A new study by car maker Nissan predicts the U.K. will have more electric vehicle charging locations than gas stations by 2020. It’s a bold prediction to estimate that EV chargers will outnumber places to gas up in just four short years, but Nissan is counting on both a continued decline in the number of operational gas stations, as well as new charge points coming online. The attrition… Read More
Day: August 4, 2016
Find the distance of a light-year and other units with the Linux command line.
This command will show how many kilometers there are in a light year. jason$ units -t ‘1 light year/kilometers’ 9.4605284e+12jason$ units -t ‘1 light year/kilometers’ 9.4605284e+12 If I travelled 800m in 9.58 seconds how many miles per hour is this? jason$ units -t ‘800m/9.58s’ ‘miles/hour’ 186.80053jason$ units -t ‘800m/9.58s’ ‘miles/hour’ 186.80053 Using it this way, … Read more
Create a new group on Linux and add a new user to it easily.
To add a new group to a Linux system, enter this command as root. root@neo:/home/jason# groupadd deptroot@neo:/home/jason# groupadd dept Then, create our new user with this command. root@neo:/home/jason# useradd -m -g dept -d /home/user -s /bin/bash userroot@neo:/home/jason# useradd -m -g dept -d /home/user -s /bin/bash user Now our user is a member of the dept … Read more
Powerplant Ventures closes $42 million fund to back “plant-centric” food and tech startups
In recent years, venture capital has poured into food companies, from meal kit and grocery delivery services to the makers of environmentally sustainable, or health-promoting food products.
Now, investors and entrepreneurs from tech, food and the restaurant industry have launched a firm, and closed a $42 million debut fund called Powerplant Ventures, to invest specifically in… Read More