Lets turn that around. You take your car in to the tire store to get the tires rotated. They pull four tires off the shelf, rims and all, and put them on your car. Same kind of rims, same size, same performance rating, same number of miles on them, even the same brand. Would you be happy with that? Or, would you want your original tires back? The ones that you know have not been driven under-inflated, or overloaded, or taken an impact at speed.
Or, you go out to your conventional car, find you left the dome light on, and your battery is dead. You call a service truck, but instead of jump-starting your car, he takes your battery and puts in one he has on the truck. Same group number, same CCA, but your battery is 3 months old and this replacement is 4 years old. Your car starts. Are you happy with this?
I would be happy with neither. I want my stuff. I could be wrong, but I think most people would feel the same way. That's why I don't think battery swapping will ever work.
I wonder what people do in the many, many occasions when human drivers make a severe error...
They die. The driver gets sued. When Robodriver pooches something, it will be a godsend to the victim's family [lawyer] as they will get to sue $AutoManufacturer, $SoftwareCompany, and $ThirdPartySupplier, all of whom have more money than the owner of the vehicle.
Because the rest of us, with brand new cars and brand new batteries, don't want some nasty half-dead battery pack when we swap. Why does swapping keep coming up?
Oh, great. First, my GPS tries to kill me by directing me down a one-way road the wrong way, now my automated van is going to stop for some Manson wanna-be on the side of the road. No, thanks!
I don't remember it in primary schools, but once I hit college they were. Even worse, eight of these furniture sporks would be strapped together with a 1x4 U-bolted to the legs. Ergonomics by Torquemada.
When I help train adults for Boy Scouts, one expression used is, "The mind can only absorb what the butt can endure." Strange how we never seem to think that applies to the kids as well.
Yeah, this seems to be more of a system to send an alert to the utility companies.
"At the tone, it will be 15 minutes until all your power transmission shit explodes."
I presume this will be to give them a chance to disconnect critical and expensive stuff? I mean, if you don't have protection gear on your system, is 18 - 48 hours enough to get anything of significance installed? Even if you have protective equipment, there is no way to be absolutely sure it will function this time.
Well, I think if there is a nuclear EMP that fries my personal stuff, I probably have a much bigger problem on the way than would be helped by a Faraday cage. Are you serious, or just looking to stretch people's chain?
I came to this party late. I not only remember records, but I remember when they were 16's and 78's, FM radios didn't have AFC, there were three TV networks and the stations went off the air after the Night Owl Movie was over.
Their beliefs are based on limited experience. When I was little, I watched musicians doing a live radio show. For a while after that, I thought that all music on the radio was performed live. It's the same kind of thing.
No, this isn't the normal paranoia that everyone has. The one station that has an out of town supplier is the one with the "cheap" gas. 30 miles in any direction and gas is anywhere from 8 to 15 cents cheaper. One can tell when the supermarket chain is getting ready to have a sale, because the price of those items at the local store goes up beforehand.
I moved here with my eyes open. I am just pointing out that, here at least, the lower cost of housing does not offset the higher cost of everything else
in the long run.
One other thing, when you decide to leave, selling that house can be more of a problem that in a suburban area.
Lower cost of living? Ha! I am in a rural area, gas is 10 cents more per gallon than any place around because the fuel distributors all drink coffee together each morning and decide what the price of gas will be. Food is about 25 percent more locally because there is only one supermarket, and there are umpteen different taxing entities to pay off each year. Insurance is more, everything you really want or need is 40+ miles away, and housing is either a castle or an outhouse. If there is a lower cost of living in a rural area, it is not enough to make it the main reason to take a job there.
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Lets turn that around. You take your car in to the tire store to get the tires rotated. They pull four tires off the shelf, rims and all, and put them on your car. Same kind of rims, same size, same performance rating, same number of miles on them, even the same brand. Would you be happy with that? Or, would you want your original tires back? The ones that you know have not been driven under-inflated, or overloaded, or taken an impact at speed. Or, you go out to your conventional car, find you left the dome light on, and your battery is dead. You call a service truck, but instead of jump-starting your car, he takes your battery and puts in one he has on the truck. Same group number, same CCA, but your battery is 3 months old and this replacement is 4 years old. Your car starts. Are you happy with this? I would be happy with neither. I want my stuff. I could be wrong, but I think most people would feel the same way. That's why I don't think battery swapping will ever work.
