Submission + - Fallout Vaults are real (nypost.com)
sinij writes:
Bush official claims US built secret $21T underground 'city' for rich and powerful to live if 'near-extinction event' happens.
Comment No meaningful consent asked (Score 4, Interesting) 50
When I recently purchased a new Toyota, sales critter clicked through and accepted everything before delivery. They do that to collect sign up bonuses from the manufacturer. It took me hours on the phone with the corporate to retract consent and opt out. More so, I didn't trust them to actually do the opt-out, as support people on the call did not appear to have training in how to do it. Even after opt-out, I confirmed with wireless sniffer that the car sends out some data.
In the end, I had to disassemble dash, find the telematics module (called Data Communications Module) and disable the cell modem on it. All this hassle ON TOP of paying ridiculous Toyota MSRP. To make things worse, Toyota disables all remote start, even using the key fob, when cell connection disabled. Fuck Toyota, never buying another one again.
In the end, I had to disassemble dash, find the telematics module (called Data Communications Module) and disable the cell modem on it. All this hassle ON TOP of paying ridiculous Toyota MSRP. To make things worse, Toyota disables all remote start, even using the key fob, when cell connection disabled. Fuck Toyota, never buying another one again.
Submission + - Toyota sued over sale of driver's data without permission to insurance (youtube.com)
sinij writes: Suit Says Toyota Sold Driversâ(TM) Data Without Permission.
Comment Resuming driving right after these messages (Score 4, Insightful) 110
World domination according to SV vulture capitalist:
Step 1: Fund development of a product with a high barrier to entry.
Step 2: Sell it at a loss, ensuring no competition.
Step 3: Destroy all alternatives, ideally by legislation.
Step 4: Enshittify to recoup Billions spent in Step 1 -3.
Self driving is now at Step 2, moving to the Step 3.
Step 1: Fund development of a product with a high barrier to entry.
Step 2: Sell it at a loss, ensuring no competition.
Step 3: Destroy all alternatives, ideally by legislation.
Step 4: Enshittify to recoup Billions spent in Step 1 -3.
Self driving is now at Step 2, moving to the Step 3.
Comment Re:That's silly grandstanding (Score 1) 223
The obvious response is just to radically increase that tax on gasoline.
Or sales tax, or anything else that actually would stay in California. The issue is that California is part group of states that coordinate vehicle emission standards, so California banning ICE would be a widespread problem in a lot of places.
Submission + - Office is too slow, so Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup (pcworld.com)
ttyler writes: PC World's Michael Crider reports that Office is now so slow to load that "Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup." The "Startup Boost" function, soon to be available, frontloads the suite's apps so they are ready to use.
Comment Re:Trump has one clever trick to enforce this poli (Score 4, Funny) 98
Please don't ruin the narrative with logic and facts.
Comment Re:Popcorn (Score -1, Troll) 98
So what you're saying is, the outbreak is being driven by religious anti-vaxxers? How does that show that they are not anti-vaxxers?
Your side redefined anti-vaxxer term to specifically mean people that oppose compulsory mRNA-based COVID vaccines. For example, according to that definition I am an anti-vaxxer (that happen to be up to date on all vaccinations).
Submission + - Peking U. Just Made the World's Fastest Transistor and It Is Not Made of Silicon (zmescience.com)
schwit1 writes: The new transistor runs 40% faster and uses less power.
With a slender sheet of lab-grown bismuth and an architecture unlike anything inside today’s silicon chips, they’ve built what they call the world’s fastest and most efficient transistor. Not only does it outperform the best processors made by Intel and TSMC, but it also uses less energy doing so. And most important of all, there’s no trace of silicon involved.
This two-dimensional, silicon-free transistor represents a radical rethinking of what chips can be and how they can be made.
Rather than silicon, the Peking University team built their transistor using bismuth oxyselenide (BiOSe) for the channel, and bismuth selenite oxide (BiSeO) as the gate material.
These materials are part of a class known as two-dimensional semiconductors — atomically thin sheets with exceptional electrical properties. Bismuth oxyselenide, in particular, offers something silicon struggles with at ultra-small sizes: speed.
