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Tarsul commented on An off-grid, flat-packable washing machine   positive.news/society/fla... · Posted by u/ohjeez
xnx · a day ago
Tarsul · a day ago
He started in 2018. In 2021 he had shipped 30 (to Iraq). Wanted to ship 7500 in the next 3 years. Fast foward to 2025: he has shipped 500 in 13 countries. Hopefully, with his partnerships and local production (in India) his ramp-up will fasten up. I wish him luck.
Tarsul commented on Gundam is just the same as Jane Austen but happens to include giant mech suits   eli.li/gundam-is-just-the... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
ifh-hn · 4 days ago
I don't know. All I remember from school is absolutely hating being forced to read, and understand/interpret, thing like shakespeare and Jane Austin. But then again I now like a lot of the vegetables I used to hate as a kid...

My daughter loves the classics, me, science fiction and fantasy.

Tarsul · 4 days ago
Just read Treasure Island. It's a classic but one that is easy to comprehend and also timeless.
Tarsul commented on Petition to formally recognize open source work as civic service in Germany   openpetition.de/petition/... · Posted by u/PhilippGille
port11 · 16 days ago
Where is this happening? AFAIK most (all?) of the EU strictly forbids being paid for blood or blood component donations outside of very specific research.

(As a donor I tried to sell blood when I couldn't afford rent and food, but it seemed impossible.)

Tarsul · 16 days ago
In Germany you can get 20 Euros for blood donations (at least at the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz).
Tarsul commented on From blood sugar to brain relief: GLP-1 therapy slashes migraine frequency   medlink.com/news/from-blo... · Posted by u/Anon84
PKop · 18 days ago
Obesity is associated with increased rate of migraine, so their symptoms could have gone away by virtue of losing weight. Let's see what it does for non obese.
Tarsul · 18 days ago
When I developed pre-diabetes symptoms (having to drink a lot - like 5-6l per day, consequently having to pee a lot, when not doing the first: getting headaches), I noticed that cutting on sugar meant (next to other benefits) that the thirst-induced headaches were the first thing that went away. Not the thirst itself (still have it).

However, not an expert on headaches and can't say if it has anything to do with the migraines in the article. But the point that reducing sugar helps in a myriad of ways, stands and is worth repeating.

Tarsul commented on The fall of Labubus and the mush of modern internet trends   michigandaily.com/arts/di... · Posted by u/gnabgib
nicbou · 19 days ago
I found the whole thing so depressing from an environmental perspective. A completely pointless and manufactured hype cycle to push something with no utility whatsoever. Now some factories in China are pumping out labubu clones that will end up in the bargain bin of a dollar store.

It makes any effort to reduce my environmental footprint feel so pointless. Why even bother?

Tarsul · 19 days ago
Don't do it for the world. Do it for your own clear conscience. That way you can always say to yourself: At least I did my part (even though it's clear everyone can do more, but perfectionism doesn't help either. Personally I am content if my climate impact is better than 70-80% of my cohort.).
Tarsul commented on Dark Mode Sucks   tomechangosubanana.com/20... · Posted by u/4dm1r4lg3n3r4l
xphos · 21 days ago
I kind of wish white showed up as that manila bookish paper color. I think my eyes read that better than white. But I dont mind dark mode either. I wouldn't never say its mandatory though
Tarsul · 21 days ago
Yes! I use "Dark Background and Light Text" addon for firefox, where you can set the colors yourself, which I did. I use #FFF2cc (I'd like to call it sandy) as my background color for nearly every website (even HN). (+permanent night mode, +blue light glasses that are orange-tinted, so your mileage may vary)
Tarsul commented on Hyundai wants its EVs to charge as fast as petrol cars refuel   autoexpress.co.uk/hyundai... · Posted by u/breve
jqpabc123 · 23 days ago
also called for patience in establishing a bullet-proof charging infrastructure.

Lack of charging stations is currently the biggest impediment to electric adoption.

Most people take a significant break (30 minutes or so) to replenish themselves on long trips. The problem is finding a place to do this while also recharging the EV. There are some EV restaurants but not nearly enough to be practical on long trips.

Alternative approach --- build specialized, cheap, short range EVs focused on local use. Most driving is short, local trips. Most households with a vehicle have more than one.

This offers opportunity for specialization --- one vehicle for local driving, another for long distance. The auto industry in the US is focused on maximizing profit per car and thus tends toward pricey all purpose vehicles.

Tarsul · 22 days ago
i think in some countries residents can make their own charging station public (and earn some money with it). This should be probed in more countries.
Tarsul commented on When Bill Gates Yelled at Me About Climate Change   theframelab.org/when-bill... · Posted by u/doener
melling · a month ago
““The Weather Channel! You get your information from the Weather Channel!” Now Gates was beet red, mocking and gesticulating even more. Heads were turning as people watched this spectacle in the hallway. “You should meet a real climate scientist,” he said while pointing to physicist David Keith, then with the University of Calgary, later with Harvard and the University of Chicago.”

Gates was right.

Anyway, we need to start being more specific about what climate changes are happening and when.

Net Zero was scheduled for 2050. Always seemed unlikely.

Yet the far right screams alarmists every time a wind turbine goes up.

The far left screams we’ll all be dead if we don’t react by 2030.

All the news headlines have politically polarized solving the problem.

Tarsul · a month ago
But the crazy part is that on a spectrum from far left to far right, the far left was never more correct than on climate change. By which I mean it truly is catastrophic/worldchanging or in a little more words: the worst legacy a generation ever left behind for future generations. And why? Because we are addicted to fossil fuels. Climate change happens more because of wants [of the rich world] than because of needs [of everyone]. We burn our future for our current desires.
Tarsul commented on Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.   news.gallup.com/poll/6973... · Posted by u/josefresco
Tarsul · a month ago
guys, it really was worth looking at the article: the number is 40% of women ages 15-44 would love to leave US if good opportunity came along. That's insane. But then again, the political situation in the US is insane, too.
Tarsul commented on Ok Billionaire: Why Do the Opinions of 600 Americans Get So Much Airtime? (2019)   lithub.com/ok-billionaire... · Posted by u/robtherobber
keiferski · a month ago
I think there has actually been something of a cultural shift on this topic in the last ±decade or so. The word billionaire used to have more baked-in positive cultural energy, something laudable in-itself.

Nowadays though it feels like the label has a negative tinge; not quite a bad thing, but not something that feels like a universal benefit either. This change probably tracks with the rise of populism.

Tarsul · a month ago
It's weird to me as a German because growing up in the 90s exorbitant wealth was not seen as inherently good, if i had to guesstimate the general feeling - it was generally seen as inherently a-little-bit-worse-than-neutral (the saying "Reichtum stinkt" - meaning rich people stink, was quite common). However, and probably due to way too much cultural influence of US media (and tech) this general feeling changed a little bit more to the positive side (00s/2010s). But now that everything goes to shit, the feeling shifts again to more negative.

At least that's my nonscientific interpretation of the historical feeling in Germany since the 90s. But would love studies about it, in general.

u/Tarsul

KarmaCake day1258September 25, 2019View Original