Dean @dean@librem.one

@sam could you get a second dog?

@podcast
What's the price Apple puts on a child?
The price of a patent.

@LALegault if you're looking to get solar or an ev charger, boycott SolarEgde. SolarEdge is an Israeli company. #boycott #genocide #solar

@Snoro I take all short term trends in the EV space with a large grain of salt. We are in the early turbulent years. Even the good sales trends in Australia. It will reduce then go back up.

@Snoro the article touched on a few points but never got to the real trends. EVs used to hold their value well because they were rare. Now new EVs are dropping their price, their deprecation curve is becoming similar to ICE vehicles. The China 'issue' is very different. They had 100 brands and were reduced to a few dozen so there was a lot of product for models that didn't sell.

@sam I've seen coils/wire wrapped in plastic (small motor that won't melt it) or hot glue, and I think the cord is better.

@sam just spectating, I think that'll help reduce shocks so the components don't break.

@Snoro that article is a load of crap. The fracking industry relied on low interest rates and low environmental regulation! You cannot compare 2019 prices with 2023 prices when the CPI increases were caused by oil and gas windfall profits. Renewables are still cheaper than 5 years ago, this is only a blip. All energy sources in China have increased but renewables have increased faster (EIA China Country Analysis Brief 2023).

@mcmenguc @CiaraNi this all happened when I went to the Apple store. Had to join a virtual queue for 40 mins to buy an iPhone. They then didn't have it in stock and told me to buy on my own phone, that was broken!
I went to Jb-Hi and got real customer service.

@alcinnz years ago a friend wanted to make a car ad. So they walked down the street taking photos, stitched them together and superimposed a car over the top. This technique would have made it look like a video and not stop-motion.

@Snoro I take that back, they'll need $500 billion. Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation has USD $20 billion doing the same thing.
"We have access to AUD $30.5 billion in investment capital from the Australian Government"

@Snoro $30 billion is a good amount in Australia but globally it's nothing. I would be impressed with $100 billion.