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Then explain me why in a desert around 12AM solar power is unreliable ....

That's a very interesting definition of "reliable". I guess solar is "reliable" if you define it so narrowly to the point it's nothing more than "when the sun shines". My last car was "reliable" when the weather was warm and no snow on the streets, but in the winter it didn't like to start and had trouble getting up the steep hill in front of my house in the snow.

Or at any ofher place or time?

I'll remember that when a nuclear power plant has to reduce power or shutdown because of a heat wave. Nuclear power is "reliable" except in a time and place where the heat sink isn't cool enough.

There is completely reliable no sun at mid night, and there is completely reliable ligh around noon, unless you live close to the poles.

Maybe this video can clarify things:
https://www.prageru.com/videos...

Again: you are mixing up dispatchable with reliable.

Repeating your claim does not make it true. Perhaps you could explain further, such as why "dispatchable" is relevant to the discussion. Just repeating yourself is very childish.

Regarding the costs, solar is the second cheapest power source, after wind, since nearly a decade now ... get up to date man.

Then why is only 2% of the world's energy from solar? If it's so cheap (and reliable) then everyone would want it. Egypt is building a big solar energy collector but they are also building a nuclear power plant with four reactors. If solar is so great compared to nuclear then why is Egypt bothering with nuclear and not just building more solar instead?

In case people haven't seen this yet...

https://www.prageru.com/videos...

Just because you refuse to learn why it matters doesn't mean it doesn't matter.

What reason did YouTube give? Just some generic social justice prattle?

"Inappropriate Content".

Go read up on PragerU's website. https://www.prageru.com/

The irony is over 9000.

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That tactic only works if you let it. Competent adults are able to ignore being triggered and focus on the matter at hand instead of running around like a kid off his Ritalin addressing every aspect of the post which offends their delicate sensibilities.

But, as I haven't taken my Ritalin quite yet: https://www.prageru.com/course...

Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you. -- Mike Rowe

https://www.prageru.com/sites/...

There are only two things I can tell you today that come with absolutely no agenda. The first is “Congratulations.” The second is “Good luck.” Everything else is what I like to call, “The Dirty Truth,” which is just another way of saying, “It’s my opinion.”

And in my opinion, you have all been given some terrible advice, and that advice, is this:

Follow your passion.

Every time I watch the Oscars, I cringe when some famous movie star—trophy in hand—starts to deconstruct the secret of their success. It’s always the same thing: “Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t have what it takes, kid!”; and the ever popular, “Never give up on your dreams!”

Look, I understand the importance of persistence, and the value of encouragement, but who tells a stranger to never give up on their dreams, without even knowing what it is they’re dreaming? How can Lady Gaga possibly know where your passion will lead you?

Have these people never seen American Idol?

Year after year, thousands of aspiring American Idols show up with great expectations, only to learn that they don’t possess the skills they thought they did. What’s really amazing though, is not their lack of talent—the world is full of people who can’t sing. It’s their genuine shock at being rejected—the incredible realization that their passion and their ability had nothing to
do with each other.

Look, if we’re talking about your hobby, by all means let your passion lead you. But when it comes to making a living, it’s easy to forget the dirty truth: just because you’re passionate about something doesn’t mean you won’t suck at it.

And just because you’ve earned a degree in your chosen field, doesn’t mean you’re gonna find your “dream job.”

Dream Jobs are usually just that—dreams. But their imaginary existence just might keep you from exploring careers that offer a legitimate chance to perform meaningful work and develop a genuine passion for the job you already have. Because here’s another Dirty Truth: your happiness on the job has very little to do with the work itself.

On Dirty Jobs, I remember a very successful septic tank cleaner, a multi-millionaire, who told me the secret to his success:

“I looked around to see where everyone else was headed,” he said, “And then I went the opposite way. Then I got good at my work. Then I began to prosper. And then one day, I realized I was passionate about other people’s crap.”

I’ve heard that same basic story from welders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, HVAC professionals, hundreds of other skilled tradesmen who followed opportunity—not passion— and prospered as a result.

Consider the reality of the current job market.Right now, millions of people with degrees and diplomas are out there competing for a relatively narrow set of opportunities that polite society calls “good careers.” Meanwhile, employers are struggling to fill nearly 5.8 million jobs that nobody’s trained to do. This is the skills gap, it’s real, and its cause is actually very simple: when people follow their passion, they miss out on all kinds of opportunities they didn’t even know existed.

When I was 16, I wanted to follow in my grandfather’s footsteps. He was a skilled tradesman who could build a house without a blueprint. That was my passion, and I followed it for years. I took all the shop classes at school, I did all I could to absorb the knowledge and skill that came so easily to my granddad.

Unfortunately, the ha

Why the Electoral College is a good thing.

Why the Electoral College is a bad thing.

Who finds one position more compelling than the other?

Now? The right wing have always accused the ACLU of having a liberal bias.

And you think that is "odd"?

The ACLU’s Communist, Atheist Roots
The ACLU’s untold Stalinist heritage

They aren't quite as bad as they started, but they still are trying to drive American society towards its vision, which is very different than that of the Founders.

Then again, I'm not sure there is anything they haven't accused of having a liberal bias.

I'm curious, have you even investigated to see if there might be anything to it?

Survey: 7 percent of reporters identify as Republican
Republicans’ media bias claims boosted by scarcity of right-leaning journalists

Survey shocker: Liberal profs admit they’d discriminate against conservatives in hiring, advancement
Moving Further to the Left

Lawyers are more liberal than general population, study finds; what about judges?

Do you think we need to cover unions? Civil servants?

And if you have the curiosity, you might find a surprise or two, or three.

Some places to find new perspectives:
National Review
Weekly Standard
Commentary
Reason
Instapundit
Dennis Prager / Prager U
Hugh Hewitt

Higher CO2 does increases crop yield in agriculture. Higher output means higher crops. Eradication of hunger and starvation used to be the goal of SJW's.

I bet there will be much more happier, healthier fed souls alive on this earth, rather than if all of the sudden CO2 levels drop.

SJW need to be confronted with the logic, for they cannot bring any logic to the debate.

P.S. Climate changes. It does change. It changes all the times. All it does it changes.

Here is the link to consider:
https://www.prageru.com/course...