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scarface

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Tonight, new videos are available on the forum.


Neo's Biggest Mistakes In The Matrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFVMyD0nYf8



Turn Around (2016) | Award-Winning Horror Short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js2932fcKOU




scarface

#481
Tonight, new videos are available on the forum.


How Do Vending Machines Detect Fake Coins?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AkcWjB0UBE



The Actress - SNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVH_I04ZrM



Portugal: The Dirty Truth Behind Green Cars I ARTE Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvrCzN3_WNM



The Simpsons - A town devastated by radiation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVvPgym_nBY



A baboon defeats a group of lions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aYNIM3Op-M


scarface

#482
Tonight, new clips are available on the forum.


DJ Pantelis - Rhodope [Synthetical Records]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4TUTe61FhA



Scary Creature (short film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CXl2tXu_P4



For most Americans, it's too expensive to buy a home, especially in Los Angeles. For 1 million$ you can't buy anything decent in this town. A young woman made a choice: she moved to Death Valley in California where real estate prices are lower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNF__IhZtqE



Resident Evil Village - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udnu2LBPdRc



A conference of Jancovici in French about Energy and climate: what scenario after the Coronavirus crisis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LDtqG6QJ2Y


scarface

#483
Tonight, new clips are available on the forum.


The Fake Socialite Who Scammed New York's Elite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXu289P-dD4



SURICATE - Poker (with English subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0e__kufak





humbert

#484
Quote from: scarface on January 30, 2021, 01:09 AMFor most Americans, it's too expensive to buy a home, especially in Los Angeles. For 1 million$ you can't buy anything decent in this town. A young woman made a choice: she moved to Death Valley in California where real estate prices are lower.

If you refer to Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York, then I'd agree. But this isn't necessarily the case in the rest of the country. I'd say if you're middle class, have a decent job and good credit, you can buy a home. I know this from experience. Also, real estate prices vary wildly depending on the region of the country. In 2011 I sold my house in Miami for $139,000 and bought the one in San Antonio for $110,000. This  despite the fact that the house in Miami had a total area (including land) of about 320m² whereas the one in San Antonio has about 740m² and an additional bedroom plus a garage. Why anyone would want to pay more to live in Miami is beyond my comprehension.

Quote from: scarface on January 30, 2021, 01:09 AMSaudi Arabia's Economic Dilemma: Are the Good Times Over?

Countries that depend on oil and will not or cannot diversify are on a death spiral. Every day there is more oil and less demand with no indication of a price increase any time soon AND Venezuela's huge oil reserves are all but untouched. Add to this that slowly but surely the world is becoming carbon neutral. Clean technology becomes more advanced and more prevalent every day. I read somewhere that General Motors intends to go full electric by 2035. Others will follow suit.

scarface

Quote from: humbert on February 02, 2021, 05:27 AM
Countries that depend on oil and will not or cannot diversify are on a death spiral. Every day there is more oil and less demand with no indication of a price increase any time soon AND Venezuela's huge oil reserves are all but untouched. Add to this that slowly but surely the world is becoming carbon neutral. Clean technology becomes more advanced and more prevalent every day. I read somewhere that General Motors intends to go full electric by 2035. Others will follow suit.
If you want to read an interesting article about oil companies: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-bp-2020-loss.html
As far as EV are concerned, I think GM and other companies will never be "full electric" for physical reasons. By 1900, electric cars were at their heyday in the US, accounting for around a third of all vehicles on the road. 10 years later, they were replaced by gasoline-powered cars, which were cheaper. What's more, oil is more energy efficient.

scarface

Quote from: humbert on February 02, 2021, 05:27 AM
Countries that depend on oil and will not or cannot diversify are on a death spiral. Every day there is more oil and less demand with no indication of a price increase any time soon AND Venezuela's huge oil reserves are all but untouched. Add to this that slowly but surely the world is becoming carbon neutral. Clean technology becomes more advanced and more prevalent every day. I read somewhere that General Motors intends to go full electric by 2035. Others will follow suit.
Well, in order to give you a more complete answer, I stumbled upon a good article on the controversial website zerohedge, about electric cars:
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/battery-fairy-other-delusions-race-replace-gas-powered-cars


