[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 109 points 9 months ago

I initially read the headline as referring to maintenance costs, but it's actually because people who rent EVs were using them under the rent to gig economy business they had. As in, people would rent cars to go do Uber Eats deliveries and such, as the EVs weren't being rented as often as expected from regular rental business. The people who rented these EVs were more likely to damage the vehicle than people who rented gas cars, and the repairs for that damage were more costly to fix.

There wasn't a great explanation as to why the EV rentals were more likely to get into accidents, but it's possible that the EVs were more confusing to operate, or more likely to be driven more aggressively due to the acceleration and performance. It's also possible that the EV models they had were more prone to other issues, like blind spots, worse breaking, or insufficient self-driving, but they didn't seem to distinguish between different makes and models as being more prone to damage.

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Interesting dive into the technology, troubleshooting, and process behind stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

In the 90's, engineers discovered that the tower was extremely close to collapse, within just a few % of the structural limit. They spent a decade researching, experimenting, and developing a solution to permanently stabilize the tower, while also preserving it's unique features.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 152 points 10 months ago

Why does dropbox have the ability to see your files at all? That seems like a pretty bad security flaw in the first place.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 301 points 10 months ago

Imagine buying an extremely expensive luxury vehicle, whose features are completely at the whim of some thin skinned billionaire.

Just remotely turning on and off different things in your car depending on who pissed him off, or pandered to him, that week.

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The highlight of the research is that Apple users were less likely to be victims of financial fraud after Apple implemented the App Tracking Transparency policy. The results showed a 10% increase in the share of Apple users in a particular ZIP code leads to roughly 3% reduction in financial fraud complaints.


While the scope of the data is small, this is the first significant research we’ve seen that connects increased privacy with decreased fraud. This should matter to all of us. It reinforces that when companies take steps to protect our privacy, they also help protect us from financial fraud. This is a point we made in our Privacy First whitepaper, which discusses the many harms that a robust privacy system can protect us from. Lawmakers and regulators should take note.

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A brief history of how lettering on technical documents went from handwritten, difficult to read lettering to interesting an unique templates before computer created documents were possible.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 78 points 11 months ago

People in here are missing the point. Yeah, Applebees, Olive Garden, IHOP, etc. aren't "classy", they're cheap chain sit-down restaurants. They appeal to a wide audience, cause they are clean, the food is fine, they serve a variety of drinks, and you can go there semi-regularly as long as you have some disposable income.

Sure, you're not going to see multi-millionaires who grew up rich going there, those people go to the "fancy" chains, like Ruth's Chris Steak House. But you'd probably see a 6 figure tech job family sitting in a both next to a plumber family sitting next to a doctor family. Which is something you don't really see at most other places.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 90 points 11 months ago

You are getting some dangerous advice in this thread that can make things worse.

You already have a bite, that's a huge sign that you have escalated past the normal behavior stuff. Talk to a professional, talk to a local organization, like the local humane society, respected training center, or your vet, and get some real advice.

Pushing back and acting violent towards a violent dog can get you hurt and the dog put down.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 104 points 1 year ago

Good luck, there's a reason that conservatism is inundated with hate.

It might be a lot easier to re-evaluate your own moral compass and realize that maybe if everyone you want to hang out with is full of hate, you need to find a new crowd.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 136 points 1 year ago

And HTTPS relies on hosts managing SSL certificates. Web services don't use them until it hits a critical mass, then it becomes weird and broken when you aren't using it.

This just needs some time to settle in.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 95 points 1 year ago

Get rid of the debt ceiling and move those debates to where they belong, in the budget.

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Instead, the NSF announced this week they have chosen four institutions to transition the site from its historic hub of astronomical research to a STEM educational outreach center, with a seeming focus on biology. A biomedical laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York along with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and the University of the Sacred Heart, both in San Juan will oversee the new education center.

Planetary astronomer and native Puerto Rican and Edgard Rivera-Valentín told us last year that he was heart-broken by the decision.

“Arecibo’s role in inspiring generations of Puerto Ricans centered on the fact that we had a world-class facility doing cutting-edge science in our home,” said Rivera-Valentín. “When I had the privilege of working at the observatory, as the first Arecibeño scientist to do so, I saw how it continued to serve that important role. But it did so because we were doing great science with the telescope. It did so because scientists at the observatory could be mentors and role models to students. Without the telescope, without the scientists, I don’t personally see how going to the visitor center won’t be like going to a memorial.”

NSF says the STEM education research and skill building will include school field trips and summer camps, professional development in education and data science, interactive exhibits, and public science programs and areas for conferences, workshops, and meetings. The center’s new director, astronomer Wanda Díaz-Merced, has said there will be an exhibit about the historical importance of Arecibo’s astronomy research.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 87 points 1 year ago

Good, now give the parents 4 day work weeks (with the same pay) so they can spend more time with their kids.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 95 points 1 year ago

Don't get tricked by big media the way they did with the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit.

Google was notified for a decade that they had a dangerous route listed. Safety standards aren't made for people acting perfectly, they're made for having multiple layers of safety for things that can kill or maime you.

Yes, there is SOME level of personal responsibility, but if Google told 100,000 people to do something dangerous, it's inevitable that someone would have a combination of factors that caused someone to do it and die.

Google just claims over and over that it's too big and has too much data to be able to have any sort of customer service or maintenance, and this is the result.

Yes, other people are also responsible, but that's what the legal system is for, to look at evidence and not headlines and place blame. I wouldn't be surprised if Google settles out of court on this one and promises to fix their maps.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 169 points 1 year ago

TL;DW - he needs reference screen grabs to make his screen accurate props, but lately in browser DRM has been making it harder and harder to take screenshots (specifically using a Mac on Amazon streaming service). So if he gets frustrated enough, he'll just torrent a HQ copy and use that instead.

DRM is making it annoying for everyone, and you never own anything if you don't have an unrestricted local copy.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 85 points 1 year ago

In case anyone wasn't clear, this is for drinking water/waste water systems. Not for cleaning up the ocean.

This sounds like a great, renewable, filter material that can be added (or replace existing filters) to a municipal water treatment plant. There's serious issues with microplastics getting into drinking water, and this could certainly help with that.

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