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RolltidePA
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re: Green Energy Is an Economic Death Sentence (Heck, Spain's Grid Operator ADMITTED It)
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/29/25 at 12:58 pm
This explains specifically what happened there. And it's from an article from 2019. This was all avoidable.
"In an electric system, the energy contained in generators and motors at power stations and industrial facilities provides inertia as they rotate at the same frequency as the electricity grid. This effectively acts as a buffer against rapid change. If demand for power spikes, the frequency of the grid tends to decrease. Having a lot of rotating mass on the grid acts like a shock absorber and slows the rate of change.
Solar, on the other hand, is connected to the grid without rotating mass. Even massive wind turbines fail to provide the necessary stability as they are not directly connected to the grid. Instead, a frequency converter between the wind turbine and electricity grid prevents the kinetic energy of the wind turbine’s rotating mass from providing inertia during periods of frequency change.
“When inertia decreases, sudden changes in frequency caused by a change in electricity consumption or production are faster and larger,” said Minna Laasonen, senior advisor at Fingrid, the transmission operator in Finland. “This means that it is more difficult to keep the frequency within its normal range of variation.”
What’s the big deal? A surge of renewables onto a grid without sufficient rotating mass could cause serious problems: power being cut in certain areas in an effort to bring demand back in line with supply; and large power plants getting disconnected from the grid to prevent them becoming overloaded."
Grid Inertia and why it matters
"In an electric system, the energy contained in generators and motors at power stations and industrial facilities provides inertia as they rotate at the same frequency as the electricity grid. This effectively acts as a buffer against rapid change. If demand for power spikes, the frequency of the grid tends to decrease. Having a lot of rotating mass on the grid acts like a shock absorber and slows the rate of change.
Solar, on the other hand, is connected to the grid without rotating mass. Even massive wind turbines fail to provide the necessary stability as they are not directly connected to the grid. Instead, a frequency converter between the wind turbine and electricity grid prevents the kinetic energy of the wind turbine’s rotating mass from providing inertia during periods of frequency change.
“When inertia decreases, sudden changes in frequency caused by a change in electricity consumption or production are faster and larger,” said Minna Laasonen, senior advisor at Fingrid, the transmission operator in Finland. “This means that it is more difficult to keep the frequency within its normal range of variation.”
What’s the big deal? A surge of renewables onto a grid without sufficient rotating mass could cause serious problems: power being cut in certain areas in an effort to bring demand back in line with supply; and large power plants getting disconnected from the grid to prevent them becoming overloaded."
Grid Inertia and why it matters
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re: Not directly on topic but alarming: Ky. shifts athletic department to private LLC company
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/28/25 at 2:27 pm
Seems like the way things going that athletic teams will soon be university owned, for profit, minor league teams. Being an LLC and players soon being considered employees of the university, I'd imagine they could de-couple the requirement to be enrolled in the school. They would just be athletes that the university hires to play on their teams, like they would hire any other roles at the school.
I could be reading this wrong, but it really does seem that this is the direction things are headed.
I could be reading this wrong, but it really does seem that this is the direction things are headed.
re: Increasing club head speed
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/28/25 at 11:41 am
I got them earlier this year since they were like $45 on Amazon. I don't have a launch monitor to give an exact swing speed, but statistically according to my Arrcos stats, I'm about 10-15 yards longer this year.
They seem to work, could be placebo effect, could be something else, but at a minimum, they definitely help you warm up.
They seem to work, could be placebo effect, could be something else, but at a minimum, they definitely help you warm up.
re: Among the 9 Tattoo Trends That Are Dominating 2025….Tramp Stamps
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/28/25 at 11:35 am
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Half moved to the trailer parks and the other half live in the white suburbs but like to tell people what’s best for black people
Stereotyping, cynical, but dead accurate.
re: California teachers union kills bipartisan bill establishing phonic-based reforms
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/28/25 at 11:24 am
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The state legislators tell teachers what books and lessons to teach in your state? And you’re calling me a a liar…
"In North Carolina, the State Board of Education sets policy and procedures for public schools, including course content and testing requirements. The General Assembly, through legislation, also plays a role in shaping education policies and curriculum."
