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- on Insomniac's Wolverine hits 1.9 million sales despite controversy, becomes Sony's top first-party game of 2026 in c/games@lemmy.world · 4d ago
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on AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
If someone stands to benefit financially from the idea their AI is so powerful that is scary, they’re probably going to bullshit about how powerful it is
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on Flock Safety's controversial CEO just got a taste of his own medicine in c/technology@lemmy.world · 1 Sep 2026
He has nothing to fear if he has done nothing wrong. That’s what he and his supporters say, right?
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on Google Has Removed Manifest V2 Extensions From the Chrome Web Store, Including uBlock Origin in c/technology@lemmy.world · 1 Sep 2026
I’ve used them both for years and never noticed any sort of conflict, but I’ve heard that potential conflict mentioned several times with no clarification
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on Lake SHAME [Rule] in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 29 Aug 2026
Not to mention we still call it “the Epstein files”, rather than " ", which is what Trump wants us to call it
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
I can fly a glider for half an hour for $0 in fuel or electricity
In the right conditions I can fly a Cessna 150 for $5 in fuel. Just have to shop around the whole country for cheapest fuel and best flight cknditions. So exactly like they did
These guys have the cheapest electricity in the country considering they advertise 1MW power output that apparently only ends up coating $5 over 27 minutes
EVs make a lot of sense. This plane does not, nor does any currently proposed design for an all-electric plane
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
The “article” is just corporate propaganda. Literally.
It’s just blindly regurgitating what the company’s press release said, with no journalistic input anywhere
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
This plane can’t carry passengers. All the useful load is taxen up by batteries. It’s the fundamental issue with all-electric aviation
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
$3.60 for mogas at a couple places near me. Very high density altitude, well leaned out, in slow flight, you could get 27 minutes out of a 150 for $5
These guys are also apparently getting electricity for 2-4 cents per KWh, which is many times cheaper than most would be able to get it
You’d even have more useful load than this “jet” that can carry no passengers or cargo
You could also fly a glider. It’d be as useful as this thing
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
The plane only went 100 AGL. It has a service ceiling of 2,000 feet AGL
This plane has massive wings, making it incredibly good at gliding (for its massive weight)
As far as I can tell from public information, they climbed to 1,100 and glided the rest of the time to land
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
Jets are less efficient because they’re designed to carry large amounts of cargo and/or passengers. This plane was at near max weight, 25,000 pounds, with zero cargo or passengers
The entire thing had to be stripped down. Single pilot op because they didn’t have the capacity for a 2nd seat and pilot
All this “jet” can do is transport its own batteries short distances, slower than a Cessna 150, and very low altitudes
27 minutes of slow flight in a 150 at high density altitude, well leaned out, would cost about the same and have the ability to carry a passenger
This plane is nothing more than a marketing ploy. At least it’s quite effective at that
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
If there are savings, it would make it in customer’s pockets. Aviation is incredibly competitive
I would, however, bet against them ever achieving that savings. Maybe they can find a battery-electric hybrid configuration that shaves off a percent or two, but I find even that unlikely
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
I give it 98% they landed where they took off
They did. It can bee seen in the press release photos and the video they released
so that $5 nets them about 110kWh of juice
They would have needed more than that. Likely got some lower rate somehow
This flight was not going very high, and it was not going very fast
Vne, max airspeed, of this plane is 140 knots (72 m/s). Less than a Cessna 150. Max altitude is 2,000 feet AGL, significantly lower than a Cessna 150
If the economics of their hybrid idea work out, it’ll be fantastic
It would be, but I highly doubt it. Energy density of batteries is simply too low. This plane can barely fly at slow speeds with no cargo or passengers, and with a cockpit stripped down to a single pilot. Hybrid thrust would be heavier than either jet A or battery-electric, and it still has the downsides of including batteries for the entire flight
Hydrogen or nuclear will be viable before battery-electric in aviation
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
They are not being sarcastic. Nuclear power is far more viable than all-electric in commercial aviation
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on First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
This plane is a piblicity stunt and will never be a viable product (the company itself said it is not meant for commercial production)
This “jet” has a lower max speed than a Cessna 150, a service ceiling of 2,000 AGL - far less than any commercial aircraft. It weighs 25,000 pounds with no passengers or cargo, almost certainly it’s max weight. They can’t even fit a 2nd pilot
They do not disclose how much energy was actually used, just a vague “$5” figure and a listed max power of 1MW
It’s just a marketing ploy and you fell for it
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on Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
No they wouldn’t. Where did you even get that idea from?
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on Terraria's biggest mod, Calamity, is shutting down after 10 years over what the makers call a "troubled past" and "irrecoverably tainted reputation" in c/games@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
I recommend you listen to this This American Life episode: www.thisamericanlife.org/…/tarred-and-feathered
It may give you some perspective
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on YouTube’s AI slop detector incorrectly targets Kurzgesagt as other creators fear same fate - Dexerto in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026
You’re going to have to provide examples that substantiate your opinion
As it stands, you just call them slop with no reason
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on YouTube’s AI slop detector incorrectly targets Kurzgesagt as other creators fear same fate - Dexerto in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026
Any chance you want to explain your position? Might help with the downvotes if you do
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