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Comment on Tesla’s newest electric vehicle could jolt the trucking industry in ~transport
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Comment on Tesla’s newest electric vehicle could jolt the trucking industry in ~transport
Akir Link ParentEven without renewables in the mix, most power plants are not going to emit as many greenhouses per KW/h. Beyond that electric motors are way more efficient than internal combustion. Replacing all...Even without renewables in the mix, most power plants are not going to emit as many greenhouses per KW/h. Beyond that electric motors are way more efficient than internal combustion. Replacing all diesel trucks with electric may not remove all greenhouse gasses immediately but it will still be a massive reduction. In the meanwhile major garbage handling companies like Republic Services are replacing their garbage truck fleets with electric models!
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Comment on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ reviews mixed: “Boring and lifeless” vs. “best Star Wars in years” in ~movies
Akir Link ParentThat Florida move was a real dick thing to do. My husband works as part of a program in Disneyland that is run from Florida. What that means in concrete terms is that the people who actually know...That Florida move was a real dick thing to do.
My husband works as part of a program in Disneyland that is run from Florida. What that means in concrete terms is that the people who actually know what the goals of the program are and what the workers should be doing and producing are in Florida. So instead everyone actually running that program are overseen by retail managers who don’t really know anything about it, and if there’s a problem with quality or any confusion about what they should be doing it basically just gets done to best guesses.
Moving everything to Florida was basically a huge middle finger to everyone who works in Disneyland or even just cares about them. The experience of going to the park just keeps getting worse and worse.
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Comment on Tesla’s newest electric vehicle could jolt the trucking industry in ~transport
Akir Link ParentKeep in mind that the Model 3 was originally named the Model E….Keep in mind that the Model 3 was originally named the Model E….
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Comment on What has changed as you've gotten older? in ~talk
Akir Link ParentDo I need a separate invitation to that? If so, I am insulted I have yet to receive one!Do I need a separate invitation to that? If so, I am insulted I have yet to receive one!
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Comment on What has changed as you've gotten older? in ~talk
Akir Link ParentHeh, it’s funny. I remember as a kid seeing this show about women who get haircuts and basically changing personalities, and thinking that it was crazy. But I started feeling this way after...Heh, it’s funny. I remember as a kid seeing this show about women who get haircuts and basically changing personalities, and thinking that it was crazy. But I started feeling this way after spending a lot of money on a fancy haircut now.
Honestly there’s a lot more reason but most of it is not really appropriate for Tildes. 😅
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Comment on What has changed as you've gotten older? in ~talk
Akir Link ParentMe too! But I don’t know how much of it is me actually being more attractive and how much is just me being more confident.Me too! But I don’t know how much of it is me actually being more attractive and how much is just me being more confident.
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Comment on Stranger Than Heaven | Cast and story reveal trailer in ~games
Akir LinkI’ve never been a big fan of the Yakuza games but damn if this one doesn’t look like an absolute bop.I’ve never been a big fan of the Yakuza games but damn if this one doesn’t look like an absolute bop.
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Comment on Gameoverse: Pilot in ~tv
Akir LinkFrom a literary perspective, I really like that both the heroes and the villains are seemingly both motivated from the same trauma. The drama is gonna be good!From a literary perspective, I really like that both the heroes and the villains are seemingly both motivated from the same trauma. The drama is gonna be good!
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir LinkI randomly binged I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire. It was dumb as all hell. But it was so dumb it was strangely endearing. The jokes were very hit or miss but when they hit they hit...I randomly binged I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire.
It was dumb as all hell. But it was so dumb it was strangely endearing. The jokes were very hit or miss but when they hit they hit hard. I particularly liked how there was an entire pointless scene about having a room of meat and alcohol that went entirely too long. It was pretty fantastic garbage
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir Link ParentI feel Kowloon is a show that's best enjoyed as it is instead of trying to guess where it's going. It's a story about people who are struggling to find themselves, so the "reality" of the plot...I feel Kowloon is a show that's best enjoyed as it is instead of trying to guess where it's going. It's a story about people who are struggling to find themselves, so the "reality" of the plot doesn't matter as much as their individual truths from moment to moment. I can see how trying to decode it would be frustrating.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir Link ParentYou just reminded me that Crunchyroll randomly decided to serve me the finale of season 2 of Freiren last night. Thankfully it's not a super "consequential" show so it didn't ruin the experience...You just reminded me that Crunchyroll randomly decided to serve me the finale of season 2 of Freiren last night. Thankfully it's not a super "consequential" show so it didn't ruin the experience for me, but the after credits sequence didn't make much sense.
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Comment on The banal horror of Jimmy Fallon in ~tv
Akir Link ParentIt would be one thing if Fallon was just not funny. He's existentially terrifying to me because he strikes me as someone who is desperate to appear to be funny to everyone. And because of that...It would be one thing if Fallon was just not funny. He's existentially terrifying to me because he strikes me as someone who is desperate to appear to be funny to everyone. And because of that he's become as milquetoast and fundamentally hollow as humanly possible. You know how there's these robots they're making that cross into the uncanny valley? When I see Fallon, sometimes I see the opposite side of that valley.
I don't watch his show but he has the tendency to be everywhere and none of those appearances are better than what I would imagine if he were simply not there.
