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It's called "NA Schutz"[1] and is required for all german micro-inverters by VDE-AR-N-4105:2018. Which in turn is national law following EU directive. [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/…

Lack of sun/wind in Denmark correlates strongly with lack of sun/wind in Germany and surrounding countries. The importing of electricity works precisely because the surrounding cou…

The article succumbs to wishful thinking in critical areas: "So yes, Germany has a lot of gas-fired plants, and a lot of coal-fired plants, but they are actually used very little -…

From the guidelines: Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.

Please respond to my argument instead of implying bad faith. I can sharpen my argument even further: Existing nuclear reactors - keep them going. They are here today . Solar - leve…

Its definitely worth it to use all available space. Still, it definitely cannot generate enough to bring you through the german winter. Some example numbers I have read: A 10kWp so…

New nuclear reactors are also not here yet. They might become ready in 8+ years if started now. So the solution is simple. Nuclear has its place. Power2Gas too. Build and invest in…

Yes, I was not proposing such system as a large scale solution for the coming winter. It would be prudent to keep our nuclear reactors running for now. As always, There is No Silve…

You could have made the same argument against solar panels 15 years ago. This is a pioneering product for early adopters - expect prices to go down significantly with economics of …

There is a working system commercially available in Germany, but it is pretty expensive [1]: Long-term energy storage with hydrogen, with 1-5x 300 kWh. Which allows for full electr…

You are attacking something I didn't say. Suggesting that gray areas exist would absolutely not imply that everything is gray. Furthermore, my critique had several angles, each all…

So one clip tells you everything you need to know. Do you judge everyone this way? One mistake and their whole character is defined by that? Do you live up to that standard, or wou…

I agree that it can depend on social circles. Still, I would argue this: Lets say your 19 year old daughter wants to introduce her boyfriend of same age into your family. How would…

A marriage establishes more bonds than just the legal/financial obligations. - In-laws - you become a member of a new family, new levels of mutual privileges and responsibilities -…

It is quite debatable if children actually stabilize marriages (I know a lot of counterexamples). I would argue exactly the other way around: A lasting marriage is not itself the g…

That doesn't fit my experience at all (I'm from Germany). As soon as couples start to have concrete plans for children (or children are already on their way), marriage suddenly bec…

Yet another meta study. I'm interested in this big, randomized clinical study, alas not yet concluded: https://www.principletrial.org/news/ivermectin-to-be-investi...

... and just last week we were thinking about utilizing exactly that co-working space. Small world indeed :)

Thanks for the sobering counterpoint to my perfect formula for success :) A game is really a tough one though.

For a big portion of the app, I would agree (arguments about native feel aside). But well, there is the virtual planner feature that makes heavy use of carefully tuned iOS gesture …

I didn't word my above post clearly, but the Android version is actually already available as I said here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22100642 Most notably though, it doe…

Didn't link it before, but my friend is on the task: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bentosoftw...

Sure: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/veggie-garden-planner/id132992... Suggestions are always welcome. My friend is also working on an Android version, though it doesn't have featur…

Pardon my complete speculation, but I bet your success factor is "I built ... my girlfriend a tool." My only successful product to this date is an app I built because my wife asked…

I don't necessarily care if it's a point or pad. I need it to get the jobs done that I mentioned above. Can you with your laptop, and if so, which is it? I had a Dell Precision M43…