n2burns

joined 2 years ago
[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

EVs are an inefficient solution for the ~85% of Canadians who live in urban areas. We need more investment in efficient solutions in areas like public transportation, active transportation, and liveable cities.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

I wish this article would address change in population.

Country 1990 Population 2024 Population % Change
Canada 27,512,000 40,861,221 +48.5%
USA 248,709,873 336,030,624 +35.1%
Japan 123,611,167 122,631,43 -9.0%
Italy 56,756,561 58,697,744 +3.4%
France 56,412,897 64,881,830 +15.0%
EU 418,764,395 448,387,872 +7.0%
Germany 79,370,196 83,252,474 +4.9%
UK 57,210,443 67,961,440 +18.8%

This isn't an excuse and we need to do a whole lot better as a country. I just think blaming our increase of carbon output on transportation and not looking at per capita numbers gives the oilsands and other heavy industries a pass. I'd love to see more active/public transportation (and some EVs, but that's an inefficient solution for the ~85% of Canadians living in urban areas).

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago

I'm surprised Disney would be the reason. Epic has enough reasons all on their own.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Sales suggest, "Yes."

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@davidpierce@mastodon.social has been pretty bullish on the fediverse for quite a while now. It's come up a few times on the vergecast over the last year or so. I'm not surprised he wrote this decent explainer!

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

It's at Darlington and it's more experimental than anything else. It'll increase the site's capacity by <10% (300MWe vs 3,512MWe).

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's under 60% and continues to shrink as our energy needs grow.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

AFAIK, the main issue wasn't where they're used but where they're stored. While scooters riding on sidewalks is an issue, the bigger issue is them cluttering the sidewalk and becoming an impedance to pedestrians, especially those with disabilities.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because he's heavily invested in Nebula and believes their system is better for him and other creators in the long term. That doesn't mean he believes YouTube monetization doesn't work at all, just he prefers to keep bonus videos on Nebula to entice users to join.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He is using YouTube's monetization...

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

If they're getting a used desktop (unless it's really old), it probably already has an Intel CPU with a decent enough integrated GPU to do transcoding without the GPU. Not only will that save OP money on their setup, but also on their power bill.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Per Jellyfin's hardware guide, that's only for recent AMD CPUs. If we're looking at budget options (as OP seems to be heading), then we can go with older, used Intel CPUs.

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