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Comment on BeagleBadge by BeagleBoard in ~comp
Akir Link ParentI also have an MSP430 eval board in a drawer for a long time. I actually thought I'd find it useful to me because of the low power draw, but at the time I had to use TI's IDE and it was such a...I also have an MSP430 eval board in a drawer for a long time. I actually thought I'd find it useful to me because of the low power draw, but at the time I had to use TI's IDE and it was such a hulking monstrosity to this arduinoite it really turned me off. I suppose that just like anything else, it really helps to have a use case scenario for it before you buy it. I hadn't at the time and I've found boards that I like to use significantly more.
And if I'm being completely honest, I don't do a lot of hardware hacking these days anyways.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
Akir Link ParentI suspect that going forward every major AI innovation is going to be given an AGI fear campaign, not because it’s a realistic possibility, but because it helps sell the product. Those innovations...I suspect that going forward every major AI innovation is going to be given an AGI fear campaign, not because it’s a realistic possibility, but because it helps sell the product.
Those innovations might bring us there some day, but I suppose we won’t know until we get there.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
Akir Link ParentOk then, flip the question. What are the arguments that a brain is just a computer? The common reason given is that they can do rough emulations of each other, but that’s the same argument that a...Ok then, flip the question. What are the arguments that a brain is just a computer? The common reason given is that they can do rough emulations of each other, but that’s the same argument that a puppet is a human being.
You are giving reasons why we might need or have needed to evolve these features of the brain, but your missing the point; the fact that we do not understand these things are exactly the reasons why a brain is unlike a computer. We do not understand the mechanics of them fully, which is quite different from computers which we have understand whole cloth.
Just for fun I asked Claude to come up with a response for this and here’s an excerpt of the response:
The “organic computer” framing does slide past a genuine conceptual problem. The computer analogy isn’t just a hardware description — it carries a lot of implicit baggage about what kind of system a brain is. Computers are symbolic manipulation systems: they operate on discrete, encoded representations according to formal rules. Whether that description actually applies to neural processing is a substantive open question, not just a matter of swapping silicon for neurons. Critics like Dreyfus, Searle, and more recently people in the embodied cognition tradition have pushed back hard on exactly this point, and they haven’t been obviously refuted.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
Akir Link ParentI honestly really hate thinking that our brains are computers. The analogy falls apart fairly quickly on any number of avenues. For one the brain is not an electric appliance; it is an...I honestly really hate thinking that our brains are computers. The analogy falls apart fairly quickly on any number of avenues. For one the brain is not an electric appliance; it is an electrochemical system. It’s far more parallel in structure than any computer system made so far, and we still do not fully understand even basic things like why it needs to sleep or emotions.
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Comment on ‘It’s shameful’: New York’s elite lash out at Zohran Mamdani’s second-home tax in ~finance
Akir Link ParentWhen people are saying that they are struggling, they often mean they are having difficulty affording their lifestyle. Most people are entirely unaware of how wasteful their lives are because the...When people are saying that they are struggling, they often mean they are having difficulty affording their lifestyle. Most people are entirely unaware of how wasteful their lives are because the current iteration of capitalism - and many of the ones before as well - strongly discourage reflection. Almost everyone can and should reduce their consumption in one way or another but it’s pretty taboo for anyone to point that out. Just think of how many people clap back when you see a forum post suggesting that people should drive less.
People who are moderately rich are socially adjacent to people who are obscenely rich, and as such they are more likely to compare themselves against them and find justifications and rationalizations for stupid expenses like a half dozen cars, second and third houses, and bi-annual or seasonal international leisure trips. They don’t think they are spending too much; they think they are socially required to. But it’s all a part of how capitalism continues to poison and consume society at large.
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Comment on A Dialogue on Freedom in ~humanities
Akir Link ParentI agree with you. “Sought to” and “achieved” are two very different things! And frankly I doubt that the reason why those policies actually passed were because of philanthropic goals….I agree with you. “Sought to” and “achieved” are two very different things! And frankly I doubt that the reason why those policies actually passed were because of philanthropic goals….
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Comment on A Dialogue on Freedom in ~humanities
Akir Link ParentHonestly I kind of think that most arguments against utilitarianism are a bit silly. But it really depends on which utilitarianism you're talking about. The more concrete the philosophy is, the...Honestly I kind of think that most arguments against utilitarianism are a bit silly. But it really depends on which utilitarianism you're talking about. The more concrete the philosophy is, the less it makes sense. I prefer to think of it more of a barometer to the effectiveness of ideals within the framework of a population. This is a particularly good example of a silly response. While freedom can lead to happiness, it is far from a guarantee of it. Neoliberal policies have sought to increase freedom but we can see as a result people are much less happy about their lives than they were before those policies began. On a smaller scale, we also know that having more options is actually negatively correlated with the satisfaction of making a choice.
I've never read Nozick's works so I can't represent anything he's said, but it sounds like he's a liberal philosopher. I used to believe in liberalism but it has a critical flaw in that it requires a strong government to regulate capitalism, and it seems that in any given liberal system capital will rise up to neuter government's ability to regulate it.
There are a number of misconceptions in your response. For one, gas burners are actually dramatically less efficient than a regular electric resistance range. A quick search says that electric is 70-75% efficient compared to 30-40 with gas.
You’re getting a bit confused about efficiency of motors versus the efficiency of the car. EVs - including PHEVs (hybrids) - have regenerative breaking and that’s what makes them ideal for start and stop. But I’m just talking about go force - X KW/h will give you Y force that makes you go forward. Internal combustion is very inefficient and most engines peak at around 40% efficiency. That is made worse because that’s only at a specific RPM, which the engine is rarely ever at. They also have losses from idling. Electric motors don’t waste any energy to idle and they are 80-90% efficient.