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811.
by tpmx 4y ago
The much more common misconception is that internet traffic between continents is carried via satellites.
812.
by tpmx 4y ago
An organization that seeks shared profit for all of its members, and allows non-members to set the cost of their labor This doesn't specify how the shared profit is distributed. Makes sense, after all, some animals are more equal tha
813.
by tpmx 4y ago
Another danger: I've seen quite a few people arguing in (a European context) that we shouldn't build out nuclear in the "short term", "since we can just get fusion without any of the downsides of fission".
814.
by tpmx 4y ago
2017 update: https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/12/update-on-the-twitter-arch... Today, we announce a change in collections practice for Twitter. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Library will acquire tweets on a sele
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by tpmx 4y ago
Someone really reinvented the CueCat from 2000/2001?
816.
by tpmx 4y ago
Instead opting to rent different private jets from a fleet.
817.
by tpmx 4y ago
Sorry. Big Fucking Deal.
818.
by tpmx 4y ago
(Well, NASA didn't do that. Most of the time it was an animation. When they did have a camera feed the production quality was very uneven.) Have SpaceX livestreams set high expectations? Look, I want NASA to look good, but I'm wor
819.
by tpmx 4y ago
At least kind of related: I'm worried that NASA will mess up their livestream of the Artemis 3 mission to the moon, just like they did with the Artemis 1. Compared to what we've been getting used to with SpaceX, it just wasn'
820.
by tpmx 4y ago
Just to clarify: Saying no to recurring subscriptions is a BFD. They are what drive the revenue growth of every SaaS. Getting rid of them means they will earn less money in the short term (the next few years). It's very unusual. The
821.
by tpmx 4y ago
"without much choice about the terms? like, for example during a colonial period?" Does that apply to you or the sports journalist?
822.
by tpmx 4y ago
https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/world-cup-daily-day-22 My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you. What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned
823.
by tpmx 4y ago
Uh-oh. I can easily imagine how Waze gets Google-transmogrified into something that's only 80% useful to the average person, instead of 95% useful. Google, I'm sorry I never clicked on any of those Waze ads for petrol stations or
824.
by tpmx 4y ago
Google tried to do that, but nothing much came out of it. (Or did I miss anything important?)
825.
by tpmx 4y ago
Well, then it was underdimensioned.
826.
by tpmx 4y ago
So in general and from the uninformed outside it seems like OpenAI (120 employees?) is outperforming Alphabet (187k employees). Is there any truth to that notion?
827.
by tpmx 4y ago
Got me curious about what additional logic was needed. https://github.com/monotech/MOS_CPU_Replacer/blob/main/MOS_C...
828.
by tpmx 4y ago
I am saying that the CCP is bad. I am not cloaking this statement in any kind of ambiguity. Again, where is the dog whistle, exactly?
829.
by tpmx 4y ago
Hang on a moment here. You're saying my resistance to CCP ownership of Volvo Cars is a "dog whistle"? Well, it's not, I'm saying it out loud. It's a really bad idea that Sweden needs to do something about. It d
830.
by tpmx 4y ago
Ah, you're correct: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressrele...
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by tpmx 4y ago
Of course there is.
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by tpmx 4y ago
Your car was designed at a component level in Gothenburg, Sweden. Components were designed and built around the world. It has then been assembled in Chengdou, China. This has been a goal of the Geely/PRC ownership. It's a bit like
833.
by tpmx 4y ago
Volvo C40/XC40 Recharge is made in Ghent, Belgium. Source: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressrele...
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by tpmx 4y ago
The now public Volvo Cars is majority-owned by Geely. (Volvo Cars, not Volvo.) Volvo makes trucks, buses and construction equipment. It's one of the largest manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks globally, including e.g. the Mack brand. Ge
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by tpmx 4y ago
It's strategical to Sweden because of the branding, the number of employees and the dependencies on a very large number of component suppliers in Sweden. At one point the PRC will decide to just pull the design part of Volvo Cars ou
836.
by tpmx 4y ago
Polestar cars are designed (at a component level) in Gothenburg, Sweden and manufactured in Chengdu, China.
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by tpmx 4y ago
As a Swede, I say: Sweden needs to deal with the Chinese majority ownership of Volvo Cars for strategical reasons. Conflict is brewing between US/EU and China. It will be cheaper to deal with it sooner than later. The newly installed S
838.
by tpmx 4y ago
A ton of that stuff does get posted to HN. There's meandering with multiple sometimes subtle qualities along the way and there's ... meandering.
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by tpmx 4y ago
That looks very affordable - and I do have some old 360k PC floppy drives around. Thanks!
840.
by tpmx 4y ago
Is there a way without (much) extra HW? Like via the DIN serial port to a PC or something?

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