I just got horribly downvoted for summarising a YouTube video but here it is again for the people that just want an overview. Tell me, if you watch it, how accurate is it?:
In the YouTube video “‘Thrown to the wind’ – are wind farms really killing whales?”, the speaker examines the claims that wind farms are causing an increase in whale deaths off the eastern coast of America. Despite government statements denying a proven connection between wind farms and whale deaths, some argue that surveys used for wind farm development and pile driving cause excessive noise that harms whales. However, the speaker challenges these claims, pointing out that shipping boats, cruise liners, warships, and seismic surveys during oil exploration produce even louder noises. The video also investigates the correlation between wind farm traffic and whale deaths in the New England area and concludes that there is no proven link between wind farm activity and whale deaths, as whale deaths are rising globally and there is no increase in whale deaths in areas with more wind farms. The speaker also criticizes those opposing renewable energy based on unsubstantiated claims about wind farms harming whales, urging viewers to support a charity called Health in Harmony instead
I didn’t want to watch it either so here is a LLM making some stuff up:
In the “Valve Goes Hard: Steam Deck OLED Review & Benchmarks vs. ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Deck LCD” YouTube video, the presenter evaluates the Steam Deck OLED, comparing it to the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme in terms of hardware improvements and performance. Valve made significant alterations to the OLED model, enhancing screen quality, system latency, thermals, acoustics, and gaming performance. The review covers the methodology of comparing the two devices and their respective displays, focusing on latency and frame rate consistency in tests like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. The OLED model exhibits a slight frame rate advantage and superior frame time consistency, resulting in an enhanced gaming experience. The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme performs better in graphics benchmarks, but its higher latency negatively impacts the player experience. Both devices have similar input latency, but the OLED model features an overall system latency reduction, longer battery life, and quieter operation. Pricing is also discussed, with the Steam Deck OLED costing $550 and the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme priced at $600. The video concludes by addressing cons for both devices and introducing the upcoming review of the Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming device.
Haha, downvotes for a summary. Ouch. Is it wrong? Tell me why it’s wrong.
Here is the video description. Minus the repeated product placement and advertising. Sounds similar:
This deep-dive review of the Steam Deck OLED goes in-depth for gaming benchmarks, thermal testing, battery life of the Steam Deck OLD, LCD, and ASUS ROG Ally, and more. Testing primarily focuses on the Steam Deck LCD, Steam Deck OLED, and the Z1 Extreme edition of the ASUS ROG Ally. We’re still building-out charts of this brand new market, so we hope to next add the Lenovo Legion Go. The non-Extreme Z1 has already been through our testing and is linked below. As a first for our handheld test suite, we added total end-to-end system latency benchmarking as well! This testing will also help answer questions about the differences between the Steam Deck OLED and LCD hardware.
This testing is expensive to conduct and takes sometimes weeks of work just to complete testing, if not months at times. Help support our efforts to provide extremely detailed reviews by heading over to the store and buying something useful that helps us at the same time!
There was a radio piece saying that potting mix and cheap “soil mixes” may also be affected. The same thing people put into raised garden beds as cheap soil is wood-based/bark-based.
Too counter all the negative comments, I think the idea of making websites low energy (think solar.lowtech as an extreme example) is a good design principle. Yeah, in the big scheme of things it means not much but something is better than nothing.
This has been discussed before a while back. When it came up, I measured my page that is an environmental site and blog and it got an A+ rating. My intent in choosing the theme was to make it low data as possible (with my technological illiteracy) and I think the rating reflects that. No one wants or needs heavy webpages for a majority of them, of course exceptions apply. In this day and age, the heavier they are, the more data they are actively stealing.
I’m not saying it isn’t but like said, something is better than nothing. The doomerism involved in saying the individual can’t make any choices doesn’t make me feel solarpunk.
Everyone should be aware of the bleeding obvious but if individuals want to make changes, then let them? I like to plant thousands of trees each year and I definitely know that isn’t going to save the planet but I still do it because it makes me feel good.
Your comment is more succinct than mine but that was my intent.
If your webpage doesn’t need to load things for any important purpose, then actively make it lighter. It doesn’t hurt anyone and is one simple act that adds to the whole.
