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by m4x 9y ago
You should still wait for hard evidence before accepting Google's claims. Otherwise you will end up accepting false claims simply because they match what you believe about Uber. Making false claims in the media that have been designed
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by m4x 9y ago
Yes, but they're marketing something which benefits users and competitors. Unlike, for example, Google's constant in-your-face marketing when you use any of their services from outside Chrome. That doesn't benefit anybody but
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by m4x 9y ago
If Edge uses ~36% less power then yes, it's a valid tip. MS are obviously also angling for more Edge users, but it does legitimately increase battery life.
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by m4x 9y ago
At least Windows a) only does this when on battery power, b) for a valid reason, and c) hides it in the offscreen notification area. Every time I use Google Search in Edge a prominent pop-up window asks me to switch browsers. It's ex
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by m4x 9y ago
> it is the same old corporation that doesn't give a flying fuck about anything or anyone except for its own interests No, I don't believe it is. Their actions help themselves, their competitors and their users. That's r
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by m4x 9y ago
> These tests are repeatable by other browsers or curious users, backed by methodology documents and open source code. https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/BrowserEfficiencyTest/ They have released their test metho
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by m4x 10y ago
Elevators and trains are not even in the same ballpark as cars, and the busses you linked to can't function on public roads. They don't have the ability to interact with other vehicles. It's entirely valid to state that we ca
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by m4x 10y ago
A fully autonomous self-driving car (if that is what you mean by self-driving) will have to be capable of reasoning it's way out of every possible situation, which requires general AI. The sheer number of cars used and the variety of p
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by m4x 10y ago
You would prefer 480V available at the standard household socket outlet? Sorry, but that's ridiculous. 480V is dangerous to have in a home outlet, and totally unnecessary. A typical 230V/20A power circuit can deliver 4.6kW. How
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by m4x 10y ago
> The crystals act as antennaes that receive a photon emitted in the infrared, combine them with a photon from a laser and then "upconvert" the combined photon to the visible spectrum. It doesn't sound like you need to ill
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by m4x 10y ago
Often, when I'm struggling to find energy for after hours projects, I find that it's because I'm neglecting ancillary tasks such as eating nutritious meals, exercising and giving my brain down time (usually these can be combi
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by m4x 10y ago
So his point is even more relevant
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by m4x 10y ago
It is neither. As the summary at the top of the article says, it is a transistor that draws very little power.
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by m4x 10y ago
The people suffering the effects of their own personal choices don't exist in isolation. They all work for or run businesses that affect the world we live in. If a significant number of people start loosing their homes or places of bus
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by m4x 10y ago
This is true of all industries, however. Having a family and owning a home are not attributes found exclusively amongst tech workers.
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by m4x 10y ago
Or they just want to cut out unnecessary layers. You don't really want an extra level between the group demanding the features and the group implementing them. Feedback about technical feasibility, time to implement et cetera really ne
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by m4x 10y ago
Interesting reading, thanks. There is always somebody with another clever trick up their sleeve.
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by m4x 10y ago
AC induction motors are the most common type of motor for anything other than small electronics and turning one by hand will not generate any output power. They are definitely not identical to an alternator. The armature of an induction mot
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by m4x 10y ago
Over correction does already happen (not sure if you meant you haven't yet observed over correction, or the negative fallout of it). See for example Glowforge's approach: https://glowforge.com/blog/at-glowforg
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by m4x 10y ago
It's not much of a feature if we destroy parts of a beautiful ecosystem as part of "winning" Even if you don't think it's a crime to destroy an ecosystem, it's extremely foolish given that we depend heavily on
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by m4x 10y ago
It's really important to pay attention to symptoms of burnout and deal with them as a possibly life changing injury. Never ignore it. Never think "I'll deal with it after this project" I didn't realise this when I w
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by m4x 10y ago
Earth will survive next time too. I'm pretty sure Earth could survive absolutely anything we throw at it. Life on Earth may not survive in it's current form, however. It's interesting to note that the last time a life form on
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by m4x 10y ago
Why would military misadventure be a bigger sensation than an encounter with a Yeti? If the latter was proven to be true I would be far more amazed than if it was just a military accident.
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by m4x 10y ago
Officially supporting families who have more children than their income allows encourages bad parents to have (and neglect) more children so that they can claim additional benefits from the government. We would be better served by loss-of-i
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by m4x 10y ago
Why do you mention DINK? Parent didn't say you should avoid having kids, even if you have a good dual income. He said you should not have more kids than you can afford, taking into account child-induced career changes. That seems like
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by m4x 10y ago
Online tests are a good way to maintain or solidify knowledge, but university degrees are definitely more rewarding for most people The most rewarding aspect of university study is the exposure to intelligent, educated people who are workin
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by m4x 10y ago
> You wouldn't be caught upside down in it. Tesla was unable to flip the Model X in testing That doesn't mean you "wouldn't be caught upside down in it" unless it can literally flip itself back over after every p
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by m4x 11y ago
Fair point, and those are definitely things that we should be consciously striving to minimise I don't think it substantially changes anything I said earlier though. If a girl has been actively programming since a younger age, she will
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by m4x 11y ago
I didn't word that very clearly but I meant difficult in the "I will have to fight to get ahead because women aren't necessarily well respected by the men in CS" sense It is also technically difficult, but if that is a t
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by m4x 11y ago
> if we want more women in programming, then let's talk about how cool it is to build stuff I really agree with this. Girls just don't seem to be interested in programming when they are young. Then they go to university, and la

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