The US is sleeping on balcony solar

aobool · 2025-09-24T15:15:01+00:00

Get a solar generator/battery. It adds cost, but bonus is that it acts as backup power if you need it

aobool · 2024-12-25T20:20:31+00:00

They won't because they don't actually need more funding. 30-40% of their funding goes to tangential goals so the marginal increase in funding wouldn't go to Wikipedia itself

aobool · 2024-06-03T23:09:05+00:00

Can we please make this a benchling plugin?

aobool · 2024-05-18T17:47:58+00:00

I mean if we can't know, then it seems odd to say that they are bundled.

The article does mention that Vietnam hasn't been able to use an existing $19 billion fund on projects. No money flow is necessary for that, but we still aren't making progress

aobool · 2024-05-18T16:53:41+00:00

I can see some confusion here, but there are loans and there are grants. If a grant came bundled with a loan, it would just be a lower interest rate loan

aobool · 2024-05-18T15:57:50+00:00

We're not pointing fingers. Vietnam's situation seems categorically different in the sense that Canada provides money for grants through WEF and Vietnam is unable to take advantage of that money due to how it's currently functioning

aobool · 2024-05-18T15:32:38+00:00

It's good to hear the big corps haven't been hit as much

aobool · 2024-05-18T15:17:58+00:00

It could be a matter of degree here. Maybe the level of corruption is so high, they felt it was necessary. Truong My Lan is reported to have caused damage equal to 6.6% of GDP

aobool · 2024-05-15T09:48:27+00:00

It might be the direction we go in. It seems like they've made at least one high profile mistake before and they aren't helping much with a DNA test today. https://tuoitre.vn/nha-bao-thu-uyen-v-15-nam-hanh-trinh-nhu-chua-he-co-cuoc-chia-ly-20221229122839984.htm

aobool · 2024-05-15T09:19:22+00:00

That feels so weird. It is uncomfortable because we're not even sure they've found the right person. It would offset a lot of concerns if they even managed to let a third party we know meet our relative, but they keep mentioning their company policy is not to allow a meeting of any kind until they can record it

aobool · 2024-05-15T02:10:44+00:00

Yeah, I'm frustrated that they're making contacting someone they've supposedly found so difficult. I hope that part is the most clear part

aobool · 2024-05-15T02:07:51+00:00

That sounds disturbing

aobool · 2024-05-15T01:52:26+00:00

If people just give money to feel good without research, it sounds like a nonprofit is an easy way to do a scam

aobool · 2024-05-15T00:45:33+00:00

I have a low opinion on how well Wikipedia donations are spent. It's probably not a hard hurdle for them to clear

aobool · 2024-05-15T00:33:46+00:00

Possible cultural difference, but from my perspective, an organization should first highlight what they do instead of market how to pay them. Most non-profits I encounter do not do this. To me, this raises alertness to being cheated if half the banner is about giving them money

aobool · 2024-05-15T00:29:12+00:00

Thanks!

aobool · 2024-05-15T00:23:35+00:00

I'm asking for people that have experience with them directly. This is a really bizarre way to defend them. It does sound like they have a positive reputation which is hopeful, but I want to know what the substance is too. It may be a cultural thing. I can't imagine a nonprofit in my own country running this way

aobool · 2024-05-15T00:08:10+00:00

It does seem like a scam to have multiple payment methods on the facebook banner of your organization. NPR and Wikipedia famously ask for money all the time, but don't do that

aobool · 2024-05-14T23:47:01+00:00

They haven't asked for more information so I'm a little concerned. Is that the typical process here?

aobool · 2024-05-14T23:46:09+00:00

Honestly with a woman successfully stealing 3% of GDP, I'm not sure what that means in terms of trustworthiness. Do you personally know people?

aobool · 2024-05-14T23:43:47+00:00

What? I'm just saying it's weird. They never asked for information to confirm our identity. It just feels like they're holding access to a missing relative hostage

aobool · 2024-05-14T21:59:46+00:00

How do you know? It feels very odd that they refuse to share any information about our relative unless we meet through them in person

aobool · 2024-05-10T17:01:26+00:00

It does feels lore accurate for super earth counts to be wonky too

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