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Re:Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery?
on Thursday July 30, 2026 @11:10AM (#49111165)
Your Polestar 2 battery is based on battery technology that is 5+ years old. Right now you can buy a BYD car in China that charges at up to 1500kW - close to 10x the peak charging rate of a Polestar 2.
Re:BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for th...
on Thursday March 05, 2026 @10:09AM (#47262433)
Isn't what you are describing known as Zonal Architecture (as opposed to Domain Architecture) and supposed to be the hot new way of architecting automotive platforms? Tesla was pioneering it. The Volkswagen Group spent billions to get their hands on Rivian's zonal architecture platform.
https://insideevs.com/features/724945/zonal-architecture-sof...
Re:Self-hosting my photos with Immich
on Saturday December 06, 2025 @04:43AM (#46171976)
That's something that should be possible with the upcoming Workflow feature. Some details can be found in the November Recap blog post.
Re:Generative AI Image Editing Showdown
on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @03:27AM (#45743700)
They announced that Nano Banana will be integrated in Google Photos a couple weeks ago.
https://blog.google/technology/ai/nano-banana-google-product...
Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace Gas Stati...
on Monday May 27, 2024 @12:55PM (#40492508)
My source is an article from the ADAC, a German automobile association.
https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/elektromobilitaet/lade...
They say 100-300W for the onboard electronics, and 15-25% total loss when using a wall socket (other losers contribute as well, e.g. cables that weren't originally meant to run at peak current for hours on time).
Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace Gas Stati...
on Monday May 27, 2024 @11:10AM (#40491465)
One drawback of charging on an 120v (or 230v) outlet is efficiency. While charging, the energy consumption of an electric car can easily reach 300-400 watts. When you're only charging with 1800-2400 watts, that's a sizeable amount of energy that never reaches the battery.
With a dedicated level 2 charger, you can charge with 10+ kW, making the percentage that is lost in the electronics of the vehicle much smaller.
Re:BYD Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular EV Maker
on Saturday December 30, 2023 @12:59PM (#38817151)
> Model 3/Model Y has been the most sold new car in California and a few other areas, selling more than the usual toyotas and hondas.
Model Y is going to be the most sold car model of 2023, not just in California, but in the whole world.
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/28/tesla-model-y-going-to-...
Re:Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Chargers
on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @06:17AM (#37494765)
Only about 7000 of those are HPCs (150kW+)[1]. This proposed law mandates at least 150kw per charge point, so it would more than triple the amount of HPC charge points.
In general, it makes a lot of sense to differentiate between slow chargers (usually AC, 11-22kW, installed at home, at work, in parking lots), DC fast chargers (50-100kw, often installed at grocery stores and similar) and HPCs (150kw+, often installed along highway corridors, enabling longer trips). They all serve different purposes.
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/technology/germany-added-35-more-ele...
Re:Google Maps is expanding its eco-friendly navigation feature to Europe
on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @11:47AM (#32752210)
I wish Google Maps had an option to avoid small roads that are not made for transit traffic. I live next to such a road, and the amount of cars using it has grown considerably over the last few years, many with license plates from neighboring regions. Taking this narrow road saves them maybe two minutes compared with an adjacent, much wider road.
Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
on Sunday June 26, 2022 @12:38AM (#31881117)
The problem is more that the Swiss Plateau (where most of these tunnels would be built) is very densely populated. There's just not enough room for a whole new road network to be built on the surface.
Swiss airspace re-opens after ‘technical malfunction’
Re:Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Functionality F...
on Friday June 03, 2022 @02:46AM (#31605030)
Well, he for sure pissed Garmin off with his review of the Garmin RCT715[0] (the bike camera/radar/light thingy). At least in my case, his review stopped me from upgrading from an RTL515.
Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “standby” dev...
on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:47AM (#31179833)
Yes, I unplugged it.
Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “standby” dev...
on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @08:21AM (#31178992)
Just yesterday I noticed that a device installed by the cable TV company in my house (a WISI VX 2030 amplifier, according to the sticker) was warm to the touch. Measuring its power consumption, it uses a constant 15 watt, so about 130kwh/year.
I don't use cable.
Re:Xerox scanners/photocopiers randomly alter numbers in scanned docum...
on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:51AM (#29225203)
I have a networked all-in-one HP printer that can scan to a network share on my NAS. On the NAS, I set up a watcher script that runs OCRMyPDF [1] on any incoming PDFs. That gives me a super easy workflow, just feed documents into the
scanner and a minute or two later, I have a fully OCRd PDF in my network share.
Re:3D Printing – High Security Key
on Monday September 27, 2021 @06:01AM (#28668895)
he has proven time and time again that anything with a keyway can be picked quickly and discretely by anyone with a little knowledge (and the sometimes the right tools)
While it is fascinating to watch LPL make short work of almost every lock, I think it is safe to say that his lock picking ability is on a whole other level compared to even a competent burglar. If LPL spends more than 30 seconds with a lock, it's probably going to be fine.
