CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@smallsolar sure, be my guest!

@smallsolar these may be better shots, I like my yard a little overgrown

@sundogplanets as I understand it, it’s even worse

https://youtu.be/iDaG4zt0NKc

These alloys don’t vanish, their chemical components mix with the air, they keep floating high up and they cause changes

/cc @keithdpatch

@catsalad here you go

#cat

@ifixcoinops yeah solar takes a bit to adjust to

https://infosec.exchange/@GuillaumeRossolini/114812538499269465

@catsalad you went to work for ISRG, didn’t you, and you started today

Took down all the scam sites at once

@vagrantc also, a potential contractor pointed out to me how impractical roofs are for solar

• setup requires scaffolding
• every maintenance requires scaffolding
• the city may have something to say about the project (as in “lol no”)
• depending what the roof is made of, every time someone goes up there handling a heavy panel, tiles are going to need replacement
• might not have the best orientation
• etc.

But a structure made for them on the ground? Many of these points get solved by this

@smallsolar

Yeah the chatbots are getting “better”, sure

#ai #llm #fail

@dangoodin lol?

Do they believe so much in AI now that they’d throw everything at it

What about their own longstanding “IRL: online life is real life” podcast that used to call out AI overreach, dangers and mismanagement

@nnungest isn’t that an implied requirement?

@hacks4pancakes

@catsalad counterpoint

@cavyherd it’s already there, if you count the “virtual batteries” offerings that made no investment whosoever in any infrastructure (batteries or otherwise)

@pluralistic

@realn2s hi, there is a lot to unpack here

While I agree that given the chance, we should do our best to ensure everyone is able to partake in the conversation, I also know that this is not feasible for everyone

There are many folks out there who really can’t describe their media

Is it fair to ask them to not post unless they rely on a third party, be it a person or a tool? That’s placing a new burden of verification/ trust on them

And really, despite what they are saying, there are people who might just want to exclude categories of people from their ramblings. That’s ok too, and the rest of us are allowed to ignore them.

@smallsolar I also understand that heat (for the winter) shouldn’t necessarily be part of the equation

So I’m happy with my little experiments and I’ll try to improve as I can

KeithDPatch (@keithdpatch@mastodon.mit.edu)

Attached: 1 image @GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange Sorry, we can solve seasonal energy storage TODAY with excess summertime green hydrogen production that is stored underground. Underground hydrogen storage has/is currently operating in salt domes AND aquifers AND depleted gas reservoirs (pores). https://bit.ly/3EMaK2u And there are other, newer options being developed.⬇️

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@mu

@mu in my case, being conservative that’s less than 400 kWh per year, and that’s less than 1/30th of my energy needs

So all in all I know this is not very relevant, compared to heating (and cooking to a lesser extent), but we do what we can ‍️

My view on this is, these systems at least allow us to avoid sudden, high, unpredictable loads from the grid, like for example washing machines and vacuuming.

The grid can’t predict that the population will likely vacuum their place at xyz time every day and therefore there’s an increased energy need at that time every day.

Of course, the conundrum is that they’ve been doing that regardless, and my changing habits now might be worse for them

@smallsolar

@mu oh no, these big names, easy-to-install batteries, are absolutely a bad investment (as far as money saving is concerned)

Payback would probably take 20 years at the rate I mentioned, but this battery is unlikely to survive that long; in fact, in one year it has already lost half its capacity

These branded batteries are not the way to financial savings, but they are easy to setup and they do provide a nice buffer for unpredictable energy loads that you don’t want the grid to take on

@smallsolar

It was raining outside so I closed the windows

Obviously, cat just had to walk outside (and find out it’s wet)

/cc @catsalad

#cat

@smallsolar this isn’t a good financial move btw

The setup cost a little over a thousand € and I’m saving 1, maybe 2 kWh per day

That’s €0.14 per day so I guess I’m saving about €50 per year?

@smallsolar I have something similar and from that very brand, and I’ve written about it here

Guillaume Rossolini (@GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange)

Attached: 1 image I’ve been experimenting with my newish solar battery Represented here is the end of the charge cycle yesterday at about the same time the sun started to set I’ve been powering the freezer with this 2 kWh battery, and every morning there is ~50% charge left, and so far every day I get it up to 90% (by choice) from solar alone I can also do a load of laundry or two, and some vacuuming, without being even connected to the grid (if I get the timing right) Of course this is clear summer weather, so this won’t be the same all year (This is far from sufficient to power the entire house, it’s just an experiment) Essentially, 1-2 kWh that aren’t drawn from the grid on a daily basis #solar

Infosec Exchange (infosec.exchange)

I’m not plugging the panels in a wall outlet and I’m not connecting them to the grid. This is just a temporary setup in an isolated circuit.

The panels are in the garden, connected to the battery which is located inside the house; the inverter is in storage, I don’t need it since there is no connection to the grid and it’d be draining the battery faster

The washing machine is usually plugged into the battery

I have one cable leading from the battery to my office to power stuffs when there is enough sunlight that day, and I’ll often switch everything back to the wall outlet or to the battery depending on weather conditions

Another cable is extended on demand when I need vacuuming done

As soon as the sun starts typically shining enough of the day, which is right about now, I extend another cable to the living room for the TV and whatnot, but that’s a tough one for my tiny setup to absorb, so there’s a lot of plugging and unplugging daily for that one

I stopped trying to power the freezer with the same panels, I tried that last year but it was stressful

Every night, I tell the battery to stop powering everything; every morning, I tell it to enable the output again

Still, I’m getting a lot from just two panels and a small battery

@nawanp there used to be a dashboard for Microsoft as well (probably still is), and also DMARC reports that they can send to a dedicated email address on your domain

@radhitya