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January 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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... we were to be able to find a store of hydrogen that could be harnessed that might make the production point unnecessary. Like I said before, I'm a sci-fi nerd, but I think there is a lot of technology needed to work towards helping us thrive on this planet.
January 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
... we were to be able to find a store of hydrogen that could be harnessed that might make the production point unnecessary. Like I said before, I'm a sci-fi nerd, but I think there is a lot of technology needed to work towards helping us thrive on this planet.
This is an interesting article. I think that it highlights some of the potential issues in utilizing hydrogen in the auto market. Specifically the energy required to make the hydrogen, especially in America where we have very little renewables going into utilizing energy anyways. But if...
January 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is an interesting article. I think that it highlights some of the potential issues in utilizing hydrogen in the auto market. Specifically the energy required to make the hydrogen, especially in America where we have very little renewables going into utilizing energy anyways. But if...
I agree with that 100% too. My volunteer work was an organic farm, and the classes I took emphasized regenerative agriculture as well. This is a big issue that transcends (somewhat) the political divide.
January 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I agree with that 100% too. My volunteer work was an organic farm, and the classes I took emphasized regenerative agriculture as well. This is a big issue that transcends (somewhat) the political divide.
I do think it may go in either, or both directions. If it's a fuel cell they can use that to power motors, right? If batteries get better that could also lead to better at home and on-grid power storage for renewables to lessen the peak hours. i know that's not EV but it's renewables in general.
January 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I do think it may go in either, or both directions. If it's a fuel cell they can use that to power motors, right? If batteries get better that could also lead to better at home and on-grid power storage for renewables to lessen the peak hours. i know that's not EV but it's renewables in general.
Well it's like the gas fired light fixtures in cities or the horse-drawn buggies before light bulbs and engines too. If there is a market that drives innovation without having to sell products to fund that innovation.. like we wouldn't have Starlink or SpaceX if Musk didn't do Tesla, for example
January 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Well it's like the gas fired light fixtures in cities or the horse-drawn buggies before light bulbs and engines too. If there is a market that drives innovation without having to sell products to fund that innovation.. like we wouldn't have Starlink or SpaceX if Musk didn't do Tesla, for example
Where did I hear that huge hydrogen resources could be tapped for their energy output. I have a hard time understanding how using tremendous amounts of energy to make hydrogen for cars gets us anywhere. But I think the idea of hydrogen would solve the battery and fueling problems (and range!)
January 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Where did I hear that huge hydrogen resources could be tapped for their energy output. I have a hard time understanding how using tremendous amounts of energy to make hydrogen for cars gets us anywhere. But I think the idea of hydrogen would solve the battery and fueling problems (and range!)
And I think that's okay. I agree with your other comment about coming together to find solutions, things are so divisive now. I'm also big into ag and have been volunteering and working on farms and attending a big conference here in my home town (little "big ag" community") 😀
January 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
And I think that's okay. I agree with your other comment about coming together to find solutions, things are so divisive now. I'm also big into ag and have been volunteering and working on farms and attending a big conference here in my home town (little "big ag" community") 😀
I agree. I'm fresh out of Facebook land where it's just "you're stupid", "no you're stupid!"
January 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I agree. I'm fresh out of Facebook land where it's just "you're stupid", "no you're stupid!"
I am a big sci-fi guy, but I think we're closer to collapse than we are to being able to colonize a place we could escape to. I'm a lefty who thinks that government control should be mostly a minimum, with a thought that we already have forms of central planning inherent in capitalism.
January 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I am a big sci-fi guy, but I think we're closer to collapse than we are to being able to colonize a place we could escape to. I'm a lefty who thinks that government control should be mostly a minimum, with a thought that we already have forms of central planning inherent in capitalism.
but nuclear is OK IMO.
January 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
but nuclear is OK IMO.
I'm not sure. I'll have to do some more reading about that. From what I do understand though is that the motor is not the problem but the battery (and I don't know if we can improve motors much more). Battery tech is advancing rapidly and in terms of % of renewables we're pretty far behind...
January 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm not sure. I'll have to do some more reading about that. From what I do understand though is that the motor is not the problem but the battery (and I don't know if we can improve motors much more). Battery tech is advancing rapidly and in terms of % of renewables we're pretty far behind...
That's an ethical question like the trolley question, but I'll bite on that I think its also a good idea to have a declining population and could achieve a healthy balance with our ecosystem. Arcologies too instead of sprawl.
January 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
That's an ethical question like the trolley question, but I'll bite on that I think its also a good idea to have a declining population and could achieve a healthy balance with our ecosystem. Arcologies too instead of sprawl.
I agree mostly, but I will argue that gas and oil fired power plants are much more efficient than ICEs and can sometimes run on a range of fuels. Also plastics are a big utilization of oil and we are starting to understand the effects these microplastics are having on our bodies too, a little aside.
January 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I agree mostly, but I will argue that gas and oil fired power plants are much more efficient than ICEs and can sometimes run on a range of fuels. Also plastics are a big utilization of oil and we are starting to understand the effects these microplastics are having on our bodies too, a little aside.
I can dig through my library to find an actual quote (from a book in the 90s) but anthropologists suggest that we suffer directly all kinds of diseases and over population because we started farming. Hunter-Gatherers were actually much more in tune with nature's cycles. They worked less too.
January 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I can dig through my library to find an actual quote (from a book in the 90s) but anthropologists suggest that we suffer directly all kinds of diseases and over population because we started farming. Hunter-Gatherers were actually much more in tune with nature's cycles. They worked less too.
Well of course we wouldn't be at the same place if the conditions had changed. If we didn't rely on cobalt mines from forced labor in the congo, we wouldn't have these devices.. or maybe they'd be different in their engineering.
January 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Well of course we wouldn't be at the same place if the conditions had changed. If we didn't rely on cobalt mines from forced labor in the congo, we wouldn't have these devices.. or maybe they'd be different in their engineering.
I feel like the damage is pretty extensive and that it will take a long time to heal what we've done for it. Not turning it around in 20 years (and we've lagged behind that) if civilization is to survive the future we need to keep working now. Not give up at least.
January 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I feel like the damage is pretty extensive and that it will take a long time to heal what we've done for it. Not turning it around in 20 years (and we've lagged behind that) if civilization is to survive the future we need to keep working now. Not give up at least.
It is also most likely that the health of the soil system affected how the land responded to the drought. Hint- science has shown us how these cycles work. It's not fringe. Even my hardcore conservative farmer buddies understand that they can't leave their soil bare anymore.
January 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It is also most likely that the health of the soil system affected how the land responded to the drought. Hint- science has shown us how these cycles work. It's not fringe. Even my hardcore conservative farmer buddies understand that they can't leave their soil bare anymore.
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Normally the soil would be covered and hold a lot of water to stave off a drought, but we didn't consider that and left vast swaths of land bare.
Normally the soil would be covered and hold a lot of water to stave off a drought, but we didn't consider that and left vast swaths of land bare.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01928-2#:~:text=There%20is%20near%2Duniversal%20consensus%20(97%E2%80%9399.9%)%20in%20the,can%20impede%20efforts%20to%20mitigate%20climate%20change6%2C7
January 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Normally the soil would be covered and hold a lot of water to stave off a drought, but we didn't consider that and left vast swaths of land bare.
Normally the soil would be covered and hold a lot of water to stave off a drought, but we didn't consider that and left vast swaths of land bare.
Cite how the fringe has all the data and can't possibly be wrong. 80% of fringers get their data from memes 🙄
January 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Cite how the fringe has all the data and can't possibly be wrong. 80% of fringers get their data from memes 🙄
