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by micwag 3y ago
Say Samsung releases a new TV that has a HDMI 2.1 Port that support crisp 4K HDR, but only if you use a Samsung certified cable. If you use a third party HMDI 2.1 cable your resolution drops to SD DESPITE the HMDI 2.1 Standard supporting 4K
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by micwag 3y ago
The cost for the subway could also be reduced the same way as the loop by the way. Here in Switzerland a km of train tunnel costs around 50-200M per km. The 4,000 passenger number is afair only for the current section, the planned expansion
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by micwag 3y ago
Currently living in Switzerland, here they just use railroad switches. So express trains can run uninterrupted while e.g. another train is on a separate track in the station.
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by micwag 4y ago
Didn't find anything, but I imagine it's similar to normal car insurance. In Germany most insurances are capped at 100m (legal minimum is 7.7m). Most expensive accident in history was 32m.
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by micwag 4y ago
Yes, this is the penultimate step before blackouts. Other steps in the same category are: Heating limited to 18C, maximum washing machine temperature of 40C, restrictions on opening hours for business, etc..
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by micwag 4y ago
As an ESL speaker I always incorrectly assumed "dutch oven" referred to clay pots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_pot_cooking#In_European_c...
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by micwag 4y ago
There are already many self driving trains operating around the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_train_system...
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by micwag 4y ago
To quote the state owned russian news agency: > "Repeated case of interference of the Bank of Russia into implementation of the budget rule in terms of foreign currency purchases means that the floating currency rate regime existed
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by micwag 4y ago
> We also have to remember that Europe seized Russian euros and broke contracts in other ways First point is true, but the second ist not. Germany went out its way to ensure all contracts are fulfilled to avoid this claim. > it's
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by micwag 7y ago
Usually bigger super markets in europe have shopping cart stations scattered around the parking lot: https://www.thomas-clemens-photography.de/blog/es-gibt-eine-...
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by micwag 8y ago
Try h264fy: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox It forces h264 on youtube, which is HW-accelerated