The Technology Thread - Part 1

[Teelie]

I have considered a battery backup for my house as well although it's still a little too expensive to do right now for me.

 

[chamber-music]

Ichiban Electric Motorcycle​

Inspired by the iconic motorcycle from Anime/Manga Akira

 

[squeekness]

I have considered a battery backup for my house as well although it's still a little too expensive to do right now for me.

What's nice is you can "stack" them so you're not committed to buying the whole thing at once. You start with one or two for the most important stuff and then you can add as you want. There's also a way to set up a solar charger too, which is pretty neat. I think we will be starting something like this next year depending on our savings.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[ComicChick]

that's disgusting

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

Why is Meta wasting money by creating AI chat bot accounts and pretend they're real?

 

[Teelie]

Maybe Zuckerberg is looking for some fellow bots to be friends with?

 

[:eek:]

Self-bending beams can deliver sound waves only to your ear in a crowd

By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches a specific location.

www.livescience.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[squeekness]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[:eek:]

China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative — GPMI boasts up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W power delivery

Will this cable unlock high refresh 8K gaming?

www.tomshardware.com

 

[:eek:]

A quantum internet is much closer to reality thanks to the world's first operating system for quantum computers

QNodeOS is the world's first operating system designed for quantum computers and will enable connections between different types of quantum computers.

www.livescience.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Oh Google thought we wanted AI to summarize YouTube comments for us.

 

[:eek:]

China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips

Advances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.

www.livescience.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Big Tech: Yeah we just used you so AI will take over your jobs.

 

[:eek:]

Self-driving cars can tap into 'AI-powered social network' to talk to each other while on the road

A team of scientists upgrade communications between self-driving cars to improve efficiency and enable the vehicles to share current, accurate driving insights.

www.livescience.com

Maybe AI will take over by turning the world into Maximum Overdrive.

 

[squeekness]

 

[squeekness]

IFLScience

A hypersonic plane could cut a 15-hour flight down to just three.

www.facebook.com

 

[:eek:]

IFLScience

A hypersonic plane could cut a 15-hour flight down to just three.

www.facebook.com

These forums could need some hypersonic technology...

 

[Lily Adler]

What is this nonsense?

 

[blueharvest]

View attachment 133273

What is this nonsense?

It's just a scam made with AI to bilk people out of their money.

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www.myantispyware.com

 

[squeekness]

Such a shame because it would have been a fantastic gift.