I use generative AI to remove objects in Photoshop, because it’s alot faster than doing it myself.

It might only take me 2-3 minutes, but the AI finishes in seconds. And when you do that often enough, it’s extremely helpful.

I also use it for translation and to proof read grammar. Time saver as well.

Tech companies will use the power no matter what. Might as well use nuclear, even if it’s only 50% of the demand.

And about AI, I’m sorry you can’t use it to anything. I’m using it daily at my work. Both Adobe’s and LLMs. Time saver.

The upside, in short, is density.

The silicon batteries can store alot more power in the same size and weight.

That means you can put alot more power into your existing size of hardware.

It’s also extremely beneficial for electric cars, which can either lower the weight on the car or put more juice in it. Both increasing the range.

For your point about replaceable batteries, it’s true. If we can replace batteries, the hardware will not be lost. But everything comes down to how often we need to replace them. How fast does these batteries really degrade in real world use? It can leave us with even worse ecological challenges and might be very expensive. We need a strong reuse culture for this to not be a new catastrophic environmental case.

The real deal is this though:

A third option is Solid State Batteries and is still the best solution for the future, but it’s not fully ready for commercial use yet. They do not seem to have any of the downsides from both lithium and silicon. But again, it’s not ready.

Yes, in phones we can limit the damage by using slow chargers.

But when it gets hot, it’s also a lot worse than with lithium. Not only do they degrade permanently, but they also loose more power while in the given operation.

Meaning while hot, your battery might burn 10% but only use 5% worth of power.

Some phones also gets hot when gaming or shooting pics or videos because of the CPU. If the thermals are manged poorly, it can permanently damage the battery as well, which we do not see in lithium.

They have two downsides but more upsides.

The silicon is not without limitation and will degrade faster. You will see your battery becoming worse and worse, but I’m not sure how fast it will break even with a traditional Li-Ion battery, calculating in the higher density in silicon.

The other downside is that silicon does not work as well in higher temperatures, and that can be a problem if the battery gets too hot. It’s the same mechanism in CPUs also consisting of silicon. They will be considerably worse performing at high temperature.

I hope they can improve on this, but it might be limitations of silicon as a material, meaning not much can be achieved.

If they can fix the cycle life on those new batteries, I’m the first to buy them.

But I’m not buying a phone with higher battery degration as of right now.

I think he’s joking. I don’t get it though.

Well, yeah, but he’s made it a big part of his campaign. In reality somebody should make a list of ALL promises they make, and then see who’s trustworthy.

Somebody should make a website that tracks prices on goods and other items from the day Trump becomes president and throughout his term.

He said he would lower prices. His politics says the opposite. Let’s see.

like the great depression, but only for already poor folk

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You’re basically just describing the flaws of democracies.

Yes, the EU can be slow to move on some points, but others they are the first. And they mostly get things right, because they use much time on thinking it through. And no, they’re not right every time, but I believe they are more than others.

So the UK basically just mimics the EU.

A small win for the British people, I guess, but it would have been way easier to stay. Now they use millions on running trials for this, in a battle already fought in the EU.

Lets see how the UK will deal with the tarrifs proposed by Trump, in a much larger geopolitical battle. They don’t have a significant bargain power, if they don’t go together with the European countries.

So we’re just going past the line of obviously corrupt without batting an eye? They even tell us now. Written. Legally binding.

It kind of invalidates what the EU Committee is all about. This is just stupid, and calling for a ban in a free world is more concerning than X.

Link to Bluesky user count.

Pretty cool to watch it in real time.

Temu is insanely popular. Don’t underestimate this. Yes, it’s pure crap, but people buy it. They earn bucks.

Meaning, it’s not a valid argument to say it’s crap, and then it’s not a problem. Temu is a problem.

But then we have to start another discussion about the free market, because then Temu is valid.

Then what? Legit question, I don’t have the answer to.

So the best thing you can do with a tree, is to cut it down and use it as materials, if we want to release as little CO2 as possible?

And ofc this depends on new trees being planted in its stead.

Fair enough. I looked it up, and I think you’re right.

I know there’s a lot of different definitions on fascism, but one of them originated from Italy is, that the state and corporations act together. In this case, the US tries to bully Taiwan corporations to do their bidding “or else”.

I know some would say it dosent count because the Taiwan firm can do as it pleases, but it becomes fascism when the Taiwan government now need to force the corporation to do as the US says.

Indirect fascism. But then again there’s also parts of the US that’s not fascism, and then we can keep on going.

The US have always been fascists, even before Trump. And if you’re in doubt what fascist means, because the word is misused basically everywhere, then this is a great example.