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by achow 2y ago
https://archive.is/qfywn
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Meta's reality check: Inside the $45B cash burn at Reality Labs(finance.yahoo.com)
1 points by achow 2y ago|0 comments
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by achow 2y ago
> "Unveils", preorders all sold out.. This is about SU7, not the 'Ultra'. SU7 is very much real. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4iM1J_HdHE
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Toyota unveils its secret: New combustion engines, but zero emissions(ecoticias.com)
6 points by achow 2y ago|3 comments
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by achow 2y ago
The article is stale, it is from 29 Feb. Substantial water has passed beneath the bridge since then; evidently the valuation now stands at $0.
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by achow 2y ago
https://archive.is/L0aZ3
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How the Humane AI Pin Flopped(nytimes.com)
3 points by achow 2y ago|1 comments
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by achow 2y ago
Is this acquisition or acqui-hire? Since they are shutting down their product sounds like it is former.
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by achow 2y ago
That's for the founder to figure out. I imagine that with a 'pivot' on the scenario that the product is being built for, there would be change in its form (both hardware and software). But this comment makes me think, why thi
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by achow 2y ago
> This product might work to coordinate between a bunch of sales groups at an expo or something where quick, instant communication is needed You nailed it. Initially I was taken in by the novelty of the idea, but when I started seeing
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by achow 2y ago
It is not about directly tapping into the rainwater collection, but managing the rainwater run off into ocean. 'Watersheds' are meant for that, and development of that is a serious endevor. When rain falls on dry ground, some of
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by achow 2y ago
USA annual rainfall = 7000 Billion Cubic Meter [1] Annual rain water runoff = 2100 Billion Cubic Meter. As per source runoff could be between 10% to 50%, taking 30% as a value [2] USA annual consumption = 445 Billion Cubic Meter [3] So, loo
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by achow 2y ago
China is propelling its electric truck market by embracing battery swapping. In 2022, China sold 36,000 electric trucks, 91% of the global total..support for battery swapping is playing a key role. With plug-in charging, it usually tak
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by achow 2y ago
That's the general idea behind series plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). ..Gasoline engine acts solely as a generator to recharge the battery, but can't mechanically power the wheels (known as "series hybrids").
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(FinTech) Synapse has collapsed, 10M consumers, 100s of fintechs in trouble(techcrunch.com)
47 points by achow 2y ago|45 comments
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by achow 2y ago
https://archive.is/vJUlH
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by achow 2y ago
Rocking Galaxy S20 for last 4 years. Once lens fogged up after a beach trip. The device was out of warranty. Service center swapped the back plate with a new one for equivalent of ~$10.
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by achow 2y ago
Highly recommended read on how China managed to wage a covert war with USA with help of Fentanyl (and other such nefarious supplies). Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans https://www.amazon
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by achow 2y ago
It does look great. Any plans of supplying the ePaper display to OEM's like Amazon, Remarkable, etc.?
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by achow 2y ago
https://archive.is/EwY3N
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by achow 2y ago
BYD seems to in London from 2015 [2015] There is no capital cost for London's first five pure-electric double deck buses on route 98 as these are being introduced as part of a lease agreement with the manufacturer BYD. https:/&
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by achow 2y ago
> I have no idea how the seller thought the German Red Cross would emboss their paper with a circle of stars Perhaps because of European Union flag? https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-histor...
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by achow 2y ago
This nailed it.. That [picture of employee] wasn’t taken with a Polaroid with a flash. Not worthwhile for a forger (unless from a Hollywood movie) to go extra mile for. There is some lesson there for a budding forensic investigator.
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by achow 2y ago
'Skeuomorphism' got lot of flak during its time and maybe most of them justified. But this is (my) first example, where it is with a purpose - affordance.
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by achow 2y ago
> Humans are more partial to talking than writing. Is it so? Speaking most of the time is for short exchange of information (pleasantries to essential information exchanges). I prefer writing for long in-depth thought exchanges (wheth
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by achow 2y ago
Not affiliated with OpenAI
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by achow 2y ago
Beyond high-powered wearables, Amprius' battery tech has drawn interest from the electric aviation, satellite and drone industries ..the company does mention the EV sector as a future market, estimating an EPA range boost from 310 mil
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by achow 2y ago
Strange that the article does not mention this quite evolved design.. Drysuit P-Valves Explained https://www.underwaterexplorers.co.uk/drysuit-p-valves-expla...
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by achow 2y ago
Update on Jan 2024 for this 2019 article.. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xbbk/shray-goel-charged-ai...
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by achow 2y ago
More details.. https://domaininvesting.com/openai-secures-chatgpt-com/

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