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New comment by ROOFLES in "Luce: First Electric Ferrari"

ROOFLES — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:46:04 +0000

Well you cant just get rid of Gasoline in the refinery process. Crude oil essentially gets destilled. The different fractions are split based on boiling point/weight. Heavy fuel oil-> Diesel-> Kerosene->Gasoline-> Naphta-> Propane/Butane whatever. That is why making new Plastic is so incredibly cheap. You need (i think) ethylene to make plastic. Ethylene is a byproduct of oil refining. If no one buys it, the whole refinery grinds to a halt because you are not allowed to burn it anymore. They practically give this stuff away. Same thing would happen to gasoline. If fewer people need Gasoline, it will become crazy cheap since you cant really do anything with it, except burn it. So it really isnt that easy. IF you get rid of Diesel/Gasoline you will also get rid of the entire petrochemical industry.Elastomers, plastics, lubricants. A huge lot depends on the sweet dino juice.

New comment by ROOFLES in "BMW's Newest "Innovation" Is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair"

ROOFLES — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:02:03 +0000

CNC Milled and suface brushed. I Think these screws are going to be used in some decorative Panels etc. Would be cost prohibitive to use these all over the Car.

New comment by ROOFLES in "“Fluid gears” invention offers promise for improving mechanical devices"

ROOFLES — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:11:33 +0000

ZF 8HP is still a traditional torque converter transmission. Most high performance or high torque applications use that design. Dual clutch automatics or automated manuals can't take it.

New comment by ROOFLES in "Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers"

ROOFLES — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:25:52 +0000

Teufel Mynd is the open source speaker https://blog.teufelaudio.com/visionary-mynds-insights-on-teu...

New comment by ROOFLES in "Loose wire leads to blackout, contact with Francis Scott Key bridge"

ROOFLES — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:26:23 +0000

Ah so the crew modified the Generator to use the flush pumps instead? i really don't understand that. Why would using the flush pumps even be a viable alternative? were the normal pumps broken or was this just how the ship was built?

New comment by ROOFLES in "Loose wire leads to blackout, contact with Francis Scott Key bridge"

ROOFLES — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:36:32 +0000

Non redundant fuel pump that doesn't even restart on power failure. Main engine shutting of when water pressure drops, backup generator not even starting in time AND shoddy wiring that offlines the whole steering system. Thats what i call GOATED engineering. props to Hyundai HI

New comment by ROOFLES in "A brief history of Time Machine (2024)"

ROOFLES — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:18:22 +0000

i stopped counting how often Time Machine randomly stopped working on my wifes Macbook to our NAS. What a garbage software.

New comment by ROOFLES in "I took all my projects off the cloud, saving thousands of dollars"

ROOFLES — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:15:24 +0000

No we don't. Demand isn't that high, we don't need to serve thousands of users. It's just manuals, firmware downloads, datasheets etc. For customers.

New comment by ROOFLES in "I took all my projects off the cloud, saving thousands of dollars"

ROOFLES — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:21:08 +0000

Our infra runs on 2 12-Year old shitbox Poweredges. so yeah most is just overkill.

New comment by ROOFLES in "Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend"

ROOFLES — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:09:06 +0000

Probably because the regular boring car stuff is not even made by car companies anymore LMAO. The steering racks are made by Bosch or maybe ZF. Brakes come from Brembo. ABS module and its software is Bosch aswell. same goes for brakebooster, EPS pumps, AC compressors, and airbag controllers. I think the only electronics Tesla develops and manufactures are EV power electronics, infotainment, ADAS&Co and the drive motors.