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Isn't this what units tests are for?
Re:TeraWave Satellite Communications Network on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @04:05PM (#46711541)
SEA parking garage? Unfamiliar with this size reference.
When I last travelled to the USA from the UK, it took weeks to get the ESTA. Might be quicker now, but 10 minutes sounds like lightning to me!
Re:Advent of Code 2024 on Sunday December 01, 2024 @10:15AM (#42288834)
I can hear the elves calling me...

But no, last year I lost all momentum on my side projects and my gf thought she'd lost me to the elves.

Completing it on time was rewarding but I can't go back.

But I can hear those elven bells a jingling...

Re:Make Something With Your Hands (Even if It’s Hideous) on Saturday June 29, 2024 @08:21AM (#40829909)
I was imagining a wooden dock structure. 7 tons! What did you build it out of? Sounds impressive and hard wearing.
Re:As you learn Forth, it learns from you (1981) on Saturday June 22, 2024 @03:56PM (#40761676)
At my local fine-fare (80s uk superstore) they sold computers in a 'concession' stand.

They sold Jupiter Aces. Wish I had the money back then to get one!

But surely it isn't wiggling the tissues by sound waves passing through matter, but by vibrating space time itself?

The skull shouldn't be able to resist gravity waves any more than soft tissues or 10km of lead?

Re:Brain Uses Quantum Effects, New Study Finds on Monday May 13, 2024 @06:30AM (#40341593)
For the brain I think I prefer 'wet jelly' than 'meat bag'!
I think you're correct. Looking at the simplest form of this:

In traffic jams on motorways google often directs me to come off at a slip road only to immediately rejoin the motorway. These slip roads are fairly empty and thus my journey time improves.

The overall implication to the traffic jam is negative though. Everyone rejoining slows down traffic more than leaving it speeds traffic up.

I was looking at old EVs, 10+ years old, that my daughter could afford herself for £3k - £5k.

It might be that more recent cars retain their range better after 10 years, but then they may also retain their price.

The used market is what really concerns me with the EV market, when it comes to sustainability. My daughter will be driving in 2 years time and is adamant she won't drive something powered by fossil-fuels.

However, what choice does she have? Any used EV will have a range of 50 miles, and that is after a full 8 hour charge. Fixing/replacing the battery will cost far more than the vehicle itself.

More recent EVs 2nd-hand price is still higher than a new petrol-based one.

I can't see how the market can support itself, without efforts to create batteries that can be recycled easily, but the manufacturers don't seem to have an interest in that.

It worked for me on desktop - but not on mobile.