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18:25, 15 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Xn (Created page with "[EXAMPLE needed]")
18:33, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Faq (Created page with "<div style="margin-left:2em;text-indent:-2em"> '''Q:''' <q>{{{1}}}</q> </div> <div style="margin-left:2em;text-indent:-2em"> '''A:''' {{{2}}} </div>")
18:12, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:TALK (Created page with "[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]]")
04:36, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:viable (Created page with "On this wiki, we have high standards for the word "viable". When it comes to sustainability, it's not enough for an idea to just work in some niche market. It has to be ''scaleable'' enough to that it could actually replace existing systems that are harming the planet. We need to make sure that the idea wouldn't in fact become ''worse'' for the planet if scaled up. Here are some factors to consider: * How much energy would it consume? * How many rare minerals wo...")
01:11, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Maximum sustainable animal consumption to Limits to sustainable animal consumption (More clear)
16:08, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wattage adders (Redirected page to Wattage adder) Tag: New redirect
16:06, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wattage adder (Created page with "A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating. ==Potential applications== * Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an rooftop...")
16:00, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Balanced diet with junk food (Created page with "Junk food is convenient and high in calories, but it lacks other nutrients: vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre tend to be missing. Luckily there are ways to "fill in the gaps" to make a balanced diet, even when most of the calories come from junk food. Tl;dr: Eat about half a pound per day (227g/day) of dry lentils or beans or peas. Also take a daily multivitamin.{{en}} The rest of your calories can come from junk food. ==TODO== * include nutrition calculator links...")
08:03, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:Notation (Created page with "This wiki comes with some unique notation for expressing ideas. * Inline expandables ** A block of text, sometimes in the middle of a sentence{{x|this is an example of an inline expandable!}}, to provide important nuances without ruining the flow{{x|or overwhelming the reader with walls of text upfront}}. * Popup notes ** Similar to above, but used in tables or when the note has multiple lines.{{p|This is an example of a popup note!}} * Green links ** These also generate...")
18:07, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Draft:Vertical farming to Vertical farming without leaving a redirect (Published)
18:05, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:vertical-farm-1.jpg (Inside a vertical farm Image source: [https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/08/14/vertical-farming-future Vertical Farming for the Future - USDA])
18:05, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:vertical-farm-1.jpg (Inside a vertical farm Image source: [https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/08/14/vertical-farming-future Vertical Farming for the Future - USDA])
16:22, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Vertical farming (Created page with "thumb Vertical farming is the idea that food could be grown in tall towers with multiple floors, which is supposed to save space and use less land (thus saving more of the environment), but on close examination we see that it doesn't. ==Not a solution to feed the world== ===Powering the grow lights=== Natural sunlight is proportional to land{{x|Sure, technically you could argue that a tall building captures more sun than the land...")
13:50, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:Privacy policy (Created page with "Everything on this wiki is public.")
13:43, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:General disclaimer (Created page with "<tabs><tab name="phrasing 1"> This wiki contains content that may advocate for (or inspire) specific political actions. If you take such actions, you bear full responsibility for the consequences. </tab><tab name="phrasing 2"> This is a wiki to inform people & organizations which actions are most effective at making the world a better place. We try to be as accurate & unbiased as possible, but we can't guarantee perfection. If you follow any advice provided by this wiki,...")
17:48, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Rooftop solar (Created page with "==This page could be organized better== I was thinking it could go as follows: * start with the general idea that it could cover most energy demands in medium-density cities * that suburban houses would produce excess power which could (in many cases) meet inner-city energy demands * that it could charge electric vehicles, mostly during peak sunlight * that solar farms and wind power could fill in the difference when rooftop solar isn't enough * link to a sub...")
17:35, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy/solutions (Created page with "These are some possible solutions to the energy crisis - everything ranging from tangible to pie-in-the-sky. {|class="wikitable" |#Consuming less |Viable but requires both personal and systemic changes |- |#Renewables + energy storage |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fission breeder reactors |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fusion |Requires massive & unlikely{{p|unlikely in the near future}} innovations |- |Fossil fuels with direct air carbon...")
16:01, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Bears and crocodiles analogy (Created page with "We have to reconcile two contrasting pieces of advice that people often say: # Always be willing to fight. Don't appease people or they will walk all over you. # Avoid the fight. It's not worth getting injured over small things, even if you win. People who ''always'' live by Advice 1 will get in needless fights. People who ''always'' live by Advice 2 will get taken advantage of. Clearly a balance should be found. I propose another way of looking at it: * Advice 1...")
15:37, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Public urination (Created page with "* intro * cases where the person urinating is accused of indecent exposure ** can be argued against in court *** the defendant made a reasonable attempt to find a place to [urinate ''without'' being seen/exposed] {{x|yes these ugly brackets are needed here for unambiguous language. Maybe there's some other grammar convention that could be used instead? I bet legalese has some kinda standard}} *** urination is a basic human need **** it's not reasonable to expect people t...")
