See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a....
We switched to an externally mounted tankless when our big ole water heater conked out. It’s way more energy efficient, but everyone has to run the water for a good minute until it kicks in and makes it through the pipes
I’ll look into a heat pump once this one dies, but running water during a drought is just wrong.
I would love for a Nio style battery swap to make it to the U.S. It just makes sense.
And for those saying they don’t want some janky battery that’s been through a bunch of cycles. If you have battery swap and access to a station, there’s not a lot of incentive to charge at home since the swap stations do it. The max battery life for most EVs is around 10 years. After that, a total replacement is $$$. With the swap system, you have a moderately used battery forever. If it doesn’t hold charge well, just go back to the swap station and get another one.
I just got back from a trip to Southern California. Every Electrify America L3 station was busy and had a waiting line. Someone said it was normal and many stations were busy until 3-4am. Turns out anyone living in an apartment or condo highrise had to charge at these stations. It used up 2-3 hours of their day just to charge up. Everyone in line said they hated it and many said they regretted getting EVs.
A swap station would do brisk business and roll them in and out in 5m.
This is quite exciting in that it removes plastic waste. I see no reason why different companies can’t make different shape ones to maintain their lock-in. I expect a knock-off market to pop-up, but that exists with plastic pods too. It’s a step in the right direction at least.
Good to see Keurig try to cut down on plastic waste, but if they really wanted to make an impact, they could open-source the design of the pods so all the alt-cup manufacturers could switch as well. It may be counter-intuitive, but the more options customers have, the more machine sales and goodwill Keurig will create.
A lot of tech people are getting laid off and looking for jobs. This makes them susceptible to social engineering efforts like this.
In the last two weeks I’ve been getting multiple unsolicited text messages saying they have reviewed my resume and have a job that would be perfect. Of course, there’s a link to follow.
If I sent someone a message like that, if they DID click on it, that would be an automatic disqualification on grounds of infosec dumbassery.
I know managers love that term, but I think I’ve come to hear it as an insult… Sorta like being called an unprofessional “jack of all trades” budget handyman that does everything mediocre…
I really want to use AI like llama, ChatGTP, midjourney etc. for something productive. But over the last year the only thing I found use for it was to propose places to go as a family on our Hokaido Japan journey. There were great proposals for places to go....
I’ve used it to make specific images for work proposals that stock sources may not have. Sometimes for fun, I vary it so it’s in the style of a cartoon or a Japanese woodcut.
Non-competes have been null and void in California for some time. Employees can also recover attorney fees if someone tries to enforce one. It’s one of the reasons startups can be started here without fear of persecution by a previous employer.
A new bill, the first of its kind in the U.S., would ban security screening company Clear from operating at California airports as lawmakers take aim at companies that let consumers pay to pass through security ahead of other travelers....
I had to travel with a school group recently so couldn’t use Pre. At the front of the TSA line, they took my ID, then had me stand in front of a camera and display screen. It showed it scanning my face and clearly doing face feature segmentation (eyes, nose, hairline, etc).
Georgia’s Republican Party has reportedly paid massive legal bills after promising to defend GOP officials charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County election subversion criminal case.
I lost mine
Rabbit R1 is Just an Android App (lemmy.world)
See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a....
Water Heaters Use Lots of Energy. The D.O.E. Wants to Change That. The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances (www.nytimes.com)
Washington Post coverage for comparison
Mask off: cost cutting revealed as real motive for promoting assisted dying (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles (arstechnica.com)
I’m a Professor. I Never Expected to Be Arrested by My Own University. (www.chronicle.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/kvyEW
When did you get your first phone? First computer? What was it?
Keurig's new K-Rounds coffee pods are plastic-free and could finally make single-serve coffee-making sustainable (www.techradar.com)
This is quite exciting in that it removes plastic waste. I see no reason why different companies can’t make different shape ones to maintain their lock-in. I expect a knock-off market to pop-up, but that exists with plastic pods too. It’s a step in the right direction at least.
Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
‘I’m not buying new stuff any more’: the young people getting into ‘degrowth’ (www.theguardian.com)
If someone were to call you a "full stack" developer, would that feel like a complement or an insult?
I know managers love that term, but I think I’ve come to hear it as an insult… Sorta like being called an unprofessional “jack of all trades” budget handyman that does everything mediocre…
Toyota unveils two new EVs: the bZ3C and bZ3X (www.arenaev.com)
Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! (github.com)
I am the thing that goes *thump* 'Fuck!' in the night (slrpnk.net)
What do you personally use AI for?
I really want to use AI like llama, ChatGTP, midjourney etc. for something productive. But over the last year the only thing I found use for it was to propose places to go as a family on our Hokaido Japan journey. There were great proposals for places to go....
Reddit Will License Its Data to Train LLMs, So We Made a Firefox Extension That Lets You Replace Your Comments (theluddite.org)
An anticapitalist tech blog. Embrace the technology that liberates us. Smash that which does not.
Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
Bill to allow arming Tennessee teachers with guns heads to the governor's desk (www.newschannel5.com)
A bill that would allow some Tennessee teachers to carry a gun at school is heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk....
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000 (arstechnica.com)
FTC votes to ban noncompete clauses that bar employees from working for competitors (www.cnbc.com)
How web bloat impacts users with slow devices (danluu.com)
www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202404231317...
California could ban Clear, which lets travelers pay to skip TSA lines (www.cbsnews.com)
A new bill, the first of its kind in the U.S., would ban security screening company Clear from operating at California airports as lawmakers take aim at companies that let consumers pay to pass through security ahead of other travelers....
Every hotel bar ever (files.catbox.moe)
Georgia Republicans Have Spent $1.7 Million on Trump-Related Trial Fees (www.newsweek.com)
Georgia’s Republican Party has reportedly paid massive legal bills after promising to defend GOP officials charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County election subversion criminal case.