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zlorch··on Daniel Ek commits to investing €1B in European ”moonshots”
the UK hasn't even started the messy divorce yet...
zlorch··on Tesla says its battery innovations will deliver its goal of a $25,000 car
you are right. The $150/kwh is current industry estimates of Tesla's cost. The exact number isnt really important, the point is that years ago they where supposed to be at $100 and now they once again claim they'll be at $100 in a couple years. "We promise guys, this time we know what we are talking about"
zlorch··on Tesla says its battery innovations will deliver its goal of a $25,000 car
> with the cost per kWh reduced by 56%

as i said, Elon making claims. In 2016 he claimed that by 2018 their battery packs would cost less than $100/kwh. Its 2020 now and they still cost around $150. Why do you believe him this time?

I'll be interested once Tesla actually delivers on those claims.

zlorch··on Tesla says its battery innovations will deliver its goal of a $25,000 car
lol no they didnt. In reality what they announced was a new battery cell with 16% higher energy density, and a new version of their supercar/Model S that costs way more than $100k. Thats impressive and great for their cars but in not way makes ICE cars obsolete.

Most other things was Elon making claims. People have learnt over the years that Elon's claims can not be trusted. Sometimes he delivers, but often he doesnt or at least way way behind schedule.

zlorch··on X-COM
IIRC the game just wrote a plain data file onto disk and the next executable read it up with all the needed info.
zlorch··on Anders Tegnell defends Sweden's virus approach
> Directly criticizing public policies is almost a taboo for ordinary civilians.

This could possibly be the worst lie I've heard this week. And I've listened to Trump.

zlorch··on Facebook iOS SDK Remotely Crashing Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Winno and More
I think he's talking in general. I worked at Spotify for a while and I can tell you the only reason they have the FB SDK bundled is to provide login. They dont use FB for any tracking or attribution at all, for that they have other frameworks. They are aware of the FB SDK misbehaving in some cases and do take steps to prevent it.