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Interesting, especially the black-start ready inverters, but orthogonal to our comments on the stability of nuclear. If the addition of renewables leads to an unstable grid, it is …

Looks like they're using French nuclear to help black start the grid [1]. Solar and wind systems could have caused the instability issues that led to the Spanish Nuclear requiring …

It’s not really a problem, you just adjust the size of your assumed storm. We have lots of climate models and data to adjust predicted sizes. Climate change effects are already bei…

I’m looking for something fun, not too difficult, visual, maybe puzzle based? For a bright 10yo who is very keen to learn. Bonus points for answers that can be used on an android t…

I was imagining them flying close-by, so any failure would have a higher chance of causing a cascade. I couldn’t find any info on how close they are, but I imagine it’s too far for…

Does anyone else read “formation flying” and instantly think “Kessler syndrome”

What do you mean? Coping as in pretending they aren't Technoserfs?

Where I live the only kids who program are those who are lucky enough to have a teacher interested in robots. They are taught to program robots as a fun activity rather than a part…

I grew up in an isolated location with a big drinking culture. As a youngster I wasn’t aware that there were places to move to without this problem. You could choose to avoid the d…

I’ve experienced the same in Australian suburbia. Awful drinking culture and pre-Uber taxi unreliability means a lot of people drink and drive. It is more common in low socio-econo…

The only alternative I can think of is to use escrow, which probably isn’t attractive for illegal activities and still requires trust.

I disagree, computers are just a tool. Learning basic programming in primary school helps build a foundation for more sophisticated knowledge in high school. It can also help conte…

It’s early stage tech, they’re all promising in that _they are trying to develop tech to help_. How can I prove a developing tech will scale? How can you prove it won’t? It started…

I hate Gorgon too, they tarnished the name of CCS for commercial gain. Their system is throttled for economic reasons though, not technological. Even worse: the government funded i…

So your criteria for success is to ‘save the world.’ How about we aim for ‘reduce emissions’ or ‘develop solutions’? Or even better ‘stop opposing people who are trying to help’? A…

What’s the maths and physics that make it impossible? I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I’m interested in the limits. I still think reflexively opposing a potential solution is stup…

This is true, but there are no biological simulations in the mainstream models, just various correction factors with their own uncertainty. I wish they had biological data because …

Saying CCS isn’t currently successful is like saying utility grade solar wasn’t successful in the 70s. We’re on the start of an exponential curve and the tech will only get better.…

If I must spoon feed you… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_carbon_capture_and_s...

I’m not conflating them, I’m trying to elicit someone to _compare_ them so we can discuss reflexively rejecting certain solutions. If you don’t have some measure of cost / benefits…

Your intuition of scientists updating views is wrong, see Kuhns scientific revolutions for more examples. Scientists generally stick to preconceived notions long after there is dat…

You summarised my point nicely. What we call ‘truth’ is just the beliefs we think are most accurate. ‘Just follow the science’ is silly because it essentially means following belie…

I think if you’ve looked at numerical models then you have enough knowledge to at least judge the underlying assumptions: boundary conditions, numerical stability, discretisation m…

Again, If you don’t know how bad it will get, how can you balance the negatives of remediation? We already created misery via starvation due to biomass subsidies, what makes you th…

The same logic applies to shutting down oil and gas production: if we are not certain, then why risk the downsides? I’m not saying this is a good way to think, just that it shows t…