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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

good enough simulations that you can't tell the difference.

This requires us having actual conversations with those dead people to compare against, which we obviously can't do.

There is simply not enough information to train a model on of a dead person to create a comprehensive model of how they would respond in arbitrary conversations. You may be able to train with some depth in their field of expertise, but the whole point is to talk about things which they have no experience with, or at least, things which weren't known then.

So sure, maybe we get a model that makes you think you're talking to them, but that's no different than just having a dream or an acid trip where you're chatting with Einstein.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago

Isn't universally funny.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Our home averaged 7.5kWh/day in December (we did not travel and we're home with family the entire time); this is about 10x less daily energy than the battery capacity of a modern EV.

Now, we have gas heating and stove/oven, so that adds a huge amount of load


but my numbers above are for 24hr energy, and batteries wouldn't need to supply that whole time.

Of course, this doesn't address cost, and it doesn't address natural resources, like you mentioned. But that actual required amount of energy per capita can certainly be achieved with current battery technology.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The exorbitant PG&E charges are usually "delivery charges," not the "generation charge" iirc. So we're paying reasonable rates for cheap, clean energy, but we're getting charged out the ass for getting the electricity to our home.

It sucks either way, but charging for delivery sucks more because on top of it all if we run solar and sell back to the grid we only get the generation charge (which is minimal). At least, that's my understanding


we don't currently have a home solar installation.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's overpriced hardware

Have you seen the M4 benchmarks?

If you're memory bound then sure, you can get way more bang for your buck with Intel/AMD. But for pretty amazing CPU performance I think the "Apple is overpriced" trope isn't really true any more.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 20 points 3 months ago (5 children)

If you don't want to sail the high seas, and you don't want to pay, the library is a great, free option.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Many, many (most?) commercial ham radios are powered by ~12VDC, and can be run directly off of a car battery in many cases (always use a fuse, kids!).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Olive oil is delicious, and I've always loved acidic foods


so long as there's yummy dressing on the salad, sign me up.

Just get in the habit of making simple dressing, e.g., EVOO, red or balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt & pepper. (Mustard helps with emulsification.) Yes oil is caloric, but afaik this is much healthier than drowning your salad in ranch or Thousand Island or whatever.

Olive oil can make you feel full, too, so even though you're eating fat, it can be a net win.

A Mediterranean diet is delicious, vegetarian/vegan compatible and, I think, fairly healthy. But mostly it's the delicious that counts.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, pretty sure that'd be the whole OnStar transceiver, too (which isn't a bad thing to disable...).

I thought the antenna itself was behind a fuse (as in, feedline has an inline fuse) which would be a peculiar design I think.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Are antennas usually behind a fuse?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 3 months ago

Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people and now you're gonna hear about it.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago

Pick your favorite tech company, pick a small team with a "nerdy" engineering mandate, and I'm confident you'll find the academic, geeky science and engineering types you're talking about.

They probably aren't very vocal though, because 1) there's a huge PR/marketing budget which is responsible for being the face of the company, and 2) well...these are nerdy STEM folks who probably like their job because they get very well compensated to be nerdy STEM types, and not because they're fanboys/girls.

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