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Comment on I (basically) stopped weeding thanks to this game-changing gardening method; Tilling is out. ‘No dig’ is in. in ~hobbies
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Comment on This is why Toyota isn't rushing to sell you an electric vehicle in ~tech
Rocket_Man Link ParentVery true, I should have specified failure for consumer vehicles. There are a lot of applications for hydrogen fuel cells.Very true, I should have specified failure for consumer vehicles. There are a lot of applications for hydrogen fuel cells.
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Comment on This is why Toyota isn't rushing to sell you an electric vehicle in ~tech
Rocket_Man LinkWhile not completely wrong I believe this is still Toyota rationalizing the failure of Hydrogen fuel cells. They've found themselves lacking a competent BEV product and are arguing that it's...While not completely wrong I believe this is still Toyota rationalizing the failure of Hydrogen fuel cells. They've found themselves lacking a competent BEV product and are arguing that it's purposeful because if trends continue we'll run out of key manufacturing components and infrastructure.
The mistake with that is that, is that trends will not continue. Despite constant battery headlines seemingly not going anywhere advancements are being made. One example is Graphene Manufacturing Group which is working on scaling up manufacturing for coin-cell and pouch pack aluminum ion batteries that are extremely competitive with Lithium ion without significant resource limitations.
Beyond that there are various working battery technologies moving from development to production. Which will take years, but will have a significant impact on battery cost and availability. Because of this I think you'll see other manufacturers capitalize on the transition away from lithium batteries while Toyota continues to offer hybrid vehicles with a lot of success as a lower cost option. But they will miss out on a substantial BEV market.
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Comment on University of California under fire for Blackstone investment in ~finance
Rocket_Man LinkI think this is just an issue with Investments in general. The stock market incentivizes people to act in a purely greedy way to optimize their return. The University of California is likely doing...I think this is just an issue with Investments in general. The stock market incentivizes people to act in a purely greedy way to optimize their return. The University of California is likely doing just that, making the best financial decision they can see. Now they should also divest themselves once it's become known and do their best to avoid it. But IMO this is the system working as designed.
To me i think we really need to find a way to hold investors accountable for the things they invest in. Or find a new way for for organizations to gain capital.
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Comment on The day Windows died in ~tech
Rocket_Man LinkI find it pretty odd how much people care about OS choice when it doesn't matter. Each and every one has a long list of pros and cons. But he customized the experience pretty easily right away but...I find it pretty odd how much people care about OS choice when it doesn't matter. Each and every one has a long list of pros and cons. But he customized the experience pretty easily right away but still makes a big deal the small issues they ran into.
So, there is basically little you can do with Windows out of the box but buy subscriptions and log into pre-installed social media apps.
Well ya'know, except for everything else any OS is capable of. It's kind of ironic the author seems to want his kid to have more control over the device, but also in a heavily controlled environment. Seems like he'd be better off figuring out how to setup an education edition and fully manage it.
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Comment on Framework announces 13th generation Intel update for laptops, new AMD options, and a 16-inch model with modular, upgradeable graphics and keyboards in ~tech
Rocket_Man Link ParentDo you know why they were waiting. Is AMD better in some way?Do you know why they were waiting. Is AMD better in some way?
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Comment on GPT-4 announced in ~tech
Rocket_Man Link ParentSee that's really interesting because I've been using it and it's horrible. A lot of the time it doesn't even answer my question, just something related. Idk how they managed to dumb it down so much.See that's really interesting because I've been using it and it's horrible. A lot of the time it doesn't even answer my question, just something related. Idk how they managed to dumb it down so much.
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Comment on The internet is already over in ~tech
Rocket_Man LinkSeems like a pretty dim view of the internet to me. IMO it's not about the actual internet, but moreso about the platforms that have used investments and the economic cancer that is advertising to...Seems like a pretty dim view of the internet to me. IMO it's not about the actual internet, but moreso about the platforms that have used investments and the economic cancer that is advertising to survive far longer than they should have. Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, etc all should have died long ago. That's what the article is really about.
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Comment on YouTube as a form of hard drive in ~comp
Rocket_Man LinkThis seems like the other side of the coin to people exploiting free compute resources a la Github actions. Any website that hosts user data opens itself up to being used as storage. There's not...This seems like the other side of the coin to people exploiting free compute resources a la Github actions. Any website that hosts user data opens itself up to being used as storage. There's not really a clear need for it for most. But a single file could be distributed across multiple sites being made up of reddit comments, youtube, comments, imgur pictures, and in this case youtube videos.
The encoding doesn't even need to be obvious if it's steganographically hidden. Which dramatically reduces the amount of data the medium could hold but likely wouldn't be noticed. The only people I can imagine interested in this are those looking to broadcast/store sensitive or illicit data.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Rocket_Man LinkWorking on building up my skills using GitLab and Ruby on Rails so I can apply to a position with them and stand a chance.Working on building up my skills using GitLab and Ruby on Rails so I can apply to a position with them and stand a chance.
