Interesting stuff
Hutchy 19 wrote:
Have read that the technology is improving in leaps and bounds to enable use in lower levels of sunshine
and temps . Germany is doing incredible work in this area .
I read something a while ago talking about effiency of solar being better when its not quite as hot. So there is a lattitude sweetspot where Solar can be most effective. Its quite a while since i read the article so i dont remember all the specifics but from memory places like Germany are ideal apparently.
sypkan wrote:
raises more questions than she answers, but definitely interesting stuff
Love the bit where she skips seamlessly from the ISI / Taliban relationship to the US southern border and the cartels. So convincing. Like you said, more questions than answers. So interesting.
Btw, Have you know anything about Afghan Pakistan border crossings like Spin Boldak? I reckon you could bomb them for a couple of weeks straight* and not make a dent in the Taliban’s ability to fight the Afghan government.
*which the US can’t, and won’t.
** pps, where the fuck do you find this piss?
so, you know stuff and stuff...
tell me, why does the US avoid and even sponsor pakistan, when they harbour and hide people like osama bin laden?
is this purely about the bomb?
is it about the perpetuation of the IMC?
(as some put everything down to... but I try not to buy in to)
a house of cards of alliances?
genuinely interested, if we can avoid the hostility...
etarip wrote:
Fascinating video / slideshow supa. A couple of old close family friends went through Afghanistan in the early 70s, on the overland route from Europe to Australia. They said it was totally safe - but the ‘sophistication’ of Kabul was a huge contrast to the rest of the country. I think it still is.
Kandahar is central Pashtunistan. It was the Taliban capital form 1994 onwards. Kabul is something entirely different.
My Parents were there in the late 70s on an overland trip too. I think right before the soviets came in. Had a similar experience.
Cornwalls 1970s Legendary Surf Village
https://wavelengthmag.com/celebrating-skewjack-at-50/
Wally's wrecking spree:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9905653/Wallys-wrecking-spree-…
Wally is obviously a walrus of taste: he chooses nice boats.
Q What do a plumber and a walrus have in common?
A They both prefer a tight seal
Thanks VJ got a good laugh from Wally.
The Gillian fishing charter out of Rosebud pier used to "pick-up" Nobby, 300kgs+ of bull seal from out near South Channel Fort (from memory). Nobby would swim up to the Gillian and clamber aboard, much to the shock of the passengers on the boat! He would sit on the engine housing and get fed tasty fishy morsels.
velocityjohnno wrote:
Q What do a plumber and a walrus have in common?
A They both prefer a tight seal
Walrus 1 says to Walrus 2 "You been eating a soft serve ice cream"
Walrus 2 says " Nah I've just blown a seal"
Here's another very common problem in ICU's.
So many ICU patients get delirium, for reasons mentioned in the article. The ICU cohort of patients are generally older, we pump them full of drugs, interrupt their circadian rhythm with constant interventions and have 'bells, alarms and assorted noises" constantly...it's a wonder that not all our patients are totally delirious.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2021-09-01/intensive-care-units-deli…
udo wrote:
Here's some quick, interesting, but rudimentary sums on the cost of coal power generation v PV...
All approx. values...
Coal cost today in AUD ~ $0.22/kg
Thermal energy of coal ~ 6.3kWh/kg
Efficiency of steam-electric power generator ~35%
So, electricity produced by a kg of coal = 6.3*0.35 = 2.2kWh/kg
Taking the inverse, we have 0.425kg/kWh
So, the current cost of electricity production using coal alone (that is without the cost to operate, maintain or BUILD the plant) is 0.22*0.425 = $0.1/kWh. Or 10c per kWh of electricity generated.
Looking at PV power generation.
Average PV install cost is approx. $1000/kW
A 1kW system will produce about 900kWh/year (depending on the location)
The expected life span of a PV system is 25 years.
So the current cost of electricity production using PV is $1000/(25*900) = $0.044/kWh. Or 4c.
So, when only considering the cost of the coal itself, PV is currently approximately 50% cheaper. The phase out of coal isn't happening because it's a horrible polluter, it's happening because it's horribly expensive.
Nice work Carpetman
Lets run some figures on floating 50 m Webber reef build.....Eng plans should be available to view by now..
Has there been any updates on those floating reefs? I could do with two or three of them.
The V-Walls were supposedly tested at UoQ earlier this month.
I'll find out what I can.
san Guine wrote:
Here's another very common problem in ICU's.
So many ICU patients get delirium, for reasons mentioned in the article. The ICU cohort of patients are generally older, we pump them full of drugs, interrupt their circadian rhythm with constant interventions and have 'bells, alarms and assorted noises" constantly...it's a wonder that not all our patients are totally delirious.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2021-09-01/intensive-care-units-deli…
Totally, that was what happened to Dad. Back in SARS time in 2002, Mum was working in an international studenty place and caught it, gave it to Dad, who went to hospital and got intubated. When he woke up he was hallucinating huge spiders coming out of the ceiling and frantically trying to mumble this to all who would hear.
stunet wrote:
The V-Walls were supposedly tested at UoQ earlier this month.
I'll find out what I can.
Ah so some things are underway ...Greg did say in June 2019 he had a signed contract to build one for testing in Perth ..
How’s this for a violation of human rights?
https://images.app.goo.gl/NLzE5dEvqmGiSdTf7
Simba, imagine one the size of a city block and nicknamed “the beast”.
