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by _ea1k 3y ago
Interesting, given all of the articles about increasing consumer debt. I'd guess that a lot more people are motivated to do this, with mortgage rates fluctuating upward so quickly over the last couple of years.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I tend to agree, TBH. People bring up fly-by-wire, but even that is simpler. AFAIK, those systems aren't variable ratio the way CT is. CT literally will have different steering ratios depending on the speed, so one steering wheel angle
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by _ea1k 3y ago
TBH, the repairability concerns seem to be overstated so far. There are still conventional crash structures in front of and behind them. It takes a lot to damage the casting beyond repair. You are right, though. The jury is still out in tha
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Despite Tesla's boastings, large casting machines have existed before. Automotive use is the new part.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Tesla's greatest innovation is simply leadership. Everyone knew castings were the way to go, but noone did it. Now people like Volvo are doing them, and I expect a lot of others to do it as well. Everyone knew that 48V would be a big b
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by _ea1k 3y ago
48V still counts as "low voltage" for safety purposes. The lower voltage gets them increased safety when working with exposed wiring.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I've yet to run into place where they aren't. But run fast, fix fast often works better than constant debate and red tape.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Of course their software is the best. Some of these vendors are subject to regulatory, contractual legal requirements. That always produces the best software, unlike the "move fast, break things" people in other domains.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
With EVs, they all have regen, but also, efficiency for range purposes primarily matters at highway speeds. There isn't a lot of stop and go there.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It sounds like it will become common eventually. I just wish that there were a more supported pathway to running full VMs like that. These devices are powerful enough to do it pretty well now.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It is a bit different from the rocket equation. The impact of weight on energy consumed per mile in a car is not particularly large. You can add hundreds of pounds and the impact will be negligible.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
This would do that trip without a charge stop, so it doesn't really matter? Even if your trip is 1000 miles, surely you could find 30 minutes to stop along the way?
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yes, it is pretty common to require re-review if it is changed again. But approval with comments shifts control back to the submitter. They then have choices: - Modify it and accept that this will trigger re-review - Merge as-is... maybe th
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by _ea1k 3y ago
> [...] while also mashing the "approve" button +1 - It is easy to forget that it is possible to approve with comments. Not all review feedback should block a merge.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
+1 - it really irritates me when some script insists that I change into its directory in order to work. Its just lazy script writing.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
A lot of it is the connector and cable. Good connectors are surprisingly expensive.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, I saw that, but tbh, I'm taking it with a grain of salt at this point. We've already seen one screenshot of the charge rate at ~70% and it wasn't great. It was showing ~10 minutes remaining to get to 80% too. That was o
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I've seen some three wheeled segway-like devices. They compromise stability, because the third wheel lifts if one wheel goes over an object that is taller than the other. Similarly, they end up leaning backward or foreward over slanted
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, I know. It makes perfect sense too, since "rated" is basically like "combined mileage". But I rarely supercharge in situations where I will be doing 55 mph.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
True, I left out that part. :) TBH, I'm really looking forward to seeing the Tesla tested on 800V CCS chargers via the adapter. It seems like it is at least possible that it might charge faster on those than on the current 400V superch
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yep, and it was a better vehicle than originally announced to. The pack was top limited in software too, so it supercharged pretty well.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
TBH, I see a _lot_ of vans near job sites. It is often the GC using the big truck and a lot of the trades bring vans.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
IIUC, Ultium is 400V in operation and only switches to 800V while charging on 800V units. This sounds a little different. It operates at 800V and switches to 400V for charging. I think that will simplify things and hopefully avoid Ultium&#x
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by _ea1k 3y ago
This is Edmunds. They are better at making pretty graphs that look like they would be informative, than at actually informing. The Out of Spec Motoring 10%/15 minute challenge is a much better practical measure: https://docs
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by _ea1k 3y ago
The Model 3 can do that, and the Model Y as well on some occasions... but the catch is that it is 1000 rated miles. Real world mileage is much lower.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
TBH, I thought this attack was well known. I think it was a couple of months ago that someone demonstrated using "a a a a a a" in very large sequences to get ChatGPT to start spewing raw training data. Which sets of data that you
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It is more like the inverse. The big benefit is that as a user, you are able to acquire apps not distributed through the official app store. This can be useful for things like F-Droid. For an app seller that needs revenue, the Play Store is
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by _ea1k 3y ago
> I always think about what you wrote when I see Yann LeCun criticizing everybody else while failing to present a winning technology. I have similar thoughts in response to a lot of his comments. His criticism is often precise and fair,
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I agree, but delays seem to be the norm with Matter.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, I used to be a big fan of Z-Wave, but the effective price minimum is killing it. Zigbee and (eventually) Matter seem like the way forward.

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