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In this one, it's all in the inverter. You just plug it into an outlet, and it can do up to 1000W (though 950 was the most I've ever gotten from 1.2 KW of PV coming in at ~90 volts).

You can have multiple inverters; they match the frequency and voltage of the incoming utility power and won't output anything if there's no utility power coming in (anti-islanding protection).

The only thing to be aware of is not over loading a circuit where you have them connected. I do have a dedicated circuit/outlet for that.

They're useless if the power's out, but I'm looking into something of a transfer switch to redirect the PV output from the grid-tie inverter to a regular one, but I haven't gone too far down that path yet.

Edit: It's the same principle that's used in balcony solar

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

For sure. It's crazy popular here, but I never much cared for it.

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Haven't been to Harper's Ferry in forever. It's beautiful. I should probably take a day trip up this fall.

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There's good ones, and there's the ones you can buy at the gas station, lol. If you're ever in the area, I can recommend some good ones.

A couple weeks ago a bunch of friends from college came in for a semi-annual get together. The ones from out of state were all craving pepperoni rolls. I begged them not to buy anything from a gas station / convenience store and to let me hook them up.

I showed up the next day with $100 worth of these super bougie artisanal rolls from a local place. They were a hit.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

One of the few places I'm proud to represent my home state: Pepperoni rolls.

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I noticed that, too. I think it's just the lighting, color balance (it's got a heavy yellow tint), and the sharp focus only on Briones's face that's making it look off. Pretty sure it looked the same in the episode.

Or maybe Briones wasn't available to shoot that scene and they filmed it with a body double and added her face on in post? I don't think I've read that, but it wouldn't be unheard of.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Lol, I was gonna say:

If you're Worf, "Whil Whheaton" is also acceptable.

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(Just paying this forward from the last time I made this mistake and someone had to correct me)

Wil Wheaton.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

I'm largely guessing here, but I'd venture he's just "rich person broke" which is still wealthier than most people will ever be. Again, just a guess.

[-] [email protected] 49 points 2 days ago

This piece of shit will appeal all the way to our corrupt SCOTUS and get this nullified. I hate this timeline.

Probably, but that is yet to happen. Until then, join me in just reveling in the headline for a while.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

It's getting long in the tooth (pun intended), but the T-Rex scene in Jurassic Park where it attacks the cars still holds up.

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I've been using some USB-C cords for 5 or 6 years now and the connectors are still going strong. They're way more reliable than micro-USB which seemed to wear out after a few months.

Your go-to universal cord can charge your phone, earbuds, vape, notebook, video-converter, beatmachine, microphone, gamepad etc.

This has been life changing in all the best ways. The bonus is that power banks have kept up and most good ones support power delivery, which has been amazing for keeping my laptop powered when I'm working in the field.

I think my biggest gripe is the wildly varying feature sets of both cables and ports. I can understand e-marked cables for different wattages, but all cables should support video and all USB-C ports should at least indicate if it supports video output. I've spent way too long troubleshooting docks and portable monitors simply because I accidentally grabbed the wrong cable.

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I could have done the meme in one frame, but I wanted Quark to do a Jim stare.

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Dog-piling is when someone expresses an opinion and people swarm in the comments telling the OC how wrong they are and how right they are. Typically the person getting dogpiled is downvoted into oblivion in the process. Note that I'm not talking about anything controversial in their opinion or the comment being trolling in any way; just any general disagreement with the groupthink.

Brief example:

User 1:  There are lots of factors at play here, not just money.  There's X, Y, Z, and those are all independent from money.
  |____> User 2: No, it's money.  It's always money
  |______>  User 4: Right?  How can anyone think it's anything *but* money?  Some people!
  |____> User 3: Yes, well, X, Y, and Z wouldn't be a problem if not for capitalism, so it's definitely money, and you're wrong.
  |____> User 5: It all boils down to money; always does.
  |____> User 6: Of course it's money.  Only a capitalist bootlicker would think otherwise.
  |____> User 7: Go back to Reddit, troll.
  |____> User 8: You're so close, but it's money.  
  ...
  |____> User 999: (Same as the last 998 comments; contributes nothing except attacking the opinion for being different)

None of that adds anything to the discussion; they're not engaging on the subject, just attacking the opinion because it differs.

That behavior does not seem healthy to me and seems like it's almost designed to discourage anyone from expressing any opinion that's not part of the established group think. Again, I am not talking about trolls here, just any kind of differing opinions.

