[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not weird at all. They are mining an ore called spodumene then using a new method to refine it into lithium. They aren’t harvesting raw lithium like it is done everywhere else in the world.

Also, nothing about children doing the work.

Nice try moving the goalpost though.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Your first three articles are about children mining COBALT in Africa. Not mining lithium like I said.

Cobalt is not required for making EVs. It is just an ingredient in one of the many different battery types.

Your 4th link is about using child labor in China to build batteries. Not mine material.

Conclusion: you either didn’t read the articles or you are trying to move the goalpost.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is an obvious bad faith argument.

“Let’s keep burning fossil fuels as we go extinct from climate change cause I’m worried about the 0.00001% micro plastics that MIGHT be shed from an EV”

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

All cars break. That’s why they all come with warranties.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Freudian Flip

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

This is incorrect actually. The models these AIs run from by definition have perfect recall and that is why they require ENORMOUS resources to run and why ChatGPT became less effective when the resources it was allocated were reduced.

-ChatGPT

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Because you would have to prove that the AI only learned from your work and it’s my understanding that there is no way to track what is used as learning material or even have an AI unlearn something.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Nope, Starlink was already in use. Musk used his position as CEO of Starlink to cut off service to Ukraine. But only long enough to interrupt a counter attack on the Russian fleet. Once the opportunity had passed he had it turned back on.

His intentions are obvious.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I don’t understand why you assume it’s sexual.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Dave the Diver IRL

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

So don’t pay and make them work for it.

With the labor shortage right now it would be expensive for loan collectors to hire enough workers to track down and force payments if people stop paying on a large scale.

[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve only seen bypass valves that block off one of the two heater core hoses to prevent flow but not both. Same idea as a thermostat blocks only one side of your radiator to prevent flow. So even though coolant isn’t flowing, it is heating up and pressurizing. There may be vehicles out there with an unusual design that blocks both inlet and outlet hoses to the heater core. But this isnt one of them.

Not trying to argue, just trying to share some of my knowledge as a former Ford tech.

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