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Can't see the flag, because the whole page is blocked by some BS (presumably in german). Blocking own content or creating obstacles to see it ... what can be more ridiculous. I just close such web pages and never come back.
Same. I had this idea of making a special pi-hole variation where instead of blocking the domains, it actually redirects me to a page of my own creation that explains that the given domain was blocked by me due to [intrusive popups, hiding the article behind a click so it can trigger some JS, whatever other dark patterns]. It's hard to manually remember all the domains to not bother clicking links to :)
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As is the environmental harm
Super-ships emit ~5g_Co2/Ton/km on average[1], while railway is 2-35g, air transport is 700-3000g and truck transport is 100-2000g. Surprisingly, the bigger the boat the more effective. We tend to have a bias against larger machines, but often they can be the cleanest in proportion. [1] https://www.ademe.fr/sites/default/files/assets/documents/86...
As for the comparison to trains, it matters a lot whether you're talking about diesel or electric trains. Most train lines in Europe are electrified, and as electricity production switches to solar/wind, it may actually end up being cleaner than ships. (Although work is also being done on making ships cleaner. But new international laws are probably needed to get everybody on board.)
The real issue, though, isn't no much whether the transport happens by boat or train, but that it happens at all. The scale of global shipping is this big because everything is produced on the other side of the world. Big ships make that transport more efficient, but a more egalitarian global economy that didn't create incentives for companies to seek out every low-wage country and tax haven, would make local manufacturing more attractive and reduce global shipping.
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This link is extremely interesting. Keep zooming out all the way if you haven't already.
Wow. The magnitude of global trade is insane!
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Still stuck. 6 tugs are on it and a pleasure craft, possibly used to direct operations or some idiot taking pictures.
>and a pleasure craft I see that labeling too, but the Tahia Misr2 is a tug, sister to the Tahia Misr1. I'm not sure why it's displaying as a pleasure craft.
If you go to vesselfinder you can follow the drama in real-time! Seems it's still stuck: https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
Fond memories. I once tracked a ship carrying a couple of containers that were urgently needed driving in circles in the English Channel for two weeks.
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They are from vesselfinder [1]. [1]: https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
What technique? It looks like a combination of xray and heat? I am curious what I'm looking at and want to understand the optics more.
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No it contributes to more natural conversation, illustrating the commenter’s thought process.
I didn’t think that “natural” conversation was an actual goal on HN. You see this particularly in the way that humour (among other things) is often downvoted and discouraged.
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15% overhead is actually pretty low all things considering.
Yeah the cost for paperwork and administration in aviation is over 50%.
https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter5/air-transpo...
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Yeah the cost for paperwork and administration in aviation is over 50%.
This is an extraordinary claim. Obviously some of the prior costs are due to paperwork, but really? https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter5/air-transpo...