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That was the PS3 SPU. It was very fast for its time, but only for the small subset of code that could work within its constraints, and viciously difficult to program for.

Often not elusive bugs, but elusive performance. GPU compilers are hard: Once you've done the basics, trying to do further transforms in a mature compiler will almost always produced mixed results. Some kernels will go faster, some will go slower, and you're hoping to move the balance and not hit any critical kernel too hard in your efforts to make another go faster.

An optimization with a universal >=0 speedup across your entire suite of tests is a really hard thing to come by. Something is always going to have a negative speedup.

My experience is with non-Nvidia GPU systems, but this feels like a familiar situation. They probably found something that has great outcomes for one set of kernels, terrible outcomes for another, and no known reliable heuristic or modeling they could use to automatically choose.

I agree with the protectionism aspect, to a degree. I also believe the current system does not achieve that in any way.

IMO the problem is that H1B employees are stuck at the employer for the duration of their green card process, and so end up both paid lower and unable to escape abuse.

I think a very high application fee is actually part of a good solution, but is useless by itself.

A flawed proposal:

* Dispense with the 'need to search for a qualified American' which just complicates the process without achieving the stated goal, and includes a ton of legal and bureaucratic expense and time.

* A large application fee paid from the company to the federal government.

* The worker's relocation expenses must also be covered by the company.

* The worker gets a 10 year work authorization on the day of their arrival.

* The worker gets to leave their sponsoring employer on the day of their arrival, if they choose to. The employment contract may not include any clawbacks of anything.

The latter bullet is the key one. That's the one that uses market forces to truly enforces this person is being paid above market wages, and is being treated well, at their sponsoring employer. (which in turn means they don't undercut existing labor in the market).

It also means that employers don't really look abroad unless there really is a shortage of existing labor. But when there is a true shortage and you're willing to spend, the door is open to act quickly.

The obvious defect is that it creates an incentive for the employee to pay the federal fee themselves (hidden) plus more for the privilege of getting sponsored, and the company basically being a front for this process. Effectively buying a work authorization for themselves. I'm not sure how to overcome that. Then again, the current system could also suffer that defect (I don't know how common it is).

My prius (2006 model) finally had the traction battery (NiMh) start to loose modules at about 250K miles. It was clearly getting weaker, but drivable at that time. Then Covid hit, and it sat for 2 months without being driven / charge cycled. That pushed it over the edge.

That isn't predictive at all of NMC or LFP chemistries though (and I'm not going through multiple charge cycles per drive), but a fun anecdote. It was an entertaining project opening up the battery pack and identifying/replacing the bad modules.

In the end, other parts of the car were dying too, and the final straw was California's refusal to allow aftermarket catalytic converter replacements, and the Toyota's price (with no competition) was more than the vehicle was worth.

So far my two EVs, both NMC chemistry (Kia and Rivian) are at 80,000 and 30,000 miles respectively, with no noticeable degradation.

What plotting libraries work well with Polars?

You can still use the app. You get asked both to have the app get access to the MAID, and get access to location. If this is a problem, it is a problem because you said Yes to both. You could have said No. You can change that choice now.

If you go to Settings -> Privacy, the top two options in iOS 18 are:

* Auto-deny Advertising ID access

* Which apps have location access ("X always, Y while using the app" is summarized right at the top)

My 2019 Kia Niro has some not-worthwhile connected service you can simply say No to. It is then a fully offline car. Assigning ownership involves handing someone the key fob.

Given the conclusions in these articles, I'd expect insurance prices for larger vehicles to be substantially higher, because the underwriters have a large incentive to get this right.

My own policy has two drivers with a long flawless history, and several vehicles, including a heavy duty pickup truck and a compact crossover.

The truck policy prices for bodily injury is 8% higher than the crossover, while property damage coverage costs 20% less for the truck.

There appears to be a material difference in conclusion between my insurance underwriters and the producers of these studies on the danger of these vehicles.

The drive is inside the car. How do they get at it, and guarantee it isn't tampered with in the meantime?

> Yes but the police can't start occupying my house or deny me access to it because I wasn't home to let them in

With a search warrant, they can. You can be kept out of your home until they complete the search and seizing of the items named in the warrant. Depending on what is being searched for (excavating your basement looking for bodies?) that could take quite some time.

So the Tesla situation getting press isn't because the precedent is new, it's because most Americans (many in this thread included) don't understand what the law has already been since long before Teslas ever existed, and are surprised at what they find.

The path of least resistance is skipping the search warrant and asking the owner politely, which the article indicates is what is happening.

But if that doesn't work, then preserving evidence is considered to be very important. For example, it would be a problem if the car owner deleted the video.

Without first hand knowledge, I'll take a guess: if the owner of the vehicle isn't available or cooperating, then getting access to the USB drive requires opening up the vehicle without a key, which could require some time or specialized tools, or cooperation from the manufacturer.

But in general, this isn't really much new. If you have home cameras, and police can obtain a search warrant, then you can be compelled to provide the video, or they can seize any device (such as entire computer, your server closet, etc) that could reasonably contain the video.

Are you using bluetooth headphones? Radio interference is far more common than any scheduling issue.