14:42, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Tradeoffs of shared living (Created page with "Living with roommates or communally is potentially better for the environment, using resources more efficiently. But in some ways, it can actually be ''less'' efficient. ==Efficiencies== TODO ==Inefficiencies== * having to ventilate the home whenever something makes a bad smell (cooking, bathroom, smoking, etc). This wastes especially a lot of energy for heating in the winter. The above inefficiencies are with regards to physical resources. but there are also...")
14:36, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Food waste/burnt (Created page with "Burnt food has no nutrition, and is known to promote cancer. Here's how to remove the burned parts from food: Toast: Use a seraded knife that has no sharp point. Make sure the knife is not wet. Shave off the bits on one side. It gets easier with practice. ==TODO== * pics: non-sharp knife, toast before, toast after")
14:33, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Crop choices/energy (Created page with " The crop choices page suggests that vegetables sometimes get extraordinarily high crop yields, and so the most ''land-efficient'' way to feed the world could be to grow massive amounts of vegetables, dehydrate them, powderize them, and use that as flour. But the how much energy would that food-dehydration take? Since most of today's energy comes from fossil fuels, one way to look at this would be... For every 1kg of dry product, how many energy/unit...")
14:23, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Mining/draft to Draft:Mining without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
14:22, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Frugalism/draft to Draft:Frugalism without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
14:22, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Food preservation/draft to Draft:Food preservation without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
14:20, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Alcohol resealing/draft to Draft:Alcohol resealing without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
11:14, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Law (Created blank page)
11:12, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Law (Created page with "Most people agree that current legal systems are unjust in some ways. Some say we need reforms, others say we need a full revolution. But in either case, we first need ''some'' level of agreeing{{x|Even most anarchists believe there should be some laws or rules for society, just that we can't trust ''the state'' (or police) to be the ones to enforce them.}} on what a good legal system ''should'' look like. This wiki can provide a place for that, wi...")
08:04, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Public transit (Created page with "thumb Public transit includes city buses, trams and trains. Compared to private cars, public transit has the potential to prevent traffic congestion, save fuel, and save time for the average rider. However, public transit ''done wrong'' could actually use ''more'' fuel per rider - especially in places where buses run mostly empty most of the time.{{qn}} Low-density suburbs are particularly hard to service in an energy-efficient way, for thi...")
06:07, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:hydropower1.jpg (A hydroelectric dam. Image source: https://www.tetratech.com/en/markets/energy/solutions/hydropower)
06:07, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:hydropower1.jpg (A hydroelectric dam. Image source: https://www.tetratech.com/en/markets/energy/solutions/hydropower)
02:32, 22 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Expandables (Created page with "Expandables are a feature of this wiki, to help describe complex ideas simply. ")
02:29, 22 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Expandables/feature requests (Created page with "Non-logged-in users can also make feature requests in [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}]]. ==General== * Allow expandables to be nested. * Better fallback for non-javascript browsers. ** Maybe the text content should be shown smaller and with a border. However, this same text-smallness should ''not'' be there in the usual JavaScript implementation. * Have a third kind of expandable: A table where each cell can show a popup when clicked anywhere in the cell. * Better compatibility w...")
23:22, 15 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Minerals/table (Created page with "{|class="wikitable" !Mineral !Labor intensity (hours/tonne) !Energy intensity (GJ/tonne) !Global production (tonnes/year) !Global reserves (tonnes) !Global resources (tonnes) !Note |}")
22:54, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Mining/draft (Created page with ":''Not to be confused with Bitcoin mining.''  Extracting minerals from the Earth has an environmental footprint. This footprint has to be put in perspective - to be compared with basics like food and energy.{{rn}} ==Relevant facts== * Switching from fossil fuels to other energy sources might require greater amounts of rare minerals than ever used before. Ot...")
22:20, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Frugalism/draft (Created page with "Tl;dr: We can have nice things. Some of us{{x|In general, this includes most of "first-world" countries (middle class and richer) and ''not'' the global poor.}} just need to stop replacing them so often. If you want novelty, trade with your friends or whatever.")
22:13, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Crypto/faq (Created page with "'''Myth:''' "Crypto mining is not a problem if it's done with green energy." '''Fact:''' Green energy is in extremely short supply. Using it for crypto mining means there's less available for other domains, which end up using fossil fuels instead. * Note: There ''are'' a handful of exceptions to this, in places where there's an overabundance renewable electricity generated and absolutely no other way to use it{{x|nor store it, nor connect it to...")
22:07, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Soup kitchens (Created page with "Would "soup kitchens everywhere" make a good mainstream alternative to grocery stores and fast food, suitable to feeding the majority of people, especially in a non-capitalist world? Would this be a good way to help make sure everyone has enough food? yes... * Enables more people to easily eat healthy plant-based food without knowing how to cook. * ''Does not'' have to resemble homeless shelters or soviet bread lines! no... * Food waste problem ** Personal food...")
