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by gibolt 3y ago
Traffic is mostly caused by bad drivers. Eliminate those, raise speed limits for robocars, and lanes can be narrowed/removed.
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by gibolt 3y ago
It could drastically change so many aspects. The cost of transport could drop 10x or more (accounting for efficiency gains and longevity of EVs). - Car ownership could end up eliminated except for those who really need dedicated work vehicl
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by gibolt 3y ago
I think you underestimate Aliexpress, Wish, Temu, ... The sheer quantity of goods being shipped in, one-by-one on a daily basis make it impossible to block in any effective manner.
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by gibolt 3y ago
Not true. True green technologies are already profit drivers. EVs, solar, wind, heat pumps... are becoming so cheap and efficient that not switching for industrial use (and often personal) costs more.
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by gibolt 3y ago
The screens are much closer to the eyes. Perceived angles may be higher than actual.
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by gibolt 3y ago
Is there not a config for minimum supported JS version? That would appease everyone, while maintaining backwards compatibility. Docs should show the recommended version (modern) and show what options are available to go deeper. Obviously ad
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by gibolt 3y ago
Sounds like a double whammy. Misconfigure one AWS service, and you get hit with a giant bill from both.
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by gibolt 3y ago
Yeah, Mac solved this so elegantly. Windows really needs a simple default hotkey to do a partial screen capture quickly, and save it to a reasonable directory.
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by gibolt 3y ago
How many adults are being distracted by the Windows calculator app?
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by gibolt 3y ago
The battery inside your headphones is negligible. Each (for Airpod Pro) is ~1% of your phone's battery. The case has a little over 10%, if charged from 0-100%
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by gibolt 3y ago
I had an Android phone from Motorola (that cost $10) that could be fully submerged. The seal mechanism was bulky and the phone was hot garbage. For me, battery life for days in airplane mode is good enough if it means never worrying about l
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by gibolt 3y ago
Have you had any follow-up advice or epiphanies that could have reasonably helped save it, after the time of this post?
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by gibolt 3y ago
Seconded! Here's the channel link https://youtube.com/@Ididathing
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by gibolt 3y ago
While this is true, we eventually need to go net negative. There is no other option. Energy curtailment (overproduction) will likely be a common reality in some seasons by 2030 and definitely in the following decade. Building plants that ar
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by gibolt 3y ago
As the value goes up, companies that sort trash and recycling will be incentivized to separate the electronics, and claim the value as an extra revenue stream.
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by gibolt 3y ago
Unfortunately, physics says battery-powered cars have won. Using solar to power a process to make a fuel before burning a fuel that at best (way less in reality) uses 2x more energy than just powering an electric motor directly is not sen
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by gibolt 3y ago
Electric cars are better . Less moving parts/maintenance, quicker, 3x as efficient, can be charged nearly anywhere with existing infrastructure and no ongoing supply chain requirement (fuel delivery). Energy density is steadily increa
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by gibolt 3y ago
While the 5% number may be presently accurate, it is mainly for tiny Lithium batteries. Those from vehicles are of very large + high value, and will likely end up well above 95% recycling rate whenever it is time for them to be scrapped. Th
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by gibolt 3y ago
Oil is 100% non-renewable. A single, relatively efficient ICE vehicle will use over 45,000 lbs of gasoline over its lifetime (excluding all the oil to extract, refine, and transport that gasoline). The entire oil supply chain has no chance
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by gibolt 3y ago
Exactly. Batteries are being recycled at scale today with 98-95% material recovery rates, depending on the company. We are still early in the development cycle of recycling technology, which means we'll be closer to 99.x% in a decade w
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by gibolt 3y ago
Animals consume them. We consume animals. They re-enter the cycle and repeat. They are made of fossil fuels, while alternative netting are not.
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by gibolt 3y ago
The Citymapper app has been awesome to find routes through my city that I never would have found. It made biking as a car replacement far easier and significantly more fun. Note that for really long rides, it is best to map segments of it i
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by gibolt 3y ago
We produce a lot of it, *and* it has high CO2 emissions. The chemical reaction that gives concrete strength releases CO2.
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by gibolt 3y ago
There have only been 5 instances resulting in 19 fatalities. None were when exiting the atmosphere. 2 were the flawed Space Shuttle on return. Only one other was a flight system, on an experimental craft. https://en.m.wikipedia.o
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by gibolt 3y ago
The nuclear payload could be treated similar to humans, with eject systems and soft landing built in. The fuel will only be needed for a lighter craft in deep space. Getting it up with a high reliability rocket (like Falcon 9) significantly
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by gibolt 3y ago
Falcon 9 has had more than 200 consecutive successful flights in a row. That is more than double the next most successful, Delta II with 100 in a row. It also has well over 100 successful landings in a row, while the next closest rocket has
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by gibolt 3y ago
How about, no. We may be on the verge of a massive transformation in so many industries, plus a major tool to help climate change. Let's add proccess and stop people from doing science to move humanity forward is not a viable option. E
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by gibolt 3y ago
GPUs have been huge, unlocking so much more compute than was possible with CPUs. Most of the burgeoning AI industry is thanks to that cost decline, which is only getting started.
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by gibolt 3y ago
It still hasn't been a week. Giving a bunch of these teams and one's with no announcements yet an additional year will hopefully lead to some very exciting findings
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by gibolt 3y ago
The key is not giving the car priority. Efficient and pleasant pedestrian movement is the main goal.

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