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Comment on Eve Online's Carbon engine is now open source: Fenris Creations explains why in ~tech
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Eve Online's Carbon engine is now open source: Fenris Creations explains why
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Comment on Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle for $13,995 in US in ~transport
creesch (edited )Link ParentCan we stop shifting goal posts and arguments for a moment? Your entire argument so far is "no, it isn't subsidies" and now you are going "well yeah, but Tesla is also doing the same thing". Which...Is that any different than how Tesla makes 40% of its profit from EV credits? https://insideevs.com/news/742024/tesla-regulatory-sales-profit/.
Can we stop shifting goal posts and arguments for a moment? Your entire argument so far is "no, it isn't subsidies" and now you are going "well yeah, but Tesla is also doing the same thing". Which is just one manufacture while I am explicitly targeting global car manufacturing (not just the US or EU).
It's undeniable the BoM of Chinese EVs is far, far lower than US manufacturers.
Yes, I said as much in my previous comment and before that. There is also a reason why the BoM is far lower as we also have touched on.
It's not cheating, it's fantastic. The US and EU need to fight fire with fire - not tariffs, but subsidies of their own. Not only is moving to electricity beneficial for a number of reasons (such as efficiency, as electric motors can be 80-90% efficient vs the abysmal 20% efficiency of ICE), but battery technology is going to be critical in scaling solar up.
Okay, straight up. Where does this suddenly come from? The first sentence I can place in the discussion we have had so far, the rest feels artificially injected. Where have I argued against investments and moving to electric, like at all?
Investments in industries I am all far. But there is a line where you are no longer investing in them but are allowing them to undercut competing industries in a way that has nothing to do with supply demand. Basically the difference between what you have been claiming (kickstarting an industry) and ongoing subsidies doing much more than that. The latter is what I am still seeing and where I don't think it is as ridiculous for the EU to impose tariffs at the time being.
Again from your own source
This pattern is consistent with the European Commission’s findings in its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese EV exports (Table 1) which found that Chinese OEMs disproportionally benefit from Chinese state aid.
In that situation, even if you invest in your own industries you also want them to compete in an even playing field. That is where I see tariffs coming in, because Chinese companies clearly aren't just doing it entirely on their own merits either.
Anyway, point is clear enough, I am bowing out of this conversation.
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Comment on Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle for $13,995 in US in ~transport
creesch Link ParentThat is one way of hand waving away the fact that these subsidies are ongoing and, as I already included, are propping up a third of BYD's profit. This is up from 26%, meaning that the number is...Because industrial policy to kickstart an industry and straight up per unit subsidies are very different. The latter is fundamentally unsustainable.
That is one way of hand waving away the fact that these subsidies are ongoing and, as I already included, are propping up a third of BYD's profit. This is up from 26%, meaning that the number is growing, not shrinking while they are making these dirt cheap cars. If we were talking about "kickstarting" an industry you'd expect that number to taper off as the company matures and becomes self-efficient.
And, again, this is just for BYD itself. A large part of the supply chain is subsidized in similar ways as well, meaning that even if they didn't get subsidized directly they would still be able to compete based on lower component costs like batteries.
China isn't paying off some of the bill for every EV they sell. Rather, the government put the money up so that the companies could become efficient.
These companies are not standing on their own right now. The end product is not directly subsidized, that we agree on, there is no car being sold at a much lower price than it did cost to manufacture. But, given all other information available including your report, it is also clear that for a large part is just a shift to ongoing subsidies in other areas including supply chains. In the longer term, when China does expect these companies to be completely to stand on their own I am willing to bet that prices of these cars will go up again.
I have no doubt that these companies are efficient in some ways as well. However, I highly doubt they are efficient to the point that they will be able to keep undercutting car industries across the globe as they are doing now (Not just the US and the EU). -
Comment on Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle for $13,995 in US in ~transport
creesch Link ParentDirectly? Of course not. But China did spend roughly $230 billion to build up the industry (note, this is from a 2024 report the number is likely higher). It is much easier to compete at lower...But it’s not as if the Chinese government is paying for 20% of every BYD sold.
Directly? Of course not. But China did spend roughly $230 billion to build up the industry (note, this is from a 2024 report the number is likely higher). It is much easier to compete at lower costs if you have had much lower upfront costs in building up industrial infrastructure, R&D, etc. It is worth noting that this number is a floor, leaving a lot out. Things like below market land costs, utilities not to mention an entire upstream supply chain also being heavily subsidized.
If we stick with the source you linked, it is almost baffling that you are so highly selective with the information and absolute with your conclusion.
However, there is a substantial difference in magnitude. Chinese OEMs simply get a lot more state support than Western rivals. Since 2022, Tesla has reported no grant income in China, while BYD’s subsidy income has risen sharply—accounting for 35% of net income in 2025, up from 26% in 2024. By comparison, between 2019 and 2022, when Tesla received Chinese state aid, Tesla’s disclosed grants amounted to roughly 2% of net income over the same period. This pattern is consistent with the European Commission’s findings in its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese EV exports (Table 1) which found that Chinese OEMs disproportionally benefit from Chinese state aid.
