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Re:Greenvolt begins building 600 MW/2.4 GWh BESS in Poland on Monday October 05, 2026 @03:53PM (#49969768)
The article says the batteries are sourced from BYD, and it's likely lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Re:Canned Air is Unexpectedly Supersonic [video] on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @06:58PM (#39448564)
Funny enough, due to a tailwind the other day, flights a couple days ago across the Atlantic actually did break the sound barrier. Look at this IAD>LHR flight that reached 802 mph [0]. (It was a Boeing).

[0]: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR22/history/202402...

Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] on Friday January 19, 2024 @12:05PM (#39057815)
The same thing, for all intensive purposes.
Re:Microsoft overtakes Apple as most valuable company on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:47PM (#38959657)
Because Apple is willing to play China's game. Google and Facebook's business models (ads) fundamentally don't work with China's government. They sell different products than Apple.
Re:Beautiful data visualization of the US stock market on Thursday August 17, 2023 @05:26PM (#37168336)
Outside of looking pretty and complex, I just can't figure out what marginal benefit I have looking at this graph vs this one from FinViz [0]. It's clearer, easier to read, and not three-dimensional.

[0]: https://finviz.com/map.ashx

Re:What If All the Gasoline Cars Became Electric Vehicles? on Monday August 14, 2023 @02:27PM (#37124684)
It would appear that the Ford F-150, the most popular car in America, has an average MPG of 23 mpg [0], so there's possibly some accuracy here. I do understand that's a very American-centric view, but its one explanation.

[0]: https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150

Re:Do you avoid the news? You’re in growing company on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @03:29PM (#37054275)
I get your point, but let's not sit here and convince ourselves that the front page of HN is the same as the front page of CNN, Fox, or WaPo.
I briefly looked through the website, does the SCA have a list of "Certified" consumer-level espresso machines specifically? I was disappointed to see that they had certified home brewers for drip coffee and commercial espresso machines that cost $15k, but no espresso machines that I could afford.
I wouldn't see the issue here if the employer was willing to "pay handsomely" to have their employees work those hours. Some white collar workers work those hours every week - if not longer - and are paid well for it.