I was thinking about Zuckerbergs new metaverse, wouldn't that make it possible for them to/users to collect/upload enough information to create a autonomous personality that can live on after the person dies.
That way you can still "communicate" with your dead friends and loved ones.
That would be pretty cool.
You describe quite accurately one of the episodes of Black Mirror ('Be right back'). You might want to check that episode to re-evaluate if that will be really a cool thing to have, for me it would be a very scary thought. Max Headroom had it covered decades ago. |
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While I like the hat, it's not something I would wear in public.
It's also the name of a birth control product, I think. |
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It's okay if one or two houses on a block have EV's (those houses may need internal wiring upgrades also) ... anymore than that on the block then you're needing to upgrade local infrastructure, transformers, cables, etc, since every 10 EVs on the block is like another 4 new houses equivalent demand ... on an already full block with matched infrastructure capacity to demand
It's important to note the timings of the load too. EVs are going to be charged at night and most heavily in the period from 6pmish to 12amish which is a)when a lot of other load is already expected and b)likely to lead to complicated centrally controlled charging schedules (Look forward to waking to not enough charge for the day). (Edit: I don't think that's a valid way to use the a,b thing but I'm gonna leave it). |
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now i do like electric stuff; i have a battery powered chainsaw, trimmer and week wacker for light yard stuff (with gas chainsaws and weedwacker for heavier stuff) and i love the near zero maintenance that electrics have. but once nearly all consumer stuff is electric.. is our grid gonna hold? no one seems to talk about that? or is our grid actually capable now and im worrying about nothing?
Most new consumer items probably won't tax the grid too much extra since we already have heavy hitters like AC (though California certainly ain't going to get ahead of the game and will just suck more). Electric cars are quite another step however. Probably the aim is that you'll just give up and use public transport; have nothing and be happy. On chainsaws, I have an electric chainsaw. Unfortunately the chain gear was plastic and stripped and even though it's not that old, it's a "discontinued" item. It's that kind of crap where a real environmental difference could be made. I bought a rechargeable to replace it. It did the job but was overwhelmingly disappointing, even at 40V. I have a gas one in parts, it was got by the ethanol gas. |
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 I know where hodlers go Needs a "Gotta make money fast with shitcoins" path. |
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as well as everyone else in the same boat. cuz waiting for a charge at some charging station miles away from home just aint gonna happen.
And, of course, having a driveway of your own you can charge in is far from the rule in any case. A rarity in many cities. |
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So is that the last we'll see of the 50ks?
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Weird. Didn't delete any comments, there's just one reply. In the notifications looks like there was another comment, but it doesn't show up. Here's a thread about Youtube deleting comments containing links, including Bitcointalk references: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5365512We should test that out. I've definitely had comments containing links disappear, including links to YouTube. I'm not sure if they are deleted or in some kind of limbo that an algorithm or the channel owner would eventually be able to release them from. It's gotten so that I'll write a comment, describe how to find the content I'm linking to then add the actual link in a followup comment. |
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FFS, I just renewed my electricity contract, I only buy on a one year basis. This year I have been paying the equivalent of 58 USD a month, next year I will be paying 175 USD, and that is just to the producer, at least another 50 to 100 USD, depending on how much I use, to the company that owns the cables and in taxes comes on top of that.
Good thing I'm not poor anymore, but what about all those poor souls that live on a paycheck to paycheck basis, how are they gonna afford this shit.
Basically I'm going from 5 USD to 20 USD per kWh before tax and transfer fees. In the end, with tax and fees, its about twice as much.
Prepare for mass civil unrest. And not just the piecemeal contract bullshit from last year. |
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Ah, that's the kind of thing I was talking about. Bulk order is going to skew things for sure. |
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I just read that Tesla is number one on the list of most sold cars in Europe for September, the firs time a non European car has the first place, and also the first time an electric car has the first place.
I also read that they got a order for 100 000 cars from some US entity.
I wouldn't count them out just yet.
That sounds suspicious. Tesla just isn't capable of the volume of other car manufacturers. Not saying that it isn't true but that it deserves closer inspection. |
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I knew a devastating crash was coming!
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- So Beijing Biden, do you think inflation is closer to 20% or 25% this year?
- Oh I don't know, I can't count that high. Wait, who are you again? And what are you doing later? Nah. She's about 50 years to old for him. |
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I've stopped using Google as a search engine on the consumer side. My default now has been duckduckgo for awhile, maybe the past 5 years or so. Try it. Set all your browsers on all your devices to use the duck and just delete or remove google. You won't miss it.
Concerns are now arising about DDG. Brave seems to be the ethical search engine of the moment. |
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I have the feeling that the pyramid would be a lot of effort. |
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Big mac?
Royale with cheese. |
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Ethereum is much like the stonk market:
It'll always get pumped, even though it is complete dog shit.
The biggest scam in crypto history (next to XRP).
I'm going to have to take exception there. For XRP to be a scam in crypto history, it would have to be a crypto. |
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(...) I'd say we'll have a laugh about this in a few months, but in truth, we probably won't, because by then, we'll probably have forgotten completely about this "just another FUD".  ^ ^ ^ Don't tell me we're talking about that Tesla guy again... You mean the Hyperloop guy? |
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Pretty sure that will be deemed Ex Post Facto and deemed Unconstitutional if it even makes it to the final bill.
You can't have punitive tax policy put into effect after the decision has already been made. The result would be far too destabilizing and I think it will be nullified in the courts.
Sadly we now live in a post-rational world. |
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So yeah. I've been debt averse all my life. Maybe it's better to take on some debt than sell some corn. Thinking about this.
I view debt as risk. It can place you in a bad position if things go wrong (it's basically a slightly different take on options trading). Doesn't mean it shouldn't be done but consider all the angles. |
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