According to your own source subsidies are propping up a third of BYD's profit. So I am honestly not sure why we are trying to pretend that subsidies aren't a large part of why Chinese EV manufacturing is being able to be so extremely competitive on pricing right now. Even more so given you have no trouble calling EU import tariffs absurd without blushing
They are different sides of the very same coin, so it just seems silly to me to call one out while downplaying the other.
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Comment on Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle for $13,995 in US in ~transport
creesch Link ParentLet's not pretend that these cars aren't heavily subsidized though in order to undercut non Chinese manufactures. To be clear, not saying that US car manufacturing is without issues (far from it)....Let's not pretend that these cars aren't heavily subsidized though in order to undercut non Chinese manufactures. To be clear, not saying that US car manufacturing is without issues (far from it). But even if they were competent and trying to compete I highly doubt they (or other companies across the globe) can come close in pricing.
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Comment on Discord bans (then unbans) around 8400 accounts because of a CSAM neural hash collision in ~tech
creesch Link ParentFrom a user perspective, yeah it seems bizarre. From a moderation perspective, seeing the many creative ways continue to try and spam on discord servers, or any other platform I have ever...so it’s so bizarre these systems are so sensitive.
From a user perspective, yeah it seems bizarre. From a moderation perspective, seeing the many creative ways continue to try and spam on discord servers, or any other platform I have ever moderated, it makes more sense. Ideally you want no false positives, but having detection tooling run with no false positives at all means you will also not catch a lot of the things you do want to catch.
However, what should be there when using systems like this is human review. Specifically an appeal process of some kind, which is often missing or very hidden behind all sorts of hoops to jump through with platforms like Discord (but really any modern tech company if you ever had the "pleasure" trying to deal with Google support, for example).
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Comment on Tidles Minecraft Weekly - Big Farts Edition (26.2 Update) in ~games
creesch Link Parentmfw no web chat included :( Fun fact btw, if you look at the web chat versions 1.1.0 has an insane amount of downloads compared to other versions. Recently we finally found out that it is due to...mfw no web chat included :( Fun fact btw, if you look at the web chat versions
1.1.0has an insane amount of downloads compared to other versions. Recently we finally found out that it is due to some weird russian modpack belonging to a specific server.To get back to your modpack. I noticed you included the Voxy alpha ( @TaylorSwiftsPickles ). It is worth noting, Voxy does not work with Vulkan yet and will crash the game if you have previously set the renderer to that.
So for anyone experiencing a crash, you might want to disable Voxy, start minecraft and switch the renderer to openGL.
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Comment on Tidles Minecraft Weekly - Big Farts Edition (26.2 Update) in ~games
creesch Link@IsildursBane, took me a while but the town high speed line coordinates have been updated on bluemap.@IsildursBane, took me a while but the town high speed line coordinates have been updated on bluemap.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
creesch Link ParentA lot of mods also used old reddit for a long time. I suspect that this specific group has slowly started to move away from reddit in the past few years and this finally gave them the confidence...A lot of mods also used old reddit for a long time. I suspect that this specific group has slowly started to move away from reddit in the past few years and this finally gave them the confidence to slowly sunset it.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
creesch Link ParentI left reddit a few years ago but still strongly feel that didn't have to be the case. At least not for all subreddits. If they also had given attention to text based content, discussions and the...It's a combination of things but I think it was inevitable once it hit critical in popularity.
I left reddit a few years ago but still strongly feel that didn't have to be the case. At least not for all subreddits. If they also had given attention to text based content, discussions and the moderation tools for subreddits to focus on those aspects. Of course, that isn't where the "growth potential" was or where potential income sources can be found.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
creesch Link ParentI had one from Inventum which I think is a relabeled Midea one. We currently have a Midea portasplit which actually does have a physical outdoor unit but fixed plumbing. Meaning you don't need to...I had one from Inventum which I think is a relabeled Midea one.
We currently have a Midea portasplit which actually does have a physical outdoor unit but fixed plumbing. Meaning you don't need to have it installed by someone, though if you rent some landlords will not like the outdoor unit even though it is easily removable.
Anyway, currently all stock will be sold out anyway. That's how it always works around heatwaves.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
creesch Link ParentSorry, don't have a laptop with me and am out of the country right now.Sorry, don't have a laptop with me and am out of the country right now.
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Comment on Why emoji picker default on? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentYup, I have said it before , it is one thing to be opinionated about UI and UX, it is a whole other thing to look like you are actively fighting large parts of your user base. With GNOME it often...Yup, I have said it before , it is one thing to be opinionated about UI and UX, it is a whole other thing to look like you are actively fighting large parts of your user base. With GNOME it often looks like the latter in how far they go.
