This will be available in Windows 11, so your processor does have to be able to upgrade to that. If you're fine with an OS reinstall there are ways to force the install.
I don't think he is referring to an i3 processor, but rather https://i3wm.org/
Readit Newsdarcyparker commented on Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI github.com/microsoft/wslg... · Posted by u/anchpop
I was pretty excited to come across this over the weekend.
In my first year of engineering (UBC), some 2nd years advised me to get an HP48 calculator. It was expensive, but worth the investment they said. I bought the 48GX, a 128KB memory card and some books... and glad I did. This calculator has served me well... but today some of the keys don't work as well as they used to. And I can't get a suitable replacement. I have and use an emulator on my phone and desktop - but its not the same. And the newer HP calculator keys don't feel great to me. In the meantime, I rely on the more reliable vintage HP15c (one built in the 80s with silicon on saphire and amazing keys).
I really appreciate SwissMicros building high quality clones of the best HP calculators. And I am super excited about what the hint of upcoming products based on Saturn Emulation. That must mean a DM48 is on the horizon!
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Volta shows promise and I like that it's fast. But to me it seems like it will be hard to adopt until it supports `.node-version` file (a working standard among node version managers). For example, while some may want to use Volta, others will likely be using `nvm`. And a project's CI likely uses `nvm`. Volta has `volta` property for `package.json` to pin the node and npm version. That's nice and more specific than the `engines` property which can be a range of versions. But it would be better to keep things DRY and leverage the working standard for how node version managers keep track of the node version. (Otherwise a project has to maintain node version information in multiple places.)
K-12?
Are they expecting students to “sit in class” by watching a live zoom lecture?
I have a child starting kindergarten. 1/2 the class is attending in person M and Tu and the other 1/2 is via a chrome book and Google Meet. Wed all kids are attending via Google Meet (the classroom will be deep cleaned Wed). And then Th/Fr is like M/T, but the group that was in person is now at home and vice versa. Then they deep clean again on the weekend. (Their day is 6 hrs (less recess and lunch)).
Not only is it going to be challenging for the kindergarten kids to stay focused on their class via chrome book, the SAME teacher is managing the kids in the classroom and the kids online. The kindergarten teachers each have an assistant too (as they did before Covid-19) so that helps a bit.
I am fortunate my wife stays at home with the kids. I can't imagine what it will be like for parents of kindergartners who both work, or parents with special needs kids or parents who don't speak English. I am supportive of social distancing in these times. But its going to be tough on the kids.
Robo/FX was another graphical BBS that came out in the early 90s. I remember migrating from RemoteAccess to Robo/FX; it was quite the change from ansi art.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboBOARD/FXhttps://www.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/5eo8pz/roboboard_and_r...
darcyparker commented on Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket pocket.popcorncomputer.co... · Posted by u/miles
Yeah. Same sentiment.
If I wanted to buy a hackable mobile Linux device, I don't see why I would buy this instead of a PineBook Pro (when it comes out).
I would really hate typing on a silicone keyboard.
I agree about the silicone keyboard.
I can understand many mechanical keys types will not be feasible in a small form factor. But there are good mechanical key designs that are small to choose from. For example, the ones on HP calculators (ie HP48GX...) The DM42 (a modern HP42S clone) has nice mechanical keys.
What is the typical energy density of the ammonia using this process?
Also what does the chemical reaction look like when harvesting hydrogen from ammonia?
"The raw energy density of liquid ammonia is 11.5 MJ/L,[64] which is about a third that of diesel."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia#As_a_fuel
(Note this is energy density by volume, which is the metric most care about. Energy density by weight of H2 gas is great, but the volume is enormous in comparison.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_storage
Ammonia has been long recognized as a great medium for energy storage and you can generate at the site of electric generation. But the challenge has been extracting the hydrogen from the ammonia. My understanding is that hydrogen crackers exist, but have only been successful commercially at large scale. A portable cracker that you can put on a car that extracts hydrogen on demand from an ammonia storage tank is the innovation we need to see. Apparently there is work in Denmark that looks promising... (And now there is this new membrane technology from Australia.)
https://www.mvsengg.com/products/hydrogen/ammonia-cracker/
http://www.ammoniaenergy.org/ammonia-cracking-to-high-purity...
Personally, I am cheering for ammonia as a storage means. I am not a fan of batteries found in today's electric vehicles because there are too many conflict minerals in them. Maybe Tesla will succeed mining colbat in Colbat Ontario Canada... But until then, it is probably coming from the Congo or Bolivia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/c...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-31/the-canad...
darcyparker commented on France to pave 1,000km of road with solar panels globalconstructionreview.... · Posted by u/Udik
In addition to the efficiency concerns, France should be thinking about the conflict minerals that are likely in these solar panels. I am supportive of efforts to reduce energy consumption and alternative more environmentally friendly energy sources. And it's exciting to hear about new solutions for energy that appear affordable. But I am hesitant to use technologies that use conflict minerals. Before we make decisions about buying innovative products like solar cells, we need greater awareness about the materials they use and where they are coming from.