Personally I believe that many of our civilizations’ problems would be solved if ‘profit above all else’ ceased to be the corporate mantra.

I’ve heard that they all use standard 18650 cells, just many of them.

I know all that. I’m talking about the moving parts in the ENGINE, which then would not exist. A brushless DC drive motor only has bearings to worry about. A gearbox is necessary but a well-made gearbox should last for decades and is way easier to rebuild than an entire ICE engine. Of course suspension and brake parts wear out over time, but as you can see I wasn’t referring to those any more than I was referring to tires. All those things are cheaper and easier to replace, really, than having to worry about an entire ICE engine, with the fuel system, cooling system, and exhaust system to worry about. At worst an EV might have a motor or it’s inverter go bad, and of course the battery pack has a limited lifespan, but those are essentially drop-in replacements compared to what you have to go through with a modern ICE and all the crap attached to them.

Fuck off

Can we please just kill all so-called ‘AI’ before we fuck ourselves with it?

The OS running the phone gets more bloated with new updates because it’s for newer phones with more powerful microprocessors and more RAM.

100% true, the first CREE bulbs I had would die in these damned enclosed pimple-like ceiling fixtures. I got them replaced but I now run them without the frosted glass domes on them so they don’t overheat and get killed again.

It’s more than just a rectifier. LEDs of any type, white or otherwise, require regulated current, not just any voltage, otherwise even an LED will burn out. Vis-a-vis: cheap white LED flashlights that take 3 AA or AAA batteries; there’s no current regulation, they just call it ‘close enough’. Over time some of those LEDs will fail and start flashing when they heat up. So what usuall fails in white LED bulbs in your house is the electronics responsible for regulation. Sometimes the LEDs themselves (of which there is usually more than one LED, they’re usually an array of several) will burn out, killing the whole bulb. I have a 1080p TV that the backlight went out on it after a few years use, which I replaced myself. Inside it are three circuit board strips with white LEDs on them, all wired in series like christmas tree lights used to be wired. All it takes is one of them opening up and the whole backlight stops working. Anything like this that is manufactured at massive scale is bound to have some failures, and white LEDs and white LED bulbs are no exception.

With so many fewer moving parts compared to an internal combustion engine, yes, EVs could be durable enough to be handed down from generation to generation. Just keep replacing the few moving parts that wear out. Worn interiors can be refreshed. Electronics are modules that can be replaced with updated versions.

What we have to look out for here though is this overall trend of ‘rent everything own nothing’, though. Car companies might try to make vehicles lease-only, so you have all the responsibilities of ownership but none of the benefits of ownership, and it’s never paid off, you just pay forever.

Bugger off loser

They’re a trap, and you’re caught in it, and by the way the vast majority of people who have them just use them as an amusement device and a time-waster. Meanwhile the telecoms and app companies are invading their privacy and sucking down all their data.

No, they’re not, they’re just a way for corporations to collect data from you and for the government to track you everywhere you go, and you’re footing the bill for all that.

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You can bite me too, jackass.

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I don’t ‘do’ smartphones at all, I think they’re an expensive trap – but if you have an iPhone and it gets stolen, can’t you call up Apple and have them brick it, so it can’t be used at all anymore? I’d think that would be what you’d ultimately have to do if you can’t get it back.

Exactly.

Oh, didn’t you get the memo? All your data are belong to Microsoft </sarcasm>

All your data are belong to Microsoft

Been using linux for 6 years now, and lately every week that passes by reminds me I made a good decision.

Your hospital likely won’t allow it because of HIPAA laws.