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fosforus

@fosforus@sopuli.xyz

politics: green/libertarian

geo: anti-r***ia, anti-religious extremism, anti-fascist, anti-trump

gaming since 1986

linuxing since 1996

psych: drinking too much coffee, wasting too much time and energy in here

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fosforus , to Technology in Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold | Electrek

Which EV maker has a model whose range doesn't diminish in cold weather?

fosforus , to linuxmemes in Hot take

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Distros used to be about experimenting with different packaging systems and system managers, but now seems like the packaging systems are mostly the three: Arch, Debian, Red Hat. And the system manager is almost always systemd.

So the only thing to do (beyond better quality control, which takes a lot of constant work) is to make the DE somehow unique.

fosforus , to linuxmemes in Hot take

I'm sure they all allow it, but some make it awkward enough that a reinstall might be a better option.

fosforus , (edited ) to Technology in What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian

There are a few things to consider.

  1. She's just 8, so you have an easier time controlling what she does (I say this with the experience of rising 2 children to adulthood)

  2. She might not be susceptible to these things

  3. You just might be a better parent for any arbitrary reason

So as an anecdote your situation is valuable, but as a guideline to how the whole society should handle this problem possibly not so much.

fosforus , (edited ) to Technology in Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge

Do you really have nothing of genuine merit to be proud of? All you have is your thermostat?

No, that's it. That's my whole identity and existence. Spring is coming, send help.

fosforus , to linuxmemes in Hot take

A smart distro allows you to change DEs without changing the distro, though.

fosforus , to Technology in Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge

Ok, sorry for leaving them out. Americans and Brits cannot science.

fosforus , to Technology in What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian

I watched the first generation that got personal unrestricted mobile phones for themselves. Somehow I thought it was a good idea at the time. It fucked them up mentally, and then Covid-19 came and doubled the effect.

Now I think that a parent who gets their under 12 year old kid a smart phone should be treated roughly in the same way as if the parent gave the kid cocaine.

fosforus , to Technology in Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge

Ooh, ok. That makes quite a lot of sense. Especially if one uses the miles/km number to show battery state, people are gonna get screwed by the cold. I changed that thing to percentages pretty soon after I got the car.

I honestly don’t understand why people are buying EVs if they don’t have the option of home charging.

Yeah, that doesn't make much sense.

fosforus , to Technology in Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge

I was initially confused but after remembering how Americans cannot science and 0F =~ -18C this made a bit more sense.

My Tesla worked fine through several days of -35C though, but the battery efficiency was a bit shit. I think I spent something like 6-8% just to get the cabin warm, but starting the car or driving generally speaking was never a problem.

fosforus , to Technology in Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla

Their Q4 2023 results will be called in on 24th this month, so we'll see soon. They were still making profit in Q3, even if dwindling.

fosforus , to Technology in Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla

Quality, price, availability.

fosforus , to Technology in Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla

Volkswagen EVs are pretty crap though. Teslas are way above them even if VW is catching up. There's a reason why they fired a lot of C-level people and other execs in the software side last year.

fosforus , to Technology in Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla

Are they though?

fosforus , (edited ) to Technology in Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla

I can feel the disgust of the car being related to Elon Musk, but at least the newer Teslas are actually great cars. Not sure where this idea of poor quality comes from. My previous car was a Toyota and I don't really miss it at all.

When I was making my choice of an EV, Polestars were too expensive and the Hyundais were too synthwave and gray. Volkswagens were shit. Tesla was practically the only choice.

I do hope there will be more serious competition the next time I have to choose. But I'm hoping I won't have to make that choice in at least 5 years.

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