Don't know about the 'celebrity' side of this, but this was favourably greeted in the san Guine household. Lily is smart (and hot) and David is a genius with words
https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/brainiacs-assemble-lette…
Hi Patrick,
TBH haven't watched much of 8 out of 10, just obsessed with word games, particularly DA's Friday cryptic crossword in the Age (and SMH), which I have just returned from buying at the local shops
Letters and Numbers coming back! ....all righty then....says frothing free to air only man....
Interesting stuff in China...No sissy men allowed.....
https://au.yahoo.com/news/no-sissy-men-chinas-latest-move-profound-tran…
This is the only good thing I like about team comrade Smiley....Ha!
Strange that no one has commented about the latest terrorist attack - same old same old perhaps? Lovers of Jacinda might be able to answer the question on most reasonable people's lips - why wasn't the piece of shit deported back to Sri Lanka once he was released from jail? Imagine being a victim/family connection/friend and being told that 'we couldn't do anything about him' because 'legally he had to be released'? FFS. At least the cops did what should have been done long ago.
Psssst! Has anyone ever seen Indodreaming, d rex and hutchy19 in the same room together? Im no conspiracy theorist anti Vaxer....hehe...but....??
bluediamond wrote:
Psssst! Has anyone ever seen Indodreaming, d rex and hutchy19 in the same room together? Im no conspiracy theorist anti Vaxer....hehe...but....??
Yes you are.
bluediamond wrote:
Psssst! Has anyone ever seen Indodreaming, d rex and hutchy19 in the same room together? Im no conspiracy theorist anti Vaxer....hehe...but....??
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Its a good outcome ......
a strange story something not right ...?
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/cctv-footage-missing-as-…
yeah great outcome but.....whats the go with the missing ctv footage......also he was only 470 meters away with a million people looking for him? mmmmm.........
So glad he was found, but it does raise some questions, the reasons given that although he was only 500 mtrs away , it was thick bush land , surely sniffer dogs were used ? It’s a strange case indeed.
Non functioning surveillance cameras aside...if you lived in thick bushland near dams&streams would you even let your autistic non-verbal toddler get out of sight?
Exactly..
Huge population of Wild dog and Feral Pig in those areas
A crying child giving off a scent if it was out there for a few nights it was lucky to survive
that and overnight temps.
We are not alone Chaps.....the family/story being picked to bits
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/piq4t7/missing_threeyearold…
Yeah the kid, after 4 days wasn't even that dirty, full of energy and also the weather Saturday and Sunday night was terrible, freezing and wet. Also the mum is filming when going up to grab him? Who does that.
She doesn't go up and grab him straight off the SES guy as I would and he doesn't even really respond to her.
Alan Hashem Facey.... the Creepy Godfather Neighbour Antivax nutter
Bemused by the latest news that News Corp will now back Anthropogenic Global Warming.
On the face of it, that's great news, News Corp have done little more than play the contrarian for contrary's sake, muddying the waters along the way, providing a vehicle for the undecided or the dopey.
But if you need further proof that News Corp makes zero attempt at neutral, balanced reporting then surely this is it. A self-admission that News Corp journalists report simply what their masters tell them to report.
Yes, yes, you can be Noam Chomsky to my Joe Public and tell me ALL mainstream media has agenda, but none are as purely partisan as News, none have the reach, and none have editors all moving in lockstep.
Funny how they stated the caveat for The Australian though. That they will
"temper their editorial stance on the issue", whatever the fark that means.
I do wonder if this new look news corpse will filter through to Bolt, Kenny, Jones, Murray et. al? I guess they will just do as they're told...but I will believe it when I see it.
Perhaps they'll start quoting prices and options/futures prices from the carbon exchanges in their finance pages $$$
Watch the Murdochs pivot on the LNP next election, call time on Morrison and back Labor. That is what this is all about.
san Guine wrote:
Don't know about the 'celebrity' side of this, but this was favourably greeted in the san Guine household. Lily is smart (and hot) and David is a genius with words
https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/brainiacs-assemble-lette…
Hey San guine, looking forward to this. The two hottest women on tv are Lily from Letters and Numbers, and the woman who does the same job on 8 out of 10 cats.
Lily did a special the other night on how our brain is easily fooled. Nothing I hadn’t seen before but loved it anyways. Alas, she’s married, I’m about 30 years too old for her and I’d fumble my words anyway if I ever met her. Oh, plus I’m already married, that could be a problem too.
Just started getting back into crosswords, just doing the quick one at the moment as part of a brain maintenance programme. Keeping the cryptic for later in life. Will have to buy a book on how to solve cryptic, it’s pretty similar to learning a new language, you have to know where they are dropping clues that us noobs as yet can’t interpret.
Haha, Lily is a good friend of mine and the nicest person, gorgeous inside and out. Quite goofy as well in a cute way. Her husband Blair is a legend as well.
" Alas, she’s married, I’m about 30 years too old for her and I’d fumble my words anyway if I ever met her. Oh, plus I’m already married, that could be a problem too."
Yeah Batfink, 100% this. Always liked smart women!
Thanks Craig, I'm glad she's nice, she comes across well on TV.
But really(?), I tune in for DA's wordsmith ways.
Many people spend hours on the interweb disappearing down the inevitable 'rabbit hole', my lost/wasted hours are all spent in cryptic world.
Have it cunts