Comment So, I buy the non-CA compliant vehicle in Nevada (Score 0) 66
Then register and drive it in California
Comment Progress (Score 1) 122
I'm sure the same thing was said when Edison's inventions replaced gas lanterns with incandescent.
And something will replace LEDs in a hundred years.
Comment Re: They make the argument for it to be banned (Score 1) 134
What's the problem? The CCP version of tiktok has app time limits for kids and doesn't show them anything but uplifting, positive videos.
Comment Was this intentional? (Score 1) 105
Did the scientists want a particular conclusion and worked backwards from there using knowingly fake date, hoping not to get fact checked?
Submission + - Boeing to take more than a decade to refit two 747s for Air Force One (behindtheblack.com)
schwit1 writes: Utter incompetence: According to recent news reports, Boeing will not be able to deliver the two 747s it is refitting to be the president's Air Force One fleet until 2029, even though it signed a $3.9 billion contract to do so in 2018.
The delay is startling given that Boeing isn’t building the planes from scratch. During Trump’s first term, Boeing started to overhaul two 747s that were built for a Russian airline that never took the jets.
This is more than absurd, it is obscene. Boeing is handed two flightworthy 747s and almost $4 billion, and it can't refit the two planes in less than a decade? It seems one of the first things Trump should do once he returns to office next month is cancel this contract entirely, demand a refund from Boeing, and simply convert his present fleet of "Trump Force One" airplanes that he has been using since 2020 for use as president. Cheaper, faster, and certainly a wiser use of taxpayer money.
As for Boeing, this story illustrates once again how far this company has fallen. Remember, it was Boeing that conceived, designed, and built the 747. Moreover, its 747 has been used for decades for Air Force One. For its engineers now to be incapable to refitting another two 747s for this purpose seems inconceivable, and suggests those same engineers should not be trusted on any new planes they build.
Comment USPS should outsource most delivery and shipping (Score -1) 99
And cancel the new duckbill vehicle purchase until they can find a way to run close to a balanced budget
Submission + - US appeals court tosses Nasdaq board diversity rules (reuters.com)
sinij writes:
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Nasdaq could not impose rules designed to increase diversity in corporate America by requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not.
Submission + - Florida woman accused of saying delay, deny, depose to an insurance company (thehill.com) 4
ihavesaxwithcollies writes: Florida is still shredding the first amendment. It is one hell of a logical leap to go from saying "delay, deny & depose" to that is an act of terrorism. The Florida woman, Boston was charged with threats to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. It's safe to say the Florida GOP will go to any lengths to protect wealthy corporations.
Submission + - Breakthrough Battery Breaks Record Range And Lasts Over 20k Cycles And 5M miles (wonderfulengineering.com)
schwit1 writes: With its remarkable ability to withstand more than 20,000 charge-discharge cycles while retaining 80 percent capacity, a novel lithium-ion battery with a single crystal electrode has raised the bar for electric vehicle (EV) technology. After six years of intense testing, Dalhousie University researchers reached this milestone, which correlates to an EV’s theoretical driving range of around five million miles (eight million kilometers).
This innovation addresses a key challenge in EV adoption: ensuring batteries can outlast the vehicle itself. Meeting U.S. regulations requiring batteries to retain 80 percent capacity after eight years of operation is already ambitious. However, extending battery lifespan could revolutionize energy storage systems, allowing used EV batteries to be repurposed for renewable energy projects.
Researchers worked with the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Light Source (CLS) to identify the processes underlying battery deterioration. The researchers, with support from NSERC and Tesla Canada, tested two types of lithium-ion batteries: one with a single crystal electrode and the other with a typical electrode. Without taking the batteries apart, they performed a microscopic analysis using CLS’s ultrabright synchrotron radiation.
The study revealed that traditional batteries suffer from microscopic cracks caused by lithium-induced expansion and contraction of electrode material, eventually leading to pulverization. In contrast, the single crystal electrode displayed no such degradation, with six-year-old cells virtually indistinguishable from new ones.
The breakthrough lies in the structural difference: conventional electrodes consist of fragile, snowball-like particles, while single crystal electrodes are robust, ice cube-like structures. This resilience ensures greater longevity, positioning these batteries to surpass other EV components in durability.
With commercial production underway, these advanced batteries are expected to hit the market soon, potentially transforming the future of transportation and renewable energy.
This innovation addresses a key challenge in EV adoption: ensuring batteries can outlast the vehicle itself. Meeting U.S. regulations requiring batteries to retain 80 percent capacity after eight years of operation is already ambitious. However, extending battery lifespan could revolutionize energy storage systems, allowing used EV batteries to be repurposed for renewable energy projects.
Researchers worked with the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Light Source (CLS) to identify the processes underlying battery deterioration. The researchers, with support from NSERC and Tesla Canada, tested two types of lithium-ion batteries: one with a single crystal electrode and the other with a typical electrode. Without taking the batteries apart, they performed a microscopic analysis using CLS’s ultrabright synchrotron radiation.
