IrateAnteater @ IrateAnteater @sh.itjust.works

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I'm confused. Is it Bill Maher or just the concept of "You may also like" in general that you take exception to?

I don't think you'd ever have a peripheral power the tv. The use case I'm envisioning is power and data going to the panel via this single connector from a base box that handles AC conversion, as well as input (from Roku etc) and output (to soundbar etc.). Basically standardizing what some displays are already doing with proprietary connectors.

Headroom and safety factor. Current screens may draw 120w, but future screens may draw more, and it is much better to be drawing well under the max rated power.

I think it's aimed at TVs in general, not computer monitors. Many people mount their TVs to the wall, and having a single cable to run hidden in the wall would be awesome.

If you are burying the waste, you'd be using a mine that is below the impermeable bedrock layer. There would be no leeching at all.

And using the most expensive project on the planet as your reference is disingenuous as best. Most other projects cost less than a third of that.

Additionally, almost no one is ever suggesting that nuclear is a 100% replacement. Most people suggest nuclear baseload with renewables+battery for peaks.

Depends on the reactor type. I know the CANDU reactors that Canada uses are very difficult to meltdown since they use unenriched uranium fuel, and if the deuterium moderator disappears due to a missile strike or something, the reaction just fizzles instead of running away.

• 10 km which direction? If it's buried 1km down, you can stick it directly below my home for all I care.
• not sure who told you that nuclear reactors cost half a trillion dollars to build, or are you thinking they would be building 30+ reactors?
• closed loop cooling of reactors is a thing. There's zero reason to ever have drinking water restrictions.
• this doesn't make sense. Why would the price of electricity double to maintain the status quo? I thought you were paying for the reactors out of income taxes?

Long story short, there's plenty of valid reasons to argue against nuclear power. Use those reasons, not made up bullshit.

All jokes aside, why do people even bother with vi?

I assume lack of demand. In your own home, you'd be keeping the handle clean, and public washrooms often use the touchless sensor types.

People also just need to be more selective about where and how they automate.

For example, I wanted my coffee to automatically start in the morning. So instead of buying a "smart" coffee maker, I bought the dumbest possible one and a smart switch. Now, no matter what happens with that switch, the worst that can happen is I have to manually hit a button to get coffee.

Next you're going to be telling me that I should actually read articles too.

Says the guy on Reddit.

The whole "answer this trivia question" gatekeeping is dumb.

But the unreasonable metalhead in me also wants all band shirts to have been bought at a show, so maybe I'm a bit guilty too.

The article writer got things confused. The meteor is the size of Dr Hans Pepper, not the soft drink Dr Pepper.

Smart switches aren't really a big deal to swap in. Plus, there's more options for purely local only devices based on espHome.

The only reason I didn't go that route is because I have wall sconces that I wanted to separate from pot lights, and I really don't like doing drywall repairs.

In my case, I don't want all the bulbs on, and splitting up the circuit now would involve cutting holes in my ceiling and walls. Otherwise, yeah, I would have gone with a smart switch. Most LED bulbs are dimmable these days.

I like using the smart bulbs as part of my wake up alarm. HomeAssistant starts fading the lights on 10 minutes before my alarm is set to go off.

I bought the bulbs before Hue made accounts mandatory, so I blocked the bridge from all internet access, and it never got the update. If I ever need new/more bulbs, I'll be just buying some generic zigbee bulbs.

My order of operations is Canadian -> European -> Anywhere else on the planet -> Decide if I actually need the thing or not -> Chinese -> American.

I don't know what is going on at Microsoft. I'm starting to think that they are trying to pivot to a completely different business model. In addition to this Windows 11 crap and XBox seemingly being given up on, they appear to be losing their embedded market as well. In the past, if you saw any screen in an industrial setting, there's a good chance that there was the embedded Windows version behind that screen. Lately, all the new products are moving over to Linux.