Re: How does this work?
"Maybe a nuclear reactor (not RTGs) might do the job, but launching one of those is going to raise all sorts of hackles."
Maybe not for China?
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I usually enjoy the wisecrack subheading for El Reg articles. But not this time.
"HPE supercomputer to tell Singapore that it's hot, humid, probably going to rain".
As an American expat who lives in SE Asia, I can tell you the storm reporting, say typhoons and cyclones is second-rate at best to the quality of storm reporting back in the West. And many of these people are poor, with no means to quickly get to higher ground. Better reporting for SE Asia would undoubtedly save lives. Just thought I'd educate you a bit.
To me, there are only two methods of automated driving. Say lane change and anti-tailgating assistance, and FULL AUTOMONOUS DRIVING. By the time an unattended driver is alerted something is wrong to the reaction time for the driver to take command a crash happens.
The consumer is obviously confused by all this, and the auto companies (and without a doubt some politicians) are taking advantage of all of this..
Private equity firms should be limited to fast food restaurants and the like. Their mantra for fast profits over long term growth have totally trashed America's competitiveness in any science related field.
CHIPS? Largely a waste of government money. Most of the chip shortages the media reports ad naeusam are for cutting edge technology chips. Cars and most anything else from washing machines to toasters are short on far more mundane chips, programs which private equity firms might scrap due to relatively low returns on investiments.
I say screw Google! Is sticking with their Chromium engine really that much of a cost and development time saver? It seems to me using Google API's is like counting cards in blackjack with the dealer using a 6 deck shoe. The damn thing is constantly changing at every whim.
I like Brave, but if I notice this privacy thing starts going downhill after the new Chromium comes on-line I will switch to a Mozilla based browser. Problem solved.
I couldn't agree more. Besides many "5G" areas are nothing but 4G with a shell over it, 5G uses more power forcing a bigger, heavier, more expensive battery. So I am apparently not the only one perfectly satisfied with a 4G phone.
Time to enjoy a movie on my 3D TV.