[–] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think people seem to grasp the mathematics of Congressional processes. Democrats have a majority in both houses, but they can't override a filibuster and can't override a veto from Trump. They still effectively have little to no power until that changes in two years.

THAT'S the part that deserves more attention! Far too many people are going to expect change but not realize that it requires continous effort in voting, not just deciding to get off their asses this single election.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Well, try storing heat for later use. How do you do this as a temperature battery?

    An efficient device like solar panels are still much much less effective without batteries. In the same vein, producing or moving heat right now doesn't mean some other room or device needs the excess or inverse right now.

    Nobody runs a dryer constantly, for example. If there's barely any heat to pull when it is needed, how do you solve for that? Generating heat goes against the goal of recycling it with a central system.

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