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by rnk 4y ago
The wsj article was kind of from an idiot. At the same time, it's true there aren't enough chargers and we are building them out and it should be as easy as "just drive". Separate from that, if you have a tesla, this pro
812.
by rnk 4y ago
That turns out not to be a problem in the us, because the increased electricity use by expected ev charging is contained in our 2 or 3% increase per year. I expected this will be true for other places. Also in the us you find that people ar
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by rnk 4y ago
If you have an accessible 120v outlet, it's extremely likely you can charge just with that. Evidence - had an ev since 2012, using only 120 volts. Only the most inefficient recent evs argue for higher voltage. The reasons 120v garage c
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by rnk 4y ago
That slide deck is pretty interesting just to see the 10k foot vision of a game. I'm working at that level in infrastructure software and the vision of what comes together for the game development and design is fun to see.
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by rnk 4y ago
This happens to me too.
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by rnk 4y ago
What most commentators are missing here is that Snowflake had a significant revenue reduction when they improved the efficiency of their product, ie they could do more with less customer cost, less cpu use. This is similar to AWS lowering p
817.
by rnk 4y ago
Because it's a good, realistic comparison. Pointing out Germany was too dependent on Russia for natural gas - good point. Saying the US would drop out of NATO - not a good strategy for stability. If you wanted to point out a Trump comm
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by rnk 4y ago
You can be an atheist and still be a prude. Having one supposed non-religious orientation or belief doesn't mean you are emancipated in other views.
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by rnk 4y ago
If those other areas didn't export their drug users to the big cities, what would the situation be in the big cities? It's like if drinking was only allowed in New Orleans, wouldn't all the drunks and abusers of alcohol go th
820.
by rnk 4y ago
It certainly feels like ice propaganda, a great way to summarize. These companies say they will have an edge but today they are at 0 in AMG and Ferrari. They are in danger of being superseded by entirely new companies building EVs, and not
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by rnk 4y ago
I can only imagine the immense frustration encountered when trying to get an academic job after years of effort getting your phd and working in a university with an expiring job. I was lucky to be interested in being an engineer and finding
822.
by rnk 4y ago
This could have been the title for the cosmopolitan cross platform binary article too - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32529526
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by rnk 4y ago
Interesting story, I enjoyed it. If you ever perused the MIT Guide to Lockpicking you'll probably find this story interesting. I would like to see another level of detail that talks about what challenges he faced in the various crimes.
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by rnk 4y ago
earth to earth starship flights are way away and will be vastly more expensive. Plus more risky. You are lifting that giant ship up into space. It must be less efficient than a winged flyer - even a fast one like boom's, because it won
825.
by rnk 4y ago
Your list was surprising but I'm in infrastructure software. There seems endless demand for c++, java and lately rust as the languages used for database implementations.
826.
by rnk 4y ago
Tesla gave free map updates. It seems everything is much better if you just move away from the legacy automakers for ui.
827.
by rnk 4y ago
That may be, but it wins because it's vastly better than all the alternatives, except tesla or a few other leading 'new car companies' like rivian.
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by rnk 4y ago
There were news articles that they revised this law for the rivian and presumably the f150ev. At first people ran into this weight / registration issue.
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by rnk 4y ago
I'll agree with that. Yet I alsonever want to buy anything from an enforced middleman again. First I avoided that with Tesla, and now I did it with Rivian. It does have some bugs, so did my last car I bought 20 years ago form a major m
830.
by rnk 4y ago
There's one thing you can do to have a shot at getting a rivian quicker. Spec one out that matches the current launch edition (4 motors, don't get the ocean coast interior, get the tonneau cover) and you might just get one. People
831.
by rnk 4y ago
You can't know usually if your leaving will prevent the other layoffs. It could be the company still lays off part of your team and now you don't get the ability/punishment to have to pick them. I love quitting a job, it puts
832.
by rnk 4y ago
I think eventually some of today's illustrators will not find employment. They'll have to find some other work, maybe some of them will operate these programs. I feel like not enough attention is on the future of AI or computer au
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by rnk 4y ago
So what should we do to prevent these needless injuries? I was thinking maybe rules about visibility? There's no reason in modern evs to have such giant front trunks blocking vision, as the engine isn't there. You could have a hig
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by rnk 4y ago
EV trucks are here now and they are fast. Both the F150-EV and the Rivian R1T are very fast because of their electric drive trains. I'm hoping not to see an increase in pedestrian accidents but time will tell.
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by rnk 4y ago
One major advantage of a pickup truck is carrying dirty stuff without getting the inside of an suv dirty. Even a small bed can carry things. Small bed pickup trucks make them easier to park and drive, they must be more efficient too. I woul
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by rnk 4y ago
I'm glad you are doing well and worked so hard to get there and succeed in your life. We all need to be humble and pay back all the people who helped us. I think about 3/4 of programmers are good people who want to help someone, g
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by rnk 4y ago
Nick Z is the king of making it fun and informative to learn about geology. He has dozens of great videos.
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by rnk 4y ago
Very nice comment. Wraps all of life up in one brief statement.
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by rnk 4y ago
Sorry but it's likely something is messed up with your computer or your internet connection. It works for billions of people, something is off. Google meets is not some inherently not-working piece of software.
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by rnk 4y ago
What's not especially useful in my opinion is wealthy people who are failing in their company calling up their buddies to get more funding to buy up other companies that are doing something useful and successful when your own product i

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