Could you also add your thoughts on whether you think a B1 level is a sensible requirement for permanent residence in any country? Because that's what the post seems to boil down to, but you haven't opined on it (other…
There's some people that say having no airconditioning, no dishwasher, no elevator, no computer, no smartphone isn't as bad as it sounds. And they're completely right, for them. And completely wrong, for others. I'll…
Exactly this, he should've just fixed this, or not written an article about it. After the 'sensorium effect' (he should've used ancient greek for a +10 bonus to archaic intellectual points), he describes the…
Quite annoying to have to read a paragraph of text next to a moving image. I right-clicked every GIF and turned off 'loop'. Beyond that reading an AI piece just feels like a waste of time. The text goes on and on…
I thought it was quite the opposite, too easy. Your ship recharges health. Also you can claim and island and heal there. It's so easy to the point it's actually boring, I got 10 kills before I quit, never got close to…
These aren't comparable situations. For one it's a peace-time situation where strong-arming interventions are met with consequences, in this case China can stop supply of critical products to punish the Dutch. In a…
'breaking records' implies a lot more than it is. The amount of breaths anyone takes in their life also continues to break their own personal record, but it's not as impressive as it sounds. Output today is 2x what it…
It's obviously both in different circumstances. I've had plenty of raises while the rest of my team didn't, and when I stopped doing what I was doing, I joined them.
PHEVs are typically discouraged in many countries nowadays, because drivers fall into one of two categories: A) plug-in to charge on a (virtually) daily basis at home B) plug-in to charge as necessary, some of whom have…
Netherlands here, it's great. Idk about Spain.
I think at the upper range, and for Teslas, this is true. But for the rest, not quite yet. Suppose you buy an entry-level Renault 5, the WLTP range is 310km. In mild conditions you typically get 85-90% of that, enough…
It's more like the recent events trigger people's awareness and learning about multi-year trends that are happening regardless of recent events. EVs are a good deal in much of the world. They're more quiet, lower…
I didn't say work hard. But if you keep contributing what you already contributed previously and nothing changes, your salary likely also doesn't change. Changing that doesn't necessarily require working hard, I haven't…
I was at my previous company for almost 10 years, I had annual promotions and I roughly 4x'd my annual income in this period, which averages to about 15% of year-on-year pay increases. Part inflation, part growth in…
I don't understand your comment tbh...
For me it's as much culture as it is work. In fact I live in the capital city of my country, even though my work has not always been here. I live here because it has world class restaurants, bars, museums, architecture,…
Uff Blue Burst, fantastic online game, it's one of those blasts of sheer nostalgia that is almost unbearable, I'd give everything to go back. It's partly the game, and partly my life around the time I was playing the…
This is by the way how the defense was treated for decades as well. US resisted the EU from building a formidable army, instead they preferred a vassal state defense, enough to deter others from messing with Europe, not…
Yes at the pay page there's a 'pay by X' list of options, you choose it. You then typically have two choices: scan QR with your phone or login to your bank. I normally open my bank app on my phone which signs in via my…
Not implausible he hit those numbers, electric car ranges depend on a lot of factors, and he likely had a very small and favorable sample to get him to 258 wh/mile. Some factors to consider: 1. Winter gets 20-25% less…
No but every region has their own pros and cons. The idea Belgium has no other option than coal gas or nuclear is refuted, and biomass is just one of the reasons.
I don’t think its a long term issue. The cost of battery storage is below 10c per kWh, whereas a peaker plant costs above 20c per kWh and runs 10% of the time. So if you get paid double the value of your battery the…
Or solar / wind (which mostly anticorrelate) + biomass + storage + interconnectors + smart demand. The amount of baseload we technically need can be pretty slim. Take Denmark: fossil powers just 9% of their electricity…
What a waste of energy (money/resources)... Scraping and AI-scanning 2 million photos to identify animals in the advertisement pictures? What's the point. As an exercise a sample of 1000 photos would've been enough. As…
For context Doge saved 2-3 billion by independent estimates. And cut some of the most important international aid around the world.
