defcon_penguin
defcon_penguin t1_iwmqg4q wrote
Reply to comment by rethumme in Laser-driven fusion’s internal energies not matching up with predictions: There's a change in behavior when the plasma starts burning, and nobody knows why by DoremusJessup
Well yes, but laser fusion was publicized as being almost ready, in comparison to magnetic fusion. So it is a bit of a delusion
defcon_penguin t1_iwmn2ob wrote
Reply to Laser-driven fusion’s internal energies not matching up with predictions: There's a change in behavior when the plasma starts burning, and nobody knows why by DoremusJessup
So, the technology is thirty years away still?
defcon_penguin t1_iw1yfvp wrote
Reply to [OC] Correlation between GDP Growth and Self reported happiness '09-'19 (dataset in comments) by hcrx
So, no linear fit, no r squared?
defcon_penguin t1_ivj1hwf wrote
defcon_penguin t1_iv1pe4l wrote
What about the richest man on the planet? Is he also the stingiest?
defcon_penguin t1_iuoidhf wrote
Reply to comment by UrHellaLateB in Twitter Users Flock to Other Platforms as the Elon Era Begins by Khalifa_Nomi
Who should provide the data, Elon?
defcon_penguin t1_iudz6l4 wrote
Reply to comment by leto78 in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom
I assume that they are also doing that. Their cars have assisted driving systems, and they are going to continuously improve on them. I however doubt that with iterative improvement on those systems you are going to reach full self driving. Full self driving means that you are never going to need a steering wheel in the car, and the car can take you everywhere you could drive. That requires human level intelligence. You don't get there just by training your neural networks just a bit more
defcon_penguin t1_iu5nbdo wrote
Reply to comment by Tastypies in EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035 by Wagamaga
You know right that EV vehicles have much more acceleration and stability than ICEs right? Or is it just the noise that you like?
defcon_penguin t1_iu5n52z wrote
Reply to comment by optermationahesh in EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035 by Wagamaga
And do you think that 8 years are not enough to build it?
defcon_penguin t1_iu3oza4 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Countess in EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035 by Wagamaga
Battery cost going up is a temporary situation due to the production not ramping up fast enough to meet demand. That should only last a couple of years. For people that can't park in a garage, a weekly fast charge should be enough, no one is doing more than 500km per week, at least in europe. Fast charging networks keep on improving and they are catching up quite fast. Recharging times are also going down continously, and I can imagine that in 8 years they should be at least half of the current best. Innovation in battery is going very fast
defcon_penguin t1_iu3j8zm wrote
The market will take care of them before 2030. Once cheaper batteries and more affordable EVs are available, no one is going to buy ICE cars anymore. They won't have any value on the market for used cars
defcon_penguin t1_iwn3r4a wrote
Reply to comment by -The_Blazer- in Laser-driven fusion’s internal energies not matching up with predictions: There's a change in behavior when the plasma starts burning, and nobody knows why by DoremusJessup
Yes, let's hope that ITER will only give positive surprises