the thing is, what we're watching is the bigot's last stand. they're getting nasty because it's now or never. their power base is dieing off and they know it, and they're hoping to stuff us back into the closet while they still have levers of power to pull.
spez is a nazi, that's why. I got a 7 day ban recently for criticizing trump, and now I'm here. reddit's jumped the shark, actually it did a few years ago and only now is there something good enough to replace it
Feinstein fell Tuesday. “All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” the senator’s office said, adding that her hospital visit lasted about two hours.
It occurred to me that Nazi ideology was entrenched in the German people from as early as the 1920s and officially since 1933 to 1945. You’d think that such a systemic worldview would be difficult to eradicate but it would seem Nazism was quickly removed after the Allies and Russians conquered them....
I'm impressed so far too, and I think that nice communities can be cultivated, but very large, general purpose communities are just gonna have mosh pits in the comments sections
it's not quite that trivial but if you're building new the cost is roughly the same. I live in an all electric home and wouldn't dream of ripping out the electric stove for a gas one, or getting a gas water heater. I mean I could go for an induction stove but that is a drop in replacement
I wonder if you could do that instead of central air. I've lived in houses where certain rooms don't get AC or heat, annoyingly always mine. having one per floor, internal insulation, separate smart thermometers etc. could provide both better heating and cooling and eek out energy savings.
we need to be electrifying buildings today while we continue to develop and decarbonize the electric grid. also on all but the coldest days a heatpump powered by a natural gas power plant is more fuel efficient than burning the gas locally. technology connections did a few vids on the subject:
I was thinking of new builds, retrofitting old buildings has it's limitations, not to mention how some old homes in urban areas are better off torn down and replaced by denser housing
A solid majority (56%) overall called climate change a major threat, including almost 9 in 10 Democrats and a slim majority of independents. But 70% of Republicans said it’s either just a minor threat or no threat at all.
I use all LEDs in my home and aside from the dollar store LEDs lasting less long in 2 bulb enclosures, all the ones in the ceiling boob lights are doing fine. I recently got better bulbs that as a nice bonus are a warm color temperature and I'll see how they do. the nicer LEDs have circuity that can reduce their output to reduce heat output if they detect they're being cooked from what I understand
honestly I'd rather a sort of dumb bulb that has dynamically changeable RBG and color temp settings but no wireless features and receives marching orders form a central smart home computer, versus the currently available solutions. I mean there isn't an Ethernet port at every light socket but I don't just want to litter my home with cybersecurity nightmare, proprietary, not easily interoperable random IOT trash.
I'd rather the hardware scattered around be as dumb as possible to do the fun stuff and be only connected to one general purpose computer I can configure and control to my liking. I can keep one PC up to date versus dozens of light bulbs and whatnot, I can insist on fully FOSS so the NSA isn't spying on me through my fucking light bulbs, I can remotely control it with SSH, etc.
you'd have to make an open standard for home wiring to make it work (can we have ethernet in every room for general purpose usage too while we're at it?) but one could jerry rig something with ethernet over power line I'm sure
I understand why smart home crap is the way it is, but can't we just re-wire houses so I can have all that stuff be peripherals to a central computer I can keep up to date or rip out and replace with one I trust? make powerline ethernet ones for currently existing homes and have data ports be a part of new electrical codes
hypothetically, no. this assumes you were going to use electric resistive heating instead and the outside temperature when you used them was about when you used the bulbs. overall it's better to just get efficient bulbs anyways so you aren't wasting energy in the summer. I delayed replacing my last CFL because of this
Right-wing media tried to make an Ohio ballot initiative a referendum on trans people. It failed again. (www.mediamatters.org)
MediaMatters
Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path (i.imgur.com)
Reddit Moderator Professionalism, everybody... (lemmy.world)
And they wonder why the place is a shithole.
Dianne Feinstein went to the hospital after a 'minor fall' at home, spokesperson says (www.nbcnews.com)
Feinstein fell Tuesday. “All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” the senator’s office said, adding that her hospital visit lasted about two hours.
The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens (www.wired.com)
Wired (archive.is/gsJ7I)
Why were we able to stamp out Nazism but not the Taliban?
It occurred to me that Nazi ideology was entrenched in the German people from as early as the 1920s and officially since 1933 to 1945. You’d think that such a systemic worldview would be difficult to eradicate but it would seem Nazism was quickly removed after the Allies and Russians conquered them....
The Whole Fediverse is Wholesome [fixed]
Climate Education That Builds Hope and Agency, Not Fear (eos.org)
Age of Coordination (blog.erlend.sh)
All-electric homes are cheaper to build than fossil fuel residences (commonwealthmagazine.org)
Why are women more concerned about climate change than men? (www.ocregister.com)
Three-quarters of US Republicans prioritize the economy over climate change (www.npr.org)
A solid majority (56%) overall called climate change a major threat, including almost 9 in 10 Democrats and a slim majority of independents. But 70% of Republicans said it’s either just a minor threat or no threat at all.
It’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lights (www.nytimes.com)
Main link is a gift link which bypasses the NYT paywall for two weeks....