They were possibly confusing nitrogen with carbon dioxide. CO2 will definitely lead to distress in high concentrations, and has been used in some slaughterhouses.

Most electric cars only have 1 gear and it’s always engaged. If you put the car in reverse, it uses the same gear, but the motor spins the other way.

Even in neutral the motor still spins when the wheels are turned, it just doesn’t output any power to the wheels.

I have used Kagi for several weeks and can’t go back. I can finally find things on the internet again and I don’t want to lose that again.

It’s likely been hacked by someone who guessed the default login details (when was the last time you changed the password on your washing machine), and is being used for malicious purposes such as DDoS attacks.

I find your lack of comma disturbing.

Prey gives you the choices up front, tells you they don’t matter, then gives you a really good game to play.

Start today. Download VirtualBox (or equivalent software) and if you make a mistake, you can just nuke the OS and start over without risk.

You can always try Linux risk free in a virtual machine like VirtualBox.

If you like what you see, and you have any valuable data backed-up, you can try dual booting. That way you get to use Linux as your primary operating system, but can switch back and forth as much as needed.

I found I was dual booting Windows and Linux for over 3 years before I was comfortable enough to stop using Windows entirely. Switching to Linux doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing approach. You can take it as slow as you want.

The surgeons handle this regularly, it’s routine for them. You get to relax and let them manage everything.

I went through lung surgery a few years ago and coped by deciding that I could trust the surgeons (and other medical professionals) completely. They know what they are doing, and they have procedures in place to make sure everything goes well.

Learning to consciously relax and trust everyone around you is a something that takes constant effort, but in my opinion, it’s worth it.

My surgery went well, no complications, and my recovery was exactly on schedule.

An SUV is very different from a compact car. Small cars tend to have better visibility and maneuverability, and are just easier to drive. If it’s with your budget, an electric car is also easier to drive (and cheaper overall) because you don’t have to worry about gears.

The first few lessons will be overwhelming, particularly with stickshift. As you practice, you’ll start doing more things without thinking, like when you put your foot down while stopping on a bike. I bet you haven’t thought about that for a few years.

Just take it slow, and trust that the instructor will not push you beyond your limits. After a few months/years you’ll wonder why you thought driving was even difficult.

If it were a reasonable option, I’d pick the train every time.

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Lithium batteries scale power and capacity at the same time. Flow batteries can scale power and capacity independently.

The advantage of flow batteries is that they can have enormous capacities without the added cost of upgrading the power, making it ideal for grid scale storage.

Even if this new flow battery reaches the energy density of a lithium battery, and can output sufficient power, it would still need to reach price parity to be competitive.

Adequate for cargo flights, not happening any time soon for passenger flights. Aviation safety is very strict and slow to change.

Flow batteries are great for long duration storage, but not good for high power delivery.

This means they will work far better as grid storage than as EV batteries.

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I have a prototype self driving system in my car. It drives logically and consistently, but it doesn’t behave like a human.

This would be a really helpful feature as self driving becomes more common.

I can be overstimulated and understimulated at the same time.

That would be a great idea, and could even help combat climate change.

I find making a simple text based calculator is a good way to test your skills while learning.

Start by adding 2 numbers together and outputting the result.
Then upgrade the calculator by getting the numbers from user input.
Now you get to decide the next upgrade. Does the user want to add 3 numbers? Perhaps they want to subtract instead. Maybe the user wants to start a new calculation immediately after finishing. What about error handling? What should the program do if the user enters something that isn’t a number?

Each step provides new challenges and new learning opportunities.

Make sure to test frequently. The more code you write between tests, the harder it becomes to track down bugs.

More difficult advice:

Get enough sleep. Programming is something that takes a lot of focus. If you are tired, you won’t learn as quickly, and you’ll make basic mistakes that are hard to track down and fix.
Every time I’ve done programming while tired, I’ve started the next day by reverting everything I just changed and doing it properly.

Don’t start the day with social media. Social media is an instant reward system. When you start the day on your phone, you condition your brain to crave instant rewards. Programming can take quite a while to get the reward feeling, and it’s not as strong as social media rewards.

Let yourself get bored. It hurts. No-one likes being bored. But boredom is often the precursor to creativity. With all the distractions of the internet, boredom can be hard to come by, but it is also the strongest motivator. When you are bored and have no other options, you’ll find that there are many mundane tasks you’d rather be doing.

Don’t worry if you can’t manage any of these. I’ve been trying for years and haven’t managed any of them consistently.