Dumb question, and I might not understand the difference. Don't we already have synthetic gasoline in the form of trufuel and the ilk? I can buy that at walmart; expensive, sure, but is indoor-safe and lasts forever. Smells good when it burns as a bonus!
Readit News-warren commented on Synthetic gasoline iere.org/what-is-syntheti... · Posted by u/alexandrehtrb
While we're at it, can we do something about the gigalumen blue light every device seems to have to indicate on/charging/charged? My house looks like a dystopia spaceship after dusk.
-warren commented on Vera C. Rubin Observatory first images rubinobservatory.org/news... · Posted by u/phsilva
Counter-rotating spiral galaxies. Super neat!
https://skyviewer.app/embed?target=186.66721+8.89072&fov=0.2...
Funny, because it is illegal to pay donors here. I used to be a donor, but the energy and effort it takes were too much for me at the time. And plasma donors have to 'free up' a lot more time.
Not to mention how i get a cookie and the semi-goverment organisation charges >600€ for a baggie to hospitals. Someone needs to pay for that CEO's third house and car collection!
Funny data story time.
I used to operate a database for a large North American alcohol retailer. We had a problem with our data that said that 30% of the ring from a particular store saw the name "A GIFT FOR YOU" on the CC stripe. After months of bitter accusations of my database being incorrect, we flew someone out to investigate.
We found that a block away from the store was a plasma "donation" facility. In order to skirt various laws, when you "donate", you are given a prepaid credit card. The name on the card is "A GIFT FOR YOU". Donators then took that card directly to the alcohol store.
All of the data was correct; 30% of the ring from one store was paid by credit cards from the plasma "donation" facility with "A GIFT FOR YOU" on the card. A large reputational battle then commenced as the retailer thought of themselves as a high-end "wine and craft beer" store, when ultimately it turns out Budweiser pays the bills.
*edited for clarity
After 21 years of hosting my own email server, starting with roll-your-own (anyone else remember sendmail.cf?) and moving to boxed solutions such as mox or mailcow, I gave up. Maintaining IP reputation and keeping up with the neverending set of arbitrary rules (spf, dkim, etc) I found my time was worth something too. Doing an honest ROI calculation, I figured i was spending 2 hours on average each month keeping the plumbing going. For me, that was well-worth the ~15/month that proton charges. I bet there are other good ones out there too!
To be honest though, throughout those decades, I learned a vast amount about how email flows. That knowledge is irreplaceable.
My recommendation is to try your own until you really, REALLY understand it. Then move to a paid solution.