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  2. Comment on US President Joe Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, solar panels, batteries and more in ~finance

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    I think it's in the best interest of anyone who lives in the US or what is commonly referred to as the western world, including the EU. While far from perfect, both regions have significantly...

    I think it's in the best interest of anyone who lives in the US or what is commonly referred to as the western world, including the EU. While far from perfect, both regions have significantly better freedoms than China.

    The persecution of the Uyghur people in China is not comparable to the US prison system(as bad as that is). It is state sponsored violence and detention of a people based off their culture and beliefs. I don't see how anyone who is comfortable living in the western world can read the HRW summary on China and honestly think the west in on par with China.

    14 votes

  3. Comment on US President Joe Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, solar panels, batteries and more in ~finance

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    I think it's a lot simpler than that. EV technology, solar, and batteries are the future. We don't want the US behind in that and relying on a hostile power with large ambitions, such as China,...

    I think it's a lot simpler than that. EV technology, solar, and batteries are the future. We don't want the US behind in that and relying on a hostile power with large ambitions, such as China, with a leverage point over the US. It is in the US best interest to have good domestic production of these technologies.

    China is willing to massively subsidize these advancements to get a market edge. They can pay their workers less and utilize slave labor for raw materials. I don't know if tariffs are the best way at preventing outsourcing of these important technologies, but they are a way.

    25 votes

  5. Comment on A startling rise in sea-surface temperatures suggests that we may not understand how fast the climate is changing in ~enviro

  6. Comment on Sorry. Your car will never drive you around. in ~transport

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    I went into this with a pretty open mind. Elon is a grandiose idiot. I think FSD is essentially a scam. I've owned my Model 3 for almost 5 years now, clocked in 60K miles of which around 20K are...

    I went into this with a pretty open mind. Elon is a grandiose idiot. I think FSD is essentially a scam. I've owned my Model 3 for almost 5 years now, clocked in 60K miles of which around 20K are with autopilot (almost entirely on interstates).

    I did not find this video particularly convincing and the creator did not do his due diligence. At 15:00, he mentions 150 million miles driven with FSD that Elon announced in an investor call of April 2023, and then compares it to 736 crashes of which 17 involved fatalities to demonstrate a rate of 11.3 deaths per 100 million miles to show that Teslas and FSD isn't actually that safe. Except he mixed up autopilot accidents with FSD (originally reported by WaPo here). Every Tesla has autopilot. Only like 400K have the full FSD beta. I have no idea how many miles have been driven with autopilot but it's a lot more than FSD, so combining both of those to get this death rate both wrong and deceptive, especially since this is one of his "data" linchpins for "Teslas are more dangerous, actually" points.

    I think it will be quite some time before we have real, legitimate level 4+ self driving cars. Like with many software solutions, a 70% solution was quick to create and works "well enough" for a lot of scenarios, but that last 30% is very, very difficult and people won't accept a self driving car that doesn't perform better than they can by pretty much every metric in every scenario. Technology will get there eventually, so declaring cars will never drive us around is very likely wrong. I don't know what a good solution to this kind of behavior is and I more or less agree with the conclusion of his video, that this tech isn't ready and probably shouldn't be tested on public roads.

    I like autopilot and thinks it works well for what it is when applied to the right situations. I only use it for stop and go traffic on any road, and interstate driving when conditions are pretty clear like light to no rain, day and night, which turns out to be the vast majority of my interstate driving.

    18 votes

  7. Comment on A mistake in a Tesla and a panicked final call: The death of Angela Chao in ~transport

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    It's noted in the article but easy to miss, but lots of newer vehicles these days use laminated glass instead of tempered glass for the windows. They do not shatter and are not easy to break.

    It's noted in the article but easy to miss, but lots of newer vehicles these days use laminated glass instead of tempered glass for the windows. They do not shatter and are not easy to break.

    24 votes

  8. Comment on US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack in ~health

  9. Comment on What is a scam that more people should be aware of? in ~life

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    When you file to have your mail forwarded, your informed delivery gets suspended. When you get to your new address you can reactivate it.

    When you file to have your mail forwarded, your informed delivery gets suspended. When you get to your new address you can reactivate it.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Fridge recommendations? in ~life.home_improvement

  11. Comment on Looking for a top down tactical wargame in ~games

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    The two prior installments: European Escalation and Airland Battle, are both excellent slow paced, realistic battle simulation games.

    The two prior installments: European Escalation and Airland Battle, are both excellent slow paced, realistic battle simulation games.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA meltdown in ~misc

  15. Comment on Why do hardly any straight men write about sex and dating? in ~life.men

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    Very fair! Sometimes I like to read to make sure I'm not missing anything, or just to get ideas.

    Very fair! Sometimes I like to read to make sure I'm not missing anything, or just to get ideas.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Why do hardly any straight men write about sex and dating? in ~life.men

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    Have you read The Man's Guide to Women by the Gottmans? Curious how it compares to those two.

    Have you read The Man's Guide to Women by the Gottmans? Curious how it compares to those two.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US in ~transport

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    I've had my Tesla for over 4 years now, and taken it regularly on 500+ mile (800 km) trips. Knoxville to DC starts with me charged to 100% at home, and then I only charge twice on the way there,...

    I've had my Tesla for over 4 years now, and taken it regularly on 500+ mile (800 km) trips. Knoxville to DC starts with me charged to 100% at home, and then I only charge twice on the way there, ending at a hotel I can charge overnight at. I have driven this route many times and it is very consist with the ABRP calculation.

    This is 788 km total for a cost of $32 at superchargers (not counting the initial home charging and the hotel charging, which is usually included in the hotel price) with 51 minutes charging.

    So a little more painful on roadtrips, kind of (less cost but a little more time) and with substantially lower costs for the bulk of my driving (commuting and around town).

    And that's not even getting into the nice driving that is autopilot on highways. Driving used to make me tired, even with cruise control. Driving with autopilot (and possibly other good lane keeping with traffic aware cruise control vehicles) does not make me tired.

    9 votes

  20. Comment on Love songs about established, long term relationships in ~music