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  • They probably won’t be BIFL, but I recently bought the Lems Summit Waterproof boots. They have a “foot shaped” toe box and a relatively wide fit. I should be able to let you know how they fare on ice and snow within a couple of weeks.

    They list a bunch of Canadian stockists on their website on the store locator page. I won’t give a direct link because my comment already sounds enough like an ad.







  • Somebody asked recently why I never responded to a work email. It was obvious in the first line that they had used a chatbot to write it.

    I told them that I had assumed it was an elaborate phishing attempt, because it was completely different from their usual writing style. They admitted to using a chatbot to “help with a few points” in the email.

    I asked if they could just refrain from doing that in the future when emailing me, and that I’d rather know the email is their words. I playfully followed up with “if you can’t take the time to write me an email, I won’t take the time to read it” as well.




  • Fetus@lemmy.worldtoWikipedia@lemmy.worldSolar Power Tower
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    2 months ago

    The costs associated with photovoltaic systems have decreased significantly in the past fifteen years or so, and I would say they are the competitor to solar thermal systems.

    As well as storing heat, they can be used for thermal desalination at the same time as power generation. I haven’t seen a breakdown in costs of this system versus something like reverse osmosis, so I can’t really say if it’s better or worse, but I’m sure there’s places that find it useful to have a combined solution to water and power.