zergtoshi

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[–] zergtoshi 1 points 3 days ago

Even if they did that - what about firmware updates (modem drivers/SoC)?
Pixel 4a is EoL in that regard.

[–] zergtoshi 6 points 4 days ago

Looks nice and I'd like it even more, had it an USB-C port with display output.
But even in the current configuration it's a nice gadget at a reasonable price point.
4 GB RAM is not exactly great for a kind of desktop computer (even with Linux), but using this thing as a server with a built-in keyboard and display would have saved me some trouble I faced with unresponsive RaspberryPis.

[–] zergtoshi 1 points 4 days ago

People who take security seriously do.
Just because you never had an issue doesn't mean there's no attack surface with an unlocked bootloader and root.
Due to the convenience I had rooted phones for years - without a single issue (that I was aware of).
Backup/restore of apps or phone, migration to a new phone is just so much easier with root unless you want to rely on 'Google cloud' for that.
But nowadays I value security more than convenience.

[–] zergtoshi 2 points 4 days ago

I very much hope that action is the outcome of thorough consideration, although oftentimes I have doubts about that.
And still I think we have more up our sleeves than 'monkey see, monkey do' schemes.

[–] zergtoshi 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, it's a pity that the laws appear to be protecting those the best, who are responsible for the most suffering - after all those have the power to get those laws written.
But that's the thing: there's a difference between 'legal' and 'legitimate/true' behaviour.
While I understand that lemmy instances (et al) have to adhere to legal behaviour, I hope that people adhere to legitimate/true behaviour.

[–] zergtoshi 1 points 5 days ago

You don't have to convert anything.
My comment was just to make clear that GW is for mesurement of power, whereas GWh is for measurement of energy.
As your quote was dealing with energy, but using Gigawatts as unit, there was something obviously wrong.

I've made it a habit to point that out in the hope of helping to make people realize the difference.

[–] zergtoshi 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Gigawatthours (GWh).
Gigawatt (GW) is power, not energy.

[–] zergtoshi 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So, how do you know?

[–] zergtoshi 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how long it takes to bundle renawables only with batteries and sell that without subsidising fossil based electric energy.
May the fossil burners go bankrupt rather sooner than later as it's a more reliable way to get them out of the mix than regulation is.

[–] zergtoshi 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

180 GW is power.
If you're talking about energy I suppose you mean 180 GWh.

[–] zergtoshi 2 points 1 week ago

Just imagine how 'cheap' it'd be, had they included all calculatory costs for severe incidents (typically not possible to get insurance for them, so the public has to bear the costs of those incidents) and long-term storage in their operating costs and energy prices, repectively.
Economically it makes no sense to prefer nuclear to renawables.
Only the transformation is somewhat strenuous.

[–] zergtoshi 8 points 1 week ago

You're right, but if you read beyond the title it's clearly stated that it's about electricity generation.

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