Electrons move through it faster, even when packed into tiny spaces. It also has a higher dielectric constant, meaning it can hold and control electric charge more efficiently. That makes for faster switching, reduced energy loss, and — very importantly — a lower chance of overheating.
“This reduces electron scattering and current loss, allowing electrons to flow with almost no resistance, akin to water moving through a smooth pipe,” Peng explained.
The interface between these materials is also smoother than that of common semiconductor-oxide combinations used in industry today. That means fewer defects and less electrical noise.
All of this adds up to stunning results. According to the team, their transistor can run 40% faster than today’s most advanced 3-nanometer silicon chips — and it does so while using 10% less energy.
With a slender sheet of lab-grown bismuth and an architecture unlike anything inside today’s silicon chips, they’ve built what they call the world’s fastest and most efficient transistor. Not only does it outperform the best processors made by Intel and TSMC, but it also uses less energy doing so. And most important of all, there’s no trace of silicon involved.
This two-dimensional, silicon-free transistor represents a radical rethinking of what chips can be and how they can be made.
Rather than silicon, the Peking University team built their transistor using bismuth oxyselenide (BiOSe) for the channel, and bismuth selenite oxide (BiSeO) as the gate material.
These materials are part of a class known as two-dimensional semiconductors — atomically thin sheets with exceptional electrical properties. Bismuth oxyselenide, in particular, offers something silicon struggles with at ultra-small sizes: speed.
Electrons move through it faster, even when packed into tiny spaces. It also has a higher dielectric constant, meaning it can hold and control electric charge more efficiently. That makes for faster switching, reduced energy loss, and — very importantly — a lower chance of overheating.
“This reduces electron scattering and current loss, allowing electrons to flow with almost no resistance, akin to water moving through a smooth pipe,” Peng explained.
The interface between these materials is also smoother than that of common semiconductor-oxide combinations used in industry today. That means fewer defects and less electrical noise.
All of this adds up to stunning results. According to the team, their transistor can run 40% faster than today’s most advanced 3-nanometer silicon chips — and it does so while using 10% less energy.
Comment Re:Refreshing return to basics (Score 1) 163
No infotainment screen = bad.
I disagree. I tend to buy new and drive my cars for many years, typically 8 years or more. In a short few years, sometimes while the car is still under warranty, that infotainment system becomes obsolete, because there are no patches or updates available for it. All you need is a speaker system with a Bluetooth, the rest is better done by your own smartphone.
Comment Re:Funding issues (Score 2) 59
The US is no longer a free society.
We are not there yet, but I share your concerns based on the trajectory.
The "woke" crowd that Trump is trying to stop is being replaced by a new "woke" crowd.
The two-faced nature of free speech "advocates" within MAGA, like Shapiro, is the biggest disappointment for me so far. I cancelled my Daily Wire subscription over that and from what was reported a lot people did to the point that DW is in financial trouble now.
Going after lawyers, judges, universities, media, etc...
So far, Trump Administration's censorship is narrowly focused on going after anti-Israel speech. Yes, that alone is sufficiently bad to warrant condemnation, but it hasn't metastasized yet into general censorship. For example, many within MAGA publicly questioning tariffs chaos and oppose war with Iran without active attempts to censor it. So not all is lost.
Comment Re:Funding issues (Score 1) 59
Am I really supposed to feel bad that the internet's second biggest cesspool is having trouble keeping the rent paid?
Yes. You should be worried that they run out of money or talent to keep 4chan up, because you don't want these people ending up on sites you do enjoy, like here.
Comment Refreshing return to basics (Score 3, Insightful) 163
No giant infotainment screen and actual buttons and dials for HVAC is a refreshing return to sanity in the automotive design.
Comment Re: Why? (Score 2) 103
"Computer, start car and drive me to work"
Yes, right after you watch these unskippable ads.
Comment Re: NPR once told me that according to science (Score 1) 211
If I can't figure out how someone making money by telling me something, then and only then I would consider what they are saying as possibly true.
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