To say the legislature doesn't have a part of crafting school curriculum, and I'll be generous here, is simply disingenuous.
re: Newly Discovered Algorithm in Wisconsin Voter File is Indisputable Evidence of Election Fr
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/28/25 at 11:14 am
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Not a smidgen
Most secure ever.
re: Has Anyone Done a Wellness Checkup on Mel Kiper?
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/26/25 at 9:05 am
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So outside of lack of arm strength, size and speed I just don't get it. Some tell me what I'm missing.
That and he’s at his ceiling right now. As frustrated as Milroe was to watch as a Bama fan, I think everyone can see the enormous upside and crazy physical ability. He may never get there, but there’s headroom; Sanders is capped out right now.
re: AFC Coordinator: Alabama dodged massive transfer portal exodus with Jalen Milroe leaving
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/23/25 at 12:25 pm
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OK, ON3 took this thing WAY out of context. The part about Milroe was one tiny part ... one part ... in an NFL dot com piece on NFL scouts, coordinators and executives assessing the top 18 quarterbacks in this year's draft.
All of the things said about Milroe and the others are true. But if there's one thing that I can say about commentary coming out of NFL teams this time of year, even off the record, is be very careful what you believe. If they like a guy, chances are they are going to bash him to get others to hopefully buy it and drive their stock down or draft position down.
It's all BS and misdirection this time of year from staff and front offices.
re: Audi to build plant(s) in the USA.
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/23/25 at 12:10 pm
Audi makes most of their vehicles in Slovakia, Mexico, India and China. The A3 and A5 are the only current builds coming out of Ingolstadt. Neckarsulm has some of the A series production as well, mostly the A8.
Most of the Q Series come out of Mexico and Bratislava. The A4, A6, Q3, Q3 Sportback, Q5 and Q7 are being built in India.
Yay, for that fine German craftsmanship.
Most of the Q Series come out of Mexico and Bratislava. The A4, A6, Q3, Q3 Sportback, Q5 and Q7 are being built in India.
Yay, for that fine German craftsmanship.
re: Your funniest personal experience story centers around _______
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/18/25 at 11:22 am
A gay bar, a dumpster, a puddle of piss and the New Orleans police.
We used to visit friends that went to school at Loyola. Can't remember if it was Mardi Gras or just another time, but the town was very bust so I think it was likely during Mardi Gras.
We were partying uptown at my friends fraternity house, one guy that we knew from Bama, but didn't come with our group met up with us at the fraternity house. That guy ends up getting completely blackout drunk. We decide with a group of folks, there was about 10 of us, evenly split guys and girls, that we were going to head into the french quarter with a quick first stop off at a bar close by, I think it was called The Boot, no idea if it's still there.
On the way to the bar, the blackout drunk dude decides to run off down a random street off into the night. Now this is the mid 90's, it's not we had cellphones or any way to contact this guy. So, we did what anyone would do, we joked about how he'd wake up in the morning in a tub of ice with his kidneys gone and went about our night.
After the brief stop at the bar, we decide to take the trolly into town. Walk to whatever stop it was and hop on. Randomly the blackout drunk guy is already on the trolly. We ask him where the hell he went and he just kind of grunted and gave us a thumbs up. At this point, he can barely keep his eyes open and once we get to the quarter we're practically doing a Weekend at Bernies thing with him, he's so drunk that he almost couldn't walk on his own.
We spend a little time in the quarter and the girls that we were with in the group had to pee, we were right by a place called Oz, a gay bar, that again have no idea if it's still there. They figure that it would be the easiest place for them to get to the restroom, so we all go in. It's absolutely packed with guys and there were a bunch of them shirtless dancing on the bar having a good old time etc.
In the middle of this crowd, our enigmatic, blacked-out companion suddenly has what I can only describe as a moment of clarity. He opens his eyes wide and the music in the bar goes momentarily quiet while a the song changes, like it was in a movie. In that spilt second, Mr. Blackout shouts "where did all these fricking ****s come from".
