Ukraine–the county literally being invaded by Russia–is an imperialist, war mongering tyrant? Get the fuck out of here with this slop. Could’ve just left it with the main flags, but throwing Ukraine’s flag in there is legit braindead Chinese/Russian trolling.

Is the meme supposed to be a pun/joke about British and their love of tea?

Thoroughly enjoyed that series. His new book, The Devils, was pretty fun, too.

Well deserved win, IMO. The devs made an excellent passion project and it was one of the most unique games I’ve played in years, especially for RPGs.

Sodium ion is certainly promising, particularly for large vehicles that have more space for the batteries. I definitely look forward to how that tech progresses and possible becomes even more optimized over time.

I don’t think drilling/burning oil is the optimal path. I just don’t see another way forward that drastically reduces emissions within a short span of time. Hybrids may not be the answer, but they could certainly be part of the effort.

Additionally, cars are only a few drops in the overall CO2 bucket. We need to fully go into renewables and/or nuclear energy. It is also absolutely critical to figure out how to drastically reduce or fully eliminate emissions from cargo ships and airplanes, as they account for far more emissions than cars do. Lastly, we need to drastically reduce or fully eliminate meat farming, as they produce a fuckton of methane, not to mention the intensive amount of water and other resources it takes.

Anyway, yeah, it’s a cluster fuck of crises.

Being an asshole isn’t conducive to constructive discussion, either. So, ironic for you to dismiss my opinion in such a haphazard way while ignoring what I’m actually saying.

Of course I am aware of the global effort to find better battery technologies. Yet, outside of sodium ion, everything is largely dependent on lithium ion. Lithium is extremely destructive to the local ecosystems it’s mined from.

Lastly, where the fuck do you think the majority of electricity is being produced from in large swathes of the planet? Cars absolutely need to have zero emissions. But, transitioning literal billions of vehicles to EV in a short span of time (~10 years) would require an unfathomable amount of batteries.

The most ideal solution, of course, would invest much more effort into zero emissions mass public transit. But, again, where is all that money going to come from?

The obvious answer is that there is no obvious solution that the public will leap to embrace. And even if the masses do embrace it, they’re still handicapped by their income.

So tell me, how the fuck are EVs going to solve the overall crisis that is climate change in a realistic time span at the current conversion rates, that also doesn’t destroy ecosystems? Not to mention all the toxic battery waste when tens of thousands of EVs start being totaled/decommissioned once they’re mass adopted.

These problems are nuanced and complicated, so I guess I grow tired of people like you finger wagging and acting like they fucking have all the answers.

And we’re going to continue ignoring the extreme environmental damage that mining for lithium causes?

I guess my main argument is we either make mass producing EVs far more environmentally friendly or we find a better alternative to lithium.

Yes, because car manufacturers have already been producing them for over 20 years at this point and already have factories that can do it. It’s “simpler” in that new factories all over the world aren’t required to mass produce.

The problem is the charity is buying from the charity founder’s farm. That’s a huge conflict of interest.

Also, I think of all things charity, lying wreaths on graves is a pretty damn inefficient use of resources.

I mean, he’s not fully wrong. You either fucking stick with your goals or you don’t. Personally, I think full EV within the next decade is a pipe dream and doesn’t actually resolve the fundamental problem. Hybrids are much simpler to manufacture, require far less toxic lithium mining and production, and have a very notable reduction in emissions in the short and long-term.

Why the fuck aren’t we pushing hybrids?? It’s such a better gateway transition until we get better fucking battery technology than is lithium ion.

100% this. The guy was literally a consultant and a developer. It’d just be bad business for him to outright dismiss AI without having actual hands on experience with said product. Clients want that type of experience and knowledge when paying a business to give them advice and develop a product for them.

Turnitin is such garbage. I hated it in grad school in the mid 2010s, I can only imagine how fucking awful it is now.

100%. “Put it… INNNN” always cracks me up

It is indeed a great documentary. Ironically, McNamara happily agreed to be interviewed for it. I haven’t seen it in over 20 years, but I just remembered being absolutely repulsed at how completely unfeeling the dude was about everything.

What about it do you not trust, out of curiosity? And how do you ensure OS integrity if not using TPM?

I don’t think greed is the only answer. There is a legitimate demand for food, and pests are constantly adapting to various pesticides. I think the answer is greed and some other nuance.

McNamara was truly one of the most cold-blooded sociopaths in US history.

As for the DMV thing: You sweet summer child.

Lol, dude, I’m in my early 40s. Go to the DMV and try bribing a government official and report back. Please. I beg of you.

Um, having direct access to pull my government photo ID is a huge deal. Lots of online services require photo ID or other more in-depth verification to pull loans and stuff. So yes, this new vector IS a serious concern.

And paying someone $50 at any DMV? C’mon, man, that sounds like some unfounded bullshit. Hardly anyone is going to risk a cushy government job with solid benefits and great hours for fucking $50, let alone the potential risk of going to jail.

Yeah, people already browse porn with zero privacy precautions, so linking their fetishes to them would be trivial. The main concern is having yet another privacy vulnerability vector for identity theft.