dsafklj
dsafklj t1_j3btr63 wrote
Reply to [OC] Estimated toxicity of various common drugs (Sources and explanation in the comments) by theggman_
It's a bit odd to talk about the Therapeutic Index of something like ethanol. AFAIK ethanol isn't really used to treat anything (except perhaps ethanol addiction withdrawal or maybe some type of poisoning) so what's a 'effective treatment dose' (numerator of Therapeutic Index) of ethanol even mean? Feeling tipsy? buzzed? Wasted?
Also would have been interesting to include some medications with relatively narrow Therapeutic Indices. Acetaminophen/Tylenol and Warfarin/Coumadin come to mind as widely used medications with quite narrow Therapeutic Indices.
dsafklj t1_jc42gdm wrote
Reply to Chart: Clean energy to make up 84% of new US power capacity in 2023 by captainquirk
I really wish someone would do this kind of analysis looking at expected total generation rather than name plate capacity. The capacity factor is going to vary a lot for the renewables based on specific project and be much higher otherwise (though some natural gas will be peaker plants). The nuclear plants are likely going to be running at 95+% of capacity, the solar much less.
Also, I can't decide if I'm annoyed that this labeled 'generating capacity' when including battery installations that technically speaking don't generate anything, just time shift supply/demand. I can see the point (both ways), but still...