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Comment I have a CM5 cyberdeck... (Score 3, Interesting) 8

I have a Hackberry Pi, which is a cyberdeck built around the CM5. It's... ok. The biggest problem is that Raspberry Pis don't really have a power-saving mode, so you get maybe 4-5 hours of battery life.

And without active cooling, the thing gets really hot

But, it's a cool gadget and reasonable if you want an ultra-portable computing device.

Comment Just like Russia (Score 3, Interesting) 6

When Ukraine dissects the remains of Russian drones or missiles, they inevitably find western components. In one case, reported on here, they found an Nvidia chip inside a missile.

Is someone, or someones, inside the supply chain redirecting chips? Is this the same as the servers getting to China? Or is this merely a case of someone buying this stuff under a shell company and then passing it along?

Comment Re:Robot battle reenactment (Score 1) 43

You're not giving them to robots, you're giving them to the OWNERS of the robots.

And nobody is going to ask you or me. They're just gonna do it. And half the country is too busy worrying about trans girls in sports to stop it, it whatever moral panic comes next after that. Maybe violent video games again.

Comment Re:It's a different story... (Score 1) 85

but the music industry has more and more successfully "manufactured" the performers rather than "discovered" them.

This is true but it's also heavily weighted towards pop music while other genres are far more resistant to that type of thing. That's why most other genres have the concept of "selling out" but you really wouldn't accuse a pop-star of such a thing, they are sold-out by the nature of what it is, that's kindof the idea of pop music for the past 70 years (that's also not a dig at pop music as far as music is concerned, there are obviously countless examples of great pop-music).

Comment Re: High Aspirations (Score 1) 65

a) I think you are guessing on that number. All I know is that most people I know have had to drive that much in one day. Granted it probably happens more in Canada as our major cities seemed to have formed around 8 hours of driving apart. According to AI if you are traveling in winter and you lose a conservative 20% of range, you aren't going any further than 620 km. Add to that strong headwinds if it is stormy. The worst thing is that you won't find out about that until you have already set out and made your reservation for the night.

b) No one forces me to take breaks. I generally travel with my wife. We stop at Subway or a grocery store on the way out and put it in a cooler. We switch off if we need to. If you go to restaurants then you are just a victim in other ways. You are paying for services to pass the time.

c) Why does it matter if it is regular? All that should matter is that I don't want the hassle of renting a car and anyway it's much less expensive to use my own. Rental inventories are commonly all booked up weeks in advance.

d) I simply can't afford it. My wife gets one week of vacation and I need to do all I can with that week. I'm glad you are financially comfortable, can pay more for a vehicle up front, have time for doing all the traveling you want, all the charging you want, and to stop along the way. But your view is an entitled one because other people are just trying to do what they can with the meager vacation they have on a minimum budget.

Besides, i raised my kids and paid for their education in research fields that directly help the environment. I consider myself on a surplus. Notice how I can express myself without hurling insults.

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