As for eco-certification, at least someone is trying to make it obvious. Good for them.
Ordering them by priority is fine but this is more of an ethos than a checklist. Everything that one could do could follow the same philosophy by shaving off energy usage where one can. Doesn’t matter if it’s a hot water tap, a walk to the shops instead of driving, sitting under a tree instead of aircon, or designing a website to send less data. They are all the same because the goal is use less and they all matter. Does that make sense?
Already done. Plus all the tree planting and biochar I do.
Perhaps your argument is a foundational one whereas other people are already chasing the diminishing returns. As an ethos, I feel that everything one should do is striving to that lower goal but there is no shame in attacking your agenda as a priority checklist, it makes sense financially.
I still don’t know why we can’t have low energy websites as the norm but certainly there are low-hanging fruit to grab elsewhere. Definitely not denying any of that.
Somewhat related anecdote: When I do my environmental work in the field and biomass needs to be moved, most people tend to move it downhill as that’s easier. I always move biomass uphill as I introduce energy into the system rather than the usual entropy (nutrients flow downhill). Most people don’t understand that argument, it’s beyond them, they think “it doesn’t matter”. Just like low energy websites, it’s the little things…
Or anyone that uses Facebook or any other platform of misinformation. There are some fucked up 20 year old climate change deniers at my work and I work in the environmental industry! What are they doing there?!
A 20-year experiment conducted by Colorado State University researchers in Yellowstone National Park found that restoring apex predators like wolves was not a quick fix for ecosystems degraded by their absence. While wolf reintroduction lowered elk populations, willows and aspens did not recover as strongly as expected even...
So how did it fair? The external temperature reached a scorching 1000oC while inside the house was a cool 35oC. There was minimal damage to the straw house’s cladding and while the steel frame heated up to 100–110oC it remained structurally sound and intact. Attached to the house was a about 70–odd sensors that measured what was happening inside and outside the building, so there are plenty more results to be analysed. For now, we know that when exposed to extreme bushfire conditions the little house that could, stood.
Ever increasing transport costs and maintenance, old age succession, internal economy, constant property price speculation as per standard capitalism, landlord class/renter class, drifting ideals once the permaculture buzz wore off, weeds and other degradations.
Beautiful regenerating natural landscape with gently integrated human habitation, rich water resources, social events, diverse exotic useful plants, wildlife, potential.
'Thrown to the wind' -- are wind farms really killing whales? (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/7289659...
Valve Goes Hard: Steam Deck OLED Review & Benchmarks vs. ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Deck LCD (www.youtube.com)
Asbestos as "recovered fines" can also be sold in soil mixes. Why not give "structural soil" a go? It's just rocks, biochar, compost, and some minerals. No recovered wood pieces. (aussie.zone)
More info and pictures: aus.social/...
What are your thoughts on website eco certification? (slrpnk.net)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/6839374...
Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions | Trees and soil on Jigsaw Farms in western Victoria have now passed peak sequestration (www.theguardian.com)
Could it be that I just have horrible taste? No, it's the market that's wrong! (lemmy.today)
‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest (www.theage.com.au)
Apex predators not a quick fix for restoring ecosystems, 20-year study finds (phys.org)
A 20-year experiment conducted by Colorado State University researchers in Yellowstone National Park found that restoring apex predators like wolves was not a quick fix for ecosystems degraded by their absence. While wolf reintroduction lowered elk populations, willows and aspens did not recover as strongly as expected even...
Gas producer 'committed' to controversial drilling project despite NSW government opposition (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Asset Energy Pty Ltd says it’s committed to a drilling project to extract gas off the NSW coast, despite government opposition....
Cannabis and peppers in aeroponics (lemmy.world)
2x super silver haze clones, 2x Durban poison from seed, Jalapeño and sweet bell pepper....
Should more British homes be built using straw? (www.bbc.co.uk)
This didn’t seem quite serious enough for UK, but it’s kinda neat....
Are Ecovillages Impossible? | The back-to-the-land 1970s model ecovillage doesn't work for younger generations. Here's what does (terrenity.substack.com)