[–] 2 points 1 week ago

Nuclear fusion has the same problem as fission. In theory the energy is enormous speaking of a nuclear bomb or the power of the sun. But in order to make it a stable/sage energy source and the inefficiency of turning heat into energy, the net amount of energy gained is so small they had to scale the plants up so much for it to gain enough energy for it to be economically sensible. The initial plants were way smaller.

What we really need is better was to convert other forms of power into electricity, store it efficiently and reduce power consumption. Normal pressure, normal temperature Supra conducting would be a game changer for example. That could reduce the worlds power consumption by 60%

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Prices don’t only reflect the cost of production/raising an animal. But also how much the customers are willing to pay, also supply and demand. Especially stuff that has very little sale numbers are waaay more expensive than production because otherwise a business would not be profitable.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    Im using Blocker Apps like Digitalzen.app or Jomo on my phone to give myself time corridors in which I’m allowed to watch stuff. The rest of the day the apps block access. Also use that for video games and other streaming services

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago

    I concede the nuclear warheads part. Still true fir a lot of countries tho.

    The fun thing about smr is that investors are fleeing and the start ups are going bancrupt. Additionally when the nuclear power plants were initially developed they had to upscale the to high size because the big overhead of maintenance, safety measures and poor yield from heat power coupling only gives a small net power output. So to make it work they had to make it big. Now they try to make it small again. Apart from some niche use they won’t make a big difference.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    There is no nuclear Power plant in the whole world, that’s entirely run by a private corporation. They are all heavily subsidized by the states. And all of those states either have nuclear warheads or want to build some. Nuclear is just too expensive.

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    Hey Guys, I’ve been thinking about sleeping outside without a tent, just with a sleeping bag and a bivvy sack. Currently it is arround 0 to -5 degree C in my area. Honestly I haven’t read up on this much and it would be the first time doing something like that apart from some camping in the summer.

    Is this a stupid idea? In my mind it’s fine as long as my sleeping bag supports low temperatures right? Or am I missing something big regarding safety? Appreciate your thoughts, tips and maybe sources to read up more about this!

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