Things have progressed since the years since the GNOME 3 release, I use it at work without too many annoyances. But at home I am very happy that KDE Plasma is also available. As a note, KDE Plasma improved leaps and bounds over the years in my experience. I whole heartily people who haven't tried it in a few years to give it a go.
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Comment on Will you be left behind if you don't use LLMs to code? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentMan, I am glad I am not making my living in the US or for such a company. I realize that this is the case for a lot of people working in development. But, there are also companies out there where...but developers are measured on how much working code they ship.
Man, I am glad I am not making my living in the US or for such a company. I realize that this is the case for a lot of people working in development. But, there are also companies out there where developers are judged on the quality of their overall work (which includes more than just code) and the quality of the overall product.
Just a nuance I wanted to place since this might seem like true, it isn't an absolute truth.
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Comment on Will you be left behind if you don't use LLMs to code? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentCan you define falling behind? I already did leave a reply here to Rudism as I am largely in agreement with them. But no matter how I look at it LLMs are mostly a tool to either make work go...Full stop, no matter what metric of productivity, you will fall behind if you do not use LLMs at all in a professional capacity
Can you define falling behind? I already did leave a reply here to Rudism as I am largely in agreement with them. But no matter how I look at it LLMs are mostly a tool to either make work go faster for people with experience. Or, and maybe that is what you are hinting at, allowing them to apply their technical skills and foundation to a broader field. Which is extremely nice, but most often comes down to velocity again as they likely would have been able to do so already given the time to research a subject themselves.
Anyone, with a sufficient technical background, picking up LLMs now can be up to speed within a week compared to people who have been using them for years in my opinion. Unless I am missing something really obvious, there is no real moat around the tooling or LLMs themselves. In that regard they really aren't all that different from picking up other tooling in the past.
Which is often where people get stuck. Learning tooling before understanding technology which locks them into a niche.
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Comment on Will you be left behind if you don't use LLMs to code? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentThat might be the future at some point. But certainly not the reality right now. In fact, models have progressed to the point where their hallucinations (or however you want to call it) become...I suppose if you're of the opinion that the ability to read and comprehend code is no longer a meaningful skill in this new world where LLMs do all the coding, then maybe my point is moot. I
That might be the future at some point. But certainly not the reality right now. In fact, models have progressed to the point where their hallucinations (or however you want to call it) become much less obvious and in that sense much more damaging since it can take a while to pick up and requires a lot more to fix.
As it is, the more skilled you are with the core of the technologies you ask them to work with the better you will be at using them.The tooling surrounding them, which I guess is what you could be "left behind" on also isn't that complicated to pick up on. At least not when you have a strong technical background, critical thinking skills and are somewhat adequate at writing.
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Comment on Shopping around for a new-and-improved backup solution in ~comp
creesch LinkI am using restic through backrest which just makes it slightly more convenient with a visual overview. It all goes to a hetzner storage box. I can choose what files/folders specifically to...I am using restic through backrest which just makes it slightly more convenient with a visual overview. It all goes to a hetzner storage box.
Or can I navigate into the repo and just manually grab files?
I can choose what files/folders specifically to restore/download as well from each snapshot.
As far as the parent directory changing goes. I guess that might be an issue, but I don't do that very often. Certainly not for directories that contain large files. Movies and series are sitting on my NAS and aren't backed up, development stuff sits in git repos and doesn't need to be included. So my restic backups are fairly consistent in size.
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Comment on Does generative AI have a natural limit without a major innovation? in ~comp
creesch (edited )Link ParentThe company I work for and many others are all in on ai use and explicitly use the term genAI. To me the term is one used by those in management and suffering from the corporate fomo.especially in circles that don't much think about the topic and use it as a shorthand for "the product I don't like".
The company I work for and many others are all in on ai use and explicitly use the term genAI. To me the term is one used by those in management and suffering from the corporate fomo.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
creesch Link ParentSince this is a short bit above ground with few corners and no elevation changes I'll be able to grab the coordinates from bluemap. I'll try to remember to do it today.Since this is a short bit above ground with few corners and no elevation changes I'll be able to grab the coordinates from bluemap. I'll try to remember to do it today.
Opted to post this in ~tech and not ~games as it is more about the engine and not the game itself.
I used to play spreadsheets online ages ago (I think my account is from 2006) and still remember the old engine. One of the image captions made me remember as it says "Eve Online launched back in 2003" while showing graphics that are much newer. I think the current engine (or at least the newer graphics) dates back to roughly 2007-2009.
It is a shame that the code they submitted doesn't include all that history. It looks like they made a clean initial commit in 2025 (October). It does make sense as there might be things in there they don't want public but I would have loved to see more of the development history.
I am curious to see how development moves forward and if the engine is going to be used by other games.