2026-10-20T06:45:48Z https://nostr.now klegdixal https://nostr.now/npub1ae8eveztuam9srrjrtdz9fcxh7lvu4e5vzuzvy6gs2cp843fk3kqyacv3u https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/115/231/909/515/676/604/original/50d56212ef383b93.png https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/115/231/909/515/676/604/original/50d56212ef383b93.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5023tksmwzu55p908y9w7l800azahz5ckd2p727c036hclh3ksgzyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xcndshuq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrx5d6z9mmlayg56e745w35flthzpaa3w0w8y0jn06vnnzvs8wuq7zmghy'>nevent1q…mghy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s a quick screen grab from electricitymaps.com<br/><br/>Do note how the gas use remains about constant as more and more renewables are added.<br/>Also note how little energy comes from the solar in the winter months with the load being picked up by gas and wind.<br/>It&#39;s easy to do renewables on a June sunny afternoon. The trouble starts when you must also provide for a windless December night.<br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sgjhacw0h48zjf3la38c90fydtnlq2uty0fyrff9tmmag98urpyqrxvpjx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kees van der Leun</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sgj…vpjx</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/942/437/487/738/266/original/02561d1918818edd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-18T18:46:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspf9246fq66pymnqdj940enyqudq2qtzj63ytydvw9zwqx39udyzgzyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xcmj2pk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0p33l70nzgv6tv3fdmzdkfq4fhvhjemv2hc3534af7suf304warsrfr8tm'>nevent1q…r8tm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As far as i can deduce from the data your current energy supply model is based on solar and wind heavily supplemented by gas. Piling up more solar won&#39;t be of much use.<br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sgjhacw0h48zjf3la38c90fydtnlq2uty0fyrff9tmmag98urpyqrxvpjx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kees van der Leun</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sgj…vpjx</span>)</a></span> 2026-07-17T07:53:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswhuhs4sdd4p7qx94deymdnvhfxc63alk70fk3mk6mtf020nwga3czyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xcz3663v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhmqw8llnahcpydyw2t330s74jkzqavz7hflvjx7yr75ka5jl96q6wpva0'>nevent1q…pva0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do small edifices poo little bricks? 2026-06-24T17:36:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy20tlwyyw0ddrav59t4masls2yd0fzl8n8nctgdk3kff02z0wq0czyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xcqme068 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxs7h29znvsh7ctg8z048juc89wzgmj0ch06u5da7yaxn6jvpddtsd5pw09'>nevent1q…pw09</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mensa is a fascinating club for people who don&#39;t understand how IQ works and need a boost to their self-esteem. 2026-05-22T17:57:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpactx33zm6y0ysd0y5rhzll4r8pa7uqzzmhlu8v4my9qkp3jdcczyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xc2lf02g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp9p5pzyjtr6l5227ta9du8nh7hk8h4zfyxss9nctt0tnu26cd0pqzsc6uc'>nevent1q…c6uc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Read carefully. Just because they say the technology wasn&#39;t designed to evaluate employees that doesn&#39;t mean they won&#39;t use it this way. 2026-02-27T12:59:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4kzywem5guc3k9uacajdnr62pxmjr3qx632z0ssln7ukueqv5aszyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xc2q5v6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cjs4ylpndus0rvf5zhrvk35q0uudlvt2geexfvdhskwr8arzjkqhwkqd6'>nevent1q…kqd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The whole EU has a housing problem and the whole EU has a problem with fash populism.<br/><br/>Then again with proportional elections you have a bit wider choice than in the US where the threshold of being able to effectively campaign is so high that the choice is almost inevitably between 2 oligarchs and the incentive to not vote is much stronger. 2026-01-02T11:27:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfzp3vec6mt98gza8gcpn23uwl3w9zjc0enpykwpy6udw6q4ng9gzyrhyl9nyf0nhvkqvwgdd5g48q6lmanjhx3stsfsnfzptqy7k9x6xcdsxffz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdrf8xlvxgnttjwkgemv5mj66nfvp6f3rq0eklq8vynffvsyx2scxj6wr2'>nevent1q…6wr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Feike is writing from the comfort of living in the Netherlands. Civic society, welfare state, proportional elections an so on. 2026-01-02T10:52:30Z