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  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Amos_Umwhat said:
    I guess this shows how little I understand electricity. My assumption has been that turbines would power batteries from which the flow would be metered into the grid. In my mind the problem of erratic production from the windmills would thus be eliminated by the batteries gaining power during low flow times, and discharging during high flow times, and ceasing to discharge when the battery reached a preset low voltage number. Conversely, when the battery is full the power flow is directly input to the grid. Is this not achievable?

    I’m sure it is achievable, but the question is whether or not it’s feasible. What does it take to build a battery system that large? What does it take to keep it stable?

    Those are the types of things that make solar/wind power feasible for individuals but not for entire grids.

  • ShawnOLShawnOL Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Like cutting down a tree to count the growth rings.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Anybody interested in a new side gig?

    A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.

  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    lol, if it’s in the National Archives I can already “pick a record and transcribe it from my own device”.

    Pretty bad that they’re acting like it’s a privilege to see those documents to get volunteers to do their job for them.

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 21,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unbelievable. The addiction is worse than I thought.

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 21,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't worry, The Donald has your back. The teenagers will forever venerate him.

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 21,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    sigh.

    Trump had on Friday launched the digital token with branding including an image from his attempted assassination in July, expanding his cryptocurrency interests that already include World Liberty Financial. Of the total number of tokens, 80% are owned by CIC Digital LLC, which is an affiliate of Trump's business The Trump Organization, and another business called Fight Fight Fight LLC, the token's website says.
    Melania Trump launched her own cryptocurrency on Sunday, which was trading at around $12.03, with a market cap of $1.9 billion, at 0820 GMT, according to CoinMarketCap.
    "While it's tempting to dismiss this as just another Trump spectacle, the launch of the official Trump token opens up a Pandora's box of ethical and regulatory questions," said Justin D'Anethan, an independent crypto analyst based in Hong Kong.
    While the coin represented a blending of the world of decentralised finance (DeFi) into the political arena, it also "blurs the lines between governance, profit, and influence," D'Anethan said.
    "Should public figures, especially those with such political clout, wield this kind of sway in speculative markets? That's a question regulators are unlikely to ignore," he said.

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/trumps-new-crypto-token-jumps-ahead-his-inauguration-2025-01-20/

  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Politicians have been manipulating and taking advantage of the stock market for years. This is no different….and both are wrong

  • dirtdudedirtdude Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is there a viral internet meme that would make this funny or make sense?

    A little dirt never hurt
  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dirtdude said:

    Is there a viral internet meme that would make this funny or make sense?

    It’s from a series of movies

  • StubbleStubble Posts: 9,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey, you gonna eat the rest of that corndog?
  • YaksterYakster Posts: 28,557 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Recommended, though I think the movies started to suck, I enjoyed the series.

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  • dirtdudedirtdude Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ok, thanks guys

    A little dirt never hurt
  • YaksterYakster Posts: 28,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • NorthsideSmokeNorthsideSmoke Posts: 965 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @silvermouse said:
    Don't worry, The Donald has your back. The teenagers will forever venerate him.

    Seriously, it's like people have the memory of a goldfish in this country...

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 21,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    from Reuters:

    Trump’s military deportation flight to Guatemala last Monday likely cost $4,675 per migrant. That’s more than five times the price taxpayers would have paid to send them first class on a commercial airplane.

  • First_WarriorFirst_Warrior Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The pigs are at the trough.

  • StubbleStubble Posts: 9,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If only the gates were not left wide open.

    Hey, you gonna eat the rest of that corndog?
  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    “Likely cost” ?

  • silvermousesilvermouse Posts: 21,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rdp77 said:
    “Likely cost” ?

    "A U.S. official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, estimated the cost to operate a C-17 military transport aircraft is $28,500 per hour. The flight back and forth to Guatemala, not including time on the ground or any operations to prepare the flight for takeoff, took about 10-1/2 hours in the air to complete, the official said. A Guatemalan official told Reuters the military transport plane landed on Monday with 64 people on board."

    https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-deportation-flight-likely-cost-more-than-first-class-2025-01-30/?

  • peter4jcpeter4jc Posts: 17,013 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "We'll make Mexico and El Salvador and Venezuela pay for it."

    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • OlekingcoleOlekingcole Posts: 331 ✭✭✭✭


    Martinez Refinery fire

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