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Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport
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Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport
lynxy (edited )Link ParentIt's a shame there has been such a downturn in EV sales in America- is this due to a fear that the infrastructure just isn't sufficient yet? A change in how EV rebates function? A general falling...It's a shame there has been such a downturn in EV sales in America- is this due to a fear that the infrastructure just isn't sufficient yet? A change in how EV rebates function? A general falling out with Tesla, which until relatively recently was one of the primary EV-focused car companies in the states? Or perhaps just a complete failure to compete with Chinese offerings on price and feature set?
I know that VW have just announced the new ID Polo EV and GTI EV, and they look like a shockingly good deal at a "low 20s price point" (in GBP). It does seem like some European companies are actually finally seriously addressing the competition- and a lot of the EU does indeed have superior EV infrastructure.
It is cool that the same battery format can be used in energy walls, or whatever you might call whole-house UPS units. I wish I didn't rent, as I'd install one immediately.
Edit: GTR -> GTI
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Comment on Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing in ~health
lynxy Link ParentThat was my first thought- if the intention is to recover brain function, how close can we actually get to Futurama's heads in jars, or Fallout's brain robots, and is such an experience...That was my first thought- if the intention is to recover brain function, how close can we actually get to Futurama's heads in jars, or Fallout's brain robots, and is such an experience psychologically survivable?
I don't know how I feel about what this company is doing, but I'm hoping that they do at least manage to further research into combatting neurodegenerative diseases.
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Comment on USB power delivery: Plugging into the benefits in ~tech
lynxy LinkThis is just an "informative" article discussing the introduction of (2021), and changes to (2022), USB PD (Power Delivery), containing a thinly veiled advertisement for Aptiv systems? It's nice...This is just an "informative" article discussing the introduction of (2021), and changes to (2022), USB PD (Power Delivery), containing a thinly veiled advertisement for Aptiv systems? It's nice to hear that max throughput has increased to 240W, and that multi-device power delivery is getting smarter, but surely there are better sources for this information?
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Comment on Searching for neighbours on the indie web in ~tech
lynxy LinkI've looked into the indie web so many times over the past half-decade, or so, but I've always been quite intimidated by the existing webrings- everything seems so well established and I'm only a...I've looked into the indie web so many times over the past half-decade, or so, but I've always been quite intimidated by the existing webrings- everything seems so well established and I'm only a single person with a small-ish presence on the web, and not a particularly interesting one at that.
I'd love to join the community and talk with like-minded people someday. Maybe I should work on my own 88x31 button! I can be found at enblynx.net, and there's plenty of room for buttons anywhere on the page.
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Comment on WiFi 5 beamforming is able to infer the identity of individuals without a WiFi device on them through passively recording communication in radio networks in ~tech
lynxy Link ParentI was interested in running it in my smart-home, but it seems too good to be true, and the whole README looks like AI generated garbage- so I did a little searching online, and it seems the...I was interested in running it in my smart-home, but it seems too good to be true, and the whole README looks like AI generated garbage- so I did a little searching online, and it seems the general sentiment is that it's all a bit of a scam to sell the "Seed" sensor for a couple of hundred dollars (each piece of marketing material shows a different price..). Allegedly, the whole project is vibe coded, and it uses a bunch of hardcoded data? I've decided that I'm not interested enough to actually look into the code myself, and if you come to a different conclusion I would love to hear about it!
EDIT: I'm pretty sure what is outlined in the paper is largely possible, to varying degrees of confidence- I just don't think this project is it, chief.
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Comment on Anyone playing Subnautica 2? in ~games
lynxy LinkI have maybe 18 hours in it so far! I'm quite enjoying it, though it's most certainly early access and there are a few things that I'm missing that were in the first game. I have not played...I have maybe 18 hours in it so far! I'm quite enjoying it, though it's most certainly early access and there are a few things that I'm missing that were in the first game. I have not played through Below Zero.
Where it is now, it feels like Subnautica 1, but with updated graphics and on another planet, with another story to uncover through the exact same game-play as in the first. Not that I'm complaining.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI agree that "quality" is going to be largely subjective- though I wish it weren't so. I have some 2TB of models fetched to local, of different origins and different quantisations, and lordt knows...I agree that "quality" is going to be largely subjective- though I wish it weren't so. I have some 2TB of models fetched to local, of different origins and different quantisations, and lordt knows it might take some time to get an appreciable idea of what feels "good" for me.
