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SimonSword91 commented on Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants   thehindu.com/news/interna... · Posted by u/rustoo
SimonSword91 · 4 years ago
I live in Germany and I wonder, what the consequences will be of shutting down both coal and nuclear in very short time. My guess is, we will pay for nuclear energy from France and coal energy from Poland when wind slows down.

The new government tries to accelerate the construction of renewable energy but I think their plans will fail because of worker shortage and supply chain problems.

SimonSword91 commented on Why does a spray bottle work?   alexanderellis.github.io/... · Posted by u/otras
SimonSword91 · 8 years ago
This is a nice example to show the illusion of explanatory depth [0]. Most people would say they know how a spray bottle works, but fail to describe all relevant details of the implementation,

[0] https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27117

SimonSword91 commented on Playing Video Games with My Son Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be   thecut.com/2018/03/playin... · Posted by u/ingve
SimonSword91 · 8 years ago
> In Minecraft, the imaginary worlds my son dreams up are expressed and realized in a virtual environment multiple people can occupy and affect together. When he tells me the floor is lava, I look down and notice that the floor is indeed made of burning lava, fatal on contact. In response, I construct a bridge.

I always wondered about my nephews fascination for minecraft. This is probably one of the main reasons.

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KarmaCake day67November 9, 2017View Original