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Comment Re:wait a minute here. (Score 0) 57

The real myth is that you believe that solar actually produces more power than goes into its production. You're ignoring the mining of rare-earth elements for the PV sensors, the materials for the metal and glass that go into its frame, and the electronics that regulate power production and enable power delivery to a battery or directly to an inverter. The production of all of those things needs to be considered in the manufacturing process of making solar panels. It's ludicrously energy expensive, toxic to the environment from the get-go, and will never replace nuclear (or even natural gas) in terms of sheer output.

Comment Podcasts As Infotainment (Score 0) 73

For me, it's either music I like on an ad-free service (like Amazon Music) or stuff I've downloaded or podcasts through an app of my choice. I have maybe 6 podcasts I care about, and a dozen others I can listen to or not. Most are long format (an hour or more) which is perfect for the drive to/from work.

As for those bemoaning most podcasters elucidating on things that they aren't "experts" on...well, that's public discourse at large. Whether or not I'm listening to an "expert", I'm listening to someone discuss something that is a passion for them. Most likely if they are worth listening to they'll have put in the effort to educate themselves on a topic. Those who don't are very easy to spot and just ignore.

Comment Re:wait a minute here. (Score -1, Flamebait) 57

Because they are unsuitable and unsustainable. It costs more energy to produce solar panels (not to mention the often harmful mining of rare earth minerals for the PV sensors) and wind turbines (which are impractical to service or repair, so once damaged they are simply replaced, using up more resources). Wind and solar are a boondoggle.

Comment Re:Two things at work here (Score 1) 181

I don't want a home cine. I just want to hook up my TV and watch movies on it like we always did in the 1980's and 1990's. I don't want to have to do advanced research to be able to hear. My dad and my father-in-law really don't want to have to do research.

The results most people are looking for is not theater quality surround sound.

Comment not really important (Score 1) 18

Who cares about this article? This kind of spy-counterspy action is going to happen all the time in that space. I would be surprised if there was someone who in "internal" who isn't doing what he did.

Comment Re:Yeah, right. (Score 3, Informative) 113

I'm solidly in favor of criticising China for its abuses, but you do know that in the US military you take the medications you're given too, right? You give up even the right to know what they are.

Can confirm. Former soldier. I took lots of crazy pills and shots - they would sometimes not disclose other than 'it's gonna f*ing hurt, and it's for battle prep". Who knows what experiments were run on my body at the time - we all knew we were US Gov property for our enlistment.

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