I think Trump might even be a factor in the acceleration of the adoption of green energy. Many people who are older than 40 experience the change of the climate, and take it seriously. They cringe while hearing Trump's rambles about energy and the climate. They also realize that trusting a deranged carrot to do what it promised isn't very smart. Green energy is locally produced, by the owner of the equipment, and thus a much more reliable source than promised coal. Then there is the chance that the next president will reverse much of what Trump has done, resulting in extra costs for the company. Trump is a liability, not an asset for companies.
Tesla will always have the credits for starting to make the first usable electric cars, but now that other manufacturers are making electric cars they are getting way overhyped. There are already cars out there that are put together better and that I would rather have than a Tesla. So let's please not worship the company.
Happy 10100-th birthday,/.! I'm glad to have been a part of almost all of it. I was here before you could log in. It's been great, and although/. has changed, I don't think it's better or worse than before. I hope to be here frequently for many years to come. Keep up the good work!
I vividly remember the Columbine shootings and the thread here on/. about it that went on and on. People posted in it how horribly they were treated at school because they were smarter than average and didn't care for fashion and being cool. I was pretty shocked by that. I never had problems like that.
This. I felt the same back then. I was so excited when I was introduced to Linux back in 1996. Finally a system that did not crash when you looked at it and was capable of showing everything a computer could do, which was far more than Windows could. My housemate was (is still) a Windows fan, and I often looked at him wearily when he was fiddling with boot floppies, crashes and failed burns. I installed Linux from a CD that was in another computer and my burns never failed. And I had months-long uptimes while he had to reboot his PC every time after installing a new program. I didn't go into ICT (physical chemistry is much more fun) but I used Linux as my main OS for 10 years or so before moving to the Mac because I was sick of still having to edit configuration files to get it do behave like I wanted to. With the Mac I have a Unix system that does most of what I want well and has a good interface, and I can still use the power of Unix if I need to. I do miss X though. It's almost never used anymore on the Mac.
Most ancient civilizations disappeared because they totally depleted their immediate environment of all things needed to live. Nowadays our immediate environment is the whole planet. We're doomed.
Which is a bit strange, because the EU is a much bigger market than the US. On the other hand, MS learned from their 'punishment' in the monopoly case that they can get away with anything in the US.
You talked about "the Dutch" and "they are" instead of saying something like "the Dutch people I dealt with."
Anyway, let's see what happens with the ban. It's just a plan now, and with Rutte as PM it can still go either way. They haven't shown any real consideration for the environment yet so my hopes are low. But on the other hand, I would be very reluctant buying a fuel-powered car these days, because even if the ban doesn't go through their resale value will drop immensely in the coming years anyway, thanks to the electric car getting more and more affordable and popular.
I think that will indeed happen but then driving in one of those will still not be a very pleasant experience. So I am not convinced cars that can be used by everyone will become as popular as some people would like.
Thanks for dismissing all the people in my country based on a few bad experiences with some of them.
About the cars: that happens now already and will not change much during the transition to electric. I don't think fossil fuels will be banned soon. many other things than cars use them.
I think the real world will be different. These cars will never be clean, be full of graffiti and other stuff like baby poo, animal shit and germs, unless they are cleaned after every trip, which makes them much more expensive.
Hm, my father's 4S, running he latest software available for it, is doing fine. No problems with sluggishness whatsoever. And he has a lot of junk on it, but not enough to completely fill its storage capacity. Maybe you should just remove some stuff from the phone?
Well, we know that this simple explanation is wrong. The workers were paid for their work and there were even strikes when there was a shortage of mascara, which was used to protect the workers' eyes from the harsh sunlight.
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Organized religion has all to do with power and not much with religion.
I think Trump might even be a factor in the acceleration of the adoption of green energy. Many people who are older than 40 experience the change of the climate, and take it seriously. They cringe while hearing Trump's rambles about energy and the climate. They also realize that trusting a deranged carrot to do what it promised isn't very smart. Green energy is locally produced, by the owner of the equipment, and thus a much more reliable source than promised coal. Then there is the chance that the next president will reverse much of what Trump has done, resulting in extra costs for the company. Trump is a liability, not an asset for companies.
