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In India there is 'UPI' system that is similar.


In Denmark the physical post offices have been closed since a few years (cost reduction). Even stamps aren't printed anymore (you have to pay online to get a code that you print or write on the letter or parcel).


Does China have something equivalent to "renaissance fairs" ? = re-enactment of things that happened 5 or 6 centuries ago ?


It seems that history.com is geo-blocked. You can see it if you are in USA, not if you are in Europe or other countries.


Oh that's crazy, you're right: https://support.history.com/hc/en-us/articles/4411049949079-...

I wish there was a way for The Internet to eminent domain this URL from the History Channel, they clearly don't deserve it.

Archive for anyone interested: https://archive.is/2xmAE


This french startup has a pilot osmotic plant near Marseille : https://www.sweetch.energy/


There's still a lot of cars driving in Paris. And motor scooters.


It's mostly in the west of Paris i.e. 8th, 15th and 16th districts, the other districts not so much if at all.


scooters are the worst. So much noise for a tiny vehicle (worse than most cars even) and the old ones smell so so bad.

electrify now!


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No need to be like that. Yes, of fucking course in a city of millions of people there are still cars. The point here is the relative amount compared to earlier.


It did not appear to me like most people in this thread were talking about a modest reduction in vehicle traffic, or that they'd done any due diligence to estimate the actual effect of the restrictions. Seems like people are mostly shooting from the hip.


There is something similar in France : "jours amende". The key point is that if you don't pay the fine, you go to prison the number of days indicated in the "jours amende". It's for criminal court, not for traffic infractions.


A few years ago, Google had an advanced research project for ground source heat pumps. They spinned it off in Dandelion energy.


They fill the core of their heat pump with helium at 30+ bars and seal it. That's all. It's not used continuously. So not a big quantity used.


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