Very interesting #discussion by #backreaction on how close #nuclear #fusion is to being a viable #energy #replacement #source http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2021/10.. Sounds like the #scientists and #science #communicators are being #wilfully #opaque in exactly *how much* #energy is being produced and fudging the numbers.
Interesting, a #windturbine randomly #collapsed in #germany just days before it was set to be #inaugurated - apparently not #sabotage either: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/german.. This comes at a time when people rightfully #protest for #nuclear #energy to be rightfully reconsidered - I very much agree.
Another reminder that #china 's #ccp is in a lot of trouble when it comes to this #energy #crisis they are experiencing: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ch.. It now looks like the #communists are ready to throw the #capitalist #companies under the bus - expect the #stock #market for #power #production to #crash too. Who wants to become a #electricity #provider when the #state forces you to run at a loss?
I wondered about this too, it looks as if #china 's #energy #crisis is going to cost a #global #food #shortage as they compete for sources of #protein https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ch.. Add to that global #shipping issues, rising #oil prices and #failed #crops - this is a #perfectstorm !
Looks like w3c are #rejecting a #proposal for #unique #decentralized #id 's: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/pub.. Apparently this is on the basis that it is not #energy #efficient due to the use of #blockchain - I somewhat have to agree. *Anything* that relies on blockchain will eventually grow to an #unsustainable #size , #computation or both. #proofofwork is simply not going to cut it.
#china really does have a *massive* #energy #crisis on their hands, it makes the #uk 's look like nothing: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ch.. This is the sort of stuff one would expect to see in a #thirdworld Country - not an #economy apparently about to overtake the #us as the largest!
More on #china 's #energy problem: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chin.. Apparently #power #generators are shutting down because of the 10% maximum #charge increase, meaning it is no longer #profitable to #generate ... So it looks like this is an entirely #ccp generated problem.
Here's the thing, if #china 's #ccp is shutting down #manufacturing and the #production of goods based on #energy #power #generation issues - then how can they meet their #growth expectations? https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldma.. Add to that a #food #shortage , a failing #property #market , increased #nationalism , a push for #war with #taiwan - it's falling apart.
@barray on Tue Sep 28 01:48:54 UTC 2021 said: &eAs shown by #zerohedge - the #energy #markets around the world are going insane right now: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/all-he.. Absolute insanity.#goldmansachs also sees the #automotive #industry #production #shrinking https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldma.. I saw people joking about driving an #ev instead of #fossil #fuel as the #uk fuel #shortage gets worse, but they can't #manufacture them! Worst still, #electricity is getting more #expensive as there's no #wind #power and #russia 's #gas prices are skyrocketing!
Okay, the situation in #china is much worse that anyone thought: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ch.. The #ccp are running out of #energy #production capability, apparently asking #soybean production to be closed to save power. Here's the thing, #china has a *massive* issue currently with #food #security - specifically #protein - which mostly comes from soy beans! This could be big.
#kurzgesagt #inanutshell really miss the point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw6_Jak.. We #waste so much #energy using #global #shipping it's actually insane. #meat is not the problem - in fact it may be the only thing to put #nutrients back into #soil ... Buying new shit will *not* help the situation, the #manufacture of thing is a massive part of #carbon #emissions ... We need better #electronics #reuse and #maintenance and #righttorepair ... We need #modular #systems !
The #uk *desperately* needs #nuclear #power https://www.economist.com/the-economist-.. We cannot rely on #wind alone to carry the #energy #requirements and build energy #security ... It's insanely #shortsighted we are currently in this situation.
Started taking a #keto #diet #naturesway #multivitamin mix with #mct #powder ... We'll see how it goes - it claims to "boost #energy ", but I highly doubt it can even come close to making up for a #calorie #deficit ...
Just #ran four back to back 12.5 minute #miles ! And that was with a #sprintfinish - I still had #energy in the tank and had an instant #recovery ! Not bad for somebody running on the #keto #diet !
Went for a #run earlier - it was very hard to #motivate myself. It was 0 degrees and I wasn't feeling great about it anyway. I still ran a good #time and had plenty of #energy left afterwards. Feeling better after eating my #keto #meal which consisted of some #steak ...
#aardvark raises a great point about #ev #batteries and #electricity #infrastructure - including in #nz which has a lot of #renewable #energy https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0812.s.. It just doesn't seem well thought out, I really suspect there will be massive implications.