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gsbraitberg··on The Kimchi Masters of South Korea
Cabbage yields about 1000 lbs protein per acre, vs 3000 lbs protein per acre for soybeans.
gsbraitberg··on The Physics of baking good Pizza (2018)
Put a lot of flour on the peel (shovel). Like a lot of flour. Then shake the peel above your counter to get the pizza sliding before you transfer to oven.
gsbraitberg··on UK Plans for Three-Hour Power Blackouts in Event of Gas Shortages
In 2021, California produced about 200 TWh in-state and imported about 85 TWh, meaning they imported about 30% of total electricity. Not exactly "almost exclusively" imports.

Also, California regulations certainly permit building new power plants (and many new plants have been built in the past decade), just not new coal fired plants.

https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo...

gsbraitberg··on Ask HN: How do you stimulate your creativity on a day like today?
Wow, impressive.
gsbraitberg··on Stay home except for essential needs
The text of the order https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20... has a full list. It's too long to include here, but it includes grocery stores, hardware stores, banks, gas/service stations, transportation providers, and more.
gsbraitberg··on Working for someone vs. doing your own thing
Careful with the health ministry: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/health/christian-health-c...
gsbraitberg··on Tesla strikes another mammoth energy storage deal in California
The relevant unit is storage (kWh-- kilowatt hour), not power (MW-- megawatt).