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Re:Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @10:01AM (#37844521)
This is nonsense talking points by the fossil fuel industry.
Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:34AM (#34261101)
They also have by far the best charging network. IMO Teslas have the best long range driving experience. This detail is important although not the only thing to consider. However, it looms large in how Americans think about their cars.

I say this as someone who owns an electric car by a different manufacturer.

Re:Names that decreased in popularity from 2020 to 2021 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:16AM (#34246463)
The SSA doesn't group different spellings of the same name so it can cause unexpected results. Example: Sofia vs Sophia, or the numerous spellings of Ashley.
Re:Five Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Agriculture on Sunday January 01, 2023 @04:21PM (#34211052)
Or, perhaps, carbon emitted. Either way vertical farms are a huge loser for anything outside of niche products.
Re:Five Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Agriculture on Sunday January 01, 2023 @04:20PM (#34211039)
3-4x yield for which crops exactly? They are only used for growing leafy greens and low volume high cost fruits such as strawberries. Do they produce 4x corn and soy? 4x potatoes?
Re:Five Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Agriculture on Sunday January 01, 2023 @04:18PM (#34211021)
Vertical farming can grow micro-greens pretty well but it will never produce 90% of our calories, even with optimistic assumptions. It would also be an environmental disaster.

Transportation is a teeny tiny fraction of the environmental cost of food as well.

I'm also not aware of any GMOs that are 10x better than their non-GMO counterpart although there are certainly improvements to be had here.