Lumilias

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[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 13 points 8 months ago

BYD also owns the entire supply chain, from lithium mines to battery manufacturing to car assembly to sales. Nobody else can do that right now.

And China has the overwhelming advantage in lithium supply to the rest of the world.

IIRC it’s not R&D that is the main cost of EVs these days, but the cost of the batteries themselves is still absurdly high. It’s down to $139/kWh as of Nov 2023, but keep that in perspective of an EV: a 72 kWh battery is $10k in raw material costs alone. I think I remember seeing a quote that affordable EVs (unsubsidized) can’t become a realistic goal until lithium prices break the $100 threshold.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 6 points 8 months ago

My faith in CR original content is not high since all of their WEBTOON adaptations bombed. Solo Leveling is the only one to not be awful.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

From the article:

WBD also will be exploring options for Rooster Teeth’s catalog content and IP such as Red vs Blue, RWBY and Gen:LOCK.

Looks like they’ll either retain or sell the IP.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah we tried a few other systems after our main 5e campaign ended. Ars Magica, Lancer, WH40k Wrath and Glory, Blades in the Dark, Cyberpunk Red. My group is not one for roleplaying much, so we prefer crunchy systems. Lancer was great for that, and so is Pathfinder 2e.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Agreed, we’re about half a year and halfway through Abomination Vaults right now. Using PF2e with Foundry VTT has been amazing, especially with all the built-in automation.

The thing I like most about Pathfinder is how well documented their rules are. 5e had a bunch of hand wavy DM-fiat rules, while PF2e typically has a rule for almost everything.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 26 points 9 months ago (6 children)

It’s almost as if nuanced discussion is discouraged on platforms like this.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

My personal preference is Patriot flash drives, and has been for the past decade. I’ve got 3 older flash drives that I would commonly use, and they were very reliable.

I just recently bought this one, as I was looking for a drive that would take full advantage of USB 3.2 speeds. It definitely does, I get 300+ MB/s writes regularly on it.

https://www.patriotmemory.com/products/rage-prime-usb-3-2-flash-drive

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I still think one of the craziest examples of multiplatform streaming being required is from Pokemon. They have a whole guide on how to watch every season:

https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/where-to-watch-pokemon-episodes-movies

Edit: oh, and this is AFTER the death of Pokemon TV, their own streaming service lol.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago

I've got the Ioniq 6 and I can tell you, people compliment it everywhere I go. I'm the only one who thinks it has a fugly fat ass apparently.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Hyundai's EVs don't qualify for the instant tax incentive. They undergo final assembly in South Korea.

Source: I have one. It was on the paperwork.

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

HPE does not get any ink money, that went with HP Inc. HPE only operates in enterprise spaces (servers and network hardware).

[–] Lumilias@pawb.social 13 points 10 months ago

Agreed, we’ve been playing AV and secret checks have been great. Using a recall knowledge check and crit failing is fun, because you get fake information and have to work with that knowledge.

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