Buffalox

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

WTF?
The article even state this fact as a barrier to attract scientists to Europe from USA.
But here you go:

https://www.coursera.org/articles/research-scientist-salary?campaignid=20858198824&adgroupid=&device=c&keyword=&matchtype=&network=x&devicemodel=&creativeid=&assetgroupid=6490027433&targetid=&extensionid=&placement=&gad_campaignid=20854471652

Lyft: $175,144
Flexport: $174,532
Meta: $171,477
Netflix: $168,720
StubHub: $167,700
Google: $167,427
DoorDash: $166,792
eBay: $166,231
Waymo: $163,156
NVIDIA: $162,497   

Everybody who has followed this issue even superficially knows this!!
Universities in USA also pay more, because they are very commercially oriented, and American universities compete on prestige, and they have more money than other universities around the world.

Try to look it up, and find info to the contrary if you don't believe it. This is freaking common knowledge!

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Of course I do, but ChatGPT still has a free option. And the basis to compare paid subscriptions when there is also a free option stand IMO.
Without a good free option, how would it be only 5% who pay? It's exactly the same as with Youtube in that regard.

The free option is a form of advertising and allowing people to get to know the service. With Youtube the free option isn't really free, you pay by allowing advertising.
So by that comparison Youtube is actually the worse free option of the two. And despite that more people pay for ChatGPT.
So your argument that they are not the same, actually makes ChatGPT numbers even more impressive not less.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I agree 3000 km sounds pretty crazy, even if possible, almost nobody needs that.
So instead it will be a cheaper smaller lighter battery, with probably around 600 km range in average cars.
The real issue here is not 3000 km because that's irrelevant, the issue is whether they can make better prices, security and fast charging.
The 3000 km is just a number to sound impressive.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

That's what we thought last time under Trump. But it turned out most scientists go for the higher wages and budgets in USA.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Are you sure that’s still true

Yes.
A lot of the highest paying research is corporate. And despite the shit Trump is doing, the wages are still higher at for instance universities too.

I have no idea how you can even doubt that, despite Trump is targeting everything that might be humane or to save the earth. Everything that has potential profits will probably receive more. Because USA has become very unattractive in many ways.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Absolutely free healthcare and education are big parts of doing more with less, and quality of life.
But it's also easier to buy a house or apartment, and quality food is cheaper, and paid holidays and on and on.
We have so many privileges Americans don't have it's crazy.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (38 children)

Lower wages and lower research budgets in Europe are very tangible problems.
The reason USA attract so many high level scientists and researchers, is that they throw more money at it.

Despite that, I'm sure most researchers will find that you can do more with less here in Europe, both on research and with your private economy. And quality of life seems to me to be miles ahead compared to USA.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I absolutely answer the questions, what's your problem?
What part of the question is not answered in my reply?

Am I not free to ad my opinion too?

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Paying gives advantages on youtube, just the same as ChatGPT.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Keep it under running water for ½ an hour, at the level that is the most comfortable.
Don't make it too cold, but cold enough to ease the burning sensation.

If the pain stops before ½ an hour, you can stop.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

That's a weird editorializing of the headline, for an article that describes wide spread use, and a market of rapidly growing value.

For instance a sentence like these:

This is no longer experimentation; it’s habit formation at an unprecedented scale.

This rapid adoption drives real dollars: In the two and a half years since OpenAI’s ChatGPT introduced the public to generative AI, consumer AI has become a multibillion-dollar market.

One of the most surprising findings? Parents are among the most engaged AI users, turning to AI for everyday help.

Even ChatGPT, with its first-mover advantage, only converts about 5% of its weekly active users into paying subscribers

Considering there's a pretty strong free option, 5% is not bad.
How many pay for using Youtube? IDK but my guess is that it is way less than 5%.
How many pay for using search? My bet is that we are in the thousandth on that. Yet search is profitable!

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I wrote near 1000 km. But above 800 km mixed, and above 950 in good conditions, on a single charge on currently available production cars, is pretty close IMO.

https://ev-database.org/car/2193/Mercedes-Benz-EQS-450plus
WLTP 825
City - Mild Weather 955 km

https://ev-database.org/car/1696/Lucid-Air-Dream-Edition-R
WLTP 828 km
City - Mild Weather 960 km

This is how I sorted:
https://ev-database.org/compare/electric-vehicle-longest-range#group=vehicle-group&rs-pr=10000_100000&rs-er=650_1000&rs-ld=700_1000&rs-ac=2_23&rs-dcfc=0_300&rs-ub=10_200&rs-tw=0_2500&rs-ef=100_350&rs-sa=-1_5&rs-w=1000_3500&rs-c=0_5000&rs-y=2010_2030&s=6&p=0-10

I did not count concept cars, because I know there has been some pretty crazy concept cars made, that will NEVER be possible to buy.

So the EQXX should do about six miles per kWh. Which isn't far off double the efficiency of your normal EV this size and performance.

That double efficiency comes at extreme cost of materials the car is built with, and probably also lacking equipment that is normally present. Also if I remember correctly, the battery is not production ready, and does not have good durability.

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