mocana

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by mocana 1mo ago
Ok. A serious question. I frequently hear that wind and solar are the cheapest forms of electricity. Then why are they using gas turbines? Is it because they can generate more power with a smaller real estate footprint?
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by mocana 5mo ago
Q: Is this a good government policy? A: Yes. Q: Does the government have the expertise, integrity, and credibility to regulate AI models? A: Color me sceptical.
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by mocana 8mo ago
We have the dumbest bullies in the world running the country. What did they expect? Tariffs. Threatening to turn the country into a state. Harassing Canadians living in the U.S. And very purposefully kneecapping the EV market in the U.S. f
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by mocana 8mo ago
If one of the most widely used UI libraries in the world cannot sustain a small team of developers, why would anybody attempt to start a company around an open source library? Does not speak well of the open source business model. At least
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by mocana 9mo ago
I am unhappy about Tesla's slide. My car is indeed worth less as there uncertainty about the company's ability to provide parts and services long term. More importantly, Tesla was an American company making cars in the U.S. and le
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by mocana 9mo ago
They have arrested some. Have heard of Teslas getting keyed too. My sense is that Elon being less in the spotlight recently has allowed some of the anger he provoked to cool off. But the brand damage, I am afraid, is permanent. https:&#x2F
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by mocana 9mo ago
And how much worse would Tesla sales be without tariffs and protectionism in the U.S. and Europe? It is sad to see how Musk has pissed away Tesla's technological leadership. Those BVD and Huawei cars make the Tesla product look outdate
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by mocana 9mo ago
Elon built up Tesla, to his great credit. He also has gone out of his way to undermine the car business. He enthusiastically endorsed getting rid of the EV car credit, publicly stating that it would help Tesla. And his DOGE antics have tur
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by mocana 1y ago
Their characterization of their customer base mostly rings true to me. My white teenage kids love the stuff. Don't know about GenX though. A common definition of GenX is born between 1965 and 1980. Speaking for all GenX males of the wo
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by mocana 1y ago
So? Big deal. Tesla is going to have FSD this year. Elon said so.
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by mocana 3y ago
Kind of weird to dump on Khan like he was liar and a flunky. My kids have benefitted by his very clear educational videos as have millions of kids around the world, many of which no doubt are economically and "genetically"(?!!!)
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by mocana 3y ago
I think the game console controller is getting undue attention. Those things are super-durable and reliable! If it can handle years of Donkey Kong, Galaga and Frogger at the hands of obnoxious teenagers it can handle a mini-submarine at th
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by mocana 4y ago
Article a reminder of why CSS is so difficult to work with. Turns out I knew all these precedence rules, however when time comes to look at an element and figure out how to make it, say, wider, figuring out WHERE to add that rule is a chal
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by mocana 5y ago
Learn from the article: If you focus on one Math at a time you will do better in each of them.
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by mocana 5y ago
A lot of good books in this thread and I have read many of them, but in retrospect these 3 titles have had the greatest effect on me: The End of Faith by Sam Harris: Crystallized a lot of things I have been thinking about over the years. Da
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by mocana 5y ago
You need to adjust your circadian clock. Not an overnight solution, but exposure to bright lights in the morning for at least 30 minutes is what worked for me. Real sunlight is best, but full spectrum lamp (e.g. Happy Light) shining close t
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by mocana 6y ago
This will be a good case study to find out how real "Cancel Culture" concerns are. Because if you are looking for a reason to be offended, the Muppets will give you one. Females being portrayed as pigs, Swedish chefs with speech i
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by mocana 6y ago
Whoa! Have loved Evan's playing for ever but have not heard him speak before, let alone have him speak about his own creative approach. It is indeed inspiring beyond improvisational music!
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by mocana 7y ago
Being trying to figure out how many of these machines are deployed in the U.S.
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by mocana 10y ago
I welcome the CIA's attempt at modernizing. Let's face it: their recent track record at predicting major social movements has been terrible. The Arab spring, Tianamen square. They found out like the rest of us: cable TV and Intern
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by mocana 11y ago
I worked at a company that was a Smalltalk shop right through the middle of the 0's. I personally loved Smalltalk for it's simplicity and productivity and miss it to this day. Our company finally let go of it because: 1) We needed