Kirby64

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by Kirby64 3y ago
You're talking to someone who works with folks on the USB-IF committee. Analog output through the DP/DN/SBU pins is not standard these days. A mux isn't even necessary in many implementations. Also, this functionality in
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Sure, if you use the audio adapter accessory mode, you can just get CC1/CC2 resistors. But then you just push a ton of complexity (even more-so than the standard codec for headsets) into the device. You need additional analog muxes abo
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by Kirby64 3y ago
That "cheap passive adapter" has a ridiculous amount of complexity (both in the dongle, and in the chip you would have to connect it to to make it functional) that you're overlooking. You can't just 'route the DAC i
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by Kirby64 3y ago
"an entire USB sound card" is literally a single piece of silicon (plus some passive components like resistors and capacitors) that can cost less than 10 cents to manufacture. Not exactly a huge burden here. Additionally, unlike a
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Thats not an equivalent comparison though. Has nothing to do with browser profile, it has to do with using the services associated with the App Store. They’re more than just a payment processor, much like Amazon is more than just a payment
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Increased cost to consumer, less margin for sellers, and perverse incentives. Amazon already does this with anything covered by Amazon fulfillment (you’re not allowed to have a lower advertised price anywhere else). This just means that mor
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Yes. You use twice as much electricity to go the same distance. Gas cars lose efficiency in the cold too, but it’s less drastic. Only stats I can find are 15% loss at 20F (which is a lot warmer than -4F). Also, charging tends to be much slo
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by Kirby64 3y ago
But they literally did. FTA: >> To achieve its impressive data transfer rates, PCIe 7.0 doubles the bus frequency at the physical layer compared to PCIe 5.0 and 6.0. Otherwise, the standard retains pulse amplitude modulation with four
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Because you have an electric motor, you can modulate traction much much more rapidly and precisely than a mechanical engine. This allows you to be able to take the tires to the very very edge of grip and stay there. When they’re in that sta
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by Kirby64 3y ago
I think the main difference between EV tire consumption and something like a V8 mustang is that the tire consumption is essentially silent. If you floor it on a mustang you likely will squeal the tires and make a ton of racket. Especially o
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Seems that this doesn’t really do anything to change what Apple does… the messages you get from a swapped Apple part is that they can’t verify if the part is authentic. They also disable some functionality likely due to calibration issues…
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Reliably losing one pound a week (beyond the initial 1-2 week period where your weight is going to go all over the place due to water weight fluctuations) is as simple as cutting calories until you see the weight (on average, ignore fluctua
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by Kirby64 3y ago
On average this doesn’t matter. Humans are a whole lot more predictable and pattern based than you seem to be implying. Also, if you’re trying to aim to a specific deficit, you should be calorie counting your food. If you got fatty dressing
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by Kirby64 3y ago
And yet, if you want to lose weight, it’s almost always (outside of medical conditions) as simple as getting into a caloric deficit that matches the deficit necessary to induce weight loss. If you have a 500cal deficit per day, you lose a p
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Yup, and you can even buy them for $10-20 off sites like Aliexpress or Temu. They even do the popup for pairing when you open them. The audio quality and ANC is not so great, as far as I know, though.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
AirPods fakes are extremely, extremely convincing these days. I would be surprised if they were real stolen products from the Apple Store.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
I wonder if this is related to the shift in media consumption habits more than anything. Empirically from my experiences, I’ve shifted from watching “official” content (e.g., TV shows, movies, etc) to watching a lot more YouTube content. I
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by Kirby64 3y ago
There’s a car wash in my area that is one of the “upscale” hand wash places. At that point, you’re just paying for people to do the washing and some standard water hookups. No fancy machinery, just a few buildings and some basic equipment.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Who said anything about finding a partner at your workplace? Your work shouldn’t be your dating pool for many reasons. Generally you meet someone outside of work. And … if you aren’t finding a professional that makes good money, I’d perhaps
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Repairs are also needed in accidents, and notably damaging the battery is pretty catastrophic damage on a car. Basically no way to repair it, so you need to replace the whole thing with a used one or something.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
One partner does remote work, and the other moves for a job? That seems trivial and not particularly unusual.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
$20k in 2027 might as well not exist. Hopefully they can achieve that, but their id4 sure doesn’t seem like it’d make the right decisions to hit low price targets…
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by Kirby64 3y ago
What, exactly, has Nissan done with their 15 year R&D lead on EVs exactly? Best I can tell, they sell a car that is largely the same as the original Leaf, but with better range… still the same crap uncooled battery pack with mediocre ra
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Again, read the paper. The whole thing. The specific text: > 4. The average daily calorie intake of men doing light work was about 600 Cal./day less than that of men doing heavy work. The previous failure to differentiate between in
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Please read the actual study, it's linked, and you've replied to another one of my comments where I have stated some of the study assumptions: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-n.
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Granting your position of 110-130/hr on average for an office job, including BMR, then that still is far lower than the quotes in the study. BMR for men is roughly 1700cal, or 70cal/hr, so if you burn an additional 130 over BMR (w
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Right, and the 1950s study was measuring ~132cal/hr above BMR for their 'light' work. So, clearly, if someone burns ~100cal/hr (including BMR) for sitting in an office, then the 'light' work is much, much, much
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by Kirby64 3y ago
I'd need a citation on 100cal/hr for sitting at a desk. Are you removing BMR from that calculation? That would imply people are spending 800cal/day on JUST sitting during a workday (no other movement, no BMR, no walking, etc)
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by Kirby64 3y ago
I just read the actual study quoted just to get an idea of what they're claiming, and this further seems to indicate that 'light' labor was anything but... > 4. The average daily calorie intake of men doing light work was
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by Kirby64 3y ago
Probably closer, but I still doubt it. Factory work was notoriously brutal. Figures for calories burnt from sitting vs. standing varies between 20 and 80 cal/hour. 80cal/hr would be substanial over a workday (800cal, assuming fact

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