This is really exciting if it works out and gets commercialised widely! One thing I’m not sure I understand is whether this requires entirely new cement, or if somehow the carbon black and capacitors can be mixed into existing cement structures (especially roads)? As mentioned in the article, cement is a high emission product and we already have so much of it in the world.
If you live in a humid and wet country like I do (South East Asia), dry boxes are crucial to help stave off fungus growth. I use an electric dry box—the brand is Samurai, but honestly most dry box brands around my country seem to be rebranded Chinese OEMs so as long as it works it shouldn’t matter. It’s good habit to keep your cameras and lenses dry and making sure they’re dry before storing them away.
I’m a professional photographer but I don’t have insurance for my photography equipments because of the small insurance market for freelancers in my country. The cost of the insurance would be disproportional to the costs of my equipments. But if I have those $10k+ lenses, then it might start to make sense for me to look into it. Some home insurances might cover theft/fire/flood damage to your belongings, but read the fine prints.
That’s how I’ve been feeling for years now, intensified with the fact that there’s not enough being done even as things escalate faster than expected. As someone with lifelong anxiety and depression, what I’ve learned is to not focus on my own helplessness and lack of self-worth, but instead what I can do and contribute in any little way to any person or creature. It’s up to every one of us to give our own life meaning, and I’m trying to choose kindness.
The article also goes on to show the typical Etsy customer and seller mentality (and as an Etsy customer I can say I also share this mentality. Keep in mind that most of the things sold on Etsy are small artisan/crafted goods and a lot of times the shipping cost can cost more than the item itself, much less tracked shipping):
A lot of sellers don’t want to force their customers to pay for tracked shipping because international tracking can rack up a huge cost.
Steen Ross, from Norwich, has £1,800 held in a reserve on her Etsy account.
She has sold custom costumes to a largely American customer base on Etsy for a decade and relies on her Etsy income to pay rent.
"Most of my sales go to America and about 90% of people don’t want to pay the additional cost of tracking because it’s so expensive, they are happy for me to just provide proof of postage.
“I’m worried that if I raise prices to include tracking, I’ll lose a lot of sales, but if I don’t Etsy won’t release funds from my reserve before 45 days.”
@Hogger85b the article mentions why:
This means the money needed to pay for the product and ship it out is not received until after it is made and shipped.
A lot of sellers don’t want to force their customers to pay for tracked shipping because international tracking can rack up a huge cost.
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