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  • Apple Launches $599 MacBook Neo, Threatening Windows PC Market

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  • Runs on the A18, looks like 8GB unified RAM on all models. Only real choices are color and you can get 256 GB without Touch ID for $599 or 512 GB with Touch ID for $699. Primarily for school or office work, web browsing, video streaming. No MagSafe, two USB-C ports (one USB 3, one USB 2) and a headphone jack with a 13” screen.

    The 13" M5 MacBook Air now starts at $1099.

  • xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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  • This was something I realized when we drive to my wife’s parents. It’s 2,000 km each way from our house in the US to where they are in rural Quebec, Canada and we usually drive it twice a year. The charging times sound long, but even with our petrol car most of our stops end up being between 15 to 30 minutes anyways between fueling the car, taking the dog to grass, taking turns going to the toilet so the dog isn’t alone in the car, getting food and giving me a chance to eat so I’m not trying to drive and eat at the same time.

    I think the real challenge of electric range anxiety is that it still takes planning, at least in some parts of the US. There are areas on our route where it might be 100 kilometers to the next fast charger, and there’s no guarantee that all of them will be working or compatible with a car’s fastest charging speeds. We don’t really have to think about where we’ll get gasoline; there’s pretty much always a station, often several, within the next few miles. Usually if we’re waiting to stop for fuel it’s because we’re looking for the best price, looking for a place that might have decent toilets, and/or might have an appealing food option along with the gasoline. That’s all manageable in electric but might need some advanced planning, and many American drivers aren’t used to doing that kind of route planning in advance anymore.

    How many cars in Europe can drive 1,000 km without stopping anyways? The only ones I can think of offhand are large American pickup trucks intended for towing large trailers long distances. I wouldn’t expect to see them in Europe.

  • Every Terminal program should have a black background by default

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  • Are there any sickos that use black text on white?

    IIRC that’s the default on macOS if the theme is in light mode instead of dark mode. So probably.

  • A product of his environment

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  • You really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies?

  • welcome back to 2003

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  • Wait there’s new King of the Hill?

  • Credible

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  • Yes, but with modern desktop publishing the computer software can decide where to put each pigment for best effect. A century earlier it was a completely mechanical/optical process that still produced decent results. It looks like halftone is the process name, but this was a class I took 20 years ago and I’m just skimming Wikipedia.

  • Credible

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  • This made me realize, I often see things about the invention of the printing press, but I know almost nothing about how color printing was developed. I’m sure it was obvious that early on that different colors could be used, I believe basically what is called spot color today, but I’d be far more curious about the development of process color to reproduce a full color spectrum.

    My university advisor pranked me into taking a senior-level class on color theory from the college of art & design, which was interesting and an insane amount of work. The professor might have gone into it some but the main thing I remember was the way they used to use grid screens at different angles to make sure the different colors landed next to each other on the page and not on top of each other.

  • Credible

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  • I thought that usually used yellow

  • Do you still use compact discs?

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  • Rarely; I think the last time was a live CD to try Linux on an older computer

  • How to talk to anyone, and why you should

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  • I’ve been feeling over the past few years that the increasing removal of human interaction from our lives, including random conversations in real life, has made it easier for people to be more divided and view strangers as an “other” instead of a fellow human.

  • Ford Admits Its Current EVs Aren't Software Defined—And They're Worse for It

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  • On the one hand, I understand the manufacturing appeal. On the other hand, this is how we get to crap like subscriptions for physical features in your car, like heated seats. I don’t want automakers taking the hardware I bought hostage.

  • EV Pickup Trucks Sell for 79% More Than Their Announcement Price at Launch, on Average

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  • I feel like those are going to get a lot more expensive from people customizing them, potentially like Jeeps, maybe even more with all the factory options

  • Real-world test: electric semi trucks can save fleets nearly $160,000 per truck

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  • I’ve long assumed a hybrid would be better for long haul trucking. Diesel has plenty of torque for starting moving but I’m guessing electric would still be more efficient and reduce pollution. Keep the diesel running more at a steady speed for the highway and some charging of the battery, use the electric for low speed work and acceleration. Probably not that simple, though.

  • I wonder what show has been played the most.

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  • I feel like it would need to be some relatively early show that has maintained a degree of popularity. Maybe an early cartoon that was seen as appropriate kid’s programming, like The Flintstones or The Jetsons.

  • Is the Memory Shortage Intentional?

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  • So this is the strategy of putting 4 houses on your properties in Monopoly and never upgrading them to hotels because that way there are no houses for your opponents to buy

  • 0mg

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  • Signal Founder Moxie Marlinspike: Telegram is not private. There is nothing private about it. They've done a really amazing job of convincing the world that this is an encrypted messaging app

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  • New NBER research finds that US crash deaths rise by ~15% on dates of major album releases

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  • I sure thought new albums came out on Tuesday when I was in high school and college, around the turn of the millennium. Am I misremembering that or did it change at some point?

  • everyone get in here!

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  • Is that an albino kiwi?

  • iiiiiiitttttttttttt @programming.dev
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    DIY

  • Civil Aviation @lemmy.zip
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    Alpine skiing-Helicopter crew recounts smooth but complex rescue after Vonn crash

    www.reuters.com /sports/alpine-skiing-helicopter-crew-recounts-smooth-complex-rescue-after-vonn-crash-2026-02-08/
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL “sleet” does not have the same meaning in all English speaking countries

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ice_pellets
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Maybe sprinkling 1337 into our online texts would make them less useful to AI training

  • Beavers @lemmy.world
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    Look at how proud he is of his work.

  • math @lemmy.world
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    First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself

    www.quantamagazine.org /first-shape-found-that-cant-pass-through-itself-20251024/
  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
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    Anybody watching tonight’s Whalers at Nordiques game?

  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Firefighters rescue man stuck in slide on Vernon [Connecticut] playground

    www.nbcconnecticut.com /news/local/firefighters-rescue-man-stuck-in-slide-on-vernon-playground/3626381/
  • Bun Alert System @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Photo by @JimsPhotos@ohai.social

  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
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    Selfies of woman "dripping in diamonds" on cruise led to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

    www.cbsnews.com /news/selfies-woman-dripping-diamonds-cruise-arrest-jewelry-theft/
  • Books @lemmy.ml
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    What English translation of The Three Musketeers do you like?

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Admiral Wonderboat

    Physical Media Forever

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Jim Benton

    fffft

  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    Found this old post. Wonder if they’re still using AOL?

  • IdiotsInCars @lemmy.world
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    Once again: “a bad driver never misses their turn”

  • Crazy Fucking Videos @lemmy.world
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    Moving Freight Train Hit by Tornado (2009)

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL The Hayes Barton neighborhood in Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh's birthplace

    www.britishexplorers.com /woodbury/hayesba.html
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired

    mobilesyrup.com /2025/02/15/blackberrys-expired-keyboard-patent/
  • Food Crimes - Offenses against nutrition @midwest.social
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    I believe Skyline Chili-flavored ice cream should meet the definition of a food crime