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--- lb:technology.connections [2026-04-29 23:18:35] – ninjasr
+++ lb:technology.connections [2026-04-29 23:34:24] (current) – [Personal Evaluation] ninjasr
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-Alec himself is also clearly a ‘tech bro’, but not the type like [[lb:CGP Grey]], as he's way more retro-focused.
+Alec himself is also clearly a ‘[[lb:tech bro]]’, but not the type like [[lb:CGP Grey]], as he's way more retro-focused.
 Alec promotes:
   * Complete electrification of everything;
-  * Heat pumps;((:fn:>Which I've heard some conflicting information on. My friend installs air conditioners and I've asked him about it. Though this is the part where I explain that I've forgotten what he told me.))
+  * Heat pumps;((:fn:>Which I've heard some conflicting information on. My friend installs air conditioners and I've asked him about it. Though this is the part where I explain that I've forgotten what he told me.))((:fn:>What I do remember is him saying: <q :en>heat pumps are overglorified air conditioning units</q>.))
   * Solar and wind power;
   * electric vehicles (and he also drives them);
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-As an example, Alec believes that all street light bulbs (like High-Pressure Sodium bulbs)((:fn:>If you don't know what these are, don't worry too much. They're the street lights that glow a very warm orange and, sometimes, maroon.)) should be replaced with LEDs. Specifically, we should go from the warm orange lights to the cold white lights.((:fn:>I'll note that even this is a bit of a radical position. The reason being that people actually //hate// the cold white lights, and it's been proven to disrupt sleep and lead to declines in mental health.)) The reasoning he presents is based on evidence that it increases safety by lighting up more of the road. White lights resemble daylight (in theory), which is why this is much safer overall.((:fn:>In reality, the cool white light was in some cases meant to match moonlight.)) Additionally, LEDs come with longer lifespans, lower energy usage and lower maintenance costs. Thus, he concludes, people who oppose the replacement of old HPS lights are simply being dumb.
+As an example, Alec believes that all [[lb:streetlights|streetlight]] bulbs (like High-Pressure Sodium bulbs)((:fn:>If you don't know what these are, don't worry too much. They're the street lights that glow a very warm orange and, sometimes, maroon.)) should be replaced with LEDs. Specifically, we should go from the warm orange lights to the cold white lights.((:fn:>I'll note that even this is a bit of a radical position. The reason being that people actually //hate// the cold white lights, and it's been proven to disrupt sleep and lead to declines in mental health.)) The reasoning he presents is based on evidence that it increases safety by lighting up more of the road. White lights resemble daylight (in theory), which is why this is much safer overall.((:fn:>In reality, the cool white light was in some cases meant to match moonlight.)) Additionally, LEDs come with longer lifespans, lower energy usage and lower maintenance costs. Thus, he concludes, people who oppose the replacement of old HPS lights are simply being dumb.
 Except that he leaves out a few very important facts (though he touches on a few of them).