At least they don't laugh until they choke to death on someone else's vomit.
It gives me an excuse for a daily gin and tonic!
Obviously, you don't drink professionally.
I wonder what people do in the many, many occasions when human drivers make a severe error...
They die. The driver gets sued. When Robodriver pooches something, it will be a godsend to the victim's family [lawyer] as they will get to sue $AutoManufacturer, $SoftwareCompany, and $ThirdPartySupplier, all of whom have more money than the owner of the vehicle.
Because the rest of us, with brand new cars and brand new batteries, don't want some nasty half-dead battery pack when we swap. Why does swapping keep coming up?
(now, there's an opening for you!)
Oh, great. First, my GPS tries to kill me by directing me down a one-way road the wrong way, now my automated van is going to stop for some Manson wanna-be on the side of the road. No, thanks!
Seat with a small desk attached to it?
I don't remember it in primary schools, but once I hit college they were. Even worse, eight of these furniture sporks would be strapped together with a 1x4 U-bolted to the legs. Ergonomics by Torquemada.
When I help train adults for Boy Scouts, one expression used is, "The mind can only absorb what the butt can endure." Strange how we never seem to think that applies to the kids as well.
What do you expect from a company that bought Convergent Technologies?
Is that an iPhone in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?
Yeah, this seems to be more of a system to send an alert to the utility companies.
"At the tone, it will be 15 minutes until all your power transmission shit explodes."
I presume this will be to give them a chance to disconnect critical and expensive stuff? I mean, if you don't have protection gear on your system, is 18 - 48 hours enough to get anything of significance installed? Even if you have protective equipment, there is no way to be absolutely sure it will function this time.
What am I missing here?
Well, I think if there is a nuclear EMP that fries my personal stuff, I probably have a much bigger problem on the way than would be helped by a Faraday cage. Are you serious, or just looking to stretch people's chain?
More of a chaotic-neutral than strictly evil.
Me too, but I don't crow about it.
Split-crotch pantyhose, of course!
Why is everyone looking at me?
Well, in the town where I was born...
They jizz on my pants?
No, only your blue dress.
Find out if you are going to be on the "A" ship, the "B" ship, or the "C" ship.
I came to this party late. I not only remember records, but I remember when they were 16's and 78's, FM radios didn't have AFC, there were three TV networks and the stations went off the air after the Night Owl Movie was over.
I seriously dislike children on my lawn.
We must kill Leader Desslok!
Their beliefs are based on limited experience. When I was little, I watched musicians doing a live radio show. For a while after that, I thought that all music on the radio was performed live. It's the same kind of thing.
No, this isn't the normal paranoia that everyone has. The one station that has an out of town supplier is the one with the "cheap" gas. 30 miles in any direction and gas is anywhere from 8 to 15 cents cheaper. One can tell when the supermarket chain is getting ready to have a sale, because the price of those items at the local store goes up beforehand.
I moved here with my eyes open. I am just pointing out that, here at least, the lower cost of housing does not offset the higher cost of everything else in the long run.
One other thing, when you decide to leave, selling that house can be more of a problem that in a suburban area.
Lower cost of living? Ha! I am in a rural area, gas is 10 cents more per gallon than any place around because the fuel distributors all drink coffee together each morning and decide what the price of gas will be. Food is about 25 percent more locally because there is only one supermarket, and there are umpteen different taxing entities to pay off each year. Insurance is more, everything you really want or need is 40+ miles away, and housing is either a castle or an outhouse. If there is a lower cost of living in a rural area, it is not enough to make it the main reason to take a job there.
Elmer! I didn't recognize you without your speech impediment! How the hell are you?
...and the discussion has looped back to porn again...