The study revealed that traditional batteries suffer from microscopic cracks caused by lithium-induced expansion and contraction of electrode material, eventually leading to pulverization. In contrast, the single crystal electrode displayed no such degradation, with six-year-old cells virtually indistinguishable from new ones.
The breakthrough lies in the structural difference: conventional electrodes consist of fragile, snowball-like particles, while single crystal electrodes are robust, ice cube-like structures. This resilience ensures greater longevity, positioning these batteries to surpass other EV components in durability.
With commercial production underway, these advanced batteries are expected to hit the market soon, potentially transforming the future of transportation and renewable energy.
Submission + - Climate change 'greatly overestimated'? Oceans cooling far more than we thought (studyfinds.org) 2
An anonymous reader writes: When it comes to climate change, a new study finds that our fear over the planet's health may be "greatly overestimated." For the first time, researchers have found oceans help cool global temperatures more than anyone previously thought.
Specifically, sulfur gas produced by marine life emits a second compound that significantly cools the planet. The discovery will help create more accurate climate models and provide another tool to slow global warming.
With almost three-fourths of Earth covered by oceans, the waters capture and redistribute the Sun’s heat. The latest study in Science Advances shows the process goes much deeper than that. The oceans also create sulfur gases that create particles to cool the Earth, such as brightening clouds that reflect heat.
Specifically, sulfur gas produced by marine life emits a second compound that significantly cools the planet. The discovery will help create more accurate climate models and provide another tool to slow global warming.
With almost three-fourths of Earth covered by oceans, the waters capture and redistribute the Sun’s heat. The latest study in Science Advances shows the process goes much deeper than that. The oceans also create sulfur gases that create particles to cool the Earth, such as brightening clouds that reflect heat.
Comment No mention of bureacracy (Score 4, Insightful) 152
Every employee must do crap that isn't directly replated to their core job function.
Training: security and HR
Filling out HR forms
Waiting on IT after the laptop craps out
filling out PRs for needed software licenses
VPN is down
windows updates
etc
Comment Is Starlink available in Russia? (Score 2) 123
Were embassies/consulates blocked too? Were phones blocked?
Comment US removed entire branches of physics for research (Score 0, Offtopic) 151
https://x.com/thehonestlypod/s...
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) says he attended “absolutely horrifying” meetings where Biden’s government vowed to take “complete control” over AI technology:
“They basically said AI is going to be a game of 2 or 3 big companies working closely with the government We’re going to protect them from competition, control them, and dictate what they do.”
When Marc countered that this would be impossible—the math behind AI is taught everywhere—they responded, “During the Cold War, we classified entire areas of physics and took them out of the research community—entire branches of physics went dark and didn’t proceed. If we decide we need to, we’re going to do the same thing to the math underneath AI.”
Comment Re:Dissonance (Score 1) 19
Joe Rogan with Mike Benz is scary on internet censorship. The US and foreign governments hand in glove with big tech to silence speech they don't like.
Submission + - Queensland lab breach. Vials of Hendra virus, lyssavirus and hantavirus missing (abc.net.au)
schwit1 writes: One hundred of the missing vials contain the deadly Hendra virus, two contain the hantavirus, and the remaining vials contain lyssavirus. All three of the viruses are zoonotic diseases, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans. According to Newsweek,
Hendra virus is a "bat-born viral disease" that was discovered in the 1990s when it killed several Australian horses. While it's rare, it has a high fatality rate of 57%. The World Health Organization reports that symptoms can range from mild and flu-like to severe respiratory and neurological complications. No treatment currently exists, though vaccines are available for horses.
Hantavirus is spread through rodents, and Newsweek reported earlier this year that it had spread to the United States, particularly in the Southwest region. A handful of people in Arizona and California have died from the virus this year. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that people who come in contact with a rat or mouse that carries the virus may experience hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), which affects the lungs, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, which impacts the kidneys. It has a 38% mortality rate.
Lyssavirus is a type of rabies specific to Australia that spreads through contact with bats, usually through a bite or a scratch. While rare, it's almost always deadly to humans who contract the virus.
Hendra virus is a "bat-born viral disease" that was discovered in the 1990s when it killed several Australian horses. While it's rare, it has a high fatality rate of 57%. The World Health Organization reports that symptoms can range from mild and flu-like to severe respiratory and neurological complications. No treatment currently exists, though vaccines are available for horses.
Hantavirus is spread through rodents, and Newsweek reported earlier this year that it had spread to the United States, particularly in the Southwest region. A handful of people in Arizona and California have died from the virus this year. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that people who come in contact with a rat or mouse that carries the virus may experience hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), which affects the lungs, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, which impacts the kidneys. It has a 38% mortality rate.
Lyssavirus is a type of rabies specific to Australia that spreads through contact with bats, usually through a bite or a scratch. While rare, it's almost always deadly to humans who contract the virus.
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