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thebruce87m··on You said no MCP
Thanks. It sounded like something more since you asked it to look in a few minutes time. I’m not familiar with the cli tool (I just use vscode) but I assumed it was openclaw you were using or something.
thebruce87m··on You said no MCP
How are you interacting with Claude for this?
thebruce87m··on BYD looking to build 5-minute EV charging network in Canada
I don’t disagree with that, but that doesn’t change the fact that overstay fees currently do exist on some EV chargers, e.g. Tesla chargers. I’d also not like to regress and have to wait that extra 5 minutes if possible since I don’t have to currently do that - plug in, leave the car and by the time I’m finished eating (20 mins) it’s ready.

It is also expected that you move your car immediately after filling (then paying) an ICE, in my country at least. Sometimes this can mean people waiting a few extra minutes for them to move their car while they go in to pay.

thebruce87m··on BYD looking to build 5-minute EV charging network in Canada
I wonder what the optimal charge time really is - 5 minutes is short enough that you might have to stay with the car then move it to avoid overstay fines.

If you are stopping for 20 minutes for a bathroom break and a snack every 2 or 3 hours on a long trip that might actually add 5 minutes each time.

thebruce87m··on Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days
Mildly related, but I have been waiting for goldeneye to be decompiled for a while but before that process has finished there is has been a spiritual successor(?) made that has scratched the single-player itch for me: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574480/Agent_64_Spies_Ne...

Worth a look if you want a bit of nostalgia.

thebruce87m··on Could AIs Become Conscious?
Yes. A sperm isn’t conscious, and neither is an egg, but what they create eventually becomes conscious( in humans anyway ) - so therefore consciousness can emerge in something that doesn’t have it already.

Given the correct modifications I don’t see why Microsoft Word couldn’t be, although the modifications needed wouldn’t leave the word processing part a bit redundant.

thebruce87m··on Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel
What’s the best way to loop it?
thebruce87m··on England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C
Really? Perth? You can go on uninterrupted 70mph roads from London to Perth.
thebruce87m··on Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short
> you need to calculate the Z from multiple cameras.

You can get 3D depth estimation from a single 2D image but I don’t know how good it is for automotive.

https://huggingface.co/tasks/depth-estimation

thebruce87m··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
Pushing electrons around quickly is only part of the charging experience.
thebruce87m··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
I think the plug situation in the US is different and they only just settled on a standard which is what I assume the parent comment is talking about.
thebruce87m··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
(Up to) 250kW is fine in my Model Y - it’s always charged by the time my family has refreshed on a long trip.

Ironically - if it was faster I’d need to go move it in the middle of the bathroom/food stop.

In the UK most EVs use the standard CCS2 plug.

thebruce87m··on Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share
Best charging experience and best software experience.

Note: I do not want this to be true. Other companies please copy what Tesla has done with both of these. You’ve had years to do this and failed.

thebruce87m··on Why is everyone trying to build a solid-state battery?
AA battery size is black holes. Can’t quite get the technology to scale for AAA so you still have to swap the TV remote.
thebruce87m··on Vehicle Motion Cues
I think two accelerometers would do it at different ends of the phone. Normal hand-based motion will rarely include a sustained exact acceleration in one direction on both of these at the same time e.
thebruce87m··on Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines
I imagine Nintendo is a bit more like malfunctioning ED-209 in the office scene than a person with a rifle.
thebruce87m··on Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries
Is this human slop?
thebruce87m··on Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor
Interesting - I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone from the UK refer to talking in a “British accent” before since we are normally aware of the wild regional variations.
thebruce87m··on Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
Aren’t seats near the window the most structurally sound due to the wing supports? They are also near the exits for a quick exit.
thebruce87m··on GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]
I wonder if the absolute value of the time result has any bearing on the subsequent analysis.
thebruce87m··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
We also have hazard perception in the uk. Maybe they should have TikTok open at the side during it. Or make the test last an hour and “allow” use of your phone during it
thebruce87m··on Europe's Largest Unions Demand Right to Cancel Work on Days Above 30C
The south of what?
thebruce87m··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
What exactly are you arguing for? Changes to the driving test to detect how someone reacts to distractions?
thebruce87m··on Delta flight hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport on Fourth of July
Here is the first non-Reddit link from Google: https://www.royalkennelclub.com/health-and-dog-care/health-d...

> Getting your dog used to loud and sudden noises can make them more relaxed and less reactive when the fireworks outside get going. There’s a good range of CDs and playlists of fireworks, storms, and loud noises available, and playing these can really help your dog desensitise to the noise.

> Start by playing the sounds at a low volume, and as your dog gets used to it you can slowly increase the volume over a period of time so that they become used to the noise. This can work especially well with young dogs and puppies, and can let you nip any problems in the bud before they even arise.

thebruce87m··on Delta flight hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport on Fourth of July
I’m not a dog owner but aren’t you supposed to play fireworks on your TV at increasing volume in the preceding days to get them used to it?

That seems a better option than expecting everyone else to change their behaviour because of a pet you chose.

thebruce87m··on EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Miles
You are aware that there are multiple different chemistries, right? Go look at people drilling into LFP batteries on YouTube.

ICE cars are not immune to fires either - there are lots of recalls due to faults in the 12V systems causing fires even when parked.

thebruce87m··on A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
Reminds me of this scene: https://clip.cafe/airheads-1994/uh-67-copies-of-moby-dick/?s...
thebruce87m··on 15-minute at-home Lyme disease tick test
The poor sleep might be the root cause. I’ve got some of the symptoms that you describe but I’ve always had nasal issues that I think are wrecking my sleep through snoring. That’s my theory anyway so I’m pursuing that.
thebruce87m··on Midjourney Medical
> chances are that the scan will show something unusual

Something unusual in a single one-off scan vs something unusual and changing over the course of multiple scans give two different views.

thebruce87m··on How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks
In the UK EVs have a green rectangle on the number plate. I personally think this is helping adoption as it changes the mindset of people who have been programmed to think that “nobody wants EVs” - it’s hard to argue with the sheer number of them driving around now that you might otherwise miss since a lot of them just look like the ICE equivalents.
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