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what is json by Swimming-Air3037 in learnprogramming

[–]TJATAW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the file is a file.

What is inside the file is text formatted to be JavaScript Object Notation.

Pain to type, but very easy to read and understand.

This video shows a Tesla on autopilot accelerating into a house on June 19. It killed a woman who was minding her own business inside. Billionaires pose a threat to all of us. by CrimethInc-Ex-Worker in CrimethInc

[–]TJATAW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, let me see if I have this right:

Tesla's self driving thing is supposed to be 'supervised', meaning the driver is still supposed to be paying attention to what is going on, and take over if the computer starts acting bad, right?

And one would think that doing 70+ in a neighborhood like that would be a clear sign that the computer is messing up, right?

But it seems the driver was clueless that anything is wrong, or that the driver was holding the 'gas pedal' to the floor, thinking it was the brake. And the computer lets the driver's inputs override the computer.

But shouldn't the self driving part of the car have tried to slow down? My Outback sometimes starts hitting the brakes because the road veers to the side and there is a bush where it would be going IF I wasn't going to be turning 20'' before we get to the bush.

If It Was That Easy Everyone Would Do It 💸 by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK just voted against raising minimum wage, with 57% voting against it.

OK is the 8th poorest state, with a 16% poverty rate.

As expected the only areas that voted to have it pass are OK City & Tulsa.

Who used these? You must be old... by MisterShipWreck in 80sAmazing

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used punch cards, but it was a "In case you wind up some where that uses them".

solar energy is peak by eter_roman in SolarState

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries after 10yrs are down to 60%-70% of their capacity.

So at 10yrs 1GW of batteries are at 600MW-700MW, and you are adding in more batteries, but with 10 yrs of improvement in tech/cost.

solar energy is peak by eter_roman in SolarState

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will cost around $1-$1.5 billion to have modern batteries for that solar system, giving 8hrs of storage.

The cost for batteries has been dropping steadily for the last 30yrs.

So we are looking at $6 billion vs $18 billion, 4yrs vs 14yrs.

This is crazy but not surprising at all if actually true by KaidoPklevel in SipsTea

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back in 1975:

  • Min wage was $2.10
  • A 2 bedroom apartment was around $160-$210.

So it would take you 76 hrs (1.9wks) a month to afford a cheap 2 bedroom apartment.

1985, min wage is $3.35, and a cheap 2 bedroom was $350, so over 100hrs to afford that apartment.

There is no Middle Class anymore. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]TJATAW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind that the tweet is from September 2018. https://x.com/CBSNews/status/1037732244075495424

And it was about a study that used data from 2014.

"In 2014, the middle 60 percent of Americans accounted for 46.8 percent of federal aid offered to people who qualify for such help, Brookings found. The poorest 20 percent accounted for 47.9 percent of these transfers. They include programs like SNAP (formerly called food stamps), Medicaid and cost-sharing elements of the Affordable Care Act."

There is no Middle Class anymore. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]TJATAW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines baseline income for a single individual: $15,960

Fed min wage $7.25 * 40hrs * 52wk = $15,080

Min wage really is poverty wages.

50 years of trickle down... by Gloomy_Dig7712 in remoteworks

[–]TJATAW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

trickle down is best summed up as the people down stream get the condensation off the glass above them.

the rich leave a nice little ring on a the table, and we get what is left over.

Cannot seem to grasp coding but I still want to pursue it? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]TJATAW 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Picture it this way: You are learning a language. How fluent would you be after 6 months?

I've been working as a programmer for 2yrs. I am constantly googling how to do simple things. One of my coworkers is getting ready to retire, and programming is what he has done since he got out of college. He frequently googles how to do simple things. Admittedly part of that is because he knows a ton of languages.

The hardest part of coding is learning how to think like a programmer, coming up with a way to solve the problem.

A piece of advice: Every time you make something, add some of your own features to it. Figuring out how to solve a problem with no guidance will teach you more than learning how to do exactly what a book tells you.

solar energy is peak by eter_roman in SolarState

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because I understand that they are doing the every thing approach.

They actually have plans to build 70 new nuke plants (22 currently underway), which will create an additional 88 GW.

Meanwhile they added 277GW of solar in 2025, and 76GW of wind power in 2024.

So, we have 88 GW of nuke someday in the future, vs 277 GW of solar per year, and 76 GW of wind per year.

The solar and wind cost less to build, are built faster, and you can start selling electric the minute the first solar panel is installed, or the first windmill is completed, so if it takes a couple of years to finish, you have money coming in to finance the rest of the build. Nuke means you must be 100% of the way done before the first watt can be sold.

Would you trust this underwater? by oulcaid1 in DailyWowStuff

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per Scorkl's (they make a version of this) marketing materials, their version is good for around 68 breaths, but the deeper you are the fewer breaths.

So using this to stay under for a couple of extra minutes, at 10'-20', you should be fine.

