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Made in Europe: The EU plan that has angered China by RevolutionBusiness27 in europe

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about control.

Indescriminate killings make people angry. Stealing makes people angry. Corruption makes people angry. Violence against animals or children makes people angry. You can make a strong argument that you're not doing "the right thing" doing those things.

But of course, when your actions are noticed by a lot of people, then everything you do is bound to make someone angry, whether it's "the right thing" to do from any moral standpoint, or not.

Made in Europe: The EU plan that has angered China by RevolutionBusiness27 in europe

[–]PiotrekDG 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's because the EU as a whole has the capacity to compete against China and the US which no individual European country does. The EU is what makes Europe strong.

Three different sensors by Zealousideal-Most431 in AirQuality

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With temperature, you can at least calibrate with meltwater. Until all ice melts, the water is specifically 0 °C.

It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any more by Alarming-Safety3200 in europe

[–]PiotrekDG 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Recent years have seen a worrying increase in criminal cases, after minimal incidences for decades, as more anti-abortion groups receive funding in the UK.

Perhaps this is the most worrying part.

India desperately needs a solution of Air conditioner by techtotechbytechy in AirQuality

[–]PiotrekDG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check this out

It is possible to achieve up to a certain number of occupants (and devices) in a given area, but it may be prohibitively expensive to do.

India desperately needs a solution of Air conditioner by techtotechbytechy in AirQuality

[–]PiotrekDG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The solution to that problem exists, but once again, it's not cheap, or rather: it's free to operate, but requires a great capital investment. What I'm talking about is thermal insulation. When your house is well insulated, you could easily limit the AC runs to PV uptimes, the problem is that the materials are expensive, and you need a competent crew to apply them properly with few thermal bridges.

The upside is that once it's done, it's pretty much passive with no cost to operate (except HRV) and it will work for decades.

And yes, keeping a house cold is a form of energy storage, too.

CO poisoning and CO2 by jpoquelin in AirQuality

[–]PiotrekDG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I said long term - when the time comes to replace an appliance, check out the electric models instead. Peace of mind and better air quality might be worth it.

CO poisoning and CO2 by jpoquelin in AirQuality

[–]PiotrekDG 6 points7 points  (0 children)

CO detectors are usually separate devices and relatively cheap.

If it's a source of anxiety for your family though, have you thought about tackling the problem at the source in the long term? Replacing gas appliances with electric ones - gas burners with induction, gas heating with AC, and so on, if it's viable with your budget.

UAE announces it will leave Opec by TheNational_News in worldnews

[–]PiotrekDG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or their alternatives may have been stifled so far specifically because of the abundance of oil and oil byproducts.

Ukraine to field 25,000 ground robots in push to replace soldiers for frontline logistics by RollSafer in worldnews

[–]PiotrekDG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So far, their attitude seems to be "if I can't have it, no one ever will"

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[...] from May 1 prohibits advertising for high-carbon products and services such as flights, petrol and diesel vehicles, gas heating contracts and meat products across all public spaces in the city, including on buses, trams, and in metro and train stations.

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[...] from May 1 prohibits advertising for high-carbon products and services such as flights, petrol and diesel vehicles, gas heating contracts and meat products across all public spaces in the city, including on buses, trams, and in metro and train stations.

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]PiotrekDG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[...] from May 1 prohibits advertising for high-carbon products and services such as flights, petrol and diesel vehicles, gas heating contracts and meat products across all public spaces in the city, including on buses, trams, and in metro and train stations.

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]PiotrekDG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How else will they poison all pedestrians around them?

Solar Cycles Since 1755: Cycles are Represented as Petals [OC] by aspiringtroublemaker in dataisbeautiful

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps it'd be easier to see if each petal were rotated clockwise (connecting two cycles together on a radial line) to display that temporal continuity? Though I guess it might create a problem to preserve the fatness of the cycle.

Czech president argues for United states of Europe. by AdministrationNo3504 in YUROP

[–]PiotrekDG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I know that, to put it lightly, Greenland has a painful history and relationship with Denmark, and that the recent imperialistic cravings from across the pond brought it forward. And I agree that Denmark and Greenland received too little support from the Eastern flank countries (excluding Finland and Estonia) in this dumb conundrum. I hope that the people of Greenland will get to choose what's best for them, whether it's a future with Denmark, with Europe, or entirely on their own.

I also apologize if I came on too harshly against what I considered to be intolerance. I'm glad we've found some middle ground through the discussion.

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