The_Tired_Horizon

The_Tired_Horizon , 12 hours ago

Yeah there are problems with battery and EV materials and their links to all kinds of nasty things. However, lets not forget how bad other industries have been (even recently) for slavery... the cotton industry, the soft drinks indusrty, even the plastics recycling industry.

And OK, lithium is a problem, but there are other ways to store energy that arent being used. We need to stop expecting a perfect solution to everything and just start using sand batteries, compressed air etc, things where we do already have engineers that can accomplish something.

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 hours ago

Who have stolen land, drilled under people's own land to access their oil, drilled into other countries without permission (eg Russian firms). They've also hidden data about environmental damage since the 1960s including CO2 evidence. Worse than tobacco.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 2 days ago

Never got into them, sadly. Listened a a couple of their albums but always go back to Kyuss or Opeth etc

Their band name is bloody awesome - says everything!

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 2 days ago

Yeah used that myself in the past.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 3 days ago

I heard them when they were still doom metal. The guy could really grunt and I loved that stuff, but this just always excited me more. I always found it a shame they never made it bigger.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 3 days ago

The way he sings still sends a tingle down my spine.

The_Tired_Horizon , 3 days ago

I'm working from inside to ruin the corps clearly 😂

The_Tired_Horizon , 4 days ago

Bet Walt had the writer sacked for that.

The_Tired_Horizon , 4 days ago

Yeah you've nailed that with the corp control on money over the artistic side.

The_Tired_Horizon , 3 days ago

The Far Side also did a comic on this where the old gal was stuffing her turkey (with sage). 😂

The_Tired_Horizon , 3 days ago

I've met several. Would not recommend. Cooties, I believe you Yanks call them.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 5 days ago

Gotta keep that sun from burning it

The_Tired_Horizon , 5 days ago

One of the worst unions our lads ever joined. Sorry. Unison were even worse for us. Went to Unite and similar and now shit is getting done.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 6 days ago

The guy who made it is a former TV documentary maker. His channel is amazing.

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 6 days ago

Because this summary is pretty good still. Its enough that people might want to delve deeper into the guys other videos.

The_Tired_Horizon , 6 days ago

Better than opening it to "you were adopted"

The_Tired_Horizon OP , 10 days ago

😂

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

I dont remember ever reading they were trying to find dark matter with particle colliders. Read New Scientist for years too. They have deep mountain detectors for dark matter that are nothing like particle accelerators. Memes are great and funny and all, but not always based upon reality. And why shouldnt science be used to figure out how things are constructed, even the fundamentals of the universe..?

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

There was a powercut this week in a large part of Mexico (I know because of family from there). They're getting rarer now as Mexico has really tried to get its grid uptogether. The downside of countries like this having more stable grids is more people and business installing aircon systems, which just means more energy used, more emissions.

The funny thing is there are ways to passively cool areas. You can literally install shading over windows and walls that face the main sun. Last year in the UK we had a few days where it was over 35C. Nobody here has aircon. So that heat is a shock to us. But I managed to cover the outside of open windows with reflective bubble wrap insulation cut into sheets.

I also installed a small solar system on our shed to run a fridge freezer out there. The funny thing is the half inch stand-offs actively created significant shading and the inside of the shed really cooled down to where we could sit in there and chill out or do tasks without melting. When I realised this I started looking online for research on solar power and shading and found agrovoltaics. Solar panels over farm crops such as fruit in hotter regions mean less watering needed... its more spread out than usual solar farms as it has to let the sun in a bit more to the food but its something that needs to be done more.

I also read of people ignoring their energy policy for their home electric and installing grid-tie solar. They use sheds, stands in their garden, conservatory roofing etc, and usually just a few hundred watts of solar. Typically homes have a fuse rating of 30-50 amps. One 300w solar panel grid tied is not going to be anywhere near that, but will mean up to 300w of clean energy. Energy companies should just allow these systems, even provide them if its a problem or worry to them. You can buy this stuff off amazon for a few hundred quid.

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

Perfect place for it too. All those grapes will be sour.

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

I have a small unit too, but we're the rare ones. "Nobody" means "majority" here or do I really have to be literal wth everyone on the internet???

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

Its how you use it. 😉

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

I remember being there in 2013 and the rivers and streams were all dried up. They were quite worried about farming.

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

Fluoride is great in toothpaste. Kills the germs and sterilises the gums.

I fought our Council to stop fluoride being added to our water here in Southampton in the UK about 10 years ago. I asked questions about whether gastrointestinal doctors had been consulted and what the effects were on the rest of the body, the bones etc. Nobody could answer. At the time I found that worrying. I am pro-vaccination, pro-science. I pointed out the severe lack of dentists that even kids dont any longer have access to at the time (it has since become far worse). Without actual dentists people lose the influence they provide as well as the treatment.

Chlorine chemistry is added to water to treat the water. Fluorine is added to treat the person. And to me that sounded like medication with no opt out (other than moving home). People should have a right to chose what they dont want to put in their bodies, even if it is technically slightly harmful in the long term (even nutrients). Science is learning that over sterilisation of other parts of the body (eg the skin) can affect the health. What we need is far, far more data on those that do have these water additions to see what happens to the populations health.

The_Tired_Horizon , 10 days ago

I am already paying for water - through my water bill. I have a right to as clear a water as possible. And fluoride is technically a sterilising agent - fluorine and chlorine are right next to each other in the periodic table.

The_Tired_Horizon , 18 days ago

Sad really. Somebody lost a job to that. Minimum wage probably, but still a wage.

The_Tired_Horizon , 25 days ago

“I can fix him” springs to mind. 😅

The_Tired_Horizon , 26 days ago

Like an American Roy Harper. Singing the damn truth.

The_Tired_Horizon , 26 days ago

That makes me sick!! 😠

Google Play and co are allowing similar apps

The_Tired_Horizon , 27 days ago

Wait until you hear about boom boxes… 😅

The_Tired_Horizon , 27 days ago

Where’s that butterfly anime meme of “is this a clone?” when you need it.

The_Tired_Horizon , 1 month ago

Roger Waters enters the chat

The_Tired_Horizon , 1 month ago

If I ever get the space to set it up I might try it all out. I managed to get an IR out of the noise someone’s guitar pedal made on a record.