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Comment What Tariffs? (Score 1) 54

I must be missing something, is there a new tariff on all imported EVs? Or is this headline referencing the new tariff that's specifically targeted at EVs imported from China and implying that's responsible for a Korean manufacturer dropping EV models with poor sales?

I think we all anticipated a drop in EV sales now that the tax rebates have been removed, I would have expected that to be a small windfall for Hyundai as most (all?) of their models were not eligible for the rebate to begin with, which was likely to drive customers to other brands where they could get more car for their money.

Comment Re:Testing Methodology (Score 1) 108

No, it's the device. We have known this for at least a decade.

The OECD does the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) every three years in 50+ countries around the world with several hundred thousand students.

One of the metrics they track is technology integration, and they have consistenly shown that regardless of where (1st/3rd world, rich, poor, etc.) the more that technology is integrated into the curriculum the worse their results.

Comment Re:more flamebait presumably since /.'s tards now (Score 1) 87

Tell me you don't know what the DMCA is without telling us. The DMCA was created explicitly for this purpose, to allow technology to become a legal way of hamstringing legitimate "free use" of copyrighted material. Instead of arguing the merits of the use itself, they get to claim you illegally circumvented a protection mechanism to obtain the materials. Unfortunately the court's ruling is correct both technically and as to the spirit of the law, so no this ruling does not mean that they need to "learn what computers are".

I remember once upon a time slashdotters would protest the DMCA by posting DeCSS decryption keys, and now they don't even know what the DMCA is or why we protested.

Comment Re:Good luck with that (Score 1) 13

GeForce Now predates Stadia by quite a bit, and it was far and away the superior option. I was part of the beta when they allowed full access to your steam library, and it was great. I stopped using it when they allowed publishers to opt out. Every couple of years when a new cloud based gaming setup is released I give it a try, but none of them are as good as GeForce Now was.

Comment Re:30%, you paid once, now pay forever (Score 1) 164

The only people who care are people who understand the definitions of words, and those people care because steam is in no way a monopoly. It's not the only place to purchase games, it's not the only place online to purchase games, and it doesn't have access to every game. It isn't the only software to integrate and auto-install a multi-publisher library or to automate downloading and installing updates.

Comment Re:AMD (Score 1) 15

I don't see how claiming infringement on training data (as opposed to outputs) can be decided against them without opening basically everyone that produces any kind of commercial media up to similar lawsuits.

Oh, I see here that drew a web-comic. Did you get permission from / pay to license every comic you ever read prior to developing your own?

Comment Re: while the left paddle adjusts braking intensit (Score 1) 131

This is intentional though (at least in the US), Federal law requires EV to produce sound to alert pedestrians. And human hearing is more attuned to mid-high frequency sounds, so if you want the noise to actually grab their attention without being loud enough to be bothersome you end up with high pitch whining/humming. Would be funnier if the default was to play Move Bitch by Ludacris.

Comment Re:while the left paddle adjusts braking intensity (Score 1) 131

That's what the paddles do in the Toyota Bz4x / Subaru Solterra. And since the regen braking is actually always on, all the paddle does is increase the automatic braking whenever you lift your foot from the accelerator (so basically braking intensity).

Comment Re:Being a screen nazi was my best decision (Score 1) 46

Two of my three had tablets, video games, and TV from the very beginning. Both taught themselves to read BEFORE entering preschool at 4 years old. Both continued to test far above both school and state averages in English language arts and math. My youngest doesn't seem to like devices, prefers more traditionally activities (coloring, doll houses, etc). She just started kindergarten and is more or less average, still learning her letters and numbers (no reading).

So I could say my anecdotal experience is the opposite of your own. Screen time seems to correlate with better testing outcomes.

Or we could both admit that it's not that simple.

I suspect there may be additional variables beyond just screen time that play into academics / test scores.

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