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nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

Well, since working in the industry, i can say with a very high confidence: There will be substitutes, but not for everything - at least at this point in time. There may soon very well be a breakthrough in material science, but at this point there is no alternative in some use cases (like gaskets, that have to sustain extreme temperatures and pressures...).

But i absolutely do agree with you.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

I've been wondering for quite some time why everything is going to shit. Now I think I get the picture. Thanks for the enlightenment.

And yes, I fucking expect people to think about their decisions and take responsibility serious - even if they don't have the means to get caviar or Champagne all the time. But hey, I'll probably be labeled as boomer in the next few years, so whatever floats your boat!

Judging by all these downvotes, I guess that ship has sailed a long time and maybe I shouldn't care so much 🤔

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

Oh i absolutely agree with you. Especially in cosmetics and other "day to day" products that are disposable.

But that's also exactly the argument - make companies and customers dispose of these products correctly, because banning PFAS outright will have devastating consequences. (Like 3M just shifting production to China from Europe. Europe had the highest safety and production standards for PTFE - now they are going to be produced in china with absolutely no standards )

And if there is a proper way to recycle those PFAS, there is no need to shift production to places where there are no standards so you can get a porper goretex jacket (for example), because phasing out PTFE for something other that's substitutable now has an incentive.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

Maybe in the U.S., but not in Europe. We got the Nutri-Score, we got the animal wellfare labeling and we have open source databanks where you scan the barcode and get all the information about a product so you can actually make a decision.

nexusband , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

And you are arguing that customers become mindless drones that don't need to think about any consequences when they consume. Which is exactly why we have fucked up the climate.

Coming back to the purification plant, that's the same thing if everyone would go shit in the Neighbors garden and flushing down anything down the toilet. We don't do that, because we know it would fuck up the purification plant, clogg the toilet and turn the garden in to a literal dump.

Choosing what you buy is also the same thing as choosing what to eat. Sure, if you don't know any better you may just eat junk food all day long. But the consequences are going to haunt you very much.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

Is there really no alternative in shampoo & disposable coffee cups?

There is - but i personally think it's up to customers to not just grab what's on the shelf and do at least some basic research, because PFAS generally have to be marked on the bottle. Disposable coffee cups are just stupid all together.

This could have been done years ago but if industry can’t self regulate then bans it is.

I get the sentiment, but why not regulate stuff, before just banning it? And while we're at it, how about educating the customer?

nexusband , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Technology in Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them

You do realize, many of those "forever chemicals" have no alternative? PFOA for example is essential for modern production, because there is no other material known to withstand the temperatures and pressures needed in the production processes? So the alternative is either not to use them at all, with ALL the consequences - or we have use a proper way to dispose them.

Purification Plants are the same argument analogy.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude

maybe we all are? 😵

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple

And they generally get subsidized...

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Researchers just discovered a massive 'jacuzzi bubbling with almost pure hydrogen' — a lucrative source of clean energy

That is incorrect, because salt water electrolysis is a thing - actually so much more efficient even, that they salt fresh water because it takes less energy. Not only that - the plant which I indirectly work for uses grey water. You know, that stuff that you flush down the drain?

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Researchers just discovered a massive 'jacuzzi bubbling with almost pure hydrogen' — a lucrative source of clean energy

That's a pretty daft conclusion, because JCB has been making Hydrogen machinery for quite some time now and power made for all the equipment on site can also easily be made with hydrogen.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai

That's not true, Gasoline doesn't have to be made from Fossile fuels either. It's pretty easy to make actually - there are a number of European companies doing it and with the Co2 Taxes, it will be a viable option by 2028.

nexusband , 4 months ago to Selfhosted in Now that vmware is over, what should I move to?

In my "testing" at work and private, PVE is miles ahead of xcp-ng n terms of performance. Sure, xcp-ng does it's thing very stable, but everything else...proxmox is faster

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in ChatGPT has meltdown and starts sending alarming messages to users

I really hope so. I still have to see a meaningful use case for these kind of LLMs that just get fed with all kinds of data. LLMs "on premise" that are used for specific jobs are fine, but this...I really hope a Kessler-Like syndrome blows it out the water, for countless reasons...

nexusband , 4 months ago to Technology in Modeling shows green roofs can cool cities and save energy

Spain and Portugal laughing from their benches on their roofs...surrounded by lush green plants..