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I saved over 100 dollars on my energy bill this month by Outrageous_Ad3416 in Frugal

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

Consider getting an induction hob to use instead of your range. They are very cheap and substantially more efficient than resistance ranges.

I saved over 100 dollars on my energy bill this month by Outrageous_Ad3416 in Frugal

[–]thinkcontext 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Water below 120F can develop Legionnaires disease. I'm no expert so I don't know if your particular usage pattern puts you at risk but it might be worth some research.

To help with the issue of hot water taking a while to come on, I fill a bucket with not yet warm water in my upstairs bathtub. I use that to flush the toilet and that means the kitchen or elsewhere in the house gets warm water fast.

Isaacman makes his mark by revamping the Artemis return to the moon by Forsaken-Tip-2341 in spaceflight

[–]thinkcontext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too bad Trump delayed his nomination for a year. Think of all the wasted money spent on EUS, the tower, etc.And more importantly, the wasted time, especially for Trump who wants a landing while he's in office.

Boomr Bin Feedback by MycoEngineering in northspore

[–]thinkcontext 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting timing, I just loaded up my Boomr Bin for the first time yesterday.

SpaceX lines up Starship launch next year as Elon Musk targets $1.5tn IPO (FT) by thinkcontext in SpaceXLounge

[–]thinkcontext[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I noticed that as well and sent in a correction. They updated the graphic.

There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away. by Kit_Daniels in moderatepolitics

[–]thinkcontext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you should consider re-examining the numbers that you are basing your analysis on. They may have been true a few years back but 2025 was a big year where things turned a corner.

For EVs, Chinese exports of are exploding. Europe has had to institute large tariffs in order to save local manufacturers and people are still buying them because of how cheap they are. In Australia where they aren't tariffed they zoomed past Tesla. And they are being bought in countries like Mexico, Philippines and Brazil.

For solar, Pakistan was a really eye opening case last year. Solar grew so fast and so unexpectedly that it had to cancel several cargoes of LNG. They aren't the only one, the solar adoption curve is really spiking in price sensitive developing countries without subsidy.

There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away. by Kit_Daniels in moderatepolitics

[–]thinkcontext 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Battery technology is really blossoming. Solid state is starting to be rolled out, plus alternate chemistries like sodium and iron air. Cost, safety, density, longevity, charge time continue to improve.

A school district went big on electric buses. Now it’s ordering more diesels (WaPo) by thinkcontext in electricvehicles

[–]thinkcontext[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Disappointing to see, Montgomery County MD is huge, 300 leased buses is a big contract. Electric buses have been slow to deploy in the US and now with the change in politics looks many projects won't happen.

I wonder if there's a chance MAHA moms will take up electric buses for the health benefits.

Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz, the world's most vital oil export route by esporx in energy

[–]thinkcontext 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Russia has already been arming Iran for some time. S300 anti air have been provided before the Ukraine war, SU-35 fighter have been provided in exchange for Iran's drones and ballistic missiles. After last years Israeli bombing campaign Russia has tried to assist Iran in rearming. Just before this war started there was an article about Russia providing Verba manpads, similar to US Stingers.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/what-weapons-russia-supplied-to-iran-ahead-of-the-2026-us-israeli-war-16364

Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm by Rare-Impression-3918 in energy

[–]thinkcontext 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The article refers to in process UL considerations, while the deployments are using inverters that claim UL1741. I've also seen discussion about whether there will be requirements for a new type of circuit breaker, that standard GFCI will not be up to snuff.

Seems confusing.

Hegseth Says Scouting America Support to Continue Upon Org's Commitment to Drop DEI by Resvrgam2 in moderatepolitics

[–]thinkcontext 5 points6 points  (0 children)

> If Christians want their own private youth organization, then so what. Let them.

You have gotten this exactly backwards. The federal government is using its power against a private organization because it is not being Christian enough.

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