ChairmanMeow

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[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago

Nuclear reactors are ill-suited for baseloads, because they can't scale their output in an economical way.

You always want the cheapest power available to fulfill demand, which is solar and wind. Those regularly provide more than 100% of the demand. At this point, any other power sources would shut off due to economical reasons. Same with nuclear, nobody wants to buy expensive nuclear energy at peak solar/wind hours, so the reactor needs to turn off. And while some designs can fairly quickly power down, powering up is a different matter and doing either in an economically feasible way is a fantasy right now.

If solar and wind don't provide enough power to satisfy demand, some other power source needs to turn on. Studies have already shown that current-gen battery storage is capable of doing so. Alternatives could be hydrogen or gas power stations. Nuclear isn't an option economically speaking.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 22 points 5 months ago

Yup, they shut it off for a couple of hours during exams so students won't cheat.

Or at least, won't cheat using the internet.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

It sounds more like Rashida Jones.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Ah, that may be true indeed.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Signal recently updated to allow usernames instead of phone numbers.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A strong bias against genocide and in favour of peace is not a very disagreeable one.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're all gods among men.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 48 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Techwise it probably doesn't, but then there's marketeers, sales, accountants, legal, etc...

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

Steam apparently has a backup plan in case of a looming bankruptcy. But they never elaborated on what that is.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, more RAM will always help. An iPhone with more RAM will allow it to perform better than one with less RAM. Similarly, too little RAM will hamper performance regardless of the device.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago (11 children)

Android has a garbage collector, meaning it requires an additional 2GB of RAM of overhead to keep things smooth. iPhones run significantly hotter than Androids, and consume more energy to achieve their performance gains.

It's not true to simply state "one is better than the other". There's various metrics in which either one may be better.

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