WTF is an Ecomodder?

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

And to talk about "unorthodox" car-related stuff without being looked as if we were a bunch of freaks, isn't it?

The only time people on car forums don't freak out when someone mentions fuel economy is when gas prices are at or near an all time high.
Why not make that part of the plan instead of trying to work it in after the fact.

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by sgtlethargic

You bring a lot of social media refuse to Ecomodder.

Maybe in the sense that I invoke a lot of refutation. It is a word, I checked. How can I 'bring' anything?

I laughed when people deserted MySpace for Fecesbook. I've been tempted by Twitter but haven't done more than lurk. Like the nine out of ten here.

You realize, of course, I made the poll so you could vote for environmentalism.

[redpoint5]

Things I disagree with are refuse. Things I agree with are The Science.

[oil pan 4]

Oh and to rag on failed electric vehicle start ups and the failings of "renewable energy".

[redpoint5]

LOL, well for some folks.

I'd like to see "free" and "clean" renewable energy become the cheapest and least damaging source of electricity. My desire for that to become a reality does not mean I am now permitted to deny reality.

Same goes for EVs. I've been excited for them the last 2 decades. My enthusiasm doesn't justify dismissing their shortcomings.

Discussing the pros and cons of any technology certainly falls within the overall themes of an economic and ecology forum.

[oil pan 4]

I drive a leaf. I make it work.

The closest thing to clean energy on earth that we can build more of in most places now is nuclear. It uses the least amount of resources, uses the least land and emits the least CO2.
Hydroelectric is great, but in the US we have run out of good places to build big hydro projects.

[freebeard]

What animal habitat forum would that be?

Galloping goalposts!

But it's certainly not Ecomodder. Environmentalism only got two votes, one more than 'don't know, don't care' at one each. Even sgtlethargic didn't give it a vote.

To the point, generating energy and feeding it to unsophisticated consumers is the road to ruination.

For instance, thermal solar [is greater than] solar electric for resistance heating.

Just ditching axial flux and radial flux for transverse flux in motor/generators would help.

[freebeard]

Another example: It is now possible to 3D print glass filters and couplers directly onto the ends of glass fibers.

Researcher 3D prints world's smallest wineglass with new method


The world’s smallest 3D-printed wineglass (left) and an optical resonator for fiber optic telecommunications

Researchers develop an extreme environment-resistant nanopaper

Fabrication of the BC/S-Mica nanopaper. Credit: Sun et al.

Materials science is fun!

Edit:
Listening to Anastai is fun too.

New DeepMind’s AI Made a Breakthrough in Computer Science!

Plus you learn about Sorting and Hashing.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by sgtlethargic

No, animal habitats not being discussed here was one of several of his disingenuous replies to this being an environmental website, although it specifically says 'ecological' in the 'about us' section.

You correctly identified the easter egg in my comment, and then incorrectly referenced my previous comment regarding economy as disingenuous. I was being completely serious when I said that I don't recall the environments of any species being discussed here, or how they impact other environments, which is the definition of ecology.

You're going full circle now, because if we're to discuss environment, we must discuss it in context of which life inhabit that particular environment. Rising CO2 is a benefit to the entire Kingdom known as plants. That's good news considering most all biomass are plants.

"The sum of all biomass on Earth is 550 gigatons of carbon, 450 of which is contained in plants."

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

I'd like to see "free" and "clean" renewable energy become the cheapest and least damaging source of electricity. My desire for that to become a reality does not mean I am now permitted to deny reality.

Same goes for EVs. I've been excited for them the last 2 decades. My enthusiasm doesn't justify dismissing their shortcomings.

Unfortunately many EV fanboys are so blindfolded by their nearly-religious beliefs that EVs are some sort of "salvation", they get really mad whenever someone mentions any shortcoming of EVs.