I also found the excellent movie "The dark side of green energy" in English here: https://watch.thewest.com.au/show/345576
"The energy transition holds the promise of a more prosperous and peaceful world, finally free of oil, pollution and shortages. But this official thesis proves to be a myth : by breaking free of fossil fuels, we are setting ourselves up for a new dependence on rare metals..."

humbert

Quote from: scarface on February 03, 2021, 07:51 AM
As far as EV are concerned, I think GM and other companies will never be "full electric" for physical reasons. By 1900, electric cars were at their heyday in the US, accounting for around a third of all vehicles on the road. 10 years later, they were replaced by gasoline-powered cars, which were cheaper. What's more, oil is more energy efficient.

I wish I had a dollar for the number of times "never" happens.

If you mean replace internal combustion engines with electric cars with 1990's technology, then I'd agree. Technology has improved dramatically and will continue to do so. There are charging stations in just about every city. I've seen several of them here in San Antonio despite Texas being an oil and gas state. After nearly 20 years Tesla is still very much in business producing and selling electric cars. Here in America ALL dealerships have hybrid cars in stock for sale. So far every hybrid owner I've spoken to has given me great reviews. None of this would have happened if electric cars were as practical as those made in the 1990's or before.

Also: Internal combustion engines are NOTORIOUSLY inefficient. Of all the energy input from the fuel, only about 20% is converted into mechanical energy used to turn the wheels. Roughly 60% is lost in heat, and the rest is lost in friction and pumping i.e., turning all the other parts of the car needed for the engine to run (alternator, water pump, etc). Keep in mind their design isn't much different that the one invented by Karl Benz about 150 years ago.

scarface

Quote from: humbert on February 04, 2021, 05:35 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 03, 2021, 07:51 AM
As far as EV are concerned, I think GM and other companies will never be "full electric" for physical reasons. By 1900, electric cars were at their heyday in the US, accounting for around a third of all vehicles on the road. 10 years later, they were replaced by gasoline-powered cars, which were cheaper. What's more, oil is more energy efficient.

I wish I had a dollar for the number of times "never" happens.

If you mean replace internal combustion engines with electric cars with 1990's technology, then I'd agree. Technology has improved dramatically and will continue to do so. There are charging stations in just about every city. I've seen several of them here in San Antonio despite Texas being an oil and gas state. After nearly 20 years Tesla is still very much in business producing and selling electric cars. Here in America ALL dealerships have hybrid cars in stock for sale. So far every hybrid owner I've spoken to has given me great reviews. None of this would have happened if electric cars were as practical as those made in the 1990's or before.

Also: Internal combustion engines are NOTORIOUSLY inefficient. Of all the energy input from the fuel, only about 20% is converted into mechanical energy used to turn the wheels. Roughly 60% is lost in heat, and the rest is lost in friction and pumping i.e., turning all the other parts of the car needed for the engine to run (alternator, water pump, etc). Keep in mind their design isn't much different that the one invented by Karl Benz about 150 years ago.
I wasn't talking about a 1990's technology, I was saying that electric cars appeared in 1900 (this wasn't a typo), ie a century ago. If oil cars replaced electric cars, it's because of oil properties. In fact, electric cars are a technology of the past. Nowadays, if car makers want to shift to EV, it's because they know that we won't have enough oil in the coming decades but it doesn't mean it's feasible on a large scale.

scarface

#489
Today, new videos are available on the forum.


Movies vs Life - With English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN38y5MILbs



French court rules France not doing enough on climate change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9j9jw8N2Jw



How to husk a coconut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQU6o4ooL5E



Image - Les démons de minuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKHLkJzDcYs