Readit Newszeristor commented on University life: From 50 years ago to now (2019) timeshighereducation.com/... · Posted by u/zeristor
Queuing for the phone box to call home once a week, grim, especially when you miss out on your grandfather passing away.
I was thinking that with a number of Private Equity companies having financial issues there’d be less funding avalable, and that IPOs would be a probable route.
I am not a finance guy, just seems likely.
zeristor commented on Grid Congestion Bottlenecks U.K.'S Wind Power spectrum.ieee.org/grid-co... · Posted by u/rbanffy
Key part seems to be:
“SmartValves are a type of static synchronous series compensator, or SSSC—a solid-state alternative to PSTs that employs power electronics to tweak power flows in milliseconds.”
Very interesting article thanks.
zeristor commented on Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/fleahunter
Absurdly although I’m, currently paying for a BBC TV licence, I use an Apple TV but they have not, and will not provide UHD content for it on their streaming app.
Either I can do the stupid thing and connect my LG TV to the network, or through various means download the UHD content, and therefore have to manage it, especially the last watched position, or forego it.
Having ADHD, I never really watch to the end, and so rely so much on the saved position to resume.
zeristor commented on macOS 26.2 enables fast AI clusters with RDMA over Thunderbolt developer.apple.com/docum... · Posted by u/guiand
Will Apple be able to ramp up M3 Ultra MacStudios if this becomes a big thing?
Is this part of Apple’s plan of building out server side AI support using their own hardware?
If so they would need more physical data centres.
I’m guessing they too would be constrained by RAM.
Has anyone 3D printed the levels, VR headsets are one thing but IRL is above that.
Perhaps I’ve just done too much miniature wargaming.
zeristor commented on Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/fleahunter
I feel you, that's exactly why I was using only monitors before! I got convinced to go for this as an acceptable compromise with much more control than some proprietary backend.
Begs the question, how long before smart monitors.
> Particulates issued from tailpipes can aggravate asthma and heart disease and increase the risk of lung cancer and heart attack. Globally, they are a leading risk factor for premature death.
Minor nitpick, but tailpipes aren't the primary source of emissions. The study is about PM2.5[0]. which will chiefly be tires and brake pads. Modern gasoline engines are relatively clean, outside of CO2, though diesel engines spit out a bunch of bad stuff.
There’s also ammonia from farmland, it reacts to form secondary PM25