Having experimented with this a lot, I’d say it depends :P
Keyboard only you can get by with 5fps or so, but there’s no real feedback at that point.
15fps is ok and quite usable. Artifacts are the more annoying thing at that rate. 30fps is really more then necessary (though I agree higher is nice on lcd displays).
What bothered me most is the limited contrast, pixel density and limited amount of colors on color eink display.
Like any other car, but less worry about the drivetrain and a bit more about the suspension.
It seems batteries last quite wel. Our car has 250k km on it. The battery is fine (90%-ish) and the engine runs smooth. Listen for sounds of bearings failing if there’s no extra sounds. Drive a second one of the same make and model to compare suspension and noise to.
Check the reputation of the brand and see if it lives up to your standards in terms of wear.
I did not touch Windows during or after my CS degree. No clue what people are on about needing Windows. It was a challenge on my first job where they preferred us to use VMs instead (I did not and it became the norm because it is better).
Graduated in Europe. We had a bunch going through the same. Campus computers were running Linux too. You need someone to champion it in the year and others will join.
Framework makes it their point but also charges for it. Some big make laptops also allow to upgrade parts.
But lets not forget Linux specific laptops. They generally allow upgrading ram and storage. Slimbook even sold me a newer (but also new) keyboard when mine gave up after 5 years or so. Most parts seem to be available still.
Some brands to look for in this group are Tuxedo, bto, slimbook, starbook. Clevo might work too.
You could provide a (separate) email address for that and hope spam detection is good enough. You can use <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Direct mail message from PAGE">mail me</a> to have them open their mail client. It is wise to provide the address visually too and you might ask them to include something in the subject so you can filter out mailing list spam easily.
Could we mark the description of these actions hidden, nsfw or at least add a warning? It is far too brutal.
I agree to that extent, but I don’t think people will be deterred by it unless it’s not allowed by law.
A car from the early '90s is still driven unless it becomes too expensive for the comfort it provides but safety does not seem to be a consideration for many at this price-point (and I guess at other price points too). Modern regular cars are far more safe than what was typical in the '90s and trucks are far less safe than regular modern cars, yet they’re on the road.
As such, I think people people will keep using it, downplaying the risk involved. Many don’t treat cars as a boring means of transportation but rather as a desirable object. Us humans don’t act very logical when we want something.
Yes? People use driver aids today without warranty and many cars are on the road past their warranty.
Perhaps there could be a high insurance premium if the system seems insufficient, yet that might not stop people either. People are lazy and not very logical.
It’s the same for my old QQS-pro though. Even after some mods, it still just works. Upgrades are clear but not necessary.
Mercedes’s non-dedicated platform’s cars seem to sell better (did not check numbers, just what I see around me). The design language of the EQS was gorgeous as a prototype but the production model was not considered pretty. To me it seems the design language was not the problem, it was the specific design.
I did not read the whole article but it may well be that the platform is (or becomes) different, yet with a more contemporary design. Reuse of an existing platform limits the need for new tooling and thus allows for a lower price, that can be a good choice to evolve.
We have also passed the point where electric cars have to prove viable. They’re clearly practical and are nice to drive. There is not as much risk in a non-perfect EV reaching the market, we mostly need more EVs on the road (or at least less ICEs).
With the CLA electric they’ve shown a promising drivetrain so they’re moving forward. I am excited about that engineering.
If anything, Mercedes figuring out how to get their current customers in electric cars is great!
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I doubt connected cars will go away. It is very practical. Allowing to root the vehicle and providing documentation might be compatible with modern consumer expectations.
There are many suppliers of parts. The easiest solution is to replace the engine with an electric motor and the weight won in gutting the motor and tank by batteries. The gearbox is often kept for simplicity. Kits are available from sites such as https://eveurope.eu/
The biggest challenge for me has been local regulations. Check those.
The CR-Z is a historic piece imo. Kudos on keeping it on the road. You’d have to replace both engines in your case but perhaps the driving dynamics can be kept.
Dacia Spring, VW e-up, Tesla Roadster (first gen) and compliance vehicles such as e-golf.
This was a really good suggestion. I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you.
Cool! This was interesting to see.
On the design: It looks like it could be good for laser cutting but I doubt it will do more than CNC engraving wood. Would love to be proven wrong. I think the screws are too close and the leverages too large to be solid enough for cutting. We cpuld simulate it to verify the weak spots. No problem for plotting and laser cutting though. I was surprised by the deflection of the Indymill which has more metal parts.
On the CAD file: I could easily find my way in the file. I generally constrain more (also importing shapes from other Bodies) which makes it more automatic but also more error prone and harder to calculate. It will be interesting to see an assembly of these parts too.
Looking forward to updates from this build.
I’d like to see the FreeCAD file both in the “a bit messy” form as well as in the cleaned up form.
Kerv Automotive looks more fun.
You can manually edit the gcode to see if printing white first works out better. Then search for a more repeatable solution if you often re-slice.
Manipulating gcode looks intimidating the first time but it’s really not that crazy. Cura adds comments to the gcode and you can look up the codes otherwise, I expect Pusa Slicer to do the same. You want to move the whole printing sequence of the white nozzle before the printing sequence of the second black one on the first layer. Keep the setup (heating etc) before that.
FreeCAD’s Arch/BIM workbench
Draw in 2D to create 3D walls. Position windows, doors and others in 3D. Some features like the roof or stairs have their own modules.
You can always fall back to one of the other many workbenches should you need something not part of a typical home (weird stairs, a detailed cupboard, …).
I could not find documentation easily in the past but it likely exists. For a video introduction the FCBLounge channel (YouTube) provides great visual tutorials.
I’ve documented part of our home in this to ideate remodeling. It can be used for pipework but I did not try that yet.