brotundspiele

@brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If God had wanted us to have nearly unlimited clean energy, He would have placed a fusion reactor into the sky.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We use more land for golf courses than photovoltaics.. I’m not trying to say that golf courses are inherently bad (even though they’re not exactly environmental friendly) but it shows how little space photovoltaics actually need compared to other things.

  Also, don’t underestimate the amount of material a nuclear reactor uses. A single cooling tower of the Phillipsburg NPP weighed 32,500 metric tons. That’s roughly 250-500 MW in solar panels, and then you haven’t even built the reactor or the generator. I found sources talking about half a million tons per nuclear plant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's true⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Correction: The three sisters is an agricultural technique that is used by me in my garden. And I’m neither a Cherokee nor a Haudenosaunee.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Haven’t had enough time for gaming this week either, but as I’ve read that Blizzard is planning to release an expansion for Diablo 2 (sic!) I thought about searching my basement for the old CDs. Time to revive my necromancer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that a general strike is one of the most effective ways to push for change. There is a general strike in the works across the US for this Friday.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One day “general strike”, or as we in Germany call it: “Regular Sunday”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Greenlanders are mocking the USA on social media by acting like they are fentanyl addicts⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of cause the victims are a problem to be solved. Not the way the US try to “solve” the problem, but by having a healthcare system that doesn’t incenivise doctors to prescribe huge amounts of highly potent opioids for minor pains. And by having a healthcare system that pays for therapy when you are addicted. And by having workers rights that don’t leave you job- and homeless once the drugs impact your productivity.

  The opioid crisis is a real problem and one of the most visible symptoms of a fucked up “healthcare” system that the Greenlanders are threatened with by the orange morons invasion plans. So I can totally understand why they protest against that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who has access to our email addresses?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re really concerned about leaking your email address, I’d suggest using an anonymous mail service like https://anonbox.net/. Just create an one-time address for registration and don’t forget your password ;⁠). That way you don’t need to trust the admins nor their server security.

  My email provider also has a service where they give you a throwaway email address that’s only valid for a month. Maybe yours does the same?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump has skipped almost all of his intelligence briefings⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t know you guys had special briefings where you gain your intelligence. Over here in Europe we prefer natural grown intelligence maybe with a hint of help from schools and parents.

  But it explains a lot if he never attended.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does the winter solstice mark the beginning of winter, and not the center?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There are (at least) four different definitions of winter:

  • Astronomical seasons are what you describe, and these are obviously based on astronomical events, for which the equinoxes and solstices are the perfect fix points. That the seasons start at these days is purely conventional, and in some times (roman empire) and places (Celtic calendar) people used these days as the center point of the season instead (also known as “Solar seasons”). Why those don’t match up with the actual temperature has already been explained in countless other replies.
  • Meteorological seasons use a simple, month based approach, where winter is just December, January and February. That makes it easier for statistical usage but obviously is also just a man-made convention.
  • The energy sector defines winter as the time of extended energy needs due to heating. Where I live, that’s defined as 1. of October - 31. of March, but for obvious reasons that’s highly dependent on where you are.
  • Phenological seasons are a bit more what you’re looking for: They are based on biological events in indicator plants and a lot more complex than just being four fixed periods and only ever the same for small regions. Where I live, there are ten phenological seasons, winter starts when the English Oaks drop their leafs and ends with the blooming of the Common Hazle.

  In other cultures there might be vastly different seasons. In many tropical countries you’ll only have the dry season and the monsun season.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I get a drum kit, or a pressure washer?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Use the drumset on speaker mode at 3am, sell silence to your neighbours for money and use the ransom to buy a pressure washer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games did you complete in 2024?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You can complete Factorio? How? Please tell me how! I’ve been trapped in this game for the last 2000 hours and I can’t find the exit-button.