2026-04-15 10:51 UTC
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@alda@topspicy.social 2026-04-15 11:07
@rhelune It's amazing how we can have air conditioned cars but not homes, workplaces and gyms.
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@hb9dqm@mastodon.radio 2026-04-15 12:44
@rhelune I always wonder how much of that “air conditioning homes/offices is not environmentally friendly, m'kay” mantra has a factual base in countries with high PV adoption like Germany, given that power needs for A/C are typically highest when solar generation (and often excess supply) peaks. Sounds like a perfect match to me – if the A/C infrastructure, refrigerants etc. can be produced in an environmentally reasonable way and the “smart grid” does its magic, of course.
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@evgandr@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-04-16 07:04
@rhelune Oh, this always amuses me :drgn_blush_giggle: , how hoomans prefer to strive from heat waves, but don't use air conditioning because of eNvIrOnMeNt. Meanwhile, in China: