Coolbeanschilly
@Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Electricity Consumption 44 minutes ago:
They just took the aggregate population, and rounded down based on kWh.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 hours ago:
Then people wonder why I don’t even bother watching anything other than Youtube documentaries for free (of course I have AdBlock installed).
If I ever pay for a streaming service, it will be for Nebula, at least it’s owned by the content creators so they are profiting directly.
- Comment on My petty gripe: forced software updates just make everything worse 7 hours ago:
Designed obsolescence.
- Comment on China’s Use of Fossil Fuels Is Falling While Power Demand Is Surging 7 hours ago:
It’s never too late. Things will get worse before they get better, but they won’t become the worst case scenario.
Not if we all do what we know is right.
- Comment on CUSTAAAAAAAARD 1 day ago:
I’m getting Nutella PEANUT BUTTAH kid vibes from the title.
- Comment on IYKYK 1 day ago:
I would be extremely concerned if a beaver offered me homemade marble ice cream.
- Comment on Imagine if Amazon and all jobs out there were cooperatively owned? 2 weeks ago:
In the 50’s and 60’s, the CEOs made 10-15x as much as the average worker, rather than something like 300x as much.
A strong middle class makes for a strong economy, because more money is flowing. Inflation can be managed with proper fiscal discipline.
Why the fuck should anyone be worth $100 billion dollars plus?
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- Comment on A fair punishment for the obscene hoarding of wealth 2 weeks ago:
Let him work a server job where he gets paid $3 an hour and nobody gives him tips.
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 2 weeks ago:
I don’t see how, thoughts have no weight whatsoever. Unless you weigh the mass of the chemicals and the electrical impulses involved.
- Comment on City & Guilds and Shell UK to train 250 electricians for the energy transition 4 weeks ago:
Likely they have investments in a broader energy portfolio which includes renewables. That, or they see the writing on the wall and are acting strategically to remain a viable energy business long term.
- Comment on Large rise in abuse claims at mines that may be vital to EU’s energy transition, report says 4 weeks ago:
All the more reason to aggressively pursue the 3 R’s.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Screw the companies that made us forget the first two, for the sake of manufactured consent of conspicuous consumption.
- Comment on GET BOMBADEERED, IDIOT 4 weeks ago:
This beetle is the natural equivalent of passing Taco Bell while listening to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”.
- Comment on The World Has a Serious Coal Problem 5 weeks ago:
futurism.com/electricity-generated-solar-power
Here’s an article that addresses some of the concerns that were raised by the author of your article, at least in terms of the materials usage. I’ve not found anything about the thermal requirements for some manufacturing processes, but couldn’t we use CSP or green hydrogen for the necessary processes?
Our biggest problem in my opinion, is efficiency and hitting our growth ceiling. But we don’t have to have a bleak future as outlined by the author of your article.
The Honest Sorcerer blog writes in the style of doom porn, and gives off the same kind of writing energy as Ayn Rand, in terms of absolutism.
- Comment on The World Has a Serious Coal Problem 5 weeks ago:
What I find particularly suspicious about the article is that there’s no mention about battery technology. We have batteries that can store energy for four to eight hours efficiently right now.
I believe that there was some interesting points made, but ultimately, it is a narrow and disingenuous take on things.
- Comment on Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession 5 weeks ago:
That’s because he’s in the files, neck deep in it. Elon Musk was right about that, at least.
- Comment on Tesseract is shutting down 5 weeks ago:
You can be a rebel and still be a nice person.
- Comment on Someone should make an anticapitalist Dexter. A serial killer who kills evil rich people. 1 month ago:
Actions speak louder than words, and all the shows follow is a script. Reality is much more interesting than anything Netflix or Amazon can show us.
- Comment on billionaires are a cancer on society [literally] 1 month ago:
Time for some chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
- Comment on billionaires are a cancer on society [literally] 1 month ago:
See, this is what I find funny about those who promote voluntary extinction, or most of those who promote any philosophy. They never lead by example.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Now I can officially say Pie Fed me.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Do I get a cookie?
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
As Mark Twain would attest to, I voted for the used diaper.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
You’re not the best troll, but practice makes perfect. Keep it up!
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Yes I am.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
My point is that no matter what, if you have success at something, there’s going to be blood, sweat and tears involved. Sisyphus doesn’t complain about his boulder for cheating Death, why should they? It’s pointless.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Of course they are worth compassion. I just don’t understand their desire to be the center of attention, when all the acclaim of the crowd doesn’t truly bring individual satisfaction.
Fame is fickle and not worth chasing. Achilles found that out the hard way.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Who did you vote for?
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
No, there is value in artistic expression and other intangibles. Our ideas are what give the tangibles scope.
What I AM saying is that people seem to think that social media influencers are more important than farmers or gas station attendants or grocers. No they are not. Most aren’t creating anything more than a hobby level. That’s okay if that’s what you want to do with your time, just don’t expect sympathy from those who feed you, keep your lights on, and ensure the comfort of all.
- Comment on ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout 1 month ago:
Where did I say that social media creates no value whatsoever? I’m just saying that without those who work in physical reality, creating tangibles with tangible things, make the mental edifices possible.
Also, you didn’t choose to share your profession with us. It makes me think that you’re attempting to create a social media presence of your own. Trust me, it’s pointless. I had a facebook fan page with 150-175 people on it. All foolish vanity, nothing more.
To win the acclaim of the mob is what the worst of us amongst human beings do. Do you want to be a politician in terms of expression?