johnea

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by johnea 2y ago
Wow, the Japanese auto makers are pretty frikin desperate to avoid electrification 8-( It's clear they don't want to give up the dominance in mechanical engineering that is manifest in their internal combustion engines. I just won
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Still seems stupid to me...
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With an intercontinental power grid, the sun is always shining. Of course, The Economist isn't worried about that, they really only care about how they can make money from it. But for a technologist, there's always that messy real
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by johnea 2y ago
Consider the thought process of executive management: Do we want to make more money? Or less money?
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by johnea 2y ago
QR codes, like shortened URLs, are just begging to exploit. It's an inherently unreadable URL, you really have no idea where you will be sent, or how many times you will be redirected. I don't use them...
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by johnea 2y ago
If the Chinese govt gives money to EV makers doesn't that mean you can buy an EV cheaper? Given 100% tariffs on Chinese vehicles, we're not free to buy a $25K EV... If the concern is security, instead of tariffs, why aren't w
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by johnea 2y ago
I agree. I've said this repeatedly: Why shouldn't US consumers benefit from Chinese govt subsidies? Your post is the first time I've seen anyone else note this...
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This sure doesn't seem to have stopped Japan from basically refusing to scale EV production. With the Nissan Leaf as the first major production EV in the world, and the Prius the first major hybrid, They have basically refused to proce
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by johnea 2y ago
It's not just EVs, the US is behind in many many ways. In all forms of electrification, and in any mitigation of equity stake market threat avoidance. Monopoly is a good thing, for the monopolists... Chongqing is the latest poster chil
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by johnea 2y ago
Because, of course, the major US automakers never ever received any governemtn subsidies, ever. They just used them to be able to continue to make gas guzlers, instead of electrifying, like in China. Just search for: US auto industry bailou
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by johnea 2y ago
Next step: photovoltaic It's not too difficult to generate your own electricity, I don't know anyone who has a natural gas production facility on site at their home.
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by johnea 2y ago
The criticisms also apply to the linux kernel. The article even mentions the elimination of seats on the linux foundation's board for "community" members, and the increase in seats allocated to corporate members. The linux fo
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by johnea 2y ago
Yes, yes we are...
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Finiancial Times is concerned about the economic impact on the shareholders of the "hanging out" industry...
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by johnea 2y ago
Maybe it why you need a therapist?
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by johnea 2y ago
Your _real_ life is a database entry in a corporate s/w platform...
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by johnea 2y ago
Sadly, I'm another one on thunderbird email client. It's not great, but it generally works. My major complaint is that articles are not locally stored, so if the online article goes away, its just gone. I found this ironic, given
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by johnea 2y ago
Great to see DJB work posted here!
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by johnea 2y ago
So, only GM is banned. Every other car maker can continue to sell collected surveillance data...
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by johnea 2y ago
Purple text on black background? Is this some new eye strain malware?
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by johnea 2y ago
What a totally vacuous article 8-/ This has no bearing whatsoever in how LA will be rebuilt. The reconstruction in LA will follow the exact same principles that have governed the construction of all housing in southern california, ever
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by johnea 2y ago
Well, if the idiot herd could be taught not to stand there with the fridge door open, staring at the products, this would probably never have happened. I still see this routinely. Even when the freezer door is glass, a customer is standing
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by johnea 2y ago
> for whatever reason, cigarettes were a conservative cause For.. the.. money? Money is a very conservative cause. Anything that gets in the way of money is "terrorist" and "commonism" (sic). It should be noted, tobac
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by johnea 2y ago
Whatever the "rate" is, it's largly mute. The labrynth of deductions, exeptions and other tax havens for the higher echelons of the income brakets makes the listed rate pretty meaningless.
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by johnea 2y ago
The whole thing has nothing to do with the great firewall. It's about users switching to a different chinese app for their next rendition of the twerk tic set your balls on fire challenge... Chinese censoring and survielance will conti
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by johnea 2y ago
Awesome! In 4 or 5 years we should be able to drain that and let the aquifer collapse! +1 for gratuitous consumption!
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by johnea 2y ago
In Manhattan you might have an argument. They have the most extensive public transit system in the US. Anywhere else, you're completely wrong. Here in San Diego, a typical car drive of ~20 minutes round trip would take ~3 hours on the
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by johnea 2y ago
Today's News: Canada votes to become an internet meme... News at 11 (issues this tagline in hopes it will also become a meme)
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To... get to the other side?
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by johnea 2y ago
Thanks for the spell correction! I wouldn't really consider myself "above" them, just more inclined to exercise rational thought. Stupid is almost never a result of physical disability, or even lack of ability, it's almo

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