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@timfoster@mastodon.social
2026-01-12 21:40:48

Lovely engineering geekery here: theautopian.com/i-was-so-bored

I Was So Bored At Work I Redesigned A Tiny Engine Part For Fun And Accidentally Saved 22,000 Pounds Of Aluminum - The Autopian
As a Powertrain Design Engineer, the first time you design a cylinder head is a huge challenge. You have to contain gasses at 1200°C (2200°F), coolant at over boiling temperature that can’t be allowed to boil, hot oil at pressures high enough to send a flammable jet across a room, and air passages that have […]

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-19 12:02:54

If this isn't actually AI slop, then it's certainly what they trained the slop engine on. Either way, somebody got paid for this shit.

"What you hold in your hand is a V.I.P. pass to the party. This is invite only, where vitamins dance the funky chicken with fruit, while tea sits in the armchair with a knowing grin. You see, it's his rumble room and sugar didn't get the nod! So start the party in your bod and send health down the little red lane, gulp by funky gulp. Mmmmm yeah."
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social
2025-12-16 09:34:15

Read it from the former MEP who was the European Parliament's rapporteur for the CO₂ emission performance standards for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles:
linkedin.com/pulse/from-end-go

From End Goal to Accounting Trick: What a 90% Target in 2035 Really Means
A 90% CO₂ target for 2035 sounds close to zero. In practice, it creates significant room for plug-in hybrids and combustion-engine vehicles.