So rather than rely on several polls of thousands of people you suggest we talk to some people we run into during our day. You say that provides you with a better estimation of the beliefs of the world at large.
Who do you think hacked the DNC? Who had a motive to do so and then not claim credit for it?
You are right about Hillary being a flawed candidate, im right there with you, but someone hacked the DNC and her campaign and that didn't just happen by accident, it was a targeted attack so someone had to have a reason to do it.
Anecdote: When I was a kid one of the 2 staff surgeons at my local (small) hospital did a really shitty job on my ingrown toenail. I'm not sure I would trust them for that either
I don't grow much in the way of food these days, I don't have the time or interest, plus the growing season in new england is limited and intersects with times when I would prefer to travel.
That said, I regularly work on my own car, truck and motorcycle. I have renovated both the bathroom and the kitchen in my house on my own, I can sweat pipes and run electrical, I can put up drywall and mount cabinets. I have done structural work and finish carpentry.
Oh yeah, and I brew my own beer.
Maybe you should consider if your impression of city dwellers is just a little bit off.
It was a software problem... it was not a hardware problem.... with the software only fix, the computer performs as advertised. And your comment, which contradicts all known information about this problem... is moderated a 5.
Seriously? Apple has a fantastic history of pretty damn accurate battery life estimates. That hardware underwent extensive testing before the public ever heard of it, and you are saying that an obscure software bug... probably one of the most common occurrences in technology... is less likely that some a pervasive hardware fault in a product from a mature hardware developer that does extensive testing on all of its equipment?
So load more sites... I dont vistit a million new sites every day. I visit the same ones over and over again, sure its not 3 or 4 but it is probably 20 or 30 and thus caching is extremely relevant as many assets are reused.
There really were flaws in the tests. It does surprise me a bit that this setting was enabled, but it also doesn't make sense that consumer reports and apple's self reported battery life numbers would be so far off. As manufacturers go, Apple has a pretty good reputation for not hyper inflating their battery numbers.
I'm glad that Consumer reports was willing to look at this again and re-test these machines with settings an actual user would have enabled.
I do suspect it is their plan but I wonder how fast they can execute on it. As I understand it the chevy bolt batteries are supplied by LG, now its possible that this car will have some major electrical problems but assuming the roll out goes well those batteries can't be that expensive. It has a reasonable range (230 miles I believe) and it costs something like 36K before the tax incentive. Sure chevy gets some kickbacks from states on it but so does Tesla.
Now mind you, I'm not ready to throw in on a GM car that is brand new and untested (nor would I recommend it to others) but it does show the possibility that Teslas competitors for battery production might be able to compete pretty aggressively on price. Not that it doesn't make sense for Tesla to invest in the Gigafactory because they need to be making their own batteries if they want to get anywhere but it may not result in them beating out the Asian battery manufacturers in the long haul. Those guys already have pretty hefty capacity and they wont be standing still.
Long story short, I'm not holding my breath for an affordable electric with a decent range which is really all I want.
They are claiming a 380 mile range or something like that. Thats pretty impressive and would certainly be more than enough for me to give up on a gas vehicle, Honestly a bit over 200 miles range would do it, 300 would be a no brainer.... but not if its going to cost me 100K.
If zipcar offered automated vehicles and you could get them to pick you up and then return themselves to their parking spot after you dismiss them, would they really be running a taxi service?
Is the fact that its metered by the mile and not the minute the difference? Is that really a good reason to have different regulations? As long as the car is safe its hard to justify additional regulation.
Actually, i think automated vehciles make it even more clear that Uber is not a taxi service. Its a car rental agency. You are renting a car for a very short period of time, charged by both time and mile. Like some existing rental agencies they will pick you up where you are, except the car doesn't need a person to do that... or to return itself once you are dropped off.
Their only real asset is the software that handles pickups and drop offs and the code that handles surge pricing. All that works with an automated car service just as well as it does with their current service.
They would have no employees to pay either which should more than cover the cost of maintaining and even paying for the vehicles. The real issue is how to deal with capacity, having enough automated cars on hand to handle rush hour and what to do with them when you don't need as many cars on the road.
That said, I see no reason why they would want to develop these cars themselves, why not let someone else do the heavy technical lifting and just buy the cars when they hit the market?
Just think how this will stimulate the economy. People will be constantly destroying their phones... flinging them across the room in disgust. Instant bump
yeah but just the other day Uber was telling us that these vehicles are not autonomous but more like an advanced driver assist system which is why they say they don't need a permit to operate in california... but here they are telling us that the vehicle itself is cutting through bike lanes. Which is it?
I mean Musk would tell us that the auto pilot is magic when it is driving you into a truck, but this is just as big of a pile of bullshit
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So rather than rely on several polls of thousands of people you suggest we talk to some people we run into during our day. You say that provides you with a better estimation of the beliefs of the world at large.
And you don't think you live in a bubble?
We can't be sure, but every employment agreement I have ever signed included a provision for transfer of information in the event of separation.
Who do you think hacked the DNC? Who had a motive to do so and then not claim credit for it?
