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slaw··on Half of Europe's towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago
These 1 Euro houses are scam. You have to pay for renovation more than it is worth.
slaw··on Adults over 65 will outnumber children by 2029
Median age in Africa is 19.5 years.

Africa doubled it's population in the last 28 years.

slaw··on DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Single AMD MI300X
The AI bubble will pop when China gets access to EUV, so the earliest it could happen is 2030
slaw··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
Quota will be 70,000 vehicles per year in 2030. That's almost nothing.
slaw··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
EVs are still more expensive? You should thank EU bureaucrats for setting penalty tariffs on Chinese EVs.
slaw··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
Chinese made vehicles are limited to 49000/year only. 2.5% of Canadian market.
slaw··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
Tesla FSD and infotainment is the best in the US only. Tesla is no match for Xiaomi or Li Auto.
slaw··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
The best charging experience would be any of 10 BYD models with flash charging.

10% to 70%: 5 minutes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Flash_Charging

slaw··on eSIM was supposed to replace SIM cards, but carriers turned it into a trap
I'll buy phones with regular SIM as long as they are available. I hope for the next 10 years there will be options.
slaw··on eSIM was supposed to replace SIM cards, but carriers turned it into a trap
it looks like regular sim card, but doesn't have any profiles build in. It is an adapter for phones without eSIM capability to use eSIMs.
slaw··on eSIM was supposed to replace SIM cards, but carriers turned it into a trap
1. Buy physical esim on AliExpress. Even the cheapest ones have 15 profiles.

2. trip.com has the lowest prices for esims.

slaw··on Germany maybe found a new source of renewable energy
You forgot 14.8% electricity was made by brown coal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite

slaw··on Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war
Pakistan bought 8 larger submarines Type 039b for $5bn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_039A/B/C_submarine

slaw··on BYD Denza Z steer-by-wire
Could I have now joystick instead of steering wheel?
slaw··on Older tech workers are tapping out early
It is tech workers at Microsoft.
slaw··on Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities
I don't mind being paid for using LLM, but working for free?
slaw··on Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities
> Dumping is selling goods below cost.

Chinese cars are not sold below cost in Western markets. So it is not dumping.

slaw··on Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow
Yes, the US military is not prepared for modern war.
slaw··on I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle
Singapore - 223.119.20.232
slaw··on Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the compute it owns?
Or force replaceable batteries with exceptions that every LLM passes anyway.

> If a battery can do 1000 cycles and remain above 80% capacity it is exempt

slaw··on BYD to install 5-minute EV chargers across Europe
1,140 horsepower (850 kW) for 120k Euro is still one of the cheapest option in EU.
slaw··on Notes on DeepSeek
In every market China dominates, Chinese products are still inexpensive. Solar panels, batteries, EVs, drones,..
slaw··on Solar Energy Saves Europeans $135M a Day
Some EU countries, at least Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Greece lowered gas prices to pre Iran war levels. I wish instead EU would lower tariffs on EVs. Xiaomi SU7 would get 45% total duty.
slaw··on Solar Energy Saves Europeans $135M a Day
Is it good or bad or it doesn't matter for climate?
slaw··on MiMo-v2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed: 1T model with 1000 tokens per second
Chinese companies are blocked from buying modern ASML lithography machines. The most modern scanner China is still allowed to buy is NXT:1980i from 2015.
slaw··on Iran Shock Jolts Asia and Europe to Speed Up Energy Transition
I can't think of any European party that is far right and have any chance in elections.
slaw··on Iran Shock Jolts Asia and Europe to Speed Up Energy Transition
Far left will continue to rule in Europe.
slaw··on CT scans of BYD car parts
> An aircraft doesn’t need to be modern - it needs to shot down the other before it gets shot down.

Frontal RCS of the Gripen C/D between 0.1 m2 and 1.5 m2

Frontal Radar Cross-Section (RCS) of the F-35 roughly between 0.001 m2 and 0.005 m2

Gripen is an old airframe useless in modern combat. It will be shot down from far away.

slaw··on CT scans of BYD car parts
I buy Xiaomi products. I know I get high quality products. From Xiaomi Kettle to Xiaomi SU7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaomi_SU7

slaw··on CT scans of BYD car parts
I LOL'ed. Saab doesn't have any expertise to build modern aircraft.
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