@Diogenese_Shiplap I wonder what the power density of a large flywheel is versus a lithium ion battery of equivalent weight? The maintenance is certainly cheaper. While I think a large runaway flywheel is more dangerous than a battery fire, the ease of maintenance versus a battery array should offset the risk.
@stoner713 @Diogenese_Shiplap Some railway museums still use such systems to maintain their engines. Much of the equipment to maintain steam locomotives was never updated to electrical drive as diesels and diesel/electrics let steamers behind.
@Diogenese_Shiplap Flywheel 'batteries' are still used in specific black start applications when reconnecting power plants to the grid. A flywheel can dump all of its energy in a very short time allowing them to act as giant capacitors handling the massive current spikes that come from a power plant having to suddenly start every motor currently connected to the downed grid.
Bearing technology has come a long way. Maybe it's due for a resurgence?
@caekislove Don't forget we also voted for war with Iran and China. To protect our democracy and the rules based order.
@Diogenese_Shiplap You reminded me of a fascinating flywheel powered trolley I saw in a museum somewhere: It was electrically powered, but had no batteries even though it traveled away from power lines. The trolley had a giant flywheel that the motor would spin whenever it was connect to power at stops and the trolley would then tap the flywheel to propel itself.
Looking for it on Google shows that a few other vehicles also use this idea of mechanical energy storage.
@PeterPower Someone's watched too many Marvel movies.
@dj I suspect they're hand in hand. We have to provide justification on why we CAN'T use COTS. For a React app. I'm not going through some drone's stupid waiver process for all 60 some odd of our dependencies.
I'm being hyperbolic and actually will because they pay me to, but I'm sure as shit not gonna do it quickly.
If I drag out stupid government processes, am I part of the solution or the problem?
@professionalbigot69 Sounds like a contract mod is in order.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro Another day, another dollar. We still going at it?
@shortstories I've been playing less and less games as time goes on. I used to love RPGs, but as I've gotten older and my life's gotten better, I don't have as great a desire to escape from reality anymore. I'm sure mainstream gaming turning into dogshit also has had an effect.
The US government's irrational fear of FOSS is going to be a major contributor to the collapse of the empire.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro You're all a bunch of degenerates, so I know you're into it. Troons gonna troon. Hope you make peace with your dad.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro I hope you're getting paid as much as I am to shitpost on the fedi. None of your friends have showed up to harass me. Do you not have any? I was looking forward to that. Maybe they're just running late. I'll be on for another 30 minutes or so and then I go do real life stuff. Like, in the real world. With my friends, family, and people that care about me. You know, all those things you're avoiding?
@Loki They sniff out beatings and abuse as well because they're into that.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro The seething is palpable through the screen. How the troon rages that it has no recourse but to either weather bigoted diatribe, proving the bigot right that all one needs is thick skin or simply give in to the temptation of the block button, still proving the bigot right as the troon has all the tools it needs to insulate itself in its hugbox, freeing from the discomfort of reality.
@TexOffender In my experience, the taller the chick, the more she likes getting tied up.
@get @d0c40r0 @doctorsex @RichardKuklinskisIcyGlare @Frondeur @brendamccann
Weed absolutely kills motivation to do anything and better your life if you're a heavy user. I found that happening with myself and have cut back my smoking. I don't see anything wrong with occasional use. It's nice to turn your brain off and listen to music or fuck on it, though.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro You should totally get all your troon buddies together and dogpile my account. Then I can show you how easy it is to not care, because the internet isn't real life and is easy to ignore. I like to led by example.
@queenofnewyork @elsantonegro Don't start what you can't finish. I was wanting to have a nice talk on online communities and the you had to go and troon out. If you had self control we could still be having that talk. Do you know why you have no self control? Are you capable of introspection? I'd stop to not stress your poor troon brain, but I've still got another 1.5 hours until quitting time and this is fun.
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
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