Comment Re:We decided we don't want nuclear (Score 1) 80
It’s simply too expensive. Look at costs and timelines for the latest plants that came online.
Comment Re:Surprised (Score 1) 175
Most one the ones I see have a vinyl wrap advertising a business. One fake redneck bar has a wrap to make it look wooden. https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRtd4F...
Nothing says "country" like a stainless steel electric truck designed by the worlds richest man.
Comment Re:Surprised (Score 1) 175
It looks cool if you think slapping gold veneer on everything is also tasteful.
Comment Re:I worked at KFC in Alabama (Score 1) 52
Because it's Alabama. Nobody really wants to be there.
Comment Re:The problem probably isn't the disks (Score 1) 87
99% of the journald logs look like useless noise. My *BSD machines are pretty quiet in comparison.
Comment Re:The problem probably isn't the disks (Score 2) 87
The problem is more so the electronics. We're seeing lots of drive failures from late 80s early 90s PS/2 machines because a few tiny electrolytic caps start leaking. You also run into things like grease drying up and turning into glue and tiny nylon gears becoming brittle and cracking. I was so happy when 3.5" floppies went away.
Comment Re:ESP32 lightweight conversion (Score 1) 87
It's been a solved problem for years now. https://www.gotekemulator.com/
Now the question is, are you willing to sign off on the documents saying nothing bad could ever happen using this emulation device?
Submission + - Yangwang U9 Xtreme Sets New Guinness Production Car Speed Record (forbes.com)
ArchieBunker writes: Yangwang, the luxury division of Chinese automotive giant BYD, has just set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest production car.
The record was set on a closed section of freeway in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which hit 503.17 km/h, or 312.66 mph. This sees the electric hypercar eclipse its own record, and passes the 500 km/h barrier for the first time.
Performed on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road, also known as the E11, in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November, the speed run was recognized by both Guinness World Records and the FIA, the governing body of world motorsport.
Guinness World Records officials confirmed two titles: the highest speed achieved by a production car in a single-direction run, and the equivalent record for an electric production car.
The car was driven by German racing driver Marc Basseng, who also drove the U9 Xtreme to a previous best of 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) in Germany in 2025.
The U9 Xtreme is an electric hypercar with a claimed 3,000 horsepower from four motors – an output around 50% greater than that of rival EVs like the Lotus Evija and Rimac Nevera, and almost twice that of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, a former speed record holder.
Limited to just 30 units, production of the U9 Xtreme is expected to start soon, with BYD saying some customers have approved their bespoke specifications.
BYD said the 4.35-mile stretch of closed freeway was swept and inspected for stray wire fragments left by cleaning brushes ahead of the run. Two runs took place on 31 October and produced a maximum speed of 490 km/h. BYD’s engineers then worked overnight on battery and motor temperature preparation, adjusted the rear wing to provide extra downforce, revised the suspension damping and fine-tuned tire pressures.
Unlike most other electric cars, which operate at either 400 or 800 volts, the U9 Xtreme makes use of a 1,200-volt architecture to help with thermal management. The car uses the same lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery technology as used by other cars made by BYD and its sub-brands.
A bespoke set of semi-slick tires developed jointly by Giti Tire and Yangwang were used for the record-breaking run, but it isn’t clear yet if these will be available for customers, or if the 30 production cars will be capable of the same top speed, at least in customer specification.
The record was set on a closed section of freeway in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which hit 503.17 km/h, or 312.66 mph. This sees the electric hypercar eclipse its own record, and passes the 500 km/h barrier for the first time.
Performed on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road, also known as the E11, in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November, the speed run was recognized by both Guinness World Records and the FIA, the governing body of world motorsport.
Guinness World Records officials confirmed two titles: the highest speed achieved by a production car in a single-direction run, and the equivalent record for an electric production car.
The car was driven by German racing driver Marc Basseng, who also drove the U9 Xtreme to a previous best of 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) in Germany in 2025.
The U9 Xtreme is an electric hypercar with a claimed 3,000 horsepower from four motors – an output around 50% greater than that of rival EVs like the Lotus Evija and Rimac Nevera, and almost twice that of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, a former speed record holder.
Limited to just 30 units, production of the U9 Xtreme is expected to start soon, with BYD saying some customers have approved their bespoke specifications.
BYD said the 4.35-mile stretch of closed freeway was swept and inspected for stray wire fragments left by cleaning brushes ahead of the run. Two runs took place on 31 October and produced a maximum speed of 490 km/h. BYD’s engineers then worked overnight on battery and motor temperature preparation, adjusted the rear wing to provide extra downforce, revised the suspension damping and fine-tuned tire pressures.
Unlike most other electric cars, which operate at either 400 or 800 volts, the U9 Xtreme makes use of a 1,200-volt architecture to help with thermal management. The car uses the same lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery technology as used by other cars made by BYD and its sub-brands.
A bespoke set of semi-slick tires developed jointly by Giti Tire and Yangwang were used for the record-breaking run, but it isn’t clear yet if these will be available for customers, or if the 30 production cars will be capable of the same top speed, at least in customer specification.
Comment Re:The data center freak out is manufactured. (Score 4, Informative) 101
I do think you’re full of shit. https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-...
Comment Re:FARA Foreign Agents Registration Act (Score 1) 73
There is no indication this is being done intentionally.
So they did it unintentionally? Does that really improve the situation?
Comment Re:Cool! (Score 1) 73
What if two things can be bad?
Comment Re:We don't know what to do with AI (Score 1) 11
But whatever you do don't use it to make clean room implementations of Office!
Comment Re:What's with the DEC logo? (Score 1) 89
DEC was out of business before the editors were born. Yes I know Compaq bough them but it was sad to see a company with a history like DEC be absorbed be a pc clone manufacturer.
Comment Re: But we can't record license of ICE vehicles... (Score 2) 40
Since turnabout is fair play, the next president should pardon all these "anarchist thugs".
Comment Re:lol, eat shit fascists (Score 1) 712
no one knew trump was going to sit there and do tariffs in the most stupidest way possible.
Everyone except the kool aid drinkers apparently.
