Pat @Pat@qoto.org

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #gas #energy #science #summer
#nato #eu #europe #winter #electic #car

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Energy-saving tip number 3
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Fill containers with water and keep them inside the living space for thermal mass. This will dampen the temperature swings so your heating/cooling system will use less energy.

You can use water bottles or a plant aquarium... anything with water. You can even store it inside a buffet or dresser.

It's best to have it near the center of the living space away from exterior walls, but somewhere where it can absorb the heat of the day. The amount varies, but a good estimate is about 3-6 liters per square meter of living space.
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@lydiaconwell

Its probably upside down. Just flip it over.

#putin #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #gas #energy #spy
#nato #eu #europe #winter
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Should Putin be given an "off-ramp"?
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@trinsec

Yeah, energy saving tip: Dont drive.

That one is in queue.

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #gas #energy #science
#nato #eu #europe #winter #electic #car

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Energy saving tip number 9
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Slow down...

Drag increases as the square of speed increase, so when you drive faster, you use much more fuel than you may realize.

Driving slower can save up to 40% or more in fuel.

So...

Slow down and enjoy the scenery.
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@Acer

You mean your real name isn't "trailing on the paint"?

@trinsec

I was asking @academicalnerd about the way that the Russian media is reporting the war to its own people.

@academicalnerd

Is the mainstream media trying to justify the invasion?

Here in the US when Bush went into Iraq, they fooled people by saying that Iraq had "weapons of mass destruction" and we had to go in there to find them so Hussan wouldn't kill lots people. But most of us didnt find out until later that the whole thing was a lie and it was just another oil war.

Is the media there trying to persuade people to support the war with lies like that, or do they just not even care anymore what the people think?

#movies #flim #nazi #warcrime

Marathon Man (1976)

A marathon runner, Babe (Dustin Hoffman) becomes unwittingly involved with Nazi war criminals.

@Acer

Have you ever touched a dead body with your tongue?

#covid19 #respirator #vax #jab #covid #mask #masks #respirators #virus

Reseachers document the first deer-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1837439

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #gas #energy #science
#nato #eu #europe #winter

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Energy-saving tip number 12...
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When you cover your windows at night to keep the heat in, use thick window coverings and place a mylar blanet over them on the side facing the room to reflect the heat back into the living space.

In the morning, don't uncover the windows until the space between the window and the covering is a higher temperature than your living space is.

@icedquinn

I guess they got the memo...

@trinsec @academicalnerd

Is it called "Tails" for the same reason why Microsoft calls theirs "Windows".

#security #spying #tracking #cyber

@kmic

There's a real world?

@marathon0

>"Did you mean only 4 here know why it happened? "

Yeah, that's what I meant.

I've followed the situation closely up until the the recent invasion. As you know, the first casualty of war is the truth, so there wasn't much sense in watching the news after the tanks rolled.

As to why it happened, there are a lot of moving parts, but the short answer is... oil.

The same reason for nearly every conflict since Vietnam.

@marathon0

Four.

(Just an estimate.)

@markusl @thormchammer

Here's the exact quote:

“Of course it's legal. It's a war. (chuckle) Until the war is over, anything's legal.”
- Rudy Giuliani, September 11, 2016 (when asked about taking Iraq's oil resources during the Iraq war)

A more acturate assessment is that, not only do the victors write the history, they also decide who the war criminals are.

(And when the victor is an autocrat, they don't even bother with the trials.)

@thormchammer

To quote Rudy Gulianni, "It's a war. Anything is legal in a war."