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Comment on SourceHut will blocklist the Go module mirror in ~comp
Rocket_Man Link ParentThat's refreshing. I don't agree with characterizing the Go team as unreasonable. These middling solutions are very common at my company and I detest them. But they are usually reasonable and...That's refreshing. I don't agree with characterizing the Go team as unreasonable. These middling solutions are very common at my company and I detest them. But they are usually reasonable and pragmatic given the circumstances at the time. But I think it's healthy to ask them to do better.
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Comment on How Hogwarts Legacy became a battleground in ~games
Rocket_Man Link ParentHer tweet seems disingenuous to me and moreso just trolling by emphasizing she has money. I 100% believe if the the royalty checks stopped coming she wouldn't change for the better.Her tweet seems disingenuous to me and moreso just trolling by emphasizing she has money. I 100% believe if the the royalty checks stopped coming she wouldn't change for the better.
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Comment on How Hogwarts Legacy became a battleground in ~games
Rocket_Man LinkIs there actually any controversy over this game in a meaningful way? Outside portions of the internet most people I've talked to don't care about the issues brought up. As for the issues...Is there actually any controversy over this game in a meaningful way? Outside portions of the internet most people I've talked to don't care about the issues brought up. As for the issues themselves I think most comments here are exaggerating the effect of Rowling getting fuel from any commercial success from the game. Not to say it won't do anything, but if you buy this game and treat trans people well and advocate for their acceptance when given the opportunity. Then you'll still be a net benefit to the world.
Though you should realize some people will be mad at you if they've chosen this specific item as something to care about.
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Comment on Team of Swedish engineers has finally developed the first crash test dummy designed on the body of the average woman in ~tech
Rocket_Man (edited )LinkThis is a great move in the right direction. From my understanding vehicle safety rating, at least in the US suffer from the ceilling effect because cars have improved beyond our old testing...This is a great move in the right direction. From my understanding vehicle safety rating, at least in the US suffer from the ceilling effect because cars have improved beyond our old testing methodologies.
However, I'm also reminded of an issue the air force had in designing for the average male body. Basically there's nothing useful about an average body of either sex. Everyone has some variance outside the average that causes issues. Instead safety features should be designed to accommodate the entire range of variance the humans body produces.
That'll be an interesting engineering problem when it comes to things like Airbags, which may need to deploy differently or even have different shapes depending on the 'shape' of the driver.
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Comment on Reddit CEO Steve Huffman discusses how he wants every subreddit to be its own media company and he wants to see money being exchanged from users to users and users to subreddits in ~tech
Rocket_Man LinkIt seems like the core of the issue is some people, mostly moderators are putting in a ton of effort and not getting much value back. The answer to this IMO is that reddit should pay moderators if...It seems like the core of the issue is some people, mostly moderators are putting in a ton of effort and not getting much value back. The answer to this IMO is that reddit should pay moderators if they meet certain basic criteria. Paying for that is a somewhat separate issue but seems doable with reddit gold.
But that isn't going to happen. The obvious thing is that they don't want to do anything truly interesting. They just want to copy etsy, patreon, etc. but built into their own platform so they can skim some off the top. It's just more centralization of services that everybody is doing. But you can't do everything well so they'll implement anti-competitive policies and features to force users toward their crappy implementation.
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Comment on Wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday – a similar nearby bridge, also made of glued laminated timber, collapsed in 2016 in ~news
Rocket_Man Link ParentThere's no reason vehicular bridges can't work once we fully understand the engineering behind it right? While this is unfortunate I don't think technology is at the point to fully understand...There's no reason vehicular bridges can't work once we fully understand the engineering behind it right? While this is unfortunate I don't think technology is at the point to fully understand materials without some level of practical experience.
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Comment on GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts in ~comp
Rocket_Man LinkWhile a year does seem like a pretty short amount of time. Im generally glad things are being removed. Although I do think it would be better to define a criteria to archive larger more...While a year does seem like a pretty short amount of time. Im generally glad things are being removed. Although I do think it would be better to define a criteria to archive larger more substantial projects for longer while deleting one off useless things.
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Comment on Sony releases wearable air conditioners to keep you cool for hours on the go in ~enviro
Rocket_Man Link ParentIt appears so. These things have been around for a long time as seen on TV products. They're not too effective.It appears so. These things have been around for a long time as seen on TV products. They're not too effective.
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Comment on Anybody have experience writing a scripting language? in ~comp
Rocket_Man Link ParentThank you stu2b50 this is a great task and seems really interesting. I'll definitely try out the handwritten approach as it's a bit of a learning opportunity.Thank you stu2b50 this is a great task and seems really interesting. I'll definitely try out the handwritten approach as it's a bit of a learning opportunity.
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Comment on Anybody have experience writing a scripting language? in ~comp
Rocket_Man Link ParentI've developed some small games and work as an SDET during the day, but a lot of my work is high level python cloud service stuff. There are probably other options than a custom scripting language...I've developed some small games and work as an SDET during the day, but a lot of my work is high level python cloud service stuff. There are probably other options than a custom scripting language but it's also something I'm interested in. The two use cases are...
- A game where the player interacts with game objects that all expose simple a simple api the player programs against to solve a puzzle or do something else.
- A language similar to Ren'Py for defining branching narrative stories. This could be done with a GUI. But I'd like something that's a bit more accessible and clear.
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