Tesla will always have the credits for starting to make the first usable electric cars, but now that other manufacturers are making electric cars they are getting way overhyped. There are already cars out there that are put together better and that I would rather have than a Tesla. So let's please not worship the company.
Happy 10100-th birthday, /.! I'm glad to have been a part of almost all of it. I was here before you could log in. It's been great, and although /. has changed, I don't think it's better or worse than before. I hope to be here frequently for many years to come. Keep up the good work!
Cheers, tsa (I was here before the TSA!)
I vividly remember the Columbine shootings and the thread here on /. about it that went on and on. People posted in it how horribly they were treated at school because they were smarter than average and didn't care for fashion and being cool. I was pretty shocked by that. I never had problems like that.
What's wrong with ultra-low UIDs, you whippersnapper? Get off my lawn!
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This. I felt the same back then. I was so excited when I was introduced to Linux back in 1996. Finally a system that did not crash when you looked at it and was capable of showing everything a computer could do, which was far more than Windows could. My housemate was (is still) a Windows fan, and I often looked at him wearily when he was fiddling with boot floppies, crashes and failed burns. I installed Linux from a CD that was in another computer and my burns never failed. And I had months-long uptimes while he had to reboot his PC every time after installing a new program.
I didn't go into ICT (physical chemistry is much more fun) but I used Linux as my main OS for 10 years or so before moving to the Mac because I was sick of still having to edit configuration files to get it do behave like I wanted to. With the Mac I have a Unix system that does most of what I want well and has a good interface, and I can still use the power of Unix if I need to. I do miss X though. It's almost never used anymore on the Mac.
You're right. There aren't many. I stand corrected. But that doesn't mean we aren't doomed.
Why is it bullshit, and where did I mention Easter Island?
That was one of the tings I noticed recently, that my car windshield hardly does't get any bugs on it anymore, even on long trips.
Immigration may cause the number of people on planet America to increase but on planet Earth it jus means people move around.
Most ancient civilizations disappeared because they totally depleted their immediate environment of all things needed to live. Nowadays our immediate environment is the whole planet. We're doomed.
We need a non-commercial entity like Mozilla just for this.
Which is a bit strange, because the EU is a much bigger market than the US. On the other hand, MS learned from their 'punishment' in the monopoly case that they can get away with anything in the US.
You talked about "the Dutch" and "they are" instead of saying something like "the Dutch people I dealt with."
Anyway, let's see what happens with the ban. It's just a plan now, and with Rutte as PM it can still go either way. They haven't shown any real consideration for the environment yet so my hopes are low. But on the other hand, I would be very reluctant buying a fuel-powered car these days, because even if the ban doesn't go through their resale value will drop immensely in the coming years anyway, thanks to the electric car getting more and more affordable and popular.
I think that will indeed happen but then driving in one of those will still not be a very pleasant experience. So I am not convinced cars that can be used by everyone will become as popular as some people would like.
Thanks for dismissing all the people in my country based on a few bad experiences with some of them.
About the cars: that happens now already and will not change much during the transition to electric. I don't think fossil fuels will be banned soon. many other things than cars use them.
I think the real world will be different. These cars will never be clean, be full of graffiti and other stuff like baby poo, animal shit and germs, unless they are cleaned after every trip, which makes them much more expensive.
I had to give my head a hard reset after reading that.
That is strange... I'm sorry, I don't know what causes that. 20 seconds to start Apple Maps is indeed absurd.
Indeed. No problems whatsoever on mine.
Hm, my father's 4S, running he latest software available for it, is doing fine. No problems with sluggishness whatsoever. And he has a lot of junk on it, but not enough to completely fill its storage capacity. Maybe you should just remove some stuff from the phone?
And you think there are no fossil energy companies jumping through hoops to be allowed to build the new power plant(s) and infrastructure PR needs?
Well, we know that this simple explanation is wrong. The workers were paid for their work and there were even strikes when there was a shortage of mascara, which was used to protect the workers' eyes from the harsh sunlight.