Arkouda
@Arkouda@lemmy.ca
I am a muse. They also call it “being an ideas guy”. While I can utilize some, I am far from knowledgeable enough on every subject to use them all, so I share. Like you, a Human… Or so they tell me.
- Comment on In 1926, TV Was Mechanical 18 hours ago:
It still is.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
The point is that your argument falls apart considering it kept being propped up by your assertion that kids can just use the library computers if they’re too poor to have a computer at home.
But that doesn’t matter; you’re not actually here to debate in good faith.
Debate Pervert: “When our position on an issue is no longer based on curiosity and the desire for the truth, but a desire to win a debate. When someone reaches this stage of discourse, there’s no need to try and persuade them.”
That wasn’t my argument, and is still a viable option. Libraries still exist.
My point and argument was: It is the schools decision on what happens with school hardware.
Have any thing to say to my point without being combative? Or do I add you to the pile of people not worth interacting with in the future?
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
Sounds like a bigger problem than schools monitoring the use of devices issued to children.
Might want to get that sorted.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
You are insufferable. Good bye.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
Cowardly slinking away into the shadows is par for the course.
Offer a real conversation to others instead of being combative and maybe you will have better results with people in the future.
The whole pro company schtick is getting old.
I never once stated I was “pro company”. Another tip, free of charge, don’t put words in peoples mouths. Makes your already faulty argument moot.
Is everyone free not to use them?
Yes.
Can people afford to make another choice while at the same time being forced to use laptops?
No one is forced to use a laptop. Libraries exist with free internet access and computer.
Is the type of monitoring reasonable and proportional?
Yes. If you do not think it is I can only assume you weren’t a child when the internet became a thing. I was “monitored” on school computers in the 90’s and this is no different.
Now are you actually going to participate in good faith or should I simply block you?
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
Yes it is an explanation why.
Your question: Why is/should this be acceptable.
My answer: These are school issued machines, and like all machines issued by a 3rd party for use under their supervision, they come with monitoring software.
It is acceptable because it is the schools property and they can do as they wish with it. Everyone else is free to not use those machines.
This is not a hard thing to grasp.
But since you are just being combative we are done here.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
Good thing poor people have access to public libraries. I know from experience.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
No you did not. You just stated that this was the case. I’m asking why that is/should be acceptable.
These are school issued machines, and like all machines issued by a 3rd party for use under their supervision, they come with monitoring software.
Clear as day. Glad we cleared this up.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
Good thing for home computers, smart devices, and libraries eh?
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
No, they don’t. I am sure the majority have a computer or smart phone at home, and if not libraries exist for a reason.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
I understand the difference between a laptop and PC thanks.
Now imagine if, and hear me out, one didn’t bring school hardware home so some “creepy IT administrator” doesn’t have access.
“Save the kids” arguments always fall flat on the face when the solution is as simple as leaving school devices at school.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
I agree that this is no different, and has the same solution: Don’t use the schools computers for things that aren’t for school and you won’t have no problems.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
I read the article and it is not in any way convincing.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
I already made that clear in my original comment.
- Comment on School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety. 1 week ago:
…on students’ school-issued machines and accounts.
These are school issued machines, and like all machines issued by a 3rd party for use under their supervision, they come with monitoring software.
This isn’t some dystopian issue, and frankly, students should not be using school issued machines for private chats or photo storage, and should absolutely have their search history monitored while using said devices.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 2 weeks ago:
Easy, just compare the amount of pollution required to make a battery and a solar panel with the amount of pollution required to extract and burn fossil fuels for the equivalent power output over the duration of the renewable’s working lifetime.
If it is so easy I am waiting.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
Health and Environmental Concerns
Despite the positive outlooks on battery recycling, negative effects also have been shown to impact developing nations that recycle batteries, especially those with lead and lithium.
Lead is a highly toxic substance, and processing it can result in pollution and contamination of people, resulting in long-term health problems and even disability.[59][33] According to one ranking, lead-acid battery recycling is, by far, the most deadly industrial process, globally, in terms of Disability-adjusted life years lost—costing between 2,000,000 and 4,800,000 estimated lost years of individual human life.[60]
Since 2015, developing nations like Vietnam have increased their battery processing capacity as global demand for batteries has grown. The process for recycling batteries often leads to toxic metals being introduced into the environment. In many of these nations, there are little protections available for workers working with the batteries.[3] In nations like Indonesia, it was reported that over a span of four years, battery recycler’s blood lead levels almost doubled.[61] Lead exposure to workers can also be transmitted to family members away from work, ultimately leading to lead poisoning. [62]
More studies continue to be conducted to gather an understanding of environmental impacts. Studies show that most lithium-ion batteries contain Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS accumulates in humans and wildlife, often leading to immune and thyroid disfunctions, liver diseases, and other issues relating to homeostasis inside of the body.[63] Lead contamination of neighborhoods has resulted from the process of recycling lead batteries. In 1992, the EPA reported 29 lead-recycling sites were on the EPA’s Superfund clean-up list, 22 of them on their “National Priority List.”[2]
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
How exactly is the production of batteries cleaner and cheaper than the production of natural gas?
