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- Pronouns
- It's complicated. IDK. Maybe ze/zim/zir https://pronouns.org/ze-hir
- Degree
- Physics, Cal Poly SLO
- Work
- I fix broken stuff
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@goatsarah There are a number of factors:
- US residential electric service is lower power compared to most of the world (single phase - 210v) so the advantages of CSS2 for high voltage 3-pahse AC charging don't apply here.
- Tesla has 3 times more deployed infrastructure than all the CSS providers combined.
- The US adopted CSS 1 so there is not even compatibility with EU supply chains.
- Aside from Tesla, the EV charge providers are mostly paid to *install* chargers through court settlements and government grants. Selling electricity is not subsidized and low margin. The end result is that CSS chargers get installed, but not maintained. Non-NACS chargers now have a reputation for being persistently broken.
- In the same light, NACS ties payment to an account associated with the car. If the car has a valid account it is plug and play. CSS still has a pay-at-the-pump model which you would think would woke fine like it does at gas stations, but CSS chargers don't require an on-site attendant as backup and payment processing has a reputation of being cumbersome and spotty. Even if the charger is working, you might not be able to get the payment to go through.
@brent is this still open? My brother (just got his CS from Cal Poly) and I (work in arcade game maintenance and repair) are considering tag teaming this as a side gig.
@peterdrake @louie They could have done it if they left off the 1. I'm not sure why but VHF didn't have a channel 1 in the US.
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it sucks having nuanced views on the internet
"systemd has the right goals but also has poor architecture: i like operating it but i don't like its underlying design" is so much harder to digest than "systemd good" or "systemd bad"
"sandboxing is good when done in a way that gives users the ability to control how their programs run, and doesn't have to make your computer locked down like iOS" is harder to digest than "sandboxing good' or "sandboxing bad".
"verified boot that lets users control the signing key allows users to verify that the boot sequence is what they want it to be, ensuring that their FDE isn't compromised; however, most existing implementations give vendors control that should belong to users" is harder to digest than "verified boot good" or "verified boot == DRM".
it's hard not to sound like a corporate shill, which is the opposite of what I'm trying to be whenever I start talking about security. Fossbros have given the entire FLOSS community these warped preconceived notions on what sandboxing, verified boot, and even Systemd are and aren't.
"systemd has the right goals but also has poor architecture: i like operating it but i don't like its underlying design" is so much harder to digest than "systemd good" or "systemd bad"
"sandboxing is good when done in a way that gives users the ability to control how their programs run, and doesn't have to make your computer locked down like iOS" is harder to digest than "sandboxing good' or "sandboxing bad".
"verified boot that lets users control the signing key allows users to verify that the boot sequence is what they want it to be, ensuring that their FDE isn't compromised; however, most existing implementations give vendors control that should belong to users" is harder to digest than "verified boot good" or "verified boot == DRM".
it's hard not to sound like a corporate shill, which is the opposite of what I'm trying to be whenever I start talking about security. Fossbros have given the entire FLOSS community these warped preconceived notions on what sandboxing, verified boot, and even Systemd are and aren't.
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Where are you on the political scale? Please boost wildly!* 😃
(*) Yes I mean Wildly not just widely
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Any meaningful UX testing in 2023 needs to account for ad blockers and password managers.
If your site or app doesn’t work with popular ad blockers, or it refuses to allow logins pasted in from password managers, it’s broken.
Yes, some executive type will want to argue about this because they think ad blocking will go away or they misunderstood some now outdated infosec guidance. They’re wrong. Users use ad blockers and password managers and if your stuff doesn’t work with them, it’s broken.
@travislf Those 8 principles are very general and I'm having difficulty applying them to anything but hyper local common resources. How do they work on something like the Colorado River Watershed? The water in that river is as you call it a "failed commons" how would Dr. Ostram's principles help the people of the six states that share the water no over draw the diminishing resource?
You may disagree with me. In fact it is encouraged. My experience of life has taught me many unique and wonderful things that other people may not understand the same way I do, but one of the most important things it has taught me it that I might be wrong. (And by the way I am not the only one. Even very famous people renowned for their insight can be wrong)
The truly intelligent people, those ones I look towards for wisdom and insight all seem to understand that they are not infallible. They further understand that their wisdom and insight may not be universally applicable to all places and circumstances. That having someone -- even someone of less renown -- offer contradictory information is not a form of oppression.
It is the people who say "This truth is my truth and what right do you have to question it." who are the most dangerous to society because it is the people who believe that some people cannot be questioned or contradicted that hand the tools of power to the despot.
(This is a sub toot of a person who does not want her views and opinions challenged)
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A solar powered, e-ink bus stop sign with real-time bus times. This is a very good combination of neat technologies.
@swordplay What would you think if I said The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
@greypilgrim I've found it particularly good at translating library APIs
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We ( @bkeegan @MattNicholson @blakeley ) are researchers at University of Colorado Boulder conducting a survey about social media platform migration. If you are at least 18 and have used Twitter and/or Mastodon you are eligible to share your experiences with leaving (or choosing not to leave) Twitter and/or joining (or choosing not to join) Mastodon. You can optionally provide your email address to enter a drawing for a $75 gift card. Please boost! Survey link: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3BLXjcmBmKpyR2S
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How do you access the Fediverse?
If you use more than one method, choose the one you use the most.
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What’s the object-oriented way to become wealthy? #dadjoke
Inheritance.
@greypilgrim Get my parents to drive me? Ha! I had to ride my bike several miles to ... [Oh wait](https://fosstodon.org/@greypilgrim/110398866941430252).
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This is hilarious
RT: https://brands.town/users/mastotips/statuses/109502281005072667
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About quote posts, please also consider the possibilities of abuse they enable. There are actually a few rogue instances on the Mastodon Network th...
- Pronouns
- It's complicated. IDK. Maybe ze/zim/zir https://pronouns.org/ze-hir
- Degree
- Physics, Cal Poly SLO
- Work
- I fix broken stuff
#Technology, #baseball (Dodgers), #politics, #religion (#Christian)
Joined Apr 2022
