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I think the proposal suggested an orbit where the solar panels are always in sun and always properly aligned and always clean due to space gophers. But more seriously, GPU loads ar…

This is the best idea to come out of this whole scheme. Space solar panels are super cheap and efficient? Prove it! Launch them and transmit the energy down. This is orders of magn…

I had a good laugh. - You can't build 40MW of solar panels for $2M, even with theoretical maximum efficiency. You can't even build the cabling and regulators at that price. - You n…

1. They're overpriced. A quick Amazon search will show comparable kits for half of the price. You can buy a whole prebuilt ebike for the same price. 2. They're dangerous. FWD ebike…

> Maybe the device was churning on error re-transmissions from the brownout I think this is more likely. Two different routers impacted. Crappy grounding or induced noise causing h…

Irrelevant. 1. Downstream of the mains power supply are DC-DC converters that run the router hardware. Those contain the filters and capacitance you think you're fixing. Nothing in…

Well, there are encrypted CNIs like Weave. I've used Calico over ZeroTier to similar effect. The network is 'encrypted' and there isn't much effort required past initial configurat…

There's now FDA guidance on cybersecurity risks, but in a nutshell, it says "you must consider cybersecurity risks in your risk management plan." Manufacturers were (usually) doing…

Further, it's not that the magnet 'hurts' the pacemaker or device in any way. The presence of a magnetic field is used as a control signal to change the operating parameters of the…

I lived in the Gold Coast for a year while my job was in Sydney. I commuted by air once a week. Total commute time and housing expenses decreased .

I generally agree with you. I don't personally find eMTBs to be bothersome, and fully expect to be riding one when I'm not physically able to ride an acoustic MTB. And I definitely…

Powertrains are much, much better. - You can shift under load (usually) - Shifts are a little faster - Clutches give less chainslap - Narrow-wide rings hold the chain freakishly we…

At least here in NorCal, it's not trail damage that's the issue. It's: * people riding beyond their ability (too fast, too technical) and getting injured * batteries overheating an…

It won't work with the LG Ultrafine 5k, which requires a Thunderbolt connection to run at full resolution, and behind-the-scenes is a tiled pair of DP1.2 displays. It ought to work…

I do misunderstand. Please educate me! What makes these better than other headphones or the AirPods Pro, which are looking downright good value right now?

I think we're in vigorous agreement. I use the AirPods Pro not because they sound the best, but because they sound good enough and the convenience factors make them worthwhile. I d…

I honestly think that audio quality is consistently poor on Apple stuff and they try to patch over it with EQ boosts and marketing. AirPods are better than EarPods, but they're sti…

> Did you miss the part where they I don't think that's notable, sorry. I would expect that of any modern CPU. > it’s not common for general purpose laptops and desktops Well, yeah…

Anandtech is comparing M1 vs A14. It's high performance for a cellphone part. Dual channel DDR3L or DDR4L also has a 128 bit bus. 4200MHz DDR4 is clocked on the high side for most …

M1 is using standard LPDDRx. It's not "very high performance". It uses a different interconnect -- that's it. I guarantee that 64GB does not cost anything near EUR300. You might be…

Well... yeah... but they also dropped clock rate from 2.5GHz-ish to 1.7GHz-ish. That could equally well explain the increase in core count at the same TDP. You're gaining about 15%…

They might embarrass today's Threadripper. They don't exist yet, at least not outside an Apple lab. AMD's not sitting on their hands, either.

You've got it backwards. Apple chooses the TDP. Intel provides the CPU to suit. Apple is choosing TDPs which are too small and then providing thermal solutions which only just meet…

I hate the "M1 vs Intel MacBook" comparison. Every Intel MacBook back to 2016 has broken thermals. They're all running at maybe half their rated clock speed. 13" MBP is a 4GHz part…