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by theluketaylor 1y ago
With home HVAC, fridges, water heaters, and dryers all using now able to use of dependent on heat pumps I wonder how long it be before we see modular appliances that connect to coolant lines where the temperature differential is supplied by
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Since Apple doesn't offer trials I have no issue with a dev offering some limited free download with IAP to unlock. The limits need to match the app in some way, like a limit on total queries or a timer. Subscriptions have to be either
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Carbon fibre is incredibly expensive to manufacture. It requires a lot of manual part manipulation and yields can be poor. BMW made a big bet that batteries would remain expensive and weight would matter for EVs. i3 and i8 were studies in s
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
The money is being piped to the MTA for exactly the transportation improvements you’re looking for.
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Opportunity cost of not having protected bike lanes or dedicated transit right of way. Especially in a place like Manhattan improving cycling safety and getting busses out of traffic would be a huge net gain for the city compared with huge
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
> Having your vehicle serviced by someone other than the dealer could void your warranty and poses a safety risk Good tongue in cheek post, but in the US Magnuson-Moss prohibits warranty claim denials merely on the basis of non-OEM parts
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
MLB could move the mound back or lower it again like was done in 1969 after the 'Year of the Pitcher', but it's not that simple. The other crisis baseball faces is pitcher arm health. The mere act of throwing a ball 90-105 mp
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
There is no playing ball. Trump has made no actionable demands and we have already spent a ton of money on the border. Less than 1% of fentanyl enters the US through Canada and we have already slashed that negligible number in the last few
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Incorrect. PHEV have plenty of motor power to go electric only for extended periods; the only limit is battery capacity. The key distinction is the plug in part of phev. Mild hybrids cannot go electric only Hybrids can go electric only for
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Way over simplifying. A study was done on washing machine prices during tariffs of the previous Trump administration. Rather than undercutting foreign goods on price, local manufacturing raised their prices to absorb extra profit. As a kick
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
The long range PHEVs china has been building would also be ideal for Canada. Plenty of daily range even in winter and no range or infrastructure anxiety when you need more distance.
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
REM is a rare example of anglosphere building, which is ironic since it's driven by french Quebec. REM is an extreme outlier though. Canada is filled with failed or failing transit projects that are all desperately needed: Metrolinx is
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
> A 50% + 1 margin of victory should result in the law becoming void the moment the parliament composition changes. I do like the idea of built in timers on laws, but instant revocation seems too extreme. A marginal law expiring at the e
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
I'm really against mixed-member proportional (and pretty much all form of proportional representation) since you end up with party hacks unaccountable to voters. When parties control the order of the lists there is also really strong i
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
The mathematical challenges of voting systems is one of the reasons I've come to support multi-member districts. When only a single person can represent a jurisdiction you're always going to have people disappointed in the choice
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
It's not arbitrary and it's not just CO2. The Euro 6 and upcoming 7 standards also test for carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, and particulates from the tailpipe, brakes, and tires. The Jimny couldn't pass
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
95% can absolutely be done by someone with far less training than a medical doctor, but the real job of being a doctor is having the expertise and experience to spot the other 5% and sometimes to respond quickly enough with extreme skill to
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Congressional votes don’t need to be secret, so we have tons of technology that would permit remote participation and voting. That also frees up members to spend more time physically in their district. When I’ve pictured this it’s with memb
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
1 and 3 are pretty related problems. Freezing the size of congress means each representative covers more population, so getting their election message out is more expensive, forcing representatives to raise more money. With a magic wand I’d
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Longer isn’t always better for trains. Longer trains need bigger platforms and stations are often the most expensive parts of the network. Big trains also weigh more, so they accelerate slower and have longer trip times. Weight savings can
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
That involves expensive external hardware converting AC to DC. I'm talking about native 3 phase charging embedded into every vehicle and the charging port design and specification itself. There are certainly fleets that need rapid char
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
> You also cannot buy a new Ferrari today unless you have a previous relationship with them If you want the super special stuff like Monza SP1/2 or Daytona SP3 you need a longstanding relationship with Ferrari, but you can walk into
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
3 phase is a huge deal, especially for commercial fleets. For public charging DC fast chargers are incredibly expensive, whereas a 3 phase AC charger is pretty cheap and effectively the same price as single phase charger. Delivering more po
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
No compatibility break as far as I know. I believe V3 superchargers speak CCS to 2019 and newer cars and fallback to the older Tesla-proprietary communication if necessary.
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Tesla version 3 superchargers already use CCS for communication between car and charger for 2019 and later vehicles. Version 2 superchargers do not speak CCS and won't ever be opened to non-Tesla vehicles and there are certain routes w
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
George Herbert Walker Bush comes to mind as a native son of the US with multiple middle names. He used H. W. in politics, but that still includes some whitespace and non-traditional characters.
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure large scale geothermal electrical production will ever be a thing outside some specialized locations like Iceland. I do think geothermal has a part to play, specifically for heating and cooling of neighbourhoods and
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Also a fan of revenue neutral carbon pricing that uses a standard dividend. Pricing externalities does seem like the only realistic way to solve tragedy of the commons issues like climate change. The weight of regulating individual actions
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
All the cloud networks are software (defined network) a very long way down, far below what is exposed to customers, so any overlay is going to have to be software. If you mean overlays that don't require an endpoint agent there are ple
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by theluketaylor 2y ago
Actual studies have shown autopilot and fsd are at best average on safety. Given it spends an outsized amount of time limited access roads it's actually worse than manual driving for safety.

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