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601.
by Kirby64 2y ago
Not open source OS, just a homebrew store. Not quite the same thing.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
On many roads if a deer jumps across the road at the wrong time there’s literally nothing you can do. You can’t always drive at 30mph on back country roads just because a deer might hop out at you.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Density becomes an issue rapidly. It might be 500x slower with a few people using it, but that’ll rapidly get slower as it’s used.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
5000x faster than the “typical” connection on 5G, which, translated, means absolutely nothing. 5G is technically capable of 20gbit/s. So, maybe it’s theoretically 47x faster… in practice, in the real world, I assume it’ll be much much
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Just use FreeTaxUSA. It does everything TurboTax does and costs nothing except for state filings. Stop giving intuit your money so they can lobby to continue making the tax code complicated…
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by Kirby64 2y ago
What indicates such a product is coming from Tesla? The robotaxi is only 2 door. Unless you mean continued price cuts to the 3, which seems… ambitious.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
If there’s more chargers than there are cars, then moving cost into the chargers is bad. Adding cost to something we want to be as ubiquitous as possible (charging infrastructure) will hamper it. Also, not sure if you’ve ever seen even the
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by Kirby64 2y ago
I doubt your doubt. They’re not that heavy, and a 12kW inverter charger isn’t particularly expensive. Maybe $600-700 retail or $200-300 in BOM. Asking everyone to put a high power AC/DC converter in their house or charging infrastructu
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Sure, but why? Asahi Linux is the furthest along to my knowledge.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
People knew lead was harmful in large quantities, sure, but the science around just how bad lead is and how little can cause damage I would say was not known. Regarding PVC: It already is not used in almost any new construction for water su
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Science had evolved massively in 50 years. We used to put lead in gasoline too.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
You’re over prioritizing an edge case while ignoring benefits, I’d say. If you want to talk about blast radius: PEX is substantially more resistant to freeze bursting. What about houses that are poorly insulated, so they are prone to pipe f
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Sure, agreed. I’m just pointing out that the GP quibbles “what about microplastics” without comparing the known levels of lead (ie even extremely small amounts) that are unsafe. And it’s pretty obvious that high levels of lead lead to devel
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by Kirby64 2y ago
If you have rodents inside your walls or attic, you have a major issue unrelated to the PEX. Also, to my knowledge, the colored PEX is the main culprit. Clear variants aren’t nearly as “tasty”. Either way, if you have rodents inside… that’s
615.
by Kirby64 2y ago
The dose makes the poison here. How much lead is permissible before it’s bad? The answer is, very very very little. In comparison, you get copper contamination from copper pipes (especially if the water is too acidic), however the body hand
616.
by Kirby64 2y ago
Not anymore, that mode has been deprecated since USB C 2.3 (released last year). Almost nobody actually supported it in reality though.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Teslas offering isn’t particularly different from any of the other traditional insurance companies that offer the OBD2 dongle or companion app to monitor your driving. The only difference is there’s no opt out for a higher rate. Also, Tesla
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Microsoft sure does push it unnecessarily. They even push it on their office products, too. Every time I fill out a Microsoft form at work I have a click wrapper (that I literally have to click “continue on current browser” to see the form)
619.
by Kirby64 2y ago
So... Android Auto + CarPlay? Or, if you have some of the aftermarket infotainment (probably some first-party, too), you can mount your phone as a 'flash drive' and play MP3s off it directly.
620.
by Kirby64 2y ago
Why not rip them to a flash drive or your phone and play them however you want? Every infotainment unit has Bluetooth, and some support playing audio via USB.
621.
by Kirby64 2y ago
Are you just... never using them? I've owned 3DS and DS's and the screens just absolutely get scratched to all hell through use. Every one of them. It's not like it makes the screen unusable, but it's certainly visible.
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Sounds like rose colored glasses. Resistive touch screens were atrocious. Needed substantial pressure to register touch. Couldn’t be made with a glass layer, since you had to deform them, so they scratched over time. Never precise if you us
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Relief from loneliness? Maybe in the short term, but it sure seems like relying on a chat bot as a “friend” is likely to lead to even more isolation and loneliness long term, not more. Just take a look at the folks interacting with the “AI
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by Kirby64 2y ago
In addition, if you’re obese already, you’ll have much more difficulty with lots of cardio exercise than someone who is much lighter. The answer, is, unfortunately, “both” for most people. Sure, you can build muscle and keep the same weight
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Due to the way LCDs work it’s never useful for a consumer monitor. The backlights needed to punch enough lumens through 2 layers of LCD is prohibitively large/expensive, and the cooling needed to make sure you don’t burn it out leads t
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Smart locks typically have more option than just a phone to open them. Keypad, fingerprint, etc. For ones that support Apple's Homekey, it doesn't even matter if your battery runs out. Apple devices still provide Homekey via NFC e
627.
by Kirby64 2y ago
> Garage door spring broke or power is out, and battery died on your electronic house lock? You're not getting in. How, exactly, would this happen simultaneously? Any reasonable system should alert you when batteries in your locks a
628.
by Kirby64 2y ago
With an EV, this isn't a concern. No tailpipe fumes or whatnot to worry about. Also, in pretty much any public space where you would park it (i.e., outside of your own garage), this isn't a concern either.
629.
by Kirby64 2y ago
Automatic unlock with a phone is not an anti feature. If it replaces your key fob completely, then it’s one less thing you have to carry. I haven’t carried keys of any kind for… 6 years at this point? Also, remote start/temp control th
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by Kirby64 2y ago
Skin effect works at all frequencies besides DC. At 60 Hz it’s 8.5mm. So, solid conductors thicker than 17mm have some skin loss. You can mitigate this by winding multi strand wire in a particular way, though.

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