Blue Origin's New Glenn made it to orbit on January 16, 2025 so they've already made it to space. Obviously that wasn't a manned mission- but the rocket itself performed pretty well for a first flight and successfully delivered its payload.

I feel like all we hear about are shortages and backlogs for high end graphics and dedicated AI chips- so where is all this extra export capacity going to come from?

Basic economics- if the profit you generate from price hikes outweighs the money you lose from customers canceling- you keep raising prices.

And on this news Netflix will continue to raise prices- which is why I canceled my service when they announced their most recent hike. Not enough good content, they kept canceling the few good things they did have, and I simply wasn't getting value out of it.

Not to mention that the arr's have made it easy to live without Netflix in the first place.

What a stupid comment.

The return on investment for NASA is about 3 to 1 in direct economic returns and is estimated to be as high as 40 to 1 in indirect benefits- in other words for every dollar we spend, we get back $40.

That's not a waste of money, it's actually a phenomenal investment.

https://nss.org/settlement/nasa/spaceresvol4/newspace3.html

"Estimates of the return on investment in the space program range from $7 for every $1 spent on the Apollo Program to $40 for every $1 spent on space development today."

Also- he has a bridge for sale...

Seriously, what would a literal Russian asset do that's different from what Trump is doing?

It doesn't matter whether he's on their payroll, just an enthusiastic supporter, or a convenient idiot, tell me what he would be doing differently? Cozying up to Russia and parroting their propaganda, talking about removing sanctions, blaming Ukraine for a war Russia started, standing down our offensive AND defensive cybersecurity programs- it's like a bad joke. And for some reason half the country is still cheering him on- it boggles the mind.

> A 200kWh battery

What car is shipping with a 200kWh battery aside from the Hummer EV?

> BYD has been making batteries much larger than that for years, it's just a question of if they can fit one to a car. My guess would be that they probably can these days.

Sure, a Hummer.

> at 1MW would only be 5C, well within the safe zone for modern chemistries.

Even the Ioniq 5 maxes out at 2.9C and averages closer to 2.3C.

You're talking double that and with a massive battery. With a much more realistic 100kWh battery you're talking 10C and that's nuts.

> Not only is it doable, it's been proven years ago to the point where charging systems designed for 4.5MW are expected to be finalised with the update to IEC 61851-23 this year. It's a 1.5kV charging system by the way with actively cooled cables.

I'm well aware of what the charging standards allow and water cooling is already used in some charging cables- that's nothing new.

> That kind of fear has been present since day one of EVs, and it has been proven unfounded. Engineers know what they are doing and know the problems batteries face and design around these problems.

Oh, so every other EV manufacturer is limiting their charge rates for no reason? Or is it only BYD that has figured out how to charge them without causing damage?

> And that tech has an excellent track record of reliability.

I have to say I am absolutely loving the BYD shills that come out in force every time they are mentioned.

BYD has only been making cars for 19 years and EVs for 15 and their early models most certainly were not reliable so I have no clue what this claim is based on.

But hey- there's no reason to argue about this- we'll see if this actually materializes.

> Stroking your chin and saying “aha, but what about degradation” as though keeping degradation to acceptable levels won’t have been one of the key engineering objectives for BYD, to which they’’ll have devoted really substantial effort, is just absurd.

Ahh yes- they've made a battery breakthrough and kept it a complete secret instead of yelling it from the rooftops to prove how awesome Chinese tech is... Would you like to buy a bridge?

Yes, because China never plays fast and loose with safety standards.

Seriously- we're talking about fundamental limits of physics- you need proper insulation and sufficient cable diameter to carry current without overheating.

You can only push so much current into a battery without destroying it and the higher the current, the faster they degrade.

Not to mention modern fast chargers are 1000v and at the limit of how much current you can push through their wires and connectors. To hit 1 megawatt you either need even higher voltages, or higher current- both of which require stouter cables and connectors. Not to mention the added safety risks that come with such systems.

Is it doable? Sure. Do I think current battery designs can handle those rates without rapid degradation? No.

> You think the Chinese military is making late USSR quality technology?

Judging by their military aircraft engines- yes.

It works on my old 27" LG 1440p monitor. What version of MacOS are you trying this on?

> I tried using a Mac from my TV recently. The only way to make the interface larger so that I can comfortably read it from a distance is to turn down the resolution.

I have no idea what your TV is doing but when I adjust the scaling on mine- it outputs the native resolution to the display and just adjusts the UI element sizes.

The resolutions listed under the items in the scaling menu are _equivalent resolutions_ not the actual resolution output to the display. For example- if you choose "Larger Text" - the resolution listed under it is 1920x1080 on my system- but the actual resolution output to my TV is still 3840x2160. Have you actually checked to see what your TV is outputting- because I've never seen the behavior you are describing.

> Both Windows and most Linux desktops have true fractional scaling, in fact Windows high DPI scaling has gotten quite decent recently.

MacOS has used display Postscript and SVG elements for years- long before Microsoft ever considered High DPI. I can still find apps on Windows that do not scale various elements properly- but I have never seen that on MacOS so I am curious what you are talking about.

> Even with a retina display, the interface scaling options are just changing the resolution of the display.

No, they aren't. FFS MacOS has always required SVG icons and UI elements specifically because it allows smooth scaling. The resolutions you see in the scaling menu are EQUIVALENT RESOLUTIONS- i.e. what the elements would look like with that resolution on your display- but the display itself still runs at the native resolution.

As I said- when I change the scaling options on my computer- the UI elements get larger or smaller, but the resolution being output to my monitor is ALWAYS 3840x2160@60Hz which is easily verified by having my monitor display it's resolution from it's own menu. I can post pictures if you want but that's how it works.

> Unless you leave the scaling at default, everything becomes a bit softer and blurrier whenever you use any scaling options on MacOS and it sucks.

It does not become softer and blurrier when using scaling and again- I can post pictures if you want. Like I said- MacOS uses SVGs specifically so it can scale without making anything blurry.

If you are getting blurry output, then something is wrong. Either you _are_ changing the resolution instead of the scaling (which can be done but is not recommended), or your display is not communicating with the system properly.

Sorry- ignore my reply below- we're saying the same thing because I replied to the wrong post like a moron.