he kept going on about how it uses less energywhen I finally got it through to him how much energy was required to build a new computer from scratch, he started saying that he'd still save money because he was using less electricity.
Guess what I said to that.
(Guess what I said to that.
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 5:53,
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I hope it was, "YOU'RE A CLUELESS FUCKING IDIOT WITH THE BRAIN OF A SQUASHED BEETLE!"But no doubt you were much kinder than I. That line of thinking is really suspect if
you are in an area served by hydro-electric power. That water was headed down
anyway, why not get some use out of it as it goes by? Nuke power is also like that.
Although a little more difficult to gather, tend, and clean up. But not by much.
(you are in an area served by hydro-electric power. That water was headed down
anyway, why not get some use out of it as it goes by? Nuke power is also like that.
Although a little more difficult to gather, tend, and clean up. But not by much.
Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 6:06,
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ashally i just pointed out that he was already more than a thousand dollars down on the deal so he'd better use it a lot if he wants to come out on top gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 6:20,
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Also, growing up in Tassie which is 100% Hydro powered, I should point out that an entire valley of untouched rainforest was flooded to build Lake Pedder.Tidal Power, now there's your ticket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pedder
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pedder
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 6:39,
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I lived near a place for a while where it was proposed to make a tidal power station.It was shit canned because a bunch of idiots built a few cities down the coast from the site on sandbars!
There was a fear that those would be destroyed and other areas would be flooded. Not that they had any
real data to back this up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy#Tidal_electrical_power_generation
(There was a fear that those would be destroyed and other areas would be flooded. Not that they had any
real data to back this up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy#Tidal_electrical_power_generation
Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 6:53,
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SANDBARS!The most persistent geological feature known to man....
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discomeats This canoe,
Mon 31 Aug 2009, 11:12,
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