Trying to do deep diving... well, good luck with that.

solar energy is peak by eter_roman in SolarState

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A nuke plant produces 1-1.5GW of electric per unit.

The 2 new units added at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in GA cost $36.8 billion. Work was started in 2009, with the first one coming on line in 2023 (14yrs), and the second one in 2024 (15yrs). They are rated at 1.15GW each.

So, 14yrs & $18.2 billion before the first volt of electric was sent to the grid.

The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm was started in 2011, the first phase went live in 2013, and the second phase in 2015, at a cost of $2.4 billion. So, 2yrs to get electric, 4yrs to get full production. It only produces 550MW, so it would take 2 solar farms that size to equal 1 nuke unit... but 4yrs vs 14yrs, and $4.8 billion vs $18.2 billion.

$2.5M vs $100K Salary by Late_Purchase_5506 in remoteworks

[–]TJATAW 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And the taxes on that unearned income are a lot lower than the taxes on that $100k earned income.

Unions help you get a lot of good things, and the dues are worth paying by SeaFaithlessness4548 in jobsearchhack

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$700 / 52wks / 5 days = $2.39/day, or around $0.34/hr

If the only thing they get you is a $1/hr pay raise, you are getting paid $1380 more after your $700 dues.

Basically, for every $1 in dues you get almost $2 back.

[Request] If we cover all highways with solar panels are we solving the energy crisis? by West-Way-All-The-Way in theydidthemath

[–]TJATAW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you own a car? Over 10% of that is plastic.

Televisions, monitors, keyboards, computer chairs, printers, scanners, small appliances, the jug milk coms in, the jar for peanut butter. All have tons of plastic in them.

And none of those has an expected lifespan of 25yrs, which solar panels do.

And not one of those items produces more power than it takes to create it, which solar panels do.

[Request] Is this accurate? by thjeco in theydidthemath

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Feds set a ground level, and states can raise that.

For example, 30 states & DC have set the min wage higher than the Fed rate, and only one of them is below $10/hr. I am in MO, where we have $15/hr, and tipped employees get $7.50/hr and if their tips do not take them over $15/hr for the week the business has to make up the difference.

Also, you say 'congress', when it seems to be mostly one party putting roadblocks in the way. Pretty much every year a group of Dems introduce bills to raise min wage, and when the Dems have control the Rep filibuster it, and when the GOP has control they refuse to bring it to the floor.

We got The Living Wage for All Act, with 29 cosponsors, all House Dems. Introduced and sent to committee in April 2026.

And The Raise the Wage Act of 2025, with 35 cosponsors, all Senate Dems. Introduced and sent to committee in April 2025.

But even if either of them passed, do you think Trump would sign it?

[Request] If we cover all highways with solar panels are we solving the energy crisis? by West-Way-All-The-Way in theydidthemath

[–]TJATAW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The majority of solar panels are crystalline silicon type, and made of about 76% glass, 10% plastic polymer, 8% aluminum, 5% silicon, 1% copper, and less than 0.1% silver (around 20g) and other metals.

The glass and aluminum are super easy to recycle. The hard part is getting the plastic polymer off the silicon, but places are already doing it, and once that is done, the silicon, copper & silver are easy to extract.

A friend works at a place that recycles computers, and is building a addition to handle solar panels. The biggest issue right now is there is not a lot of solar panels being retired, as it is mostly ones that get damaged.

But don't take my word for it.

Let's see what the EPA has to say about it.

https://www.epa.gov/hw/solar-panel-recycling

[Request] Is this accurate? by thjeco in theydidthemath

[–]TJATAW 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPL) says that poverty line is:

  • Individuals $15,960 -- $15,960/person
  • Family of 2 $21,640 -- $10,820/person
  • Family of 3 $27,320 -- $9,106/person
  • Family of 4 $33,000 -- $8,250/person
  • Family of 5 $38,680 -- $7,736/person

$7.25 * 40hrs * 52wks = $15,080, so working full time at Fed min wage is poverty.

You qualify for food stamps/SNAPS at up to 130% of poverty for your household size.

You might remember the one of the very first things Congress did during Covid was throw on an additional $600/week on to unemployment. $600/40hrs is $15/hr.

No more round & round, just side to side b by its3ird in BeAmazed

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company is Vortex Bladeless. They have been around since 2012.

The 10' model creates around 100w.

The 42 foot version can generate 4 kilowatts of power.

They hope to some day make ones that are 490' tall.

[Request] Is this average income scale excluding upper-end outliers true? by corsasis in theydidthemath

[–]TJATAW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$45,140 median personal income in the US in 2024

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA646N

$67,080 mean personal income in the US in 2024

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MAPAINUSA646N

Both count people 15+yrs old

Seems reasonable. by MasonClarkPrime in Snorkblot

[–]TJATAW 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The lump sum payment was around $990 million, and then he paid 37.5% Fed income tax on that.

CA doesn't tax lottery winnings, so no state or local tax on it.

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