You are right about Hillary being a flawed candidate, im right there with you, but someone hacked the DNC and her campaign and that didn't just happen by accident, it was a targeted attack so someone had to have a reason to do it.
Anecdote: When I was a kid one of the 2 staff surgeons at my local (small) hospital did a really shitty job on my ingrown toenail. I'm not sure I would trust them for that either
Of course there is a better solution, its called single payer and it will not be considered by the republican congress.
I don't grow much in the way of food these days, I don't have the time or interest, plus the growing season in new england is limited and intersects with times when I would prefer to travel.
That said, I regularly work on my own car, truck and motorcycle. I have renovated both the bathroom and the kitchen in my house on my own, I can sweat pipes and run electrical, I can put up drywall and mount cabinets. I have done structural work and finish carpentry.
Oh yeah, and I brew my own beer.
Maybe you should consider if your impression of city dwellers is just a little bit off.
How many party planners do we need? Will the government host parties just to keep those people employed?
It was a software problem... it was not a hardware problem.... with the software only fix, the computer performs as advertised. And your comment, which contradicts all known information about this problem... is moderated a 5.
Seriously? Apple has a fantastic history of pretty damn accurate battery life estimates. That hardware underwent extensive testing before the public ever heard of it, and you are saying that an obscure software bug... probably one of the most common occurrences in technology... is less likely that some a pervasive hardware fault in a product from a mature hardware developer that does extensive testing on all of its equipment?
Your absolutely correct... unless they are interviewing Putin.
The iPod and the iPad.... oh yeah, and the home computer.
Thats a great way to test the interger math speed of a CPU... it would be a lousy way to determine battery life under real world use conditions.
So load more sites... I dont vistit a million new sites every day. I visit the same ones over and over again, sure its not 3 or 4 but it is probably 20 or 30 and thus caching is extremely relevant as many assets are reused.
Seems flawed to me.
There really were flaws in the tests. It does surprise me a bit that this setting was enabled, but it also doesn't make sense that consumer reports and apple's self reported battery life numbers would be so far off. As manufacturers go, Apple has a pretty good reputation for not hyper inflating their battery numbers.
I'm glad that Consumer reports was willing to look at this again and re-test these machines with settings an actual user would have enabled.
I do suspect it is their plan but I wonder how fast they can execute on it. As I understand it the chevy bolt batteries are supplied by LG, now its possible that this car will have some major electrical problems but assuming the roll out goes well those batteries can't be that expensive. It has a reasonable range (230 miles I believe) and it costs something like 36K before the tax incentive. Sure chevy gets some kickbacks from states on it but so does Tesla.
Now mind you, I'm not ready to throw in on a GM car that is brand new and untested (nor would I recommend it to others) but it does show the possibility that Teslas competitors for battery production might be able to compete pretty aggressively on price. Not that it doesn't make sense for Tesla to invest in the Gigafactory because they need to be making their own batteries if they want to get anywhere but it may not result in them beating out the Asian battery manufacturers in the long haul. Those guys already have pretty hefty capacity and they wont be standing still.
Long story short, I'm not holding my breath for an affordable electric with a decent range which is really all I want.
So you mean its the Samsung business model?
They are claiming a 380 mile range or something like that. Thats pretty impressive and would certainly be more than enough for me to give up on a gas vehicle, Honestly a bit over 200 miles range would do it, 300 would be a no brainer.... but not if its going to cost me 100K.
Most of them also cost well under a third of what a model S does.
There is negative brand association though, for instance, I use Lyft almost exclusively because the owners of Uber are such well known douchebags.
If zipcar offered automated vehicles and you could get them to pick you up and then return themselves to their parking spot after you dismiss them, would they really be running a taxi service?
Is the fact that its metered by the mile and not the minute the difference? Is that really a good reason to have different regulations? As long as the car is safe its hard to justify additional regulation.
Just sit back and feel your ass grow.
Actually, i think automated vehciles make it even more clear that Uber is not a taxi service. Its a car rental agency. You are renting a car for a very short period of time, charged by both time and mile. Like some existing rental agencies they will pick you up where you are, except the car doesn't need a person to do that... or to return itself once you are dropped off.
Their only real asset is the software that handles pickups and drop offs and the code that handles surge pricing. All that works with an automated car service just as well as it does with their current service.
They would have no employees to pay either which should more than cover the cost of maintaining and even paying for the vehicles. The real issue is how to deal with capacity, having enough automated cars on hand to handle rush hour and what to do with them when you don't need as many cars on the road.
That said, I see no reason why they would want to develop these cars themselves, why not let someone else do the heavy technical lifting and just buy the cars when they hit the market?
Just think how this will stimulate the economy. People will be constantly destroying their phones... flinging them across the room in disgust. Instant bump
We should be so lucky
yeah but just the other day Uber was telling us that these vehicles are not autonomous but more like an advanced driver assist system which is why they say they don't need a permit to operate in california... but here they are telling us that the vehicle itself is cutting through bike lanes. Which is it?
I mean Musk would tell us that the auto pilot is magic when it is driving you into a truck, but this is just as big of a pile of bullshit