If this technology takes off, could we tile the Sahara with solar panels? It is close to the equator, and it seems like it might be one of the ecosystems which would be least impacted by the addition of solar panels.

It will take nearly 10,000 miles of cable for four offshore transmission lines—far more than existing suppliers could serve up. So Morrish started a cable-supply company to build a factory, with a tower taller than the Washington Monument, in which colossal cables will be lowered as they are coated in insulation.

The factory’s construction near the Scottish village of Fairlie has been delayed several times. Locals are doubtful it will happen.

“It’s a nice area, a scenic area, and you’re going to build a huge factory running 24/7?” said Rita Holmes, a longtime Fairlie resident.

Maybe it’s just the infrastructure nerd in me, but a giant tower which produces undersea cables for distributing renewable energy sounds like a cool tourist attraction. They could put big windows on the tower so people can see the cables being made.

What do you mean by that?

As is everyone born between 1965 and 2015, which is quite a few people.

Does Lemmy have a way to get inactive mods removed and replaced?

Messaging the admins of the community’s home instance is generally the recommended approach.

Any NSFW settings within the app which might be blocking them?

Can an airless tire ever be as cushioning as an airfull tire? Instead of compressing the entire volume of air, aren’t you essentially just compressing a small “spring” directly between the rim and the road?

Was it not here yet? What changed?

Edit: Ah. Better drilling techniques, ironically, pioneered by the fossil fuel industry!

Latimer and his colleagues improved on traditional geothermal techniques in several ways. But the biggest was this: They utilized horizontal drilling, boring about 10,000 feet down and then 5,000 feet to the side with each well. The technology has been around for decades, but it’s gotten a lot less expensive since the mid-2000s due to widespread adoption by oil and gas companies.

Nice that this drilling technology can be used in green energy applications too.

The music sucks

You take that back. John Williams is an international treasure, and the only aspect which was consistently good throughout all nine films. Rey’s theme, March of the Resistance, and Jedi Steps and Finale were all stellar in my opinion.

Same. Core memory unlocked.

Sounds cool. Could this be used to improve push notifications from Lemmy apps?

They are, the dialogue is absolutely horrendous.

“I wish I could wish away my feelings”

“I’ve been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life”

4,5,2,3,6. No ep 1!

That’s machete order, I think. While TPM is definitely the most “skippable” of the 6, I think AotC is a worse movie.

She only found out she was adopted like an hour prior.

Wait, who did she find this out from? Her adoptive parents were presumably killed in Star Wars with the destruction of Alderaan.

It’s also implied that she knew she was adopted. Luke asks her “do you remember your mother, your real mother?” and Leia replies “Just a little bit. She died when I was very young”.

Ah, thanks for clarifying. That’s an interesting position. I never found the light sabers or blaster bolts in the original trilogy to look that bad. And the practical effects, models, and sets, certainly look superior to the CGI sets in the prequels.

If George had waited another 5 or 10 years it could have been better.

I’m not so sure about this. I think that the limitations George had at the time ended up being part of what made the original trilogy so good. If George had access to better special effects, would we still have gotten scenes like these?

Or would we have gotten this instead?

George being able to do “whatever he wants” does not necessarily lead to the best movie.

and hate that I can’t find copies without the added crap

Search up “Harmy despecialized” and “4k77”. There are many other Star Wars fans who feel the way you do, and they have taken matters into their own hands :)

Currently, the highest Q value obtained from a tokamak is 1.53

I’m pretty sure this is the value of Q achieved by the National Ignition Facility, which uses inertial confinement, not a tokamak. As far as I know, the record Q for a tokamak is still only 0.67, set by the Joint European Torus back in 1997.

localized entirely within your Lemmy instance?

Well, not entirely. It federates to other instances, which is sort of the point of Lemmy :)

“Darth Plagiarism” is just… *chef’s kiss*

Specifically Lumiere and Babette, I believe.

This feels like some !noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works material here…