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Comment Re:CO2 levels related to temperature (Score 1) 137

So, in fact, what people rely on is authority, not science. If you mistrust the authority, then you are going to mistrust the "science" it claims to describe.

Very insightful. The authority keeps repeatedly getting it wrong, from amyloid plaques, to string theory, to mRNA jabs. More so, the long march through institutions by neo-Marxist made a mockery of scientific authority, when they tell you a man can become a woman, then you start wondering what else they tell you is ideological propaganda and not based on the actual science.

Comment Re:The most famous atmospheric scientist in the wo (Score 1) 137

A scientist who could come up with a model by which carbon dioxide does not cause a greenhouse effect that will heat the atmosphere, and have that model not be ruled out by data, would instantly become the most famous atmospheric scientist in the world.

This is how science should work. In reality, a scientist like that would lose tenure track, grants, and would not this model published because peer review would not let it through.

Comment Re:Are carbon sinks failing? (Score 1) 137

participate in a global carbon price on traded goods.

Participate? Call it what it is - enabling rent seeding by private interests on all energy, shipping, and food costs. That is, you are asking everyone, including starving poor in third-world countries, to pay more for food so some connected technocrat can siphon money out of the system using some green-wash scheme.

Comment Re:CO2 levels related to temperature (Score 1) 137

No, I am not just asking questions. I outright don't believe the published literature, hockey stick and all that. Yes, it is getting warmer, no we are not going to suffer disaster, less extinction, because of that, and no this warming is not mainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels.

Comment Re:CO2 levels related to temperature (Score 1) 137

No, it demonstrates failure of how we practice science in some areas, where on some topics dissent from consensus is career-ending. Yet, some courageous individuals still do it. Climate "science" isn't science exactly because of this reason. There isn't strong evidence against anthropogenic climate change because scientists aren't allowed to look for it and ones that do are not able to publish.

Comment Re:Bullshit study (Score 1) 112

I understand what you are saying, that large plug-in SUVs are not as efficient as advertised because of limitations to electric-only use cases), but with that said, 6.7 L/100 km is still good mileage for a large SUV. By comparison, my gasoline-only Toyota SUV (one of many vehicle I have) gets about 9 L /100 km.

Comment Re: Linux is cool now (Score 1) 107

It is dead simple when you have an idea what the outcomes going to be because you have done it before. Now think from the point of view of someone doing it for the first time, installer does not at all explain what these choices mean. It ought to at least show preview/screenshot of each available desktop environment for people that don't know that Gnome is absolute shit.

Comment Re:Linux is cool now (Score 3, Interesting) 107

I like minimalist PixeL (default with PiOS), but having Gnome being default on so many distributions is insane and holding Linux adoption back. I was recently re-exposed to Gnome when I installed Debian 13 with all defaults. I was really shocked how bad it was (Gnome, not Debian). WTF.

Comment Re:Linux is cool now (Score 2) 107

Um, Linux doesn't have "a" "desktop UI".

While technically you are correct, do you think people attempting to migrate from Windows would care about this? Whatever default is, they will install, look at the UI, correctly decide that these people lost their minds and never give Linux another chance.

Comment Re:only use less gasoline if you actually charge t (Score 1) 112

I store my classic cars, so I deal with ethanol and other fuel issues frequently. You actually want to keep the gas tank as full as possible, because if it is full it has very little air and there is less opportunities for condensation. Ethanol-free gasoline is great, if you can get it, but it is getting harder to get. More so, if they do not use dedicated pump, first half a gallon or so would be of whatever previous person used, so even if you buy ethanol-free gas, with a small tank or partial fill you can end up with quite a bit of it.

Comment Re:only use less gasoline if you actually charge t (Score 1) 112

If it stays on long enough to come up to full temperature every time it's started it's going to need them a lot later than if it doesn't.

This is exactly about getting up to temperature to get rid of water condensation. It would not be the case for OP, as mostly electric driving results in infrequent and short generator usage.

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