On to your bullshit “answer”:
Mostly because natural gas is a one and done thing when it is used.
Has nothing to do with the production.
Batteries can be recycled.
Nothing to do with base production, again.
Production of natural gas is largely done through racking which destroys the groundwater. While batteries often require mining
Finally! Production!
Oh no… So apparently mining doesn’t impact ground water in anyway? What about nearby rivers? Lakes?
(excluding mechanical ones), they often can be broken down and reused in new batteries.
You already said batteries can be recycled. No shit Shirlocke, doesn’t make the mines have less impact.
And of course there is the greenhouse gas emissions from methane that are horrible.
What about all of the GHG to open and maintain a Lithium mine? Transport of raw Lithium to production lines? The refining of Lithium for use in batteries?
Etc. Etc.
Methane is extremely leaky. Methane usage emits about as much greenhouse gas emissions as coal does.
Yup, that is true. Doesn’t mean that batteries are a “green” alternative when they do just as much damage and use a resource that is far more finite.
I enjoy that you are making a strawman. Nobody ever said batteries have no negatives. You asked how they were leaner than natural gas. I answered. Sorry that the answer hurt your feelings.
I do love how people like you always default to “sorry I hurt your feelings” like some knob who thinks I don’t believe in climate change actually has an impact on my mental health and feelings.
Player one syndrome is strong with you young padawan, look into that before it gets terminal.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
The fact that you believe renewable energy sources have no environmental impact demonstrates to me the need to no longer speak with you. My brain can take only so much ignorance and green washing is my line today.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
Are you under the impression that we use NMC batteries for grid energy storage?? LOL
Sure is weird how you think you are owning me here while ignoring the fact that all batteries have an environmental impact and Lithium is one of the worst when it comes to battery components that are incredibly costly to the environments where it is mined, which is the main component in batteries used for grid storage.
“LOL”
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
I enjoy how much effort it takes to ignore how batteries are produced in order to argue for them in a comparison with natural gas.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
It really is too bad about the weak life cycle, poor charge/discharge rate, and incredibly low voltage that begin the story of “Why don’t we just use sodium ion batteries?” and place it directly in the “tragedy” section of the book store.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
Batteries have infinite energy now? No storage issues due to electrical surges, heat, cold, or anything else that makes batteries sub optimal? While seemingly by magic, mining rare earth minerals spreads its environmental impact over 10-15 years of the lifetime of the battery with 0 negative impact to the area the mine is located?
Oh wait… None of that is true so I guess you can try again.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
Do you want the math or would you prefer less reading and more pictures?
Nothing like an ignoramus to try and make someone else feel stupid for asking a question.
Since you are all knowing, explain to me exactly how deep earth mining is less costly and better for the environment than deep earth drilling.
Or did you think we just magically pull batteries from thin air at 0 cost?
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 3 weeks ago:
Solar/wind + battery storage is cheaper than natural gas and a hell of a lot cleaner. It makes no sense to go for a more expensive, dirtier form of energy.
How exactly is the production of batteries cleaner and cheaper than the production of natural gas?
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 4 weeks ago:
Does everyone working in any corporation automatically lose their rights?
I asked two questions.
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 4 weeks ago:
Compelling argument.
I will just go and do a quick search to find plenty of alternative hosting platforms and choose to use one of them to immediately distribute video content and nullify your only point.
Youtube only maintains a monopoly if people choose to use the platform. Alternatives exist. Self hosting exists. Doing something more productive than posting “content” online exists. Lets not forget about the film industry.
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 4 weeks ago:
When does a platform cross the line between “group of people making money hosting other peoples content” to “fake corporate ‘people’”? Does everyone working in any corporation automatically lose their rights?
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 4 weeks ago:
Every consumer has input in to what a company does by simply choosing to support the company or not. Companies tend to move really quick to fix shit when they see profit margins start to dip.
No one is being forced to use either platform, and it is the platforms choice who they allow to use it. Don’t like their rules, go else where.
Kind of like Lemmy instances. Don’t like the rules, go somewhere you can agree with them.
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 4 weeks ago:
The content creators freedom to express directly opposes the hosts freedom of affiliation. Not that I want to defend either company but they do have the right to say what is and is not allowed in their spaces using the same idea of “fundamental human rights”.
It is either that or we have to agree that “fundamental human rights” cannot exist because one groups rights can override the other on social whim.
Every other creator on the planet has to abide by these rules if they want to remain on these platforms and every creator has an option not to use them.