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looofooo0··on We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy

Basically use dirty water, finely filter it, such that only things as big as phages remain. Put that liquid in a solution of bacteria you want to treat. Filter it again, repeat... In the end you should end up with some phage solution which specifically attacks the bacteria. If these phages don't work anymore, find new ones.

looofooo0··on Linux phones are more important now than ever
At least in SEPA you have instant payment, which is even better than any proof of the start of the transaction.
looofooo0··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
My argument is that german electricity is way more expensive then the french. But you are right npp is overregulated and should be build in convoys to manage cost.
looofooo0··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
Just because in Germany the bill was footed by the consumer and geopolitical dependcies (Russia) does not make its CO2 free electricity cheaper. It also still lacks behind France in CO2 emission.
looofooo0··on Linux phones are more important now than ever
There is a special place in hell for people providing non copyable text information in the form of screenshots.
looofooo0··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
Not true, lifetime is longer and there are no rare earth elements in battery cells themself. Rare earth are not really rare btw.
looofooo0··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
South Korean company build a NPP in 7 years in Saudi Arabia.
looofooo0··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
What kind assumptions is this based on?
looofooo0··on How Britain built some of the world’s safest roads
Well overtaking with 135 one drive 130 should not lead to people driving 2m in your back, which is quite often the case when I am on the autobahn.
looofooo0··on How Britain built some of the world’s safest roads
By death per km France, Italy, Slovenia and Croatia are more dangerous then Germany or Switzerland. German Autobahn is crazy and non-pleasant if you drive slow, but in Switzerland everyone follows the speed limit so it is quite relaxing. Also, you seem to struggle with mountainous roads, which depends on the topography and not the country.
looofooo0··on Microsoft doubles down on small modular reactors and fusion energy
There is more than enough uranium on the planet. This is more of a pork cycle problem. If there is a clear path towards an SMR industry supply will be there.
looofooo0··on Microsoft doubles down on small modular reactors and fusion energy
Seriously, you are concerned small nuclear reactors left behind? The main idea is, that you will be able to load them onto a truck and ship them back to the factory. So the chance of anything left behind is very small.
looofooo0··on Finnish City Inaugurates 1 MW/100 MWh Sand Battery
I think with enough renewable in the grid, there will always be times when the costs are 0 or negative, so you can help stabilize the grid by consuming.
looofooo0··on Theft is not fair use
No you copy it, the file remains on the server. The problem is the semantics and all what comes with it:

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html.en

looofooo0··on ESP32-Faikin: ESP32 based module to control Daikin aircon units
not true you need an certificate to handle those gases and fines are up 50.000€ if you do it without.
looofooo0··on ESP32-Faikin: ESP32 based module to control Daikin aircon units
You are not, in the UK at least they teach you how to install a plug yourself in school. Please tell me what is the hazard of adding a plug to your aircon?
looofooo0··on ESP32-Faikin: ESP32 based module to control Daikin aircon units
As you said, you are not allowed to install it hence it is forbidden for you, you need a professional to do it for you. It is 400€ to buy a unit, but if you ask an professional shit cost 2500€ at least. r32 aint toxic and it is only mildly flammable and a few 100 Gramms, meanwhile anyone can use their natural gas cooker in their house alongside a 11kg bottle. I don't see the electrical hazard if you plug a small unit into a normal power socket. They teach how to wire a plug in school in the UK.
looofooo0··on Why you can't color calibrate deep space photos
You can even do the conversion diy.
looofooo0··on Why you can't color calibrate deep space photos
Some even scratch of the bayer pattern of old cameras.
looofooo0··on Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation Peltier cooling
"We used copilot to hack the code together."
looofooo0··on 'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
How does this help? Use print to png or use AI to remove non visible content. It is only a small script away, maybe only the right prompt.
looofooo0··on Starcloud can’t put a data centre in space at $8.2M in one Starship
Maybe they use dawn dusk orbits!
looofooo0··on They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers
Not true, latest peak is 2024 also for CO2 Emissions.
looofooo0··on They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers
Turns out China buys Iranian oil, China makes cheap products out of this oil. China builds lots of new cheap coal plants, west fades theirs out but moves part of their production to China.. etc.
looofooo0··on What's stopping America from going all-in on heat pumps?
In Switzerland there is some neat established method for finding out the needed heating power. Consumption/year x Efficiency / 2000h/year = Max heating power. This should work for most moderate climates, although you should consult your local climate table. https://pubdb.bfe.admin.ch/de/publication/download/2781

Further even if you undersize your heat pump to only 70% of the max heating power, then you still will get out 99% from your heating from the heat pump on average.

looofooo0··on Starcloud can’t put a data centre in space at $8.2M in one Starship
Power!? Isnt that just PV and batteries? LEO has like 1.5h orbit.
looofooo0··on Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity
Well inner mine transport can be net positive as well with electrical mining trucks. Then you need the energy for explosives and stone cutting, which needs further investigation, whether this can be offset by the energy gained of the stones travelling downhill. Water should be better used for hydroelectrical production.
looofooo0··on Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity
Also, if your mine is done, you can load up your trains and bring them to the next up to the mountain mine! Lifetime of the catenaries might be a lot longer than the mine.
looofooo0··on Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity
I wonder that in certain parts of the world, the train network could become net positive electrical contributor by mining stones in quarries up the mountain?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVaWmEI9O1w

looofooo0··on Breakthrough cancer test predicts whether chemotherapy will work
Colleagues worked in some project for cancer research where they connected terminally ill patient with certain studies. Most of these studies did the same thing, sequencing DNA of the cancer and then finding the right combination of medicines. It turned out that sometimes the treatment was too successful with the right combination, and it killed all cancer cells in a very short time. This was also bad outcome as it was very toxic. Anyway a bunch of people with very late stages did survive all of this and are now cancer free. So now the researchers try to match the DNA with the right amount of treatment to strike a balance.
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