Fisker => open source car company

 Fisker went bankrupt and owners built open source car company from the ashes | Electrek

When Fisker Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2024, it left roughly 11,000 Ocean SUV owners holding the keys to vehicles that cost them anywhere from $40,000 to $70,000 — and that were rapidly losing the software brains that made them work. No more over-the-air updates. No more connected services. No more warranty. The manufacturer was dead.

What happened next is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of the electric vehicle industry. Instead of accepting that their cars would become rolling paperweights, Fisker Ocean owners organized, reverse-engineered their vehicles’ proprietary software, hacked into CAN bus networks, built open-source tools on GitHub, and effectively stood up a volunteer-run open-sourced car company from the ashes of Fisker.

Within months of the bankruptcy filing, thousands of Ocean owners formed the Fisker Owners Association (FOA) — a nonprofit that quickly grew to 4,000 members and began operating as something between a car club, a tech startup, and an independent automaker.

 

AI: export Google AI Studio chats

 in google ai studio, is there a way to copy/export whole conversation?

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Currently, Google AI Studio does not have a native "Export" or "Download" button for saving your conversations in readable formats like PDF or Markdown.

Furthermore, simply hitting Ctrl+A or Cmd+A to copy the page manually usually fails on longer chats. This is because AI Studio uses "virtual scrolling," meaning the interface only loads the chat bubbles currently visible on your screen.

However, there are three practical ways to export or copy your entire conversation, depending on how you need the data:

1. The Best Method: Use a Browser Extension (Third-Party)

Because this is a major pain point for developers, the community has created free Chrome extensions specifically designed to bypass the virtual scrolling limitation and extract the full chat.

• Google AI Studio Exporter or Chat Exporter for Google AI Studio: These are free extensions in the Chrome Web Store. When clicked, they automatically scroll through your entire chat to capture every message and let you download the conversation as a clean Markdown (.md), PDF, or plain text file.
• Gemini to PDF: Another popular community extension that adds a "Save Chat" button to export your conversations preserving formatting, code blocks, and tables.

2. The Quick Native Workaround: The "Get Code" Button

If you don't want to install an extension and just need the raw text of the entire conversation, you can use the built-in code generator:

1. Click the Get Code button at the top right of the AI Studio interface.
2. Switch the tab to cURL, JSON, or Python.
3. Inside the code snippet, look for the contents or history array. This contains your entire back-and-forth conversation in a structured text/JSON format.
4. You can copy this entire block of code to your clipboard. While it includes coding syntax, it ensures no part of the conversation is cut off.

3. The Backup Method: Download the JSON from Google Drive

If you have "Auto-save" enabled, Google AI Studio automatically backs up your chats to your Google Drive.

1. Go to your Google Drive and locate the saved AI Studio file (it usually has the blue/white AI Studio butterfly icon).
2. If you double-click it, it will just reopen AI Studio.
3. Instead, right-click the file and select Download.
4. This will download a .json file containing the complete chat history, prompt configurations, and system instructions, which you can open in any text editor or parse with a script.

AI "SaaSpocalypse"

SaaSpocalypse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

A predicted (and disputed) implosion of established SaaS development companies as a result of emerging commercialized AI being fundamentally disruptive to the industry.

Some investors are quick to dump SaaS stocks because they predict a SaaSpocalypse, whereas others believe that AI is changing how SaaS companies do their work without making those companies unnecessary or unviable.

Related terms AIpocalypse

 Trump-Xi Summit, Benioff: "Not My First SaaSpocalypse," OpenAI vs Apple, Multi-Sensory AI, El Niño - YouTube

The conversation highlights several critical insights regarding the current state and future of artificial intelligence within the software and technology sectors:

• The 'SaaSapocalypse' and Rerating: The enterprise software market is undergoing a significant correction, often described as a 'SaaSapocalypse.' While top software companies are still posting strong quarterly results, their valuations have been rerated downward as markets adjust their expectations in light of the AI revolution.
• The Shift to Agents and Platforms: There is a fundamental shift occurring from traditional, static software to more dynamic systems. Businesses are moving toward headless platforms, where AI agents interoperate to automate complex tasks, such as outbound sales and customer service, far more efficiently than previously possible.
• The Importance of Context and Data: AI models are probabilistic and require high-quality, 'grounded' data to be effective in an enterprise setting. Integrating data across platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Slack) is essential for AI to act as a reliable 'world model' for businesses.
• The Evolution of Coding: Coding has become vastly more efficient due to generative AI, enabling non-technical users to build and interact with complex systems. However, this has also led to intense competition for talent and a race among AI labs to pivot toward the most effective tools, with a current focus on coding agents.
• Token Efficiency: While there is fear that the adoption of real-time, multi-sensory AI models will lead to unsustainable costs, there is a counter-argument that current token usage is inefficient. The industry is expected to develop intermediary layers to route tasks to the most affordable model available rather than defaulting to the most expensive ones.
• Hardware and Local Models: There is a strong trend toward localized AI running on high-end hardware, such as new Mac processors. This approach provides a clear path to maintaining privacy and reducing reliance on cloud-based AI, which faces growing trust issues.

stock price charts can be misleading, depending how one looks at them... context matters

Architecture, AC without HVAC? "cross ventilation"

This FREE Hack Will INSTANTLY Cool Your Home By 42F — Here’s How. - YouTube

This video explores the science and history of cross ventilation, a design principle used for centuries by civilizations in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia to create survivable indoor climates in extreme heat. We dive into the physics of the Bernoulli principle, explain how architectural icons like the Iranian Badgir and the Southern Shotgun house acted as natural wind tunnels, and reveal why modern building codes have moved away from these efficient designs. 

Whether you're looking to install a whole-house fan or simply want to know how to reposition your furniture and windows to drop your indoor temperature by up to 6∘ F, this guide provides the tools to outsmart the summer heat without touching your thermostat.