Re:The James Webb Space Telescope has passed the final mission analysi...
on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:30PM (#27764305)
Arianespace fat-fingering an Ariane 5 into the wrong orbit recently didn't exactly help with my anxiety...
https://spacenews.com/bad-coordinates-led-ariane-5-astray-la...
(OTOH, I'm positive that particular issue won't reoccur)
Re:GameStop appoints chief technology officer and two additional execu...
on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:48PM (#26017463)
They say otherwise on their blog[1]:
"Clearinghouses are SEC-registered organizations that act as the central depository for securities. They keep a record of the stocks owned through a brokerage. Clearing brokerages, like Robinhood Securities, are members of clearinghouses."
"The amount required by clearinghouses to cover the settlement period of some securities rose tremendously this week. How much? To put it in perspective, this week alone, our clearinghouse-mandated deposit requirements related to equities increased ten-fold."
https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2021/1/29/what-happened-this...
Re:GameStop appoints chief technology officer and two additional execu...
on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:08AM (#26014961)
The fact that Robinhood had to emergency-raise $3billion to be able to put up the collateral with their clearing houses should be enough indication that a lot of retail traders were engaged in these highly volatile stocks.
See e.g. https://fortune.com/2021/02/02/robinhood-gamestop-restricted...
Re:SpaceX Starship SN9 High Altitude Test – Live [video]
on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:12AM (#25903266)
> causing oxidizer rich combustion which eventually burnt up the engines
Which sometimes is called "engine rich exhaust". I love these sarcastic terms in rocketry. RUD, lithobraking, etc.
Re:IoT Unravelled Part 1: It's a Mess but Then There's Home Assistant
on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:05PM (#25191888)
Exactly, that's what I like about pyscript: it is a great alternative for simple YAML automations, but it also allows for complex logic that would be impossible or very cumbersome with YAML.
Re:IoT Unravelled Part 1: It's a Mess but Then There's Home Assistant
on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:38AM (#25188545)
There's also PyScript, a custom component that allows you to write automations in Python. The docs have a bunch of nice examples that give you an idea how it looks.
https://github.com/custom-components/pyscript https://hacs-pyscript.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial.html...
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
on Monday November 02, 2020 @04:01AM (#24965982)
I got this one: https://aliexpress.com/item/4000917130635.html
They are also available on Amazon under a bunch of different brands, e.g. https://www.amazon.com/LENCENT-1080p60fps-Definition-Acquisi...
It's recognized as UVC (USB Video Class) device. Can't say for sure if Chrome OS can handle those.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:14AM (#24965451)
I recently tried to get a setup similar to this with a Fujifilm X-T20 I had lying around, remembering that Fujifilm announced similar software. Alas, that software only works with their higher end models.
I ended up getting a $10 HDMI USB capture stick from Aliexpress. I get a perfect 1080p/60fps signal, and at least on Linux it worked out of the box with Zoom.
The only problem now is that most of my meetings start with "wow, why do you look like you're on TV?"
Re:Switzerland's lockdown has sharply reduced the cases of Covid-19
on Saturday June 06, 2020 @07:46AM (#23438495)
Zurich resident (and Swiss citizen) here. I agree that in the beginning, a lot of people and politicians didn't recognize the seriousness of the situation. The fact that the Swiss political system isn't really made for quick decisions from a central authority probably didn't help either.
But once people realized that this is going to be real bad if it continues unchecked, behaviour changed a lot IMO, even in regions that had very little virus activity.
True, mask wearing is still a problem, and you could see lots of people doing outside activities even during the worst part of the lock down. But as luck would have it, outside infections seem to play almost no epidemiological role. Turns out not wearing masks on the street or going for a Sunday hike on crowded paths isn't a big deal, and in retrospect I'm glad that our lock-down wasn't quite as limiting as in other parts of Europe.
I wish masks were mandatory on public transport, though.
Re:Subspace – A simple WireGuard VPN server GUI
on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @11:42AM (#23248212)
This looks very interesting, thanks.
Side note, any particular reason for having `user-select: none` set on your blog? That seems somewhat counterproductive for a blog with code examples...
Re:NHL suspending play immediately due to virus
on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:42PM (#22560224)
The thinking might be to avoid people watching games in sports bars and similarly crowded places.
Re:Switzerland Federal Council bans large-scale events
on Friday February 28, 2020 @05:03AM (#22441731)
Right, it was cancelled yesterday by the cantonal authorities due to two confirmed cases of the virus in the region where the race was to take place. Sorry for the confusion.
Re:Switzerland Federal Council bans large-scale events
on Friday February 28, 2020 @04:55AM (#22441692)
Also the Engadin Ski Marathon on March 8, the second largest cross country skiing event in the world with 14000+ participants.
I was looking forward to it, but I understand the decision. I can't really imagine a worse scenario than thousands of exhausted, coughing people in tight spaces for a virus like this. Also terrible for volunteers, which might get into close contact with hundreds or thousands of participants during the day.
Meanwhile, the largest cross country skiing event in the world, the Vasaloppet in Sweden, still looks like it's on this Sunday.