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elevenoneson Ad Blocker Test – Check If Your Ad Blocker Works

I got 0% (FF+ubo) but ubo says it blocked 102 items. Also I never see ads while browsing or watching videos. What do?

elevenoneson Automakers are sharing consumers' driving behavior with insurance companies

(From the Toyota Connected Services Disclaimer)

Your Responsibilities

    Your responsibilities include: (1) informing passengers and drivers of your vehicle that data is collected and used by us, and (2) notifying us of a sale or transfer of your vehicle. If you do not notify us of a sale or transfer, we may continue to send data about the vehicle to the subscriber's Account Information currently on file, and we are not responsible for any privacy related damages you suffer.

elevenoneson Show HN: Startup funding simulator

I sold my biz for 16B then went back and deleted the funding rounds and founders. I made 16B. I like this.

elevenoneson Research on harvesting electricity from humidity in the air

Found it.

"Yao estimated that roughly 1 billion Air-gens, stacked to be roughly the size of a refrigerator, could produce a kilowatt and partly power a home in ideal conditions. The team hopes to lower both the number of devices needed and the space they take up by making the tool more efficient. Doing that could be a challenge."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/05/26/harvest-en...

elevenoneson Research on harvesting electricity from humidity in the air

There was a different article reporting on this that mentioned they would have to stack many layers into a block "about the size of a refrigerator" to make kilowatt. I will try to find it.

elevenoneson Write a note to your spouse every day

Yeah, notes are the polish, not the foundation.