JeremyHuntQW12
@JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world
- Comment on Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt 1 day ago:
Everything is a turbo now which is “more efficient” but there is no way they will last as long as the naturally aspirated V6 or V8s that would go for 400-500k miles.
You do know that turbocharged engines don’t rev as much don’t you ? They last longer.
A 1.8L NA Atsra put out 92 kW at 6000 rpm. The 1.6L turbo version put out 134kW at 2800 rpm.
- Comment on Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt 1 day ago:
I wouldn’t say it was a failure.
It sold quite well considering its price.
The original specifications and price were never going to be met,
- Comment on Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water. 2 days ago:
They jumped into the pot.
- Comment on So… Australia Just Banned Kids From the Internet 1 month ago:
They haven’t been banned yet.
The law doesn’t come into effect until the end of next year after the govt determines how the ban will be enforced.
- Comment on Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery 2 months ago:
I’m guessing that, like GDPR in the EU, it will apply to any and all social media website on the internet, but for practical reasons, can’t really be enforced outside of the legislating authorities’ jurisdiction.
The legislation specifically gives the Act extra-territorial powers to enforce the ban against foreign websites.
Reddit is specifically targetted ; it will definitely include Lemmy.
- Comment on Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery 2 months ago:
Now, if a parent helps their child do it anyway, the parent and child can’t get in trouble, but the platform can, because platforms cannot knowingly allow children to use the app, even with explicit parental consent and supervisio
Not correct. The act itself is not illegal, but circumventing the telecommunication controls is a criminal offence under the Telecommunications Act, with penalties up to 20 years imprisonment.
- Comment on The World’s First Laptop? Data General One DG-1 (1984) 2 months ago:
The screen was only in that position or closed. There was no friction joint. You could only view the screen if you were sitting on the floor !
- Comment on Elon Musk Says He Owns Everyone's Twitter Account in Bizarre Alex Jones Court Filing 2 months ago:
Really ? I think you’ll find that clause means you do not own copyright to anything you post on X.