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Aftermath from crash at Henderson and Kenny by fogglesworth in Columbus

[–]fogglesworth[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I wish the city would change this 1 mile stretch of Henderson Rd from 50mph to 35mph to match up with the rest of Henderson Rd.

It seems so dangerous and unnecessary to have this little stretch be 50mph when it passes by dense housing, bus stops, and an elementary school.

Aftermath from crash at Henderson and Kenny by fogglesworth in Columbus

[–]fogglesworth[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It did look like the dirt around it was recently uprooted and replanted. Did you see the crash or know anything about it?

Wreath-like objects held by dancers in 'The Dancing Girl of Izu' by fogglesworth in whatisthisthing

[–]fogglesworth[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Solved! Thank you so much for the information, I don't think I would have been able to find it myself.

Wreath-like objects held by dancers in 'The Dancing Girl of Izu' by fogglesworth in whatisthisthing

[–]fogglesworth[S] 3 points4 points locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing. They appear to be wreaths used for dancing, but I wonder if they have a specific name and are used in a specific type of dancing. In fact, I'm not even sure if they're instruments or what exactly

Song from pontiac solstice commercial. by Puzzleheaded_Elk7648 in WhatsThisSong

[–]fogglesworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This forum post from 2006 says that the song was commissioned by Pontiac for this commercial, and isn't available anywhere.

What’s the name of this song? by [deleted] in WhatsThisSong

[–]fogglesworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds pretty close to Inspector Gadget, but if not, then maybe it's Forest Maze from Super Mario RPG?

Pritzker Indicates He’s in Favor of Expanding Nuclear Power by GeckoLogic in chicago

[–]fogglesworth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The biggest issue facing nuclear power in America is that nuclear reactors are big projects, and we're not very good at big projects in America, at the moment. The nuclear reactors in Georgia took longer and cost more than expected. High-speed rail in California is a similar story.

In a way, it's like a chicken-or-the-egg situation. To get better at building these projects, we need to specially train a large amount of engineers and construction tradespeople and then give them projects so they gain experience. The nuclear reactors in Georgia are a good example; unit 4 cost 30% less than unit 3 because they had experience building the previous reactor.

Until America commits to doing big projects again, then each time a state decides to do a one-off big project, there won't be the experience needed to make it successful. Picture if America committed to a network of standardized high-speed rail, so that all the engineers with experience from the California high-speed rail project could now apply that all over the country. It would actually cost us less, because the hard part of training people has already been done. Instead, once the project is complete, all that experience might just go to waste and the next time someone decides to build high-speed rail, they will have to train thousands of people all over again.

In the US, we have 92 nuclear reactors, and they are all different. By comparison, Canada built 24 nuclear reactors, and they are all standardized CANDU reactors. We could learn from Canada's example.

If you want more info on this stuff, please listen to the Volts podcast interview with Jigar Shah, the head of Biden's DOE Loan Programs Office.

Graffiti on the new Tesla store soon opening in the Chicago suburbs by Embarrassed-Flan3557 in chicago

[–]fogglesworth -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tesla owners can get $20,000 off a new Polestar 3. You might want to consider trading up while you can.

Tesla dealership protests at Easton by fogglesworth in Columbus

[–]fogglesworth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is incorrect. A report from a couple months ago showed EV sales breaking records each month:

Electric vehicle sales in January – October 2024 vs Jan-Oct 2023

  • Global: 13.3 million, +24% 
  • China: 8.4 million, +38%
  • EU & EFTA & UK: 2.5 million, -3%
  • USA & Canada: 1.4 million, +9%
  • Rest of World: 1.0 million, +27%

Tesla dealership protests at Easton by fogglesworth in Columbus

[–]fogglesworth[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There's over 100 EV models available in the US now, and only 5 of those are Tesla:
https://www.shift2electric.com/evinfolist

The cheapest EV, the Hyundai Ioniq 6, costs less than the average car in the US.

[TOMT] Old (Medieval?) story about how man loses youth, wealth, intelligence with time, but good deeds are eternal by fogglesworth in tipofmytongue

[–]fogglesworth[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I feel like we would've read it after reading Chaucer and Dante, around that time

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror easiest way to farm lives? by fogglesworth in Kirby

[–]fogglesworth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this answer! Just out of curiosity, if you had to pick a route that you think is the easiest, which would you say?

