Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environmental cost

Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by gerdesj on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @07:22PM (#17863822)

places like Dallas and Hong Kong basically wouldn't exist like they do without it

I have visited both Texas and HK at peak heat as a tourist - I'm from the UK. Yes it does get a bit warm in both Dallas and say Kowloon but you learn to adjust. You slow down and bimble. You notice shade and instinctively go through it. You keep yourself hydrated and lots of other tiny strategies. This is how people have done it for centuries. I did live in the Middle East for a few years, so that gave me a few pointers.

A/C is nice but not necessary (for a real value of necessary)

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Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by Hextinium on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @07:49PM (#17863961)

As someone whos AC at work died during the summer in Dallas my productivity after the AC went out was a quarter to a fifth of my output before. The cost to my employer for that reduction is well worth the cost of AC.

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Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by gerdesj on Saturday September 01, 2018 @06:26PM (#17894218)

Sod your employer, we are talking about the cost to the commons (planet)

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