Hey I’m Elise! I’m a bike nomad and I’m developing a libre platform called Blossom, à la Second Life. I’m currently studying Français and I enjoy making people laugh 😜

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    9 months ago

    I haven’t really researched this, but this is my take based on what I’ve been able to put together from hearing stuff.

    Unfortunately the materials like lithium are sourced from some really nasty mines and is greatly damaging to the environment and the locals. And it can’t really easily be recycled, so the only practical way is to mine more.

    On the other hand lead acid has easy to source materials such as lead and can come from recycling old lead acid batteries. They might have some rare earth metals in the anode and cathode, but that’s it.

    My motor most likely has some of those too and it’s hard to avoid entirely.

    The only downside is that lead acid can leak nasty materials into the environment. But if you dispose of it correctly that won’t happen of course. And I’m getting a sealed one so not much can go wrong.

    The cycles are not really relevant. A gel lead acid recharged daily will last me 3 years. Then I’ll just recycle it and get a fresh one. It isn’t expensive either.

    Sure it is 3x as heavy as li ion, but I am not at a point yet where I feel this is a problem.







  • I know some artists and it’s quite rare to see them finish stuff on time. Many just don’t finish stuff at all.

    Fact is that clients feel entitled to results, so they create pressure, which is the most counter productive thing you can do for creativity, since it needs to be free and open. Add to that a splash of mental health issues and perfectionism and there you go.

    Artists also tend to be good at a lot of stuff so they are constantly asked by people to do stuff. They’re constantly busy solving other people’s problems. They’re valuable people in society but often are quite miserable from stress and poor.

    There’s more to it than that but it gives you an idea why artists hate clients.







  • Ya, Germany will be more like France, France like Spain, and I suppose Spain like Morocco?

    I met a seasoned expert once at an expo l; he said it’ll all move up north and we cannot stop that. The real question for us is how can we slow it down to ensure its capacity to adapt isn’t overwhelmed, which would invariably increase the risk of an ecological collapse.