DiamondOptics

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[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I personally use the original amazfit bip. Cannot be newthough, I sourced mine from aliexpress, and even there they are ex-demo and stuff. Heart rate sensor isn't amazing but I don't know if that's maybe my hairy arm. The main reason I got it, can be used with gadget bridge, for best privacy

Edit: worth noting that I had to flash it with English firmware, which did mean I had to use the official app originally

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 4 points 1 year ago

Gas hot water heaters tend to be a lot more efficient than gas cooktops. The flat bottom of most pots and pans means a lot of heat will escape up the sides, but hot water heaters can be designed with this in mind. On pots, I have one that basically has heatsink fins on the bottom to better capture the gas heat, but this is far from typical.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 10 points 1 year ago

Environmental issues aside, gas is also a pain for installation. Solid pipes are more difficult to route, and leaks are, of course, dangerous. Electricity is dangerous, but it is easier to contain. It doesn't leak into the air, and because it's a closed loop, we can measure if it isn't all returning and shut it off (RCD/GFCI). It also has flexible cables. The downside is that, heat pumps require more maintenance. They're a vaguely complicated mechanical system, as many fluid systems are.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 2 points 1 year ago

Deaths are sad, if we consider that people can be brainwashed and it isn't entirely their fault, it's a tragedy.

That said, this is... Evolution in action. I don't just mean darwin awards dumb, but more specifically that technologies (social or physical) are actually a part of Evolution, not aside from it. That also means that dealing with misinformation is actually becoming a part of evolution, literally for survival. Or if not critical thinking, then what group you attach yourself to, aka what network you trust. Which in some ways, is actually not all that different from before modern technologies.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 3 points 1 year ago

Rubicons especially

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not only would we need to swap out a gas heater, hot water, and a new stove, we would very likely need an upgraded electricity supply. Our old house has a 35A main breaker, maybe that is what was considered enough 53 years ago. I don't know what capacity the cable itself has though. Exactly how far would the carrot side of any such program go?

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like the military is saying "stop hiding civil services in the military budget". Or put another way, the cost of climate change is gradually being revealed.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 3 points 1 year ago

Seems like a typical response when you have more applicants than postings. This basically happens with job interviews too. If we didn't have such a housing shortage, people wouldn't care as much. More infill! Less kowtowing to developers!

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 5 points 1 year ago

Taking example numbers from the article, but not explicitly stated, it kind of sounds like 15 floors, about 60m tall, is the point in which density starts to sacrifice ecological concerns too much.

According to a 2015 study commissioned by the CTBUH, the whole life emissions of both energy use and materials for a 120m concrete and steel structure are nearly five times higher than those of its 60m equivalent.

That's still tall enough for many things, so I guess the rest should be handled by a bit more space use and better mass transit.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 3 points 1 year ago

I guess the irony is then, Reddit is going to experience this exact problem as mods have fewer tools at their disposal.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just go with the harsh moderation.

[–] DiamondOptics@partizle.com 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Meta has the capacity to make really evil products, let's not start the EEE treadmill.

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