cogitase

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[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

You would need a lot of people actively involved to pull something like that off and the number of conspirators involved is inversely proportional to how long the conspiracy can be kept secret. So if it happened, the truth will come out in a fairly short time. Until then, I don’t see any point in entertaining these ideas or getting overwrought by them.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

I'm sure Salman is elated.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anytime an article posts shit like this but neglects to include the full context,

They link directly to the journal article in the third sentence and the full pdf is available right there. How is that not tantamount to including the full context?

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.02306

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago

The tax bill and the tariffs are separate. In sum there would be a $40M surplus each year for a decade.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is it Doritos dust?

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’d rather read twenty minutes than watch a 5 minute YouTube video.

I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a video, YouTube or otherwise, that conveys information faster than an article. It’s usually 10 minutes of video to convey what would take 3 minutes to read while providing greater detail.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

Inverters and solar battery storage generally have some combination of wired and wireless communication. You need to communicate with the grid for real-time pricing and forecasts so the system knows when to charge and discharge. Also you want the system status of all the panels and batteries. If somebody slices through the wrong fiber line near your site, it’s important to still be able to get that information.

If you get a home PV system, they’ll often have the option of a cellular modem. The controller on my home system has Wi-Fi and Ethernet with the option of a cellular modem. It wouldn’t surprise me if the board comes populated with some of the components necessary for cellular functionality even if you don’t opt for it.

I’m just saying they need to divulge more details before one can conclude this is nefarious.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Over the past nine months, undocumented communication devices, including cellular radios, have also been found in some batteries from multiple Chinese suppliers, one of them said.

The two people declined to name the Chinese manufacturers of the inverters and batteries with extra communication devices, nor say how many they had found in total.

They're very light on details. Sometimes it's cheaper to make one PCB in huge numbers and only enable the cellular modem on the higher priced models or when a subscription fee is paid. Their mere existence without any additional information shouldn't be particularly alarming.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 months ago

Fronius is Austrian and there are a few others but none producing microinverters that I’m aware of. If you are doing an install with no shading issues during the day, regular inverters are preferable though since the costs are cheaper and there’s no DC-AC-DC loss if you include a battery backup.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Lots of demand for rope back then.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

There are two links to this slop site on /hot and both have a suspiciously high number of upvotes.

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

We need something to chuckle at while we're taking a break from making IEDs and bioweapons in our terrorist cells.

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