gowlerk
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How very American of you.
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Did not The Lord give his people dominion over the land?
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There would seem to be hardly a grain of sand anywhere that is not sacred to some indigenous person.
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Yes, there’s a significant level of cynicism in most of us around the issue.
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Yes TK. We know that Idling is both a waste of fuel and hard on engines. So what? No one wants to drive in a freezing car. We could all save energy by keeping the house just above freezing and wearing heavy clothing. I'll bite the bullet and spring for the fuel and pump out the carbon to stay warm.
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Try starting a diesel engine with gelled fuel. -40 on both common scales is equal and is about the limit for most trucking fuels . Jet A is good for -47. Modern ICE gasoline cars in good tune will still start at -40 without a block heater if they have a fully charged battery. But with warmup time I would say my fuel economy drops by 50% in city driving. Of course the big difference is still faster refueling times. Except for the rare times when it is so cold that you can't even pump diesel from the truck stop because the pumps are frozen. That has never happened to me personally but it has been known in Edmonton a few times.
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Nice. You managed to insult both Wendy and myself and only needed an eleven word sentence to do it. You seldom fail to impress me.
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At least he spares us the math involved and gives simplified explanations.
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Yes, it almost seems like two things are happening. The lessons of WW 2 are being forgotten by a new generation and the balance of terror established by nuclear weapons is being eroded and tested.
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Yes, that was the situation in the colonial era and that was how I took it as well. Political disputes over territory between peoples were dealt with by killing the opposition. The same as now if it can be gotten away with.
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Where can I hire a good editor for cheap? Should I submit my work to you for pre approval? The learning process is lifelong.
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Because as a society we have made the judgement that we need the tech now and that it is worth the investment despite the small and deadender thinking of the deniers. Who are losing bigly and getting kind of angry about it.
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And cold fusion too.
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That may not be possible. 312 lbs plus the weight of the needed gear is considerably higher than any currently manufactured sport reserve canopies are rated for. It would require a tandem rig converted to single person use. Skydiving is not for everyone.
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I drove around it twice last week. I was thinking of you enjoying the snow.
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What are you talking about? Your OP didn't have a real idea. It was nearly the definition of "bluster". It merely contained a nostalgic reference to the past power of your beloved England who's days of greatness have been over for close to 80 years. Which is why you are in Chicagoland and not London. If you have a real idea that does not involve reliving the days of sail and a Queen who died 120 years ago maybe you would begin to be relevant.
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I've been looking at articles about it. Sounds promising but all the companies talking about it are saying production in a few years. Which to me means that they haven't really worked out practical processes to make them yet.
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The "Roman Warm Period" was a regional, not global event. It did not result in glaciers disappearing around the world and sea level rise. Citing it here is just another "Red Herring". And I'm sure that if BH is posting this nonsense it merely means that it is the currently circulating talking point on the denier web world circuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Warm_Period
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Calling billvon, what is a "solid state battery" and is there any possibility of this happening on the stated timetable? https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-roll-out-solid-state-battery-evs-couple-years-india-executive-says-2024-01-11/#:~:text="We will be rolling out,expectancy will be very good".
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Yes, I agree. But that is a different argument and a more honest one.
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The government funded rebates and multi-billion dollar subsidies to build out charging systems don't exist and are not a factor?
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In defense of Brent and the general dodging of the uncomfortable truth nearly completely ignored here, the fact is that steamships did not advance because governments promoted them. The technology was not subsidized. Today we have good reason to spend money from the public purse and form policies that give EVs an advantage not yet earned in the marketplace. EVs are not ready for prime time but we need them anyway. It is wrong to ignore that fact instead of facing it square on when confronting opposition.
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The problem with that is even if they don't like Trump much it does not mean they are non-MAGA. Much of the stuff I see quoted from him is very MAGA.
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There you go again with your lefty liberal fantasy dreamland.
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I saw my first ever Cybertruck on the road yesterday. On an Interstate in North Dakota of all places. It was about 0 F out, snowy and the truck was looking kind of ugly covered with winter grime and salt.