21:49, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Food preservation/draft (Created page with "==Why it's essential to feeding the world sustainably== * Prevents food waste - explain how: it smooths out temporal mismatches of supply and demand. * Provides food security by having something available always * Consider how crop harvest productivity varies from year to year. Food preservation harnesses the long-term trend. ==How it can be done== * Dehydration ** requires s...")
21:37, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Food/faq (Created page with "'''Myth:''' * If a food doesn't go bad, it was never good food to begin with. * "Long-shelf-life foods have no good reason to exist, and were only invented because capitalism." '''Fact:''' * You can make any food non-perishable just by dehydrating it. The shelf life could easily be few years{{x|The food lasts until its natural oils start to go rancid from oxidation; antioxidants tend to lengthen the shelf life a bit; saturated fats tend to last longer tha...")
21:14, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Alcohol resealing/draft (Created page with "* problem: people order expensive bottle at the club; at the end of the night, cant carry home bc it's open; bars dont allow take-home for same reason; so people chug it all before leaving; this leads to alcohol poisoning, drunk driving, or violence (depending on the character of the people involved). TODO: link to court case examples * solution: government-approved seal to put on bottles etc; as long as it's not broken you can carry it outside again. * opposing view: pe...")
21:10, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Misc (Created page with "This is a page for important facts that need to be placed somewhere. Understanding other pages' content might depend on knowing them. Most of these are brief "one-line facts" too short to be their own page.")
00:10, 27 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:irfb1.jpg (Iron redox flow battery. Source: [https://www.energy-storage.news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-product/ 'All-iron' flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product] <q>ESS Inc’s Energy Warehouse (pictured) is a 75kW / 500kWh containerised system. The new range will start at 3MW power capacity and between six and 16 hours of storage duration. Image: ESS Inc via Facebook, cropped for the site by Andy Colthorpe.</q>)
00:10, 27 January 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:irfb1.jpg (Iron redox flow battery. Source: [https://www.energy-storage.news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-product/ 'All-iron' flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product] <q>ESS Inc’s Energy Warehouse (pictured) is a 75kW / 500kWh containerised system. The new range will start at 3MW power capacity and between six and 16 hours of storage duration. Image: ESS Inc via Facebook, cropped for the site by Andy Colthorpe.</q>)
23:28, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lead-acid batteries (Created page with "Lead-acid batteries are an older technology used mostly as car batteries (gasoline-powered cars, to start the engine). Could they help solve the energy storage problem? ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for lead |Maybe an issue |- |Toxicity |Probably an issue |- |#Suitable for electric vehicles? |Unknown |- |Charge/discharge losses |Inferior to other battery types |- |#Good enough for DIY projects? |Probably |} ==Need for lead== Lead is usually...")
22:52, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Flywheels (Created page with "Flywheels are a proposed solution to part of the energy storage problem. Flywheels store energy mechanically by spinning a heavy rotor at high speeds. This has been implemented before, both inside vehicles {{x|but not necessarily storing enough energy to power the vehicle for more than a few kilometers at best}} ''and'' in stationary electrical systems {{x|with a much higher specific energy}}. ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for iron |Not too bad |-...")
22:28, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Iron redox flow batteries (Created page with "thumb Iron redox flow batteries (IRFBs) are gigantic batteries made of molten iron. Each one is about the size of a shipping container, and could store energy for hundreds of homes. This is a possible solution to ''part'' of the energy storage problem - to smooth out the intermittency of wind and solar power. ===Chemistry and physics=== This section is incomplete...")
18:40, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion batteries (Created page with "Lithium-ion batteries are some of the most commonly used batteries today. But are they a good solution to the energy storage problem? Short answer: no. ====Concerns==== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for cobalt |Major problem |- |#Need for lithium |Minor problem |- |#Energy in manufacturing |Manageable |- |Recycling |Probably solvable |- |Performance in winter |Manageable |} ==Need for cobalt== Suppose all vehicles ran on lithium-ion batteries: {{dp |ev.bat...")
16:51, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Thorium (Created page with "Thorium is a mineral found in the Earth. It could potentially be used for nuclear power, if the right innovations happen. Breeder reactors would be required. ==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6qt45lXDM Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?] (video) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy] (video) * [https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/...")
14:23, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Breeder reactors (Created page with "Uranium occurs in nature as a mix of isotopes: uranium-235 (0.7%) and uranium-238 (99.3%). This proportion does not vary within the Earth's crust. * Today's nuclear reactors (not breeder reactors) can only get their energy from uranium-235 (U235). {{x|Technically the nuclear reactions are a bit more complex than that, but still limited by the scarcity of U235.}} * Breeder reactors can also get energy from the more abundant uranium-238 (U238). Breeder...")