By "prompt processing speed" and "response generation speed", I'm assuming you're referring to what is commonly abbreviated to PP and TG (Prompt-Processing and Text/Token-Generation). Benchmarking is certainly a good idea, and I have found a few benchmarks scattered around which use similar-or-same hardware to what I have, at least for the GPU. At the end of the day, this might end up being something I experiment with and then drop for another year or two until the results are actually useful for me- I don't know. I appreciate the answers and the info, though.
As for tooling, MCP servers and such are a little overwhelming from an outside perspective! I understand the concept, but wow has the space absolutely blown-up, and I'm not sure much of it is well thought-through / designed, instead of just functional vibe-coded trash.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy LinkI've just pulled apart, cleaned, and updated my rackserver somewhat- replacing the ProArt B650-Creator board with the newer ProArt X870E-Creator, largely because of the jump from PCIE 4.0 to PCIE...I've just pulled apart, cleaned, and updated my rackserver somewhat- replacing the ProArt B650-Creator board with the newer ProArt X870E-Creator, largely because of the jump from PCIE 4.0 to PCIE 5.0 on all slots but the chipset-provided slot, and partly for the jump from 2.5G to 10G networking without needing a PCIE-based NIC of some description. I also jumped from the Intel Pro B50 to the Intel Pro B70 for the 32GB of VRAM, allowing me to experiment with Qwen 3.6 27B locally. On that front, I have a few queries:
- How do you figure out which model will get the best performance to quality ratio given what hardware you have? I've seen a lot of discussion about whether to use the 27B model or the 35B A4B (mixture of experts?) model, and how the former is better for complex programming tasks, whereas the latter will generate tokens a lot quicker due to only loading a portion of the parameters into memory at a time, but at a loss of quality. And that's just two sub-models- what about comparing Llama to Gemma to Qwen, etc?
- Does anybody use Open WebUI? How much more comprehensive is it than llamacpp's built-in llama-ui? Is it easy to switch them out?
On other fronts, I continue to refine a number of tools which I use for my smart home control, various REST endpoints, and my RSS / misc. app bot.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
lynxy Link ParentI'm a little confused, so forgive me if this is a silly question- but has Jellyfin not had hardware transcoding capability for a long time at this point? I'm currently using an Intel GPU to...I'm a little confused, so forgive me if this is a silly question- but has Jellyfin not had hardware transcoding capability for a long time at this point? I'm currently using an Intel GPU to transcode media with Jellyfin without issue.
I admit that the Plex app offerings have tended to be more comprehensive, but Finamp has become pretty good for music streaming! And the rest of the Jellyfin app ecosystem seems to be improving too. I entirely understand the choice maybe five years ago, but in a more modern context?
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentAh yeah, I'm referring to a device without a "seat", as it were. A device with no physical input or output- though I'm not sure if rendering to an off-screen buffer and then streaming that over...Ah yeah, I'm referring to a device without a "seat", as it were. A device with no physical input or output- though I'm not sure if rendering to an off-screen buffer and then streaming that over the network nullifies the classification? :P
It sounds like you ran into a lot of edge-case OpenGL version-missmatch problems! I'm glad you managed to work your way around the majority of them.
I agree that a GPU in a server can be used for so much. My rackserver, though largely consumer desktop hardware (I couldn't bring myself to splurge for even a second-hand Epyc chip..), does a wonderful job transcoding Jellyfin streams, as it's an Intel ARC and has encode/decode support for most codecs! It also has 32GB of VRAM, so I'm experimenting with hosting Qwen3.6 or Gemma4, though it looks like MTP has issues with the SYCL backend at the moment. I'd love to see how well it works for game streaming, though I don't expect it to hold a candle to a proper gaming-oriented card running on baremetal, haha.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI've been tempted to set something like this up! Is the VM machine headless? Do you use any form of HDMI output faker stick? I know that OpenGL has issues with rendering to buffers without a...I've been tempted to set something like this up! Is the VM machine headless? Do you use any form of HDMI output faker stick? I know that OpenGL has issues with rendering to buffers without a display- Vulkan is much better in that respect in that it can render to "off-screen buffers".
I was wondering how possible it would be to dynamically spin up a VM or container containing the streamed application in some kind of well-optimised kiosk DE, with a Sunshine instance, and have it clear itself up again on disconnect, or after a period of inactivity.
My primary computing device these days is a relatively low-power laptop attached to a dock, and it would be neat to run more graphically heavy programs inside my rackserver instead!
