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hace 2 añosdiscuss

Many more will go out of healthcare once the medical insurance industry is allowed to demand that their customers use their AI software for the initial visit instead of going to their general practitioner, and once hospitals start using a few doctors as rubber-stamps for decisions made by their AI software. I suspect that the eventual net benefit to society will be positive. But the transition will be bumpy, with most people supporting deregulation until another Elixir Sulfanilamide event shifts the pendulum in the other extreme direction. I might be wrong, but I think that people aren't great aiming for the pragmatic balance.

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

That doesn't solve the problem. I mean, a manufacturer that doesn't want to grant you access to repair your car can use analog computers, analog transmission/reception protocols and most importantly, deny selling you proprietary parts, tools and documentation. That is, unless you were expecting them to make new cars reusing designs from the '70s.

No, what I need is a manufacturer that is willing to sell at reasonable price the parts, diagnostic/repair tools and documentation to any car owner or repair shop without any delays or restrictions.

Even better, I would like a car that doesn't save and/or transmit to the manufacturer any information about my car usage and location. Or a manufacturer that supports my right to modify the car any way that I wish. But those two are completely different topics. Related, but not the same as right-to-repair.

There's a startup that is making a pledge to support your right to repair, but they are not manufacturing their cars yet. And honestly, their cars aren't for everybody: https://aptera.us/right-to-repair-commitment-feat-rich-rebui...

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

OMG, I had forgotten that Royal Crown ever existed. It was a minor, but still important cola beverage, here in Puerto Rico back in the '70s.

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

Puerto Rico (USA Territory) - Digital payments in the form of debit or credit cards are pretty much universal here, but most fast foods, small business and even semi-formal business (mom+pop) accept an app-based payment called ATH movil. This system is sponsored by the largest bank here (although it's not owned by them). This is so strong here that many businesses apologize when they can't accept it, and the smallest business only accept either cash or ATH móvil. Not all the local banks and credit unions support the system. So when you don't have cash and cannot use ATH móvil to pay, you might feel excluded from the local economy. In my opinion this bank is using the app to consolidate the oligopoly in the local market. Which is almost a monopoly because the other banks are insignificant to them (in size). Of course, they share the system with other tiny banks and credit unions, so you cannot claim monopoly. In addition, the system belongs to a company that they spun off a few years ago.

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

No thanks. I'll not be using alcohol-based mouthwash. https://drugfree.org/drug-and-alcohol-news/australian-study-...

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

This is not possible. No other country have implemented a program against homeless that works, and those who tried in the past have given up because it's an impossible problem to solve. Ohh wait. Finland Housing First program have been running since 2008?

How do they can? Maybe there are other factors, like a better economy and support systems that generate less homeless people, maybe? Or maybe most homeless people die in the cold and are lost in the snow forever?

https://www.themandarin.com.au/205500-finland-ends-homelessn...

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

You mean, to all possible sensors and spectrum signals in the arsenal?

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

I wouldn't say 'never'. But the right thing to do is to keep the training wheels (radar, lidar) until it's proven that the system has learned to drive without them when there's good visibility and to reduce speed (or stop, if necessary) when the visibility is reduced. This also includes learning to recognize almost every possible situation, including zero shot events.

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

I can't believe you all fell for the whataboutism.

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

I'll summarize it for you:

'I'm the bomb! Just awesome. Here's the evidence. If you are a CEO looking to improve your time management and delegation skills, you can throw lots of money at me and I can coach you into being almost as good as me.

This article took 1/24th days of my time. B-)'

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hace 3 añosdiscuss

Heating under usual winter conditions would consume more energy than cooling under practical conditions. Yes.

But that's very different than claiming than cooling is more efficient than heating. In A/Cs the ratio of energy (in the form of heat) removed to energy consumed is very low, around 10-15%.

In furnaces the ratio of energy added to energy consumed is around 90%, which was pretty good until the emergence of heat pumps. There almost all the energy consumed is added to the output in addition to all the energy removed from the other side. That's why the efficiency in heat pumps is beyond 200%.

In summary, no. Cooling is not more efficient than heating. But given the temperature differential when cooling the energy consumption is usually higher.

elcano

hace 3 añosdiscuss

With credits, Aisera base model may get close to that number. But you will have to wait for it to be released and there're lots of people in line ahead of you. With that price and their right to repair policy, it is the less risky of the EV startups at this moment.

The link goes to the Launch Edition. But you can edit the options to reduce the sticker price to $25,600.

However, the All-Wheel option is tempting. Nobody needs a 0-60MPH in 3.5 seconds car, but it's very cool, anyway.

https://aptera.us/shop/

Depending on your commuting needs and sun availability in your area you might not need to recharge, ever.

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