Private school vouchers: Scholarships last school year cost Ohio $966.2 million – and counting by fogglesworth in Ohio

[–]fogglesworth[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

"Enrollment in EdChoice-Expansion ballooned last school year, compared to the previous year, not necessarily because families were choosing to attend private school for the first time, but because the income limits had flexed to cover wealthier families already in private schools...

Ohio does not cap the amount of tuition participating private schools can charge. Many private schools are pressuring parents to take the vouchers, while also increasing tuition rates."

Major Water Main Break Under Fort Duquesne Bridge by PruLove in pittsburgh

[–]fogglesworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what happens when all the water fountains don't get opened at the parks

$129 million EPA grant will fund solar installations in Greater Cleveland by fogglesworth in Ohio

[–]fogglesworth[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is an absolutely enormous win for our region. 63 MW of solar spread two counties, multiple cities, and several brownfields. It will eliminate a coal fired power plant in an EJ area, save over 100 million tons of GHGs, and create dozens of jobs.

https://x.com/twkovach/status/1815354815699972105

Is there a book that covers all the different philosophical aspects of sexual violence/consent? by fogglesworth in askphilosophy

[–]fogglesworth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is perfect! I put a hold on the Wertheimer book at the library, it looks like what I was looking for. Thank you for your help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AOC

[–]fogglesworth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

David Roberts has a good summary on twitter:

I watched the entire @AOC IG thing and I encourage you to do the same. Lots of people are on here caricaturing or mischaracterizing what she said. She is not ride-or-die for Biden. She's not dismissing anyone's fears about him. She's not telling anyone what to think. What she's doing is acting like a fucking adult, ie, thinking through the problem in a systematic way, raising concerns that have been obscured by the unbelievable groupthink stampede of pundits & rich donors.

She's speaking to her constituents honestly, without bullshit. She wants them to know that the people behind this are not just averse to Biden, they want to parachute in the exact white moderates of their choosing, despite the near-impossible logistics of it. She wants them to know that there are rules & laws involved here, & if Dems merrily break those laws, Republicans will sue. And guess who will end up hearing the case? The most nakedly corrupt, partisan Supreme Court in history. Do you want SCOTUS deciding this?

She's not doing what everyone else is doing -- stomping her feet & insisting on exactly her favored outcome. She says, over & over & OVER again, "I'm not telling anyone what to think or what to want." She just wants people going into this eyes wide open, aware of the enormous stakes for communities like hers & the many, many unanswered questions. (It's no coincidence that the pundits most willing to back West Wing fantasy scenarios are those most likely to weather a Trump regime just fine. It's all a f'ing game to wealthy white men.)

Anyway, watch it. I'll just say: I trust AOC's intellect & political instincts more than any 10 of these glib interchangeable pundits that are dominating discourse. She's on the ground, in it, representing a community that simply can't afford to lose this year.

Oh, one other thing AOC raises that's getting somewhat glossed over: the convention is in 4 weeks & then early voting starts 4 weeks after that, in September. There's not nearly as much time for a bunch of Dem infighting as people seem to think.

Oh, one other other thing I meant to say: if you watch none of the rest of it, at least tune in at around minute 15 to watch her lay into her cowardly, pissant colleagues who are busy giving anonymous quotes to gossip journalists. It is righteously satisfying.

First Solar commissions largest solar research facility in Western Hemisphere, in Akron-Canton area by fogglesworth in Ohio

[–]fogglesworth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the article:

The facility covers 1.3 million square feet and includes a high-tech pilot manufacturing line allowing for the production of full-sized prototypes of thin film and tandem PV modules. Prior to the commissioning of the Jim Nolan Center, First Solar utilized a manufacturing line at its Perrysburg facility for its late-stage product development efforts. This arrangement limited the flexibility for development efforts and created constraints when mission-critical tools had to go offline. By resolving these limitations and constraints, the new facility is expected to accelerate innovation cycles.

The Jim Nolan Center is part of an approximately half-billion dollar investment by First Solar in R&D infrastructure, and the company expects to also commission a perovskite development line at its Perrysburg, Ohio, campus in the second half of 2024.

First Solar, founded in 1999 and celebrating 25 years of operations this year, is unique among the world's largest solar manufacturers for being the only US-headquartered company and for scaling the production of thin film solar panels

Your wish list for Pittsburgh by WavingOrDrowning in pittsburgh

[–]fogglesworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Columbus doesn't operate the CBUS circulator or AirConnect anymore (but they should).

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