Nollij

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't most of them available as containers? Why would you need any hypervisor support beyond containers?

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There are a number of active laws that were rendered unconstitutional by Lawrence v. Texas. In addition to the anti-sodomy laws, this invalidated most laws restricting sex toys.

Lawrence was explicitly called out as being on the chopping block in the Jackson decision, so these are slated for a comeback. The only real limitation is that SCOTUS needs a case, and the challenger needs to show standing.

Edit: fixed autocorrect

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

These have their place, though. The obvious example is public charging cables, which at least have had PoC for exploits.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That also implies that there is more to get excited about. It's entirely possible that the leaks have completely stolen the thunder of their big reveal.

I also suspect that when they say "not official", what they really mean is "not final". i.e. These are prototypes, and could change by the time it's officially announced. They could also be contractually limited from statements, in a "we can neither confirm nor deny" kind of way.

I do agree with your larger point that their press release left something to be desired.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Is it just me, or has the Pope suddenly and very recently taken a turn into being a very shitty person?

I get that he's always had some problematic views, but he's become more extreme lately. Or at least, that's what the coverage seems to be.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I had one of those power bank cases, and it was absolutely awesome for extended battery life. It was always there with the phone, it was just a bulky case (which did not bother me), it tripled or quadrupled my battery life, and it was about $20.

Sorely missing that it's not available for my current phone (Pixel 8a).

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

I know it's not the question you asked, but you can probably replace that with something more modern very easily. Check pawn shops, estate sales, auctions, thrift shops, etc. You can also try dumpster diving around colleges when people move out in May.

Given that the largest CRT ever made was 42", and you obviously have something smaller, it shouldn't be hard to find a suitable replacement. LCDs have been the standard for about 20 years now. Plenty of old stock that people are upgrading from.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 26 points 6 months ago

To continue with this, there is currently a major court battle to identify users that posted on a piracy subreddit, and there will be more, similar cases.

OP has been very vague about what you're trying to do, which is good - Nintendo, Adobe, Sony, etc can't reasonably claim to be victims to get a court order. But if there are other links to them, including other posts, there could be orders to unmask in order to show intent.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Also, be sure to run extensive burn in tests before deploying for production use. I had an entire batch from GoHardDrive fail on me during that testing, so my data was never in danger.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

The delay on USB was to let the industry standardize on its own. The EU hinted to all manufacturers that they needed to standardize. Then it outright stated. Then because Apple was run by pricks, the EU had to legislate USB-C to force it.

Now, when something better comes along (like when mini USB gave way to micro USB, then to USB-C), there will need to be new legislation to allow that connector.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

These are all design constraints that need to be taken into account. Most EVs these days have heating and cooling on the battery pack, for the reasons you mention. Adequate protection for it is also certainly solvable.

Extended use is a more challenging need. I'll assume for a moment that the machinery uses as much power as an EV at highway speed, although I'm pulling that assumption out of nowhere. That would mean a comparable battery only lasts ~5 hours, and you need it to last 15+ (with a full charge happening overnight). Farm machinery is already very heavy - would the extra 4,000lbs for a triple-size battery be a solution? What about a battery trailer that is easily swapped? That could also create a different form of vendor lock-in, just like your power tools. I really doubt the same machinery is used all year long. Branded batteries are an effective way to keep customers from jumping ship on their next purchase.

Does the same machinery have to run all at once, or is this just how things have always been done?

These ideas obviously have problems, not the least of which is running enough electricity to the farms. But it's just engineering a design to meet the needs/use cases. I'm sure that John Deere, CAT, etc have all had conversations on the matter. I haven't seen them announce anything yet, though. That could mean they can't do it yet, they aren't ready to announce anything yet, or simply that they don't feel it to be more profitable.

Given Deere's infamous lock-in and the repairs needed for ICE, that doesn't surprise me.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This sounds great until you've had to repair an old car.

Everything rusts, warps, etc. The same things that make it hard to change your brakes will make it hard to change the battery pack, and you're expecting a robot to do it for you (and fast!).

There were companies built on this idea. I think they've all gone under at this point.

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