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Since around 2016 there has been a concerted effort to sow distrust in science, government, etc. It peaks around election years. This is usually fostered by foreign antagonists and it's getting worse. With AI now in their toolbox it will not get better. America needs to amp up critical thinking skills, starting in grade school.
 
EatenByLimestone said:
Very true! I don’t think you can blame people for being wary when they don’t know what is true and what isn’t.
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I want to blame them for not putting more effort into seeking facts.
 
that will be an extreme challenge as they have been dumbing down the schools for years.
 
EbS-P said:
I want to blame them for not putting more effort into seeking facts.
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Go ahead, lol. They’re not going to lose sleep over it.
 
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begreen said:
Since around 2016 there has been a concerted effort to sow distrust in science, government, etc. It peaks around election years. This is usually fostered by foreign antagonists and it's getting worse. With AI now in their toolbox it will not get better.
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton used misinformation against each other. They learned from what they considered to be the classics: the Romans and Greeks.

Agree, though, that AI is already making it worse, and it will get much worse yet. AI enables more believable-sounding misinformation to be more tightly tailored to specific groups, and in much larger quantity. Over the next small number of years, the internet could cease to be a useful resource for news and background information.

The problem is not AI per se - it's just a tool. The problem is how productive the tool is, and how it is used.
 
EbS-P said:
I want to blame them for not putting more effort into seeking facts.
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One person's fact is another person's propaganda. And a datum, even the hardest, most plain factual, can easily be both true and propaganda at the same time.
 
A study and article arguing that EV charging is not straining the grid, and load shifting is actually lowering everyone's electricity.

chargedevs.com

Study finds EVs are lowering electricity bills for all customers, not just EV owners - Charged EVs

There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills. The...
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I charge at night. You are welcome.
 
woodgeek said:
A study and article arguing that EV charging is not straining the grid, and load shifting is actually lowering everyone's electricity.

chargedevs.com

Study finds EVs are lowering electricity bills for all customers, not just EV owners - Charged EVs

There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills. The...
chargedevs.com chargedevs.com

I charge at night. You are welcome.
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But when we get more solar we want to charge during 10am-2pm. Less need for grid storage just use our BEVs
 
I’ll feel better when we no longer blow neighborhood transformers the first few warm days of the year when everyone fires up their air conditioning.
 
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EatenByLimestone said:
I’ll feel better when we no longer blow neighborhood transformers the first few warm days of the year when everyone fires up their air conditioning.
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Load scales with temperature. First hot but not blistering day sounds like neglect preventative maintenance. Which I’m sure the US is behind in.

Meanwhile……..
electrek.co

CATL unveils world's first LFP battery with 4C ultra-fast charging for 370-mi in 10 mins

A new EV battery that can add 370 miles (600 km) range in 10 minutes? China’s CATL introduced its new...
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Tesla realizes 4680 is not going to reach the success of new LFP batteries.
 
I don’t doubt neglect has happened, lol. I bet most maintenance is done when something breaks.
 
EbS-P said:
Load scales with temperature. First hot but not blistering day sounds like neglect preventative maintenance. Which I’m sure the US is behind in.

Meanwhile……..
electrek.co

CATL unveils world's first LFP battery with 4C ultra-fast charging for 370-mi in 10 mins

A new EV battery that can add 370 miles (600 km) range in 10 minutes? China’s CATL introduced its new...
electrek.co electrek.co

Tesla realizes 4680 is not going to reach the success of new LFP batteries.
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TEsla is already making the previous breakthrough Shenxing SuperFast LFP in Nevada, under license. This announcement is v2 of that product. The 4680 cells will still be good for higher performance vehicles.
 
woodgeek said:
TEsla is already making the previous breakthrough Shenxing SuperFast LFP in Nevada, under license. This announcement is v2 of that product. The 4680 cells will still be good for higher performance vehicles.
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But as far as I know the plaid is using 18650 cells. Wind if they will ever switch cells for those products. With the 4680 in the Cyber truck.
 
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