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with their history of questionable chats and leaks i don't doubt it.

oh, thank you, I'll see if there is a better source.

i don't understand those nimbys. With solar, its crazy! The soil will regenerate and you'll probably get more nature than before, especially if the farmers use sheep to mow it. That's why we can't have nice things.

I mean, in Germany, issue number 1 is the grid, especially in Bavaria. Politicians were just asleep or did not care.

For example, there is a super interesting agri PV installation in the Hallertau, where they grow most of the hops for beer. The farmer built and payed it himself and its a commercial trial instead of a public testrun.

He lost about 20 percent of the hop compared to the non-pv areas; however, the money from the solar panels easily covered that and made a profit. In addition, he used about 30 to 40 percent less water with no impact on the quality of the hop, which is one of the biggest issues in that area, as it runs out of water in summer.

The Hallertau would be ideal for generating large quantities of power; however, due to not having a modern power grid, he is unable deliver more power to the grid. (article in German here: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/pilotprojekt-hat-erfolg...)

you would think that this is a simpel fix, and it would be in the political interest to decentralzie the powergrid and create local storage solution (or at least in the local power companies interest), but it seems like nothing is moving forward for about a decade now.

Personally, i think agri pv has a huge potential as enables the farmers to have additional income while keeping the field open for farming. Its also an easier sell than wind or hydro (especially because you have the farmers on your side, and with them their lobby), but it needs grid upgrades and storage capacities. It baffles my mind that our politicans are willing to throw millions at nuclear, but everything besides that needs to have a strict business plan or it is not even tried.

100 % agree. They somehow figured out early that its better to sell to the others and stay renewable themselves.

Some good points, i have a few thoughts to add.

Norway: yes, they are doing fine (80% EV, btw, so it seems you can actually use EVs in colder weather... I think the nordics are actually way ahead of the rest of Europe when it comes to sustainable energy creation, with norway getting about 90% last year from Hydro - super impressive. https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/Norway

France: I think they might turn around, because their low prices are tied to massive subsidies (that are scheduled to end in part end of 2025). And, France has the weather and sun to be even more successfull. That would however mean a decentralization of the power grid and probably storage solutions (batteries, hydro or h2), something thats complicated and not sexy to sell to the public - one of the reasons Germany is so far behind. Our grid is stuck in the past and enough company lobby politicians to keep it that way.

US: it is probably less of a pricing issue and more a topic of resiliance and stabilizing the power grid. It looks like rolling blackouts in the US get more, especially during the summer months (where solar could directly be used for the AC). https://urbanclimate.gatech.edu/current-projects/blackout-tr...

I think it would especially make sense to run your AC on if you have a flexible plan - i remember so many stories of people suddenly having to pay thousands during peak times in summer.

California, Texas and most of the rust belt does have enough solar to easily get by, especially if you add a battery backup.

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Link in German: https://compaliate.heise.de/

still the best filters, i think. You can filter stuff so deeply, its crazy.

Huh, i see a bunch of used Renault Zoes for about 5k or less in my area. I wonder if they hold up as well.

I find it fascinating that renewables always have to have a ROI.

nobody cares about his car loosing value as soon as you drive off the parking lot. Or any other appliance - a fridge will never have a ROI, a washing machine will not and neither will a stove, a macbook or a fancy smart home system. They are part of our live, loose value and we accept that.

But solar or batteries (granted, mostly with home-solutions)? Better make money, otherwise why even bother.

Me too. Even if a lot of the innovation is what we already had with pidgin or trillian years ago. but i love that the walled gardens get torn down a bit. More, please.

This earned an upvote for the fantastic readme / installation guide alone. Very well done.

and i am off to waste time on a best of Gavin Belson compilation, thank you.

If you are in Germany or the neighboring countries, NA Augustiner is probably the best lager without booze.

Or switch to things like non-alcoholic gin or other tinctures. I cut down my alcohol consumption last year to lose weight, but especially at the end of the day or with friends, I am so sick of just drinking water, i want something sparkly, ideally with an umbrella.

However, the alcohol free mocktails have been getting better and better, so while you won't get the buzz, you at least have something fancy.

To be honest, my biggest surprise was the non-alcoholic captain morgan, tasted like real nice aged rum and is fantastic with some ginger beer.

He also ratted out Jesse Ventura to McMahon for trying to set up a union for wrestlers in the 80s and McMahon came down hard. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1062201/how-hulk-hogan-helped-p...

Do what you want, i am not risking offending the machine spirit.

its not self-aware, regardless what it tells you (see the original link)

I don't know, it has been shown multiple times that it can understand voice requests, find and organize relevant files. For example in The measure of a Man (TNG).

The only sane way is to treat LLMs like a computer in Star Trek. Give it precise orders and clarify along the way, and treat it with respect but also know its a machine with limits. Its not Data, its the ships voice

Player creativity should be rewarded. I'd let them use it once, but if they try it more than that, the bad guys hear about it and suddenly they'll look at the wrong end of a bunch of those railguns.

relevant Reno 911 clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwesfKJ1AI

*citation needed

It would help more to get rid if their fascists. Eastern germany is not a nice place to visit or live outside cities.

Not just the open skinheads, but everyday racism is rampant.

get a cargo bike and people will leave you alone because they fear that you can do real damage to their precious cars.

Source: my daily driver for the last 7 years has been a Nihola and now a HNF Nicola (hey, hamburg!) and drivers rarely come close.

Not to worry, Andy's takes cash only, so probably 90% of readers here will have a bad experience ;) /s

it is one of the last cool places in that area, sadly it has been gentrified over the last 20 years.

Haxnbauer, however, has and always will be a tourist trap, even now that there are 2 of them. New haxenbauer in the original haxenbauer place and original haxenbauer in a new place, about 200m further.

For anyone else wanting a good experience and good food (and being able to pay with card) i always recommend:

Wirtshaus in der Au

Xavers

i don't like working with webp. especially since chrome pushes it on everyting, but googles other tools like slides do not support it. Super annoying, especially since google developed it.

I am convinced that you can find waste (probably not as much corruption) in every modern government. However, you need people to really dive into the processes, ask what and why those have been set up in the past (every rule has an origin story) and if they can be bundled or streamlined. Same with expenses, you need things like forensic accountants and time to understand things.

Doge wanted to take shortcuts and destroyed everything without having alternatives in place. They had hoped for short-term wins, and neither the workers there nor their boss has the attention span or the experience necessary to really understand and optimize processes, thus reducing waste.

oh, he was problematic waaaaayy before that, but that tracks.

Sucks for him, I hope he recovers or manages somehow. On the other hand, he is not a good guy. If you want to go deeper, there are some episodes on Behind the Bastards dedicated to him. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236...