What I can only describe as a herd of shirtless, muscled, very angry, gay men came rushing at us. I was pretty much frozen until one of my friends grabbed me while screaming "fricking run, man!' We hit the front door and turned down a street, full speed. We had a little bit of lead on the herd and saw a dumpster, the five of us that were together dove behind it to hide and landed in a massive pool of piss. Meanwhile Mr. Blackout wasn't with us, but came strolling down the street a minute or tow later and saw us. First thing he does is ask why we ran out of the bar and are laying in piss. We get up, make sure we we're clear of the angry herd and take account of our situation. We realize we're soaked in piss and can hear that we're that we're being heckled by a couple of guys. A couple of NO police officers had witness pretty much the entire thing and were laughing their asses off at us. Understandably, they offered no help. Pretty much a few seconds later, Mr. Blackout runs off down a street into the night again. We didn't see him again until the next day. I guess he passed out in the street and some folks took him in for the night. He somehow managed to survive the night with his kidneys.
We found the girls who were now unimpressed with our antics and decided to head back uptown, get changed and attempt to get blackout drunk ourselves. I don't remember the rest of the night, so I can only imagine that we were successful.
We used to visit friends that went to school at Loyola. Can't remember if it was Mardi Gras or just another time, but the town was very bust so I think it was likely during Mardi Gras.
We were partying uptown at my friends fraternity house, one guy that we knew from Bama, but didn't come with our group met up with us at the fraternity house. That guy ends up getting completely blackout drunk. We decide with a group of folks, there was about 10 of us, evenly split guys and girls, that we were going to head into the french quarter with a quick first stop off at a bar close by, I think it was called The Boot, no idea if it's still there.
On the way to the bar, the blackout drunk dude decides to run off down a random street off into the night. Now this is the mid 90's, it's not we had cellphones or any way to contact this guy. So, we did what anyone would do, we joked about how he'd wake up in the morning in a tub of ice with his kidneys gone and went about our night.
After the brief stop at the bar, we decide to take the trolly into town. Walk to whatever stop it was and hop on. Randomly the blackout drunk guy is already on the trolly. We ask him where the hell he went and he just kind of grunted and gave us a thumbs up. At this point, he can barely keep his eyes open and once we get to the quarter we're practically doing a Weekend at Bernies thing with him, he's so drunk that he almost couldn't walk on his own.
We spend a little time in the quarter and the girls that we were with in the group had to pee, we were right by a place called Oz, a gay bar, that again have no idea if it's still there. They figure that it would be the easiest place for them to get to the restroom, so we all go in. It's absolutely packed with guys and there were a bunch of them shirtless dancing on the bar having a good old time etc.
In the middle of this crowd, our enigmatic, blacked-out companion suddenly has what I can only describe as a moment of clarity. He opens his eyes wide and the music in the bar goes momentarily quiet while a the song changes, like it was in a movie. In that spilt second, Mr. Blackout shouts "where did all these fricking ****s come from".
What I can only describe as a herd of shirtless, muscled, very angry, gay men came rushing at us. I was pretty much frozen until one of my friends grabbed me while screaming "fricking run, man!' We hit the front door and turned down a street, full speed. We had a little bit of lead on the herd and saw a dumpster, the five of us that were together dove behind it to hide and landed in a massive pool of piss. Meanwhile Mr. Blackout wasn't with us, but came strolling down the street a minute or tow later and saw us. First thing he does is ask why we ran out of the bar and are laying in piss. We get up, make sure we we're clear of the angry herd and take account of our situation. We realize we're soaked in piss and can hear that we're that we're being heckled by a couple of guys. A couple of NO police officers had witness pretty much the entire thing and were laughing their asses off at us. Understandably, they offered no help. Pretty much a few seconds later, Mr. Blackout runs off down a street into the night again. We didn't see him again until the next day. I guess he passed out in the street and some folks took him in for the night. He somehow managed to survive the night with his kidneys.
We found the girls who were now unimpressed with our antics and decided to head back uptown, get changed and attempt to get blackout drunk ourselves. I don't remember the rest of the night, so I can only imagine that we were successful.
re: Have you ever seen someone die?
