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Professional fine art photographer & art framer. All photos edited using Darktable on a Linux box & licensed Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. I do not use machine learning apps. Any composites will be clearly noted. Mostly following science, history, & photography toots. Formerly, I was a civil rights & energy policy troublemaker. Also, former netcast producer & host for the Plug In America Show, This Week in Energy, & an occasional show for Hacker Public Radio.

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arstechnica , to Random
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Congress passes bill to jumpstart new nuclear power tech

ADVANCE Act heads for Biden's signature, but it may be too little, too late.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/congress-passes-bill-to-jumpstart-new-nuclear-power-tech/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

elaterite ,
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@arstechnica Nuclear is incompatible with a flexible distributed grid. If we want a 100%-plus renewably powered grid, it must be flexible, distributed, & close to the loads it serves. An inflexible, central-station grid is 20th century technology. Coal, gas, & nukes are buggywhip tech. The ubiquitous nature of renewable energy resources argues for a decentralized--locally owned--energy grid. And it's unethical for humanity to leave behind ultratoxic waste that last thousands of years. Duh... o_0

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I'm once again asking for some to solve a philosophical dilemma.

When cutting wood on a bandsaw with a fence, which side of the board is better to keep against the fence, the narrower or the wider (assuming both sides can pass through the saw throat)?

I usually keep the wider against the fence, but I don't know if it's the best practice (I push the piece against the fence not farther than the blade, or it will pinch it, of course).

elaterite ,
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@GustavinoBevilacqua Do you know if there's a best practice on this topic with regard to table saws? I don't have a band saw (wish I did!), but on my table saw I tend to cut with the narrow part against the fence, I think? Truth be told, I never really thought about it. I just set it up and make the cut however it seems the best way to do it.

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