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ddhhyy commented on The Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the US ksut.org/news/2024-02-15/... · Posted by u/namanyayg

Aachen · 2 years ago

European here. What kind of legal structure is tribe in this context?

> “We, as the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, had been a fossil fuel tribe with oil and gas for a long time, probably over 50 years. Today, with the changes in legislation, global warming, and climate change, you can see the impact of what's happening to our world.

I think I only ever heard tribe used to describe a group or maybe 10-30 hunter-gatherers, or perhaps the descendants of such a group, but this is clearly not that. It sounds more like it might be a municipality with jurisdiction over some city+-sized plot of land? Or is it like a church type of structure where anyone in the area can sign up to be a member? Or something completely different?

I've tried looking up tribe but the definition I get is this

> A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.

That doesn't sound like the type of structure to have a billion USD to invest. There's three definitions given but none of them fit the context here

ddhhyy · 2 years ago

> A Native American tribe recognized by the United States government possesses tribal sovereignty, a "dependent sovereign nation" status with the Federal Government that is similar to that of a state in some situations, and that of a nation in others, holding a government-to-government relationship with the Federal government of the United States.

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe referenced in the article is one such Federally recognized tribe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_(Native_American)https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory

ddhhyy commented on Firefox Sync actually works howtogeek.com/the-best-re... · Posted by u/Vinnl

the_pwner224 · 2 years ago

I used Firefox's password manager for a long time but eventually switched to KeePass which is FOSS and not cloud based. It's much better than the browser builtin password managers.

I store the .kdbx file in Syncthing (== Dropbox) so it automagically syncs between all my computers and phones. Use the KeepassXC app on computers along with their browser plugins, and the KeepassDX app on Android (idk about iOS).

One advantage of this is that the passwords work across all browsers. If you use FF's password manager, you only get passwords available in Firefox; but with Keepass they work in FF & Chrome & for native android apps & etc. And with the browser plugins it works about as well as the browser's native password managers. It also has support for TOTP 2 factor authentication.

Also I can easily make a copy of the .kdbx file (literally just ctrl-c ctrl-v the file) to save archives of my password db. (That said, over years of having the database open across multiple devices and editing it while open on multiple devices, it's never gotten corrupted)

ddhhyy · 2 years ago

Similar workflow here. On iOS I use Keepassium, which can access files on Dropbox, so it can read and write to the master password file there, which then propagates to the other machines with Dropbox installed.

ddhhyy commented on Show HN: Get any piece of Google Earth as a single normalized glTF 3D model github.com/OmarShehata/go... · Posted by u/OmarShehata

lmpdev · 2 years ago

Anyone aware of a search engine for DEM and LIDAR?

Australia has ELVIS which makes it fantastically easy for the whole country

Every other country seems to have a very fragmented approach to elevation data though

I’m aware of OpenTopography but they are extremely coarse compared to the precision of point cloud LIDAR

ddhhyy · 2 years ago

In the U.S., a great place to start is the USGS Lidar Explorer: https://apps.nationalmap.gov/lidar-explorer/#/

This site provides access to lidar point clouds (and DEMs, etc) collected by many agencies.

Additional lidar data is often available from individual state agencies, which is sometimes not aggregated into the national-scale services. A good search term is "[state abbreviation] gis" for the state of interest.

AFAIK, OpenTopography merely aggregates the data available at the above sources and similar. Unfortunately, OpenTopography has relatively restrictive access terms (e.g., free access only for those with .edu addresses), even though the same data accessed directly from USGS or other federal agencies has no such restrictions.

ddhhyy commented on Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida's freshwater supply news.fiu.edu/2023/let-it-... · Posted by u/DoreenMichele

chadash · 2 years ago

The NOA predicts sea level rise of 2 feet by 2100. There might be small chunks of the Everglades on the Southern tip of Florida that are 2 feet or lower, but I believe the vast majority of the Everglades are 10 feet or higher. We probably won't see that in our lifetimes.

This isn't to downplay climate change or the risk of rising sea levels. These are very real, but I think that many people overestimate it. Even for Miami, which is very elevation, I don't think we will see it underwater... but we will see lots of flooding since the sewage systems won't be able to drain when the ocean level gets too close to the land. This already happens, but it will get worse.

ddhhyy · 2 years ago

I don't know what your source is for the 2 ft number, as any predictions of future sea level are dependent on emissions scenarios. Further, sea level is local--that is, different areas of the world will experience different amounts of local sea-level rise in the future, based on regional conditions.

