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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • Tesla has released all the specifications, so other charging manufacturers can include NACS cables on their charging stations. Several have already indicated an intent to do so.

    What Tesla will charge for is access to their charger network, which is probably fair since it costs a lot of money to build and maintain the network.

    I for one am very glad to hear this news because the supercharger network is Tesla’s one remaining big competitive advantage, and I’ll be glad to see all the other car companies more on equal footing with them.


  • Where your account is hosted and which communities you subscribe to doesn’t have to overlap at all. For instance, I’m on VLemmy but almost all of my subbed communities are on Beehaw.

    I also think it may be a feature rather than a bug to have multiple communities for each topic. Each individual community can build its own sense of identity, guidelines, and norms. I’m personally feeling refreshed by the smaller volume of posts and comments in a way that encourages me to engage. Reddit had become very passive for me due to the sheer size of everything.




  • I think one of the big differences will be with the speakers. If they make the standard model require AirPods, they can eliminate speakers entirely and save significantly on cost.

    Another possibility is moving from metal to plastic for the frame design. This saves on cost and weight. They could also take out the 3D camera.

    I strongly believe they won’t compromise on the display resolution or the EyeSight feature, though it’s possible they’ll be able to fake the lenticular effect using software and opt for a simpler outward-facing display.


  • Agreed. This is the one suggestion I think the article gets wrong – Apple has established this display resolution as the minimum for an immersive experience, and I don’t think they’ll go down from here.

    What I was surprised to see not considered is materials choice. I think Apple could do plastic for a non-Pro Vision device, to save on weight and cost.

    I also think the non-Pro version isn’t coming until the second generation, at which point it will likely have most of the features of this Pro version while the Pro gets upgraded.