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Renewable electricity beat out coal for the first time in April
Seasonal shifts helped, but long-term changes underlie the record.
A remarkable thing happened in the US in April. For the first time ever, renewable electricity generation beat out coal-fired electricity generation on a national level, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA). -
BBC News - European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.9C
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48795264Even hotter than earlier reports.
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BBC News - Mexico hail: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico's Guadalajara
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48821306 -
This is my local airport
BBC News - Texas plane crash: 10 killed after 'aircraft veers into hangar'
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Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine. -
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
"They" cannot be responsible because they were in an important search/text message/tv show that could not wait while crossing the busy two lane five point intersection.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
It's for the blind.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
It's for the blind.
My car is great for them, then.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
It's for the blind.
This is an odd assumption that the "noise" of an engine would tell blind people it's clear to cross. Why not use the crosswalk signal or a seeing eye dog or literally anything else besides the "cars need to make more noise so the blind don't get run over because they can't hear the car coming".
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
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But yes it is a stupid fucking law.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be heard as they approach.
All new types of four-wheel electric vehicle must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.Yup, because people can't be responsible for themselves at all.
It's for the blind.
I don't accept that. That's a pretty damned HUGE burden on society for such a small group.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
What background noise? In a situation where there are nothing but electric everything, there won't be nearly as much noise as there is today.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
No, if you've ever heard a car coasting or a bicycle without someone pedaling, under normal outdoor conditions no one can hear that noise, at least not before it is way too late. That's how you see videos of people have their car roll away from the while standing right next to it and not looking. Rolling tires are generally just about silent.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
What background noise? In a situation where there are nothing but electric everything, there won't be nearly as much noise as there is today.
Wind. People talking. All the stuff that happens in areas with streets.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
What background noise? In a situation where there are nothing but electric everything, there won't be nearly as much noise as there is today.
Wind. People talking. All the stuff that happens in areas with streets.
LOL - well you already made those thing irrelevant - again, person standing next to car can't hear it rolling.. so yeah I get that nearly nothing is going to provide noise short of just having speakers with fake noise.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
What background noise? In a situation where there are nothing but electric everything, there won't be nearly as much noise as there is today.
Wind. People talking. All the stuff that happens in areas with streets.
LOL - well you already made those thing irrelevant - again, person standing next to car can't hear it rolling.. so yeah I get that nearly nothing is going to provide noise short of just having speakers with fake noise.
That's what years of studies have found. This isn't something new, it is something that electric cars have been dealing with for decades, and just people riding bicycles.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Can they not hear the wheel noise?
Over background noise? No.
What background noise? In a situation where there are nothing but electric everything, there won't be nearly as much noise as there is today.
Wind. People talking. All the stuff that happens in areas with streets.
LOL - well you already made those thing irrelevant - again, person standing next to car can't hear it rolling.. so yeah I get that nearly nothing is going to provide noise short of just having speakers with fake noise.
That's what years of studies have found. This isn't something new, it is something that electric cars have been dealing with for decades, and just people riding bicycles.
LOL - next bicycles will have to noise generators on them....
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DOWN AND OUT Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp DOWN – outage sees apps offline across UK
FACEBOOK, Instagram and WhatsApp have stopped working for some users across the UK and Europe in an ongoing three-hour outage.
Tens of thousands of users have complained that the apps and websites will no longer load content, including statuses, photos and videos. WhatsApp users say messages aren't sending or receiving.