Should that kind of behavior be discouraged? If so, as a mod, what would be the best way to address it? After the 2nd or 3rd dogpile comment, start removing subsequent ones that are just piling on?

It's definitely a people problem, so I'm curious what would be a gentle but firm way to deal with it.

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Following a conversation / thread is a hot mess at the best of times, it's mostly just brain farts, and #people #write #out #things #like #this #as #some #sort #of #shitty #search #engine #optimization #because #EVERYONE #MUST #FIND #MY #BRAIN #FART #AT #ALL #COSTS .

If you have something of substance to say, just blog it or make a post on a proper platform where you can actually make your point without the reader having to put together the worst IKEA jigsaw puzzle known to humans. The technology to edit/update a post has existed forever, so it's stupid to just keep replying to yourself as new information "breaks".

Microblogging is dumb.

#Twitter #Mastodon #Threads #McDonalds #Walmart #TheGap #Baseball #NFL #RockAndRoll #TheInternet #Starbucks #DisneyWorld #Porno #Valium #Reeboks #FakeTits #Sushi #TacoBell #Rodeos #BedBathAndBeyond #TheAlamo #KitchenSinks #Sportsmanship #Books

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Ford is moving forward with its $3 billion EV battery plant in Michigan despite political pushback and the potential loss of key U.S. tax credits that make the project financially viable.

Ford's argument is that by building batteries using technology licensed from China's leading battery producer, CATL, it is helping to re-shore important manufacturing expertise that was long ago ceded to China. [...] "LFP batteries are produced all around Europe, and the rest of the world," said Lisa Drake, Ford's vice president of technology platform programs and EV systems. "How can we compete if we don't have this technology? Somebody has to take the lead to do this," she said, adding that it will lead to homegrown innovation and the seeding of a domestic supply base. "I'm convinced this is the right thing to do for the United States," she said.

Drake said the tax subsidies are even more important in the face of slower-than-expected EV demand. "When EV adoption slowed, it just became a huge headwind," she said. "The [production tax credit] allows us to keep on this path, and to keep going." "We don't want to back off on scaling, hiring or training in an industry we need to be competitive in the future," she said. "It would be a shame to build these facilities and then have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is the people. These are 1,700 jobs. They don't come along very often."

Consumer tax credits for EV purchases get the most attention, but for manufacturers, the far more lucrative incentives come in the form of production tax credits. Companies could receive a tax credit of $35 per kilowatt-hour for each U.S.-made cell, and another $10 per kilowatt-hour for each battery pack. With an annual production capacity of 20 GWh, Ford's battery plant could potentially receive a $900 million tax credit, offsetting almost one-third of its investment. [...] The Republican-controlled Senate could vote as early as Wednesday on a budget bill that would rewrite language around EV tax credits. A House version of the bill passed last month effectively killed the production tax credits for manufacturers by severely tightening the eligibility requirements. It also specifically prohibited credits for batteries made in the U.S. under a Chinese licensing agreement -- a direct hit on Ford.

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You hear that piano intro, and who do you think of?

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I don't know exactly what cadence you'd call this, but all the point releases that are divisible by 10 are basically "cleanup releases".

I usually try not to introduce anything new in these and rather focus on debugging, refactoring, and streamlining all the changes for the previous 9 releases.

So, don't expect anything groundbreaking from the next version.

That said, I am asking for feedback on things; what can be improved (without adding anything new), what's buggy, etc.

So far in 1.4.40, I've done the following. In addition to these, are there any particular areas that could be improved?

Bugfixes:

  • Don't add comment text to conversation line button tooltip if comment is hidden.
  • Check if comment_view.comment.content is undefined before setting the comment text value to it. Only shows up in console log as an error, so it's non-breaking, but it's still annoying
  • Fixed the gap where the moderation button would be in the post action toolbar if user is not a mod.
  • Fixed "Hide Deleted Posts" filter. It's a holdover from the 0.18.x days and recently, you can only see your own deleted posts. The filter was hitting the safety check to not hide your own content before this rule fired, so there's now an exception above the "post is from self" check.

Filtering:

  • Add ability to filter NSFW posts (works in addition to NSFW blur)
  • Add ability to filter posts from bot accounts (without blocking them entirely)

Enhancements:

  • When collapsing a comment thread via the conversation line, if the topmost comment in the thread is outside the viewport, scroll it into view.
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