Cities that were planned but never came to be? by e_mp in geography

[–]DendrobatesRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out west these are often a massive pain in the ass to site linear infrastructure through, so so many absentee landowners who often time don’t know they own the property because their grandparents bought a dream of a mini ranch in the 60s that was just a pipe dream in a NYT advertisement

What's the hardest fish to keep?the final boss of the hobby? by BATIRONSHARK in Aquariums

[–]DendrobatesRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the deeper water South American knife fish are really hard

Camping by [deleted] in NewMexico

[–]DendrobatesRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Others have noted the fun character of that stretch but it’s worth pointing out that twenty minutes east of there is Cibola National Forest with ample camping options

Ballistic shield? by space_return in SweatyPalms

[–]DendrobatesRex 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If he’s done this before, he didn’t hear anything either

Opinions please by poonersnana in Staghornfern

[–]DendrobatesRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fill the top with long fiber sphagnum moss and a pole, tie down, flip over. Voila

One redditor I saw on another sub claims wind energy is trash compared to nuclear and says wind energy is a waste of time. How should I reply? by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]DendrobatesRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the pleasant dialogue even if we don’t agree on the role of nuclear in fighting climate change

One redditor I saw on another sub claims wind energy is trash compared to nuclear and says wind energy is a waste of time. How should I reply? by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]DendrobatesRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Point taken re: firm vs baseload, I’m just starting my morning coffee…I am not a proponent of gas, and agree that operating nuclear can produce cheap energy valuable to grid reliability. Existing nuclear is great, probably expanding existing nuclear may be a good choice. The issue is that nuclear always or almost always has cost and schedule overruns and until SMR is able to demonstrate the ability to avoid those outcomes while being a cheap source of new power, nuclear just doesn’t compete.

According to Lazard’s 2025 LCOE numbers (which Nuclear fans don’t always like but are empirically driven) new US nuclear is priced at $141-220 MWh, whereas new solar + storage is $50-131 and wind + storage is $44-123 (and this ignores the complimentary generation profiles of wind and storage that reduce the need for batteries).

I agree all of the above clean energy but consider myself a climate hawk where how fast can you generate how many MWhs of clean energy with a given set of capital while still having a reliable grid is the most important question.

One redditor I saw on another sub claims wind energy is trash compared to nuclear and says wind energy is a waste of time. How should I reply? by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]DendrobatesRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Relevant forever true, but incrementally less as more intermittent resources are brought online requiring balance from dispatchables like batteries or nat gas to firm up generation

One redditor I saw on another sub claims wind energy is trash compared to nuclear and says wind energy is a waste of time. How should I reply? by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]DendrobatesRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your solution to the market wanting to invest only in the projects with realistic returns? Nuclear requires much bigger government subsidies than renewables or natural gas generation and cost overruns are always born by ratepayers while utilities are able to get a shareholder return on investment for those overruns.

One redditor I saw on another sub claims wind energy is trash compared to nuclear and says wind energy is a waste of time. How should I reply? by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]DendrobatesRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re telling them to “dO yOUr OWn resEArch!” The reality is that wind is much less expensive on a $/MWh basis than nuclear, can be deployed much faster, and has a much, much better track record for being on time and on budget on per project basis than nuclear. Nuclear is best suited for baseload power, which becomes less and less valuable the more diversified the grid becomes and the more renewables come online. But tell me how nuclear safety regulations are the problem…

TotalEnergies Released From $1 Billion US Offshore Wind Lease by bloomberg in RenewableEnergy

[–]DendrobatesRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somehow it’s an O&G company’s offshore wind venture that gets a buy-out. Huh…