mattferrell

mattferrell, 1 day ago to VintageOSes

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/GjX7pQCOamA Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d478c7e4 Sean and I talk about playing three-dimensional poker when your opponent is playing… something else…? This is where the Star Trek we all know really kicks off with Spock, Kirk, Sulu … and now Bones. Who wants some Tranya?

#TrekinTime #TOS #Tranya

mattferrell, 1 day ago to random

#FunFactFriday: With power production rising, better storage is the next goal and a new zinc-based battery is low cost, environmentally friendly and safer than lithium-ion and lead batteries. Could this be the energy storage solution we need? News Source: https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/new-zinc-battery-is-eco-friendly-and-affordable-for-low-income-countries-386714

#FFF #Zincbattery #Energystorage

mattferrell, 3 days ago to random

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/OP5ME-rLN5Y Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7501c085 Matt talks to Fanni Melles about her PhD research into the future of smarter cities. Her research focused on Melbourne-based city designing professionals and how they’re applying smart city concepts, but this can apply to any city around the world. What is a smart city?

#StillTBD #Smartcity #WTF4Cities

mattferrell, 3 days ago to random

Do you think that DAWTs have a place?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/SGQTwcq0UIY

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/is-this-rooftop-turbine-the-future-of-energy-or-an-old-idea/

#DAWT #Wind #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 4 days ago to random

What kind of impact can DAWTs have on the future of energy?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/SGQTwcq0UIY

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/is-this-rooftop-turbine-the-future-of-energy-or-an-old-idea/

#DAWT #Wind #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 8 days ago to KDE

#FunFactFriday: A new fusion record has been set, with plasma being sustained for 6 minutes with 15% more energy, thanks to the tungsten lining at WEST (Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak). Could tungsten be the solution for sustained nuclear fusion? News Source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-record-tungsten

#FFF #NuclearFusion #Plasma

mattferrell, 10 days ago to random

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/ie48sOqBfJI Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf41c578 Sean and I talk about whether or not networked, cascading heat pumps are viable for home use. Are they worth it?

#StillTBD #Heatpump #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 15 days ago to VintageOSes

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time episode is out: https://youtu.be/ujXUsSKHYZg Audio: https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf2aa5c2 We talk about STAR TREK … the original series. Finally. It’s a little jarring going from one of the newest Star Trek series to the oldest, but how does it hold up?

#TOS #StarTrek #TrekinTime

mattferrell, 15 days ago to renewableenergy

#FunFactFriday: An investment of $20 billion into offshore wind by Octopus Energy Group will go towards the generation of 12GW of renewable energy, aiming at projects across the globe. What’re your thoughts on offshore wind? News Source: https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/07/24/octopus-energy-to-pour-billions-in-offshore-wind-globally-by-2030/

#FFF #Offshorewind #Renewableenergy

mattferrell, 17 days ago to solar

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/m0GfWX5sT4o Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce9cce2d Sean and I talk about whether or not the distrust in sustainable tech, like home solar panels, is based on fact or fiction.

#Solar #StillTBD #Undecided

mattferrell, 17 days ago to random

What’s a cascading heat pump? And are our homes ready for them?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/wSgv5NwtByk

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/how-this-new-heat-pump-is-genius/

#Flooid #HeatPump #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 18 days ago to random

Would you be interested in a cascading heat pump for your home?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/wSgv5NwtByk

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/how-this-new-heat-pump-is-genius/

#Heatpumps #Flooid #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 22 days ago to StarTrek

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out: https://youtu.be/uMisC9j5szc Audio: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b778ea91 Sean and I talk about the end of Star Trek Strange New Worlds season two … and what lurks next week. Does the season cliffhanger work or fall flat?

#SNW #Trekintime #StarTrek

mattferrell, 22 days ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The OceanX is an offshore twin rotor floating platform wind turbine that can deliver a combined output of 16.6MW and can withstand extreme weather conditions. Do you think dual rotor turbines are the future of offshore wind? News Source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/oceanx-twin-rotor-floating-platform

#Offshorewind #Windturbines #FFF

mattferrell, 24 days ago to solar

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/uiFa3ThFvlw Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9dd024e7 Sean and I talk about perovskite breakthroughs and changes in solar energy production. Is it really the future of solar technology?

#Solar #StillTBD #Perovskite

mattferrell, 24 days ago to solar

If you have solar, do you feel like you’ve gotten your value or do you feel ripped off?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/BD7aCkLwR7U

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/top-5-reasons-were-getting-ripped-off-with-solar-or-are-we/

#Solar #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 25 days ago to solar

Did I get ripped off and scammed with my solar?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/BD7aCkLwR7U

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/top-5-reasons-were-getting-ripped-off-with-solar-or-are-we/

#Solar #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 29 days ago to StarTrek

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out: https://youtu.be/y76Z12XyOeY Audio: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae8b3e71 Sean and I sing our way through watching this episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds. Does musical theater have a place in Star Trek? (hint: no)

#StarTrek #SNW #TrekinTime