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/18/25 at 10:45 am
Yes, I spent time in Afghanistan and Iraq and was present when a loved one died. There is no positive outcome from seeing someone die. Quite honestly, even if it's peaceful, it's still traumatic.
re: The Democratic Party, the greatest show on Earth
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/18/25 at 9:58 am
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Democrat Party is dead. Nobody cares about them anymore. I don’t understand why conservatives even spend 1 minute on what they say/think. I spend zero time thinking caring about Dems.
They'll likely be back in power in 4 years and in less than 2 years will likely own congress. As repulsive as they are we have to be prepared for what they're going to try and shove down our throats soon. The pendulum always swings back.
re: What was the first Alabama game you attended?
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/17/25 at 11:34 am
1994 vs. UT Chattanooga at Legion Field.
It was the first game of my freshman year in college. Best game of that year was the Georgia game in Tuscaloosa. That was when I got my first "real" Alabama football experience.
It was the first game of my freshman year in college. Best game of that year was the Georgia game in Tuscaloosa. That was when I got my first "real" Alabama football experience.
re: The remnants of a once great beer belly.
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/17/25 at 11:29 am
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What’s TRT?
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
As you get near 50 numbers drop pretty significantly and the ability to burn fat and gain muscle goes with it.
re: The remnants of a once great beer belly.
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/17/25 at 11:10 am
Sadly, it all comes down to diet. Cut out all the BS and especially sugar and you'll continue to cut weight and gain muscle.
I don't know how old you are, but you have to increase your protein intake as you age. Also, you may want to consider TRT if you're over 45, that actually works better than any of the weight loss drugs and you'll get way more gains from your workouts.
I don't know how old you are, but you have to increase your protein intake as you age. Also, you may want to consider TRT if you're over 45, that actually works better than any of the weight loss drugs and you'll get way more gains from your workouts.
re: Lee Corso is retiring from College Gameday
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/17/25 at 10:08 am
I know he declined the last several years, but I'll miss the guy. Hate him or love him, he's been a part of the college football experience as long as I can remember and I'll miss the guy. It was fun to laugh at him, agree with him, disagree with him and when he wanted to be serious, he actually could give some great insight as an ex-coach.
Kind of like when Keith Jackson retired, it took something away from the viewing experience. People and personalities like that never can really be replaced.
Kind of like when Keith Jackson retired, it took something away from the viewing experience. People and personalities like that never can really be replaced.
re: Jalen Milroe will be in the green room at the draft
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/16/25 at 1:09 pm
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Steelers?
I hope he has a fantastic NFL career… somewhere that’s not in Pittsburgh.
His athleticism alone will get him drafted in round 1 or 2. If Anthony Richardson can go in the first round, someone with his ability and actually won games in college will get a look.
Missing on picks isn’t as punishing as it used to be. Get late into the first round and I’m sure someone will take a chance.
Honestly the biggest problem I see with Milroe and the team that takes his is his development window. Were he is right now, he's not a day 1 starter and likely will need a couple years to get up NFL speed. By the time he's ready to play, he'll be on his way to his second contract. So you'll have a tiny window where he will play and be a value. You also have to have another QB on staff that's capable.
re: Why is it OK to refer to innings as frames
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/16/25 at 12:24 pm
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you have to remember the difference between innings and overs.
For some reason this makes me angry just thinking about it.
re: Dems/Lefties: Honest Assessment:Who's On Your Bench w/Skillset to Challenge Vance in 2028?
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/16/25 at 9:18 am
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Newsom has a terrible track record as Governor of California. Vance could have a field day with his record (the water situation, businesses leaving the state, radical comments by Newsom in the past, etc).
Whitmer isn't nearly as well-known as Newsom. She has a poor record as Governor of Michigan, and she looked like a scared puppy during a photo op with President Trump just a few days ago.
None of these things matter to them. Whatever isn't associated with Trump will be who they vote for. If the economy isn't booming come '28, one of them will win as well.
re: PFF Mock Draft. They have Jaxson Dart to the Saints
Posted by RolltidePA on 4/14/25 at 12:31 pm
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21. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: QB JALEN MILROE, ALABAMA
Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is drooling over the thought of having a rushing threat at quarterback.
As an Alabama and Steeler fan, I wish the best for Milroe. Also, I'll be happy to see him anywhere but Pittsburgh. 2+ years of watching him is more than enough for a lifetime.
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