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mendip_discovery:
So what happens when a seagull drops stuff on it. Does it mean the pavement will catch fire?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68533865

PlainName:
Great chance of seeing the issue and dealing with it early when it's on the floor. On a roof... well, you can see what happens.

Puzzled how some shit can do that, though. Maybe they pecked the wires or something.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 06, 2024, 07:48:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on March 06, 2024, 07:43:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 06, 2024, 07:35:32 pm ---Just because it's privately funded, it doesn't mean it's viable or sensible. Look at all the crappy crowd funded products which have fallen flat. It means nothing. Ignorant investors will through their money at solar because it's cool and seen as environmentally friendly, irrespective of whether said project is any good or not. :palm:

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Crowd funding is entirely different compared to private funding. For private funding you need a very solid business plan with lots of paperwork. You can't even begin to compare.

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So there are absolutely no crappy ideas which have been funded privately and have flopped horribly. :palm:

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There is undoubtedly a lot more work involved with "lots of paperwork" as nctnico said, but this lots of paperwork can be full of shit, and very often is. People in charge of analyzing ths paperwork usually have very little knowledge of the domain involved and will easily get fooled by nice powerpoints and big Excel sheets.

RJSV:
   Yeah, the BS flying, especially if the years pass and worse disasters happen.  I'm even dreading having a (climate) disaster event that doesn't even come close to any historical peaks,  and having to endure endless hand-wringing (and pointing!).

   One distinguished fellow was saying that '$ 2 Trillion dollars' might do a healthy dent, in infrastructure changes, but then started in with the comment that the real savings, in avoidance of disasters, hasn't really been put in monetary terms.
   What if, how about if we do extensive research, but in terms of just closely monitoring things, as voluntary change-over programs kick in.   Problem there, as others just mentioned, is that we often end up with incompetent or agenda-driven zealots, managing the lab.

Zero999:

--- Quote from: RJSV on March 25, 2024, 03:08:21 am ---   Yeah, the BS flying, especially if the years pass and worse disasters happen.  I'm even dreading having a (climate) disaster event that doesn't even come close to any historical peaks,  and having to endure endless hand-wringing (and pointing!).

   One distinguished fellow was saying that '$ 2 Trillion dollars' might do a healthy dent, in infrastructure changes, but then started in with the comment that the real savings, in avoidance of disasters, hasn't really been put in monetary terms.
   What if, how about if we do extensive research, but in terms of just closely monitoring things, as voluntary change-over programs kick in.   Problem there, as others just mentioned, is that we often end up with incompetent or agenda-driven zealots, managing the lab.

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How does that word salad relate to this topic? Is it a political point?

I'm far more worried about disasters directly created by governments and eco zealots, than the climate.  Solar roadways and bike parking are examples of stupidity resulting from eco zealotry, although they're fairly benign, compared to what might happen in the future.

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