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Build an Open-Source Electric Car In About One Hour

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-wheels dept.

First time accepted submitter joe5 writes "Like what Elon Musk has done and want to go all Etsy and build your own electric car? That's apparently now possible now thanks to the OSVehicle Tabby — dubbed the first "Open source vehicle" (memo: it may be cool, but it ain't the first). The OSV guys are taking pre-orders for the Tabby starter kit, with both the two-seater or four-seater configurations going for €500. Then you click to add options. (Note: seats is an "option" so that's the level of luxury you are dealing with here.) When the transaction's complete, OSV sends the parts to your home and you can download the plans and start building. Since the Tabby is open source, OSVehicle will also look to a community of owners and tinkerers for suggestions and recommendations."

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  1. I think by LookIntoTheFuture · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that the motto for Slashdot should be changed from the beloved "News for nerds, stuff that matters" to "FUCK YOU, THAT'S WHY"

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    1. Re:I think by dale.furno · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Classic Slashdot or no slashdot

    2. Re:I think by dmbasso · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Let's start a sig campaign, prefix your's with [FUCK BETA]. This way you can stay on-topic and still protest.

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    3. Re:I think by dmbasso · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Gee, that apostrophe was terrible, sorry. s/your's/yours

      Btw, fuck beta.

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    4. Re:I think by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Screw staying on topic.

      The fact that every comment thread is being overrun with complaints about the beta site is going to drive a lot of people away. That costs /. money as the ad revenue disappears. And that's apparently all that those running the show understand.

      If there's anything that I've learned in the last 15 years about Slashdot, it's that they essentially ignore all complaints. Giving them "feedback" about the new site isn't going to do anything. Depriving them of their money -- that might get their attention.

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    5. Re:I think by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Nice work. But if you pardon my analogy, that's like giving a condom to the guy who's trying to rape you.
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  2. Down with Beta by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Seriously, it is terrible.

  3. Save Slashdot Classic by Bob9113 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The meat of Slashdot, the substance that draws viewers here instead of the alternatives, is the comments. Lose those comments and you will lose the eyeballs. Lose the eyeballs and you will lose the ad revenue.

    Alternatively, you can accept that you made a mistake, keep Slashdot classic, and keep the steady flow of cash. Make the right business decision, here, Dice. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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  4. Fuck Slashdot Beta by NineNine · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I will quit reading Slashdot if that stupid Beta shit is implemented. It's horrible. It fixes nothing. It is not an improvement in any way.

  5. slashdot beta sucks donkey balls. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I feel bad for the person who thought Slashdot Beta was a good idea. That person is like the kid on South Park who shit his pants in the middle of class.

    However, unlike the kid on South Park who shit his pants in the middle of class, it's not too late for the Slashdot Beta designer. Sure, we have all seen Slashdot Beta, we have covered our eyes, held our noses, and screamed "WHAT IS THAT!?" But unlike a turd splattered into one's pants, Slashdot Beta can be undone. It can be returned to the place from which it came. And then it can be crafted into something that isn't a turd.

    Don't destroy a good pair of pants for nothing. You can stop this.

  6. Re:Fork Slashdot? by JustinOpinion · · Score: 4, Insightful

    BTW, you should consider coordinating effort with others who are attempting roughly the same thing. E.g. user Okian Warrior has registered AltSlashdot.org and is planning to put a slashcode install there.

    In fact, there may be more parallel efforts out there. On the one hand, competition may be good (let the best replica win!); on the other hand, migrating a community the size of Slashdot is no small task, so we may only get one shot at this.

    Also, for legal/trademark reasons, you may want to consider a name that doesn't include "Slashdot" so overtly. E.g. tpaudio has suggested "Plusdot". Another idea (mine) is to call it "divergence" or "divergence operator"... the logo would be the mathematical form of divergence, i.e. nabla symbol followed by a dot (which looks like an augmented "slash dot").