• rustyfish@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Instead of starting a list of those things and ending up with my App crashing, I will name the one thing I think the US does better.

    I think having a speed limit on your highways is kinda a sane thing to have.

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        2 days ago

        Our target speed (the speed you are recommended to drive) is faster than the US speed limit.

        I mean, it’s a nice tickling in the balls when you engage the warp drive on your way home. But it also inspires a lot of amateur race car drivers. Nah, I can do without.

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        1 day ago

        Even when ignoring environmental concerns and purely looking at it from a financial perspective: Renewable energy is more profitable already.

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          24 hours ago

          Yes, but they are unreliable. Nuclear is an amazing option for base loads, and then adding renewables on top of that just makes sense. Battery energy storage is still insanely expensive, so nuclear is a very valid alternative in countries that haven’t let their nuclear production capabilities fall off to the point of taking decades.