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Comment on David Koepp to write a Westworld film for Warner Bros in ~movies
lynxy (edited )Link ParentI massively enjoyed the first season, and the second season was a lot of fun- even if it got a little confusing. So many scenes were dominated by Jeffrey Wright and Anthony Hopkins, and I loved...I massively enjoyed the first season, and the second season was a lot of fun- even if it got a little confusing. So many scenes were dominated by Jeffrey Wright and Anthony Hopkins, and I loved Thandie Newton! The latter seasons sort of lost my interest, unfortunately.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/5/26 in ~hobbies
lynxy LinkNot a lot from this end- I'm down to one lavender seedling, but it's looking quite robust, so I'm honestly not too worried. We have managed to root some sweet (Thai?) basil which we got as...Not a lot from this end- I'm down to one lavender seedling, but it's looking quite robust, so I'm honestly not too worried. We have managed to root some sweet (Thai?) basil which we got as cuttings for a salad, which will complement the number of holy (I think?) basil plants which I have managed to propagate.
The strawberries are moving slowly, but still alive. I think I just need to water them more often. They're in a large balcony planter, and they're only a centimeter or two tall each, and I think the amount of soil dries quickly in this early summer heat.
And lastly, I've been dumping tomato plants on any neighbours who will take them. I had close to 26 germinate and survive to a reasonable size, and it's just too much for me. I only need 4- 2 of each kind. Luckily my neighbours seem to be quite happy to receive free plants for their balconies. And it gives me a good opportunity to practice my German (I have the A1 exam on Tuesday, and then we'll be moving onto A2/1 before the end of semester). I might have to start giving out succulents, too, as mine are dropping so many leaves which each bud into a new plant if I give them water. They're cute, and relatively hardy.
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Comment on Happy Birthday David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 in ~enviro
lynxy LinkI had no idea that both Obama and Billie were a part of the royal family? On a more serious note- I grew up on Attenborough documentaries. His voice, and his approach to nature, were and are a...Counting Britain's royal family, Barack Obama and pop star Billie Eilish among his admirers..
I had no idea that both Obama and Billie were a part of the royal family?
On a more serious note- I grew up on Attenborough documentaries. His voice, and his approach to nature, were and are a formative part of who I am. I wish him good health for as many years as he wants, and given his love for his work, I'm sure he wants many more.
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Comment on Trying to find other uses of a specific sample in ~music
lynxy (edited )LinkIt, or a similar sample, seems to also be used in "Game" by Rizha. I don't know if this helps with your search. Edit: A Reddit comment links to the following broken NASA archive link, commenting...It, or a similar sample, seems to also be used in "Game" by Rizha.
I don't know if this helps with your search.
Edit: A Reddit comment links to the following broken NASA archive link, commenting that it is a "ringtone" from or for the Astronaut known as Cooper. Unfortunately the archive links all seem to be a little messed up.
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Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI imagine it was fixed in 7.0, but has been backported to 6.19 and 6.18 as of the subversions 6.19.12 and 6.18.22. I would think that 6.19.14 has the fix- the distros have had over a month to...I imagine it was fixed in 7.0, but has been backported to 6.19 and 6.18 as of the subversions 6.19.12 and 6.18.22. I would think that 6.19.14 has the fix- the distros have had over a month to respond to the CVE.
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Comment on Networking: DHCP+VPN, LAN communication query in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentYes- split tunneling, as you described it, is correct. This is on both Linux and Android. I'm hoping for a solution that would carve out all LAN ranges as described by RFC1918, and work across any...Yes- split tunneling, as you described it, is correct. This is on both Linux and Android. I'm hoping for a solution that would carve out all LAN ranges as described by RFC1918, and work across any LAN (no matter what subnet is used, or what IP the gateway has). A solution that is implemented on the network-infra-side would also be acceptable, as I wouldn't have to think about implementing it on all devices I own in the house.
WG Tunnel sounds like it might be a good tool to look into- I'll pull it and check it out. Thanks!
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Comment on ps5-linux-loader: Linux on a PlayStation 5 in ~games
lynxy LinkI wonder how soon it'll be until we see SteamOS supported- I note that the ps5-linux-image repo states that it:I wonder how soon it'll be until we see SteamOS supported- I note that the ps5-linux-image repo states that it:
Supports Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Arch, and Alpine
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Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentYeah, unfortunately I think the whole page is AI generated (or at least edited by AI), but this seems to be a legit issue with an actual CVE and the page provides information on what devices are...Yeah, unfortunately I think the whole page is AI generated (or at least edited by AI), but this seems to be a legit issue with an actual CVE and the page provides information on what devices are most at risk.
With all of the respect I can muster, and with the admission that I'm not a car person- I don't get how you can disparage the new Golf EV design and then compare it to the apparently more favorable Mk7 GTE. As far as I can see, a lot of the design elements are retained, bar the obvious lack of grill and the more "modern" headlight strip. They're not radically different enough for me to immediately understand your critique. Can you elaborate on what you mean by bar-of-soap like?