Could you also add your thoughts on whether you think a B1 level is a sensible requirement for permanent residence in any country? Because that's what the post seems to boil down to, but you haven't opined on it (other…
There's some people that say having no airconditioning, no dishwasher, no elevator, no computer, no smartphone isn't as bad as it sounds. And they're completely right, for them. And completely wrong, for others. I'll…
Exactly this, he should've just fixed this, or not written an article about it. After the 'sensorium effect' (he should've used ancient greek for a +10 bonus to archaic intellectual points), he describes the…
Quite annoying to have to read a paragraph of text next to a moving image. I right-clicked every GIF and turned off 'loop'. Beyond that reading an AI piece just feels like a waste of time. The text goes on and on…
I thought it was quite the opposite, too easy. Your ship recharges health. Also you can claim and island and heal there. It's so easy to the point it's actually boring, I got 10 kills before I quit, never got close to…
These aren't comparable situations. For one it's a peace-time situation where strong-arming interventions are met with consequences, in this case China can stop supply of critical products to punish the Dutch. In a…
'breaking records' implies a lot more than it is. The amount of breaths anyone takes in their life also continues to break their own personal record, but it's not as impressive as it sounds. Output today is 2x what it…
It's obviously both in different circumstances. I've had plenty of raises while the rest of my team didn't, and when I stopped doing what I was doing, I joined them.
PHEVs are typically discouraged in many countries nowadays, because drivers fall into one of two categories: A) plug-in to charge on a (virtually) daily basis at home B) plug-in to charge as necessary, some of whom have…
Netherlands here, it's great. Idk about Spain.
I think at the upper range, and for Teslas, this is true. But for the rest, not quite yet. Suppose you buy an entry-level Renault 5, the WLTP range is 310km. In mild conditions you typically get 85-90% of that, enough…
It's more like the recent events trigger people's awareness and learning about multi-year trends that are happening regardless of recent events. EVs are a good deal in much of the world. They're more quiet, lower…
I didn't say work hard. But if you keep contributing what you already contributed previously and nothing changes, your salary likely also doesn't change. Changing that doesn't necessarily require working hard, I haven't…
I was at my previous company for almost 10 years, I had annual promotions and I roughly 4x'd my annual income in this period, which averages to about 15% of year-on-year pay increases. Part inflation, part growth in…
I don't understand your comment tbh...
For me it's as much culture as it is work. In fact I live in the capital city of my country, even though my work has not always been here. I live here because it has world class restaurants, bars, museums, architecture,…
Uff Blue Burst, fantastic online game, it's one of those blasts of sheer nostalgia that is almost unbearable, I'd give everything to go back. It's partly the game, and partly my life around the time I was playing the…
This is by the way how the defense was treated for decades as well. US resisted the EU from building a formidable army, instead they preferred a vassal state defense, enough to deter others from messing with Europe, not…
Yes at the pay page there's a 'pay by X' list of options, you choose it. You then typically have two choices: scan QR with your phone or login to your bank. I normally open my bank app on my phone which signs in via my…
Not implausible he hit those numbers, electric car ranges depend on a lot of factors, and he likely had a very small and favorable sample to get him to 258 wh/mile. Some factors to consider: 1. Winter gets 20-25% less…
No but every region has their own pros and cons. The idea Belgium has no other option than coal gas or nuclear is refuted, and biomass is just one of the reasons.
I don’t think its a long term issue. The cost of battery storage is below 10c per kWh, whereas a peaker plant costs above 20c per kWh and runs 10% of the time. So if you get paid double the value of your battery the…
Or solar / wind (which mostly anticorrelate) + biomass + storage + interconnectors + smart demand. The amount of baseload we technically need can be pretty slim. Take Denmark: fossil powers just 9% of their electricity…
What a waste of energy (money/resources)... Scraping and AI-scanning 2 million photos to identify animals in the advertisement pictures? What's the point. As an exercise a sample of 1000 photos would've been enough. As…
For context Doge saved 2-3 billion by independent estimates. And cut some of the most important international aid around the world.