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sharken··on Tesla sales in Europe down 45% in January
An important factor for choosing hybrid is that it must have the same benefits as an EV.

In Denmark there has been a trial in Copenhagen, where fossil fueled cars AND hybrids were not allowed on a particular road, only EVs were allowed.

sharken··on More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD
The proper knee-jerk reaction would be to ban this kind of work, but that would also mean disallowing content sharing on Facebook.

That is why this type of work will not go away.

And AI is just not good enough to do this, I fully agree.

sharken··on E-Bikes Won over Europe
The downside to ebikes, especially the cargo bike variant, is their high speed combined with their large size.

But I don't see how that can be changed, having them ride on the street along with cars is not a good solution.

sharken··on Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?
Quite right, it is infeasible to close roads for self driving cars only.

Which begs the question: How are self driving cars ever going to be mainstream?

sharken··on Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?
The future for self driving cars are closed roads where only driverless cars are allowed.

The ethical issues when a driverless car kills someone cannot be solved in a reasonable way.

The question is which city/country will be the first to implement roads for driverless cars only ?

sharken··on Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
He sounds like a Downer with those statements.

I guess it is to be expected from a person whose power is threatened by people like Assange.

At least the PM seems like a more sensible person.

sharken··on NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++
Absolutely, the startup speed of npp is addictive. If only VS Code could be half as fast.
sharken··on Cactus – A Modern Diablo II Version Switcher, Character Isolator, & Mod Manager
Diablo 2 is very hard compared to Diablo III, which I find is a major selling point.

I think the waste in D4 is that there is very little replay value, only the long grind or Seasons.

But starting over and over has very little appeal, so that leaves only one option: New content released regularly.

Which sadly is not planned for D4.

sharken··on Sweden clears final hurdle in bid to join NATO
Yes, great news indeed.

In the great scheme of things, 40 F-16s, 79 modernization kits for existing F-16 and four Gripen is a small price to pay.

sharken··on Show HN: Domino Fit – Domino Tiling Puzzle
Playing this on Android Brave browser using dark theme is not possible. The dots do not show.
sharken··on I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death (2023)
The great thing about any community is that you have free speech, but don't be surprised if your opinion is challenged.

I enjoy both HN and other community sites, both are great ways to communicate.

I don't get this us vs them mentality, but perhaps that is an American thing. Whatever it is, it is silly.

sharken··on Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games
Admittedly old news, but Disney is now joining Lego and Sony with regards to investments in Epic Games.

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-in...

sharken··on Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
Indeed, the Tesla model Y is also below 2000kg.

I also think the weight for EV cars should be lowered, considering the better acceleration that EVs have.

Perhaps that will come later.

sharken··on Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
You are absolutely correct, it was the Model S that I mistook for the Model Y from the source https://insideevs.com/news/527966/electric-cars-from-heavies...

I wonder what made the Parisians choose 2 tonnes, lowering the limit could certainly be justified.

The Model 3 and Y weigh twice that of my current drive, which is quite the difference.

sharken··on Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
I'd hardly call a 2 tonnes EV a tiny car, which is the limit in the proposal.

The Tesla model 3 is right on that limit with 1.980 Kg, whereas the model Y weighs 2.4 tonnes.

In Denmark the model Y is by far the most sold car in 2023, with 1 out of every 10 cars being a model Y.

So I think it will be an uphill battle to enact the same law in Denmark.

sharken··on ChatGPT for Teams
Same here. Using the correct lowercase word "teams" would enable everyone to focus on the product.

Anything else is just wasting time.

sharken··on Satya Nadella Says Copilot Will Be as Significant as the PC
For personal use and small businesses your example is a good look at what CoPilot can do.

For larger enterprises it is unlikely that this amount of data will be allowed to be sent for CoPilot processing.

The overarching question is: Do you want to transfer this much control over your data to a single entity ?

sharken··on Dropbox telemetry can't be disabled
Exactly, as a paying user having the option to disable telemetry is not unreasonable.

Too bad Dropbox does not see it that way.

sharken··on Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT
This is a very sensible take that i fully support, too bad the Italians do not, it's their loss.
sharken··on Cobble_stone – The texture of your childhood (2021)
Helpful link :) https://www.johnsto.co.uk/design/making-dust2/
sharken··on Cobble_stone – The texture of your childhood (2021)
Here is a link where he talks about de_cbble aka. Cobblestone map.

https://www.johnsto.co.uk/blog/cobbles-and-castles/

sharken··on European teams ditch pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at Qatar World Cup
It would be interesting to see the diplomatic efforts if players from one of the teams would go out drinking in public.

I guess we now see the true colors of FIFA, not withstanding the FIFA president who feels like a gay person.

Would be interesting to see him actually carry that out in public in Qatar.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/19/fifa-gianni...

sharken··on Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible long-term risks begins
At least provide some facts to the 2000 people a week claim.
sharken··on Meta lays off 11,000 people
Another angle is how do you prosecute the head of intelligence when everything is supposed to be secret.

That is what Denmark is trying to find out:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-charges-spy-chi...

sharken··on Shell script best practices, from a decade of scripting things
I recently replaced a bit of code to look up locked files for a file share with SMB cmdlets to do the same.

The performance difference was night and day.

The biggest issue with PowerShell is that PowerShell Core is not yet default on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server. That should be Microsofts highest priority for PowerShell.

sharken··on Shell script best practices, from a decade of scripting things
If someone could compile a similar list for PowerShell, that would be extremely helpful.

Kudos for nicely put tips that are easy to follow and understand.

sharken··on The Disaster of Superstition in Nutrition
Using the word includes does a disservice to skeptics and COVID discussions.

It would be far healthier for discussions to separate skeptics and obviously crazy or idiotic. Those are two very different groups.

sharken··on The Disaster of Superstition in Nutrition
The first paragraph paints a picture, where all skeptics are crazy or idiotic.

It's worth remembering the definition of skeptic as stated here:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/skeptic

"a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.".

But COVID discussions tend to be extremely black and white, with no place for a middle ground.

The comment about skeptics serves only to keep that black and white picture, which is one reason for downvoting.

sharken··on Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65
As a dad that is the responsible thing to do. To make matters worse, the new recruits will get mediocre training compared to their Ukrainian counterpart.

Relevant articles: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/20/russia-sends-army-...

https://twitter.com/MarkHertling/status/1572571676524838915?...

sharken··on Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle
Not sure what is going on, works fine on Safari (ios) here.
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