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Comment Distopia anyone? (Score 1) 129

From TFA: “The very platforms that have led to our social isolation and being chronically online are now posing a solution to the loneliness epidemic,” said Meghana Dhar, a former Instagram executive who thinks AI friends will only make such problems worse. “It almost seems like the arsonist coming back and being the fireman.”

Comment Re:Used market and batteries (Score 1) 430

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fen... But it is improving. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fau.investing.com%2Fnews%2F... The question is not whether its possible but whether its cost effective and actually happens. Similar to the abysmal plastic recycling rate.

Comment Used market and batteries (Score 4, Informative) 430

For the majority of non-rich people that buy used cars, cars are not disposable. The 'battery outlasting the car' doesn't hold.. range and max current keeps falling off. Past that 100k / 8-10 year / min capacity battery warranty, people have to take on a risk that a cell / BMS / colling failure within the pack is going to render the battery unusable and this is where the ugly repair situation happens. The manufacturers still have no interest in battery repair options. There is no standard for cell modules .. every manufacturer or even model has different construction/packaging of cells, cooling channels, wiring, BMS. This could all be standardized at a few standard individual cell form factors, to enable an aftermarket battery rebuild industry to give used buyers confidence their resale/repair options isn't going to fall off a cliff; to make it possible for standard aftermarket module supply, and a battery construction designed for cell level repair within reasonable labor times. And then there's the complete disregard for battery construction that makes material recovery feasible. Some 98% of automotive lithium batteries currently end up in landfill, a rapidly expanding environmental disaster.

Submission + - Slashdot Alum Samzenpus's Fractured Veil Hits Kickstarter

CmdrTaco writes: Long time Slashdot readers remember Samzenpus,who posted over 17,000 stories here, sadly crushing my record in the process! What you might NOT know is that he was frequently the Dungeon Master for D&D campaigns played by the original Slashdot crew, and for the last few years he has been applying these skills with fellow Slashdot editorial alum Chris DiBona to a Survival game called Fractured Veil. It's set in a post apocalyptic Hawaii with a huge world based on real map data to explore, as well as careful balance between PVP & PVE. I figured a lot of our old friends would love to help them meet their kickstarter goal and then help us build bases and murder monsters! The game is turning into something pretty great and I'm excited to see it in the wild!

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