How Tesla Got Away With Its Battery Ruse for Years
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    I’m definitely no battery engineer, so correct me if I’m wrong, but… wouldn’t a 100-mile-range battery pack have a shorter life span than a 200-mile pack under the same usage since its charge/discharge cycles would be deeper in terms of %, and possibly more frequent because of the reduced range?

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  • What happened to Vivaldi Social?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Love reading stories like this, imagining myself in their shoes, as I am a web dev. Thanks for posting.

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  • Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Well, it’s not hard to do lol

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  • Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Oh, so it's basically one and the same with Calckey, being the software powering it. Gotcha.

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  • Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Link? Google doesn't seem to know about it and neither do I

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  • rplace.live - An open source faithful recreation of r/place
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Can we all put our clicks together and make an effort to erase the swastika around (70,857)

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  • What's your opinion on Opera browser?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    It’s not perfect, but being super configurable does help.

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  • What's your opinion on Opera browser?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Vivaldi is definitely cool — except for the amount of RAM it uses. If it weren’t for that, I would use it a lot more, but for me, Firefox is just faster all around.

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  • List of subs people may find familiar
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    @Tygr @herpderpedia Kbin does not support !community links just yet, but it's in the works on some level. Linking to Lemmy communities from here can't really be done without the full URL, which does mean one would have to provide two links - one that works on Kbin, and one that points to the original instance.

    In related news, linking to Kbin magazines is currently a bit borked as well, because the only other syntax that works (@magname) is assumed to refer to a user account and not a magazine.

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  • Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    That's a good point, lol.
    No, according to The Verge's article, they say that users don't like the current system:

    “First, many don’t appreciate the clutter from awards (50+ awards right now, but who’s counting?) and all the steps that go into actually awarding content. Second, redditors want awarded content to be more valuable to the recipient.”

    And there are hints as to what may be slated to replace it:

    While Reddit hasn’t specified what the new system might look like, Android Authority may have dug up some clues. Based on code in the Reddit’s Android app, Reddit appears to be working on a “contributor program” that would let users cash out gold or karma (basically, points you get for posts, comments, or giving awards) they receive into real money. Reddit didn’t respond to a request for comment sent Wednesday about Android Authority’s article.

    OTOH, this post in r/ModCoord posits a different explanation:

    By getting rid of awards, Reddit is unloading a business liability. Because all those existing coins could buy ad-free Reddit.

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  • What's the benefit of using Kbin over Lemmy?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    This is a very contentious topic right now, and it’s not clear at the moment whether votes will remain public or be made private. There are some very vocal proponents on both sides.

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  • [m/newsdom] [owner] I read the world's newspapers and post what most matters from everywhere
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    What are your editorial criteria for determining what matters most?

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearKB
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    Will you recommend making an Mastodon account if I already have an kbin account?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Do you need to? No. But I do have accounts on both and will keep it that way, because they’re just completely different experiences and Kbin isn’t to a point yet IMO to fully replace Mastodon on the client level.

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  • Why haven't multi-communities been added to Lemmy?
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    I dare say it’s not helpful to ask why something hasn’t been done on a community-based open-source project. Comes off as demanding and antagonistic. If you want it bad enough, you could contribute.

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  • Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    And yet somehow they say that’s their reasoning - that they’re trying to become profitable.

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  • Baptism of a Child
  • garrettw87 garrettw87 1y ago 100%

    Any particular reason you opted to split your old community between here and Lemmy? I hope you know that both new communities can be accessed from across the fediverse, as kbin and lemmy both federate.

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  • https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/14lk2ij/baconreaders_final_release_announcement/

    Here’s the message shown in the screenshot behind the link: > > > Dear BaconReader users, > > > > We wanted to inform you with a heavy heart that, starting from July 1, 2023, BaconReader will be unable to function due to the recent API changes made by Reddit. > > > > If you have any questions or would like to share your thoughts, we warmly invite you to visit r/baconreader, where our community continues to thrive. > > > > We cannot express enough gratitude for your unwavering support throughout the incredible journey of the past 12 years. It has been an absolute privilege and honor to serve you. > > > > With heartfelt appreciation, > The BaconReader Team ❤️ > >

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