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This is important context. There's a big difference between "we bought solar elsewhere but still burn fossil fuels for our datacenters" and "we never use fossil fuels to power our …

Was this before or after Kissinger killed millions of people?

The delivery curve is pretty clearly exponentially increasing, so yes, it would make intuitive sense that delivery is at an all time peak, because delivery is rapidly increasing. I…

How many tons? I own a forest that was historically used for timber, but I am thinking about making biochar at the small single tons level, and burying it into the soil.

Reading both sides is itself a bit of a fallacy. Most problems don't fit neatly into two 'sides'. For example, take gun control -- typically associated with the liberal wing of the…

This is very interesting, and makes me wonder if it's analogous to the old joke that the highest bandwidth pipe you could get was a semi full of DVDs. I've been curious if someone …

This appears to be a reference to Mario's "P-Speed", which indicates that raccoon Mario is running fast enough to fly. Mario, when running at full speed, has a little trill audio.

Maybe 'propane tank'?

I worry we're replacing polluting ICE cars with just as many, polluting EVs. EVs pollute less than cars, but they produce a lot more tire dust and road wear, since those things sca…

Why is there a market rate for water? Shouldn't there be a cost for water without a market? We shouldn't be selling water at whatever the market will bear, but whatever the cost is…

This is just nimbyism from a group of folks who typically don't have much going on in their back yard. The complaints are, "There are one time construction noises and dust", "This …