In south Florida, the estimated sea-level rise for the intermediate-high emissions scenario is approximately 5.5 feet by 2100. Attaining 2 feet of SLR requires an intermediate-low scenario. The high scenario results in 7 feet.

A nice viewer is here: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr

ddhhyy commented on Ask HN: In person industry tours and site visits? · Posted by u/helghardt

ddhhyy · 2 years ago

I have visited wastewater treatment plants in two of the cities I have lived in and I honestly think such a visit should be required for everyone--young and old--who lives in a house or apartment serviced by a municipal sewer. It is eye opening to see what happens to every drop of water you flush or wash down the drain, and especially to see what kinds of things make it into the wastewater stream and to the treatment plant. The tours are often run by folks who actually work (or have worked) at the plant as operators and are quite knowledgeable at all the processes in play.

ddhhyy commented on Glen Canyon Revealed hcn.org/issues/55.2/featu... · Posted by u/bikenaga

jnsaff2 · 3 years ago

For people who find this interesting I would highly recommend the book Emerald Mile [0]. Amazingly well written book about glen canyon, grand canyon, lake powell, glen canyon dam, dorys people, racing boats down the canyon and a near catastrophe in the dam building.

Also lets not forget the classic Desert Solitaire [1]. It too is well written and very interesting, in the book they take small inflatable boats and just float down Glen Canyon not long before it gets flooded.

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15803144-the-emerald-mil...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire

ddhhyy · 3 years ago

In the same vein, have a look at John McPhee's Encounter with the Archdruid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounters_with_the_Archdruid

A third of the book follows David Brower (Executive Director of the Sierra Club; Glen Canyon Dam opponnent) and Floyd Dominy (US Bureau of Reclamation director) as they float the pre-dammed Colorado River.

ddhhyy commented on Atom was archived today github.com/atom/atom... · Posted by u/Bondi_Blue

ddhhyy · 3 years ago

I think the Atom editor + Hydrogen plugin for running interactive Python sessions inline with the code is still unmatched by anything available in VS Code. This setup is what I migrated to when I ditched Matlab for the "scientific Python" stack, and I'm still here.

Multiple concurrent kernels, the ability to connect any .py file to any running kernel, sharing variables and imports across multple .py files, inline matplotlib output that persists on-screen and inline with the code even when running other code cells... the list goes on. I'm really fond of this setup. I use it daily--it's an essential component of my day job--and intend to do so for the foreseeable future. VS Code does seem to be the way of the future but there have just been too many friction points for me to leave Atom.

ddhhyy commented on It Belongs in a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner builds a place to house her art laphamsquarterly.org/roun... · Posted by u/prismatic

ddhhyy · 3 years ago

There was a high-profile theft of 13 works from this museum in 1990 that remains unsolved with no arrests made and no works recovered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museu...

There is also a Netflix documentary on the theft called "This is a Robbery"

ddhhyy commented on Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory cnbc.com/2022/12/06/boein... · Posted by u/sebastian_z

rafale · 3 years ago

I flew on the second floor of a 747. It felt posh for some reason. Also the flight was super smooth. I suppose its weight and sheer size helps with that.

ddhhyy · 3 years ago

On most airlines the upper deck was originally used as lounge space, and then later for first/business class, which may have helped with the poshness you experienced.

In the early-mid 2010s I was fortunate to fly several times on the upper deck of an EVA Air 747 (SEA–TPE). On these planes, the upper deck was regular economy in a 3x3 configuration. It felt like a miniature 737 inside the huge 747, cozy in its own strange way. They also provided slippers and the window seats had a fun shelf/storage space, making it feel all the more special.

ddhhyy commented on The world is run by people no smarter than you swyx.io/no-smarter... · Posted by u/swyx

rags2riches · 3 years ago

"Do you not know, my son, with how very little wisdom the world is governed?"

Written by Axel Oxenstierna, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, to his son, a delegate to the negotiations that would lead to the Peace of Westphalia, who worried about his ability to hold his own amidst experienced and eminent statesmen and diplomats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Oxenstierna

ddhhyy · 3 years ago

Written in 1648, which gives you a sense for how long this has been the case.