course, you can't control your kids' lives, values, or career focus. But it's not a binary between "Newton or Leech".

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Scientists are researching a device that can induce lucid dreams on demand in ~tech