There are models that can run on raspberry pi. Obviously not the latest and greatest but still useful

The training is much more expensive than the actual usage

I’m pretty sure no one is going to think an in-game npc is real

Do it: modify Minecraft so a villager gives investment advice. No one could be dumb enough to expect that to be real, right?

1. Not getting off the sofa. Video doorbell pops up on my watch, no matter where I happen to be, so I can immediately decide whether it can interrupt what I’m doing.
2. Shut the hell up. Sometimes I turn off the chimes so I’m not bothered by yet another door to door sales drone. But I still have my watch in case whoever is at the door is legitimate
3. Intercom. My kid sometimes want to tell me something without coming inside
4. History. Yes, sometimes I want to scroll back through all motion trigger s in front of my door
5. Wildlife. Minor feature but it is occasionally fascinating to see what animals amble in front of my door. I’m urban so it’s limited but we have turkeys and coyotes

Dammit, I fell for rings assurances of “only in response to a warrant”. Mostly out of laziness, but still …… I really am going to have to figure out self hosting a video doorbell, aren’t i

Well the “good news” is the Lone Star Tick is expanding its territory. If we keep treating our environment like shit, it may just bring down the hammer on beef and dairy

It not really a question of “how?” Anymore. We know how to get most of the way there. We already developed technology to get at least halfway. We just need to roll it out, the “easy” part.

• We know how to decarbonize at least 95% power generation
• we know how to make significant efficiency/weatherization gains
• we know how to electrify residential
• we know how to decarbonize most of transportation
• we have at least possibilities for aviation, shipping, industry, and at least some plastics

Of course we don’t yet have 100% of the answer, but it’s criminal how much of the answer is already in our hands and we refuse to use it, or keep dragging our feet

For sure we should reduce overall travel.

• To the extent people still work from home: we do. On days when I work from home I generally don’t use a motor vehicle for anything
• to the extent we order online, we do. I rarely goto stores besides the grocery. Sorry retailers and local shopping advocates but a dedicated delivery vehicle is more efficient that you taking yours
• I’ve seen gradual progress in train buildout from the 2022 infrastructure bill. It’s very slow, piecemeal, not dramatic but there are more transit options

Even crazier when you started working from home at least part time since pandemic, so the shoes you’d normally wear to work get little use.

I got divorced about five years ago and still have a closet full of shoes I apparently needed but they’re all unworn so I might have a lifetime supply

…… And don’t go out in the woods during deer season because there’s always someone treating a deadly weapon all too casually and don’t think those rules apply to them

Here in the US, the reasons people generally cheer for ICE vehicles boil down to how expensive EVs are here. Legacy manufacturers sell them only in premium trims and dealers tack on excessive profit to help discourage them - they truly are not affordable here.

They don’t seem to understand this is a choice by legacy manufacturers, combined with protectionism bought by those same manufacturers.

I suppose there’s a range concern but I don’t see how that has any validity. As people have more direct experience, that should mostly disappear. While there are never enough chargers, most of the population has high speed charging convenient to them and most homeowners can charge at home.

the question is whether oil is still a hugely important energy commodity and the answer is a resounding yes

This is a HUGE reason to push for progress. Oil is critical to so much of modern life and we have no substitutes for all too much of it. We need more progress where we do have options (eg. EVs) so we can start growing out of our dependency before it becomes a crisis

This is one of the concerns I have watched with interest ……

• with the first mass market push to wind “grid won’t be stable with any significant amount”
• as wind and solar became more popular “renewables can only be 30% without destabilizing the grid
• this past summer “with today’s renewables and storage technology, the cheapest most stable option is 95% of the grid”

Your concern may be technically and historically valid but is rapidly disappearing

I don’t know, it could backfire. People don’t buy French wines for their low price but because of their reputation. Sometimes making a premium item more expensive just makes it seem more premium.

French wineries should lean into that. I bet they get huge profits

He wants oil even if the wind is cheaper, the wind farm is almost finished and already producing power

As far as I know, iPhones have no monthly detail. It’s only ‘since statistics was last reset’. I haven’t reset, but I got a new phone in October, so I have 16 hours of data, 292G since then

…… which is not at all similar to what my cell provider thinks

Edit: looking a bit further down the screen, apparently statistics aren’t reset with a new iPhone. 292G since July 31, 2018, which averages about 3.2G/month if my math is right, and that is similar to my cell providers data

I’m not seeing that itemized in my bill or providers portal. However I do pay for unlimited data so maybe they think it doesn’t matter

I looked at the year in review and I am the lowest data usage in my family with 48G last year. However I have poor cell reception at home so am usually on WiFi

Do you not interact with your customer? As a software engineer, it’s part of my job to sell the project manager or customer on details they haven’t thought of or may not fully understand

their economic model is better than the West’s.

Policy. Their economic policy is better. Their government has some far-reaching strategies, creates comprehensive policies to develop them, and maintains those policies consistently across many years. They effectively guide competition and long term vision into their market, just like any competent government ought to do

That’s also the biggest place we’re failing. Lack of vision, lack of strategy, no consistency. Even worse when your administration enriches themselves, plays favorites, outright takes bribes, holds themselves above the law, rules out of spite and personal feelings, focuses only on short term

Maybe I’m continuing to be naively optimistic, but it’s hard to see military brass agreeing to attack nato troops

Oooooh, maybe I should make quesadillas

My youngest loves them. My older kid can’t eat them because he recently had wisdom teeth removed but we have leftover soup or mac&cheese