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[-] ted@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

The great JFEGs of our time

[-] ted@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

Range anxiety is what pushed me to buy a Bolt over other EVs, but I do find that practically I don't need as many kms as it offers, especially in the summer.

Opinion: 400km is overkill for city driving in warm climates. Half the battery/range would be fine for virtually all daily use. I know everyone will anecdotally state their use case on why 200km is insufficient, but that's basically what the article is saying is part of the problem.

[-] ted@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

I love my bolt, but most other EVs are not its size. Only the i3 and the Mini come to mind.

[-] ted@beehaw.org 24 points 8 months ago

The article doesn't whiff on this, it lays out why it's too expensive.

  1. The strategy was to replace gas cars with EV 1-to-1 to solve the climate crisis and save the car industry.
  2. Gas cars have gotten bigger over the years because of marketing, bravado, "safety", and regulation-skirting.
  3. EV-makers have largely bought into that and made all these huge EVs.
  4. Huge EVs require bigger batteries which are more expensive in raw materials and manufacturing.
  5. Huge batteries are heavy and dangerous.
  6. Range anxiety has encouraged even more oversized batteries on already oversized cars.
  7. Huge batteries are the main source of cost, meaning EVs end up being a luxury.

So, yes--they are too damn expensive, however a vehicle that meets our actual needs wouldn't be, if it existed in North America.

[-] ted@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago

You can edit the title. Maybe

Signal fights disinformation about fake zero-day vulnerability

[-] ted@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

I would probably recommend "Just JavaScript" as a way to develop mental models of JS, then the TypeScript handbook to learn the core principles behind typings.

Not what you asked for, sorry, but probably where I'd start.

[-] ted@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Would love an invite. I have wanted to dip my toes into private trackers for years.

[-] ted@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

All these years and I had no idea. Sid...duh!

[-] ted@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

That's the joke

[-] ted@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

I switched from Nova/Pixel Launcher to KISS and it made my phone experience so much better.

ted

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