I love auto racing, in all its forms. Can't wait until they start televising this circuit, especially every time a driver pits to swap vehicles; from TFA:
The cars can run for about 25 minutes in race conditions, depending on the power level. That means the drivers will have to switch cars halfway through, because the technology to replace or recharge a battery midrace hasn't been perfected yet. Which creates pit stops with drivers scrambling out of one single-seater, hopping to another, and having mechanics buckle them in.
...The "opera" category. I'd never been to any sort of motorsports event until I experienced F1 at the Circuit of the Americas. There is nothing like hearing that banshee wail coming at you from all directions. Amazing.
If you're in the US, and more specifically, the Midwest, check out a mini-sprint race if you can. Those little bastards are bonkers, as are the people who typically drive them.
One of the fondest memories of my childhood was being lulled to sleep every Saturday night by the roar of those little race cars, echoing across the valley from a nearby track.
Local media has said they expect 6,500 new jobs to come from the factory and associated support services, so it's a significant employment boost no matter how many robots are in the factory.
Local media always overplays the number of jobs a new thing brings in; namely, they fail to point out that most of the "new jobs" are temporary ones that exist only during the construction phase.
I want to know exactly how many full-time employees are necessary to run this factory. That should be easily quantifiable for someone who knows the details of the project.
Ah, you are one of the brave souls that help (for free?) your friends to overcome every computer obstacle?
Yup; what are friends for?
Or how to back up the Android phone one linux box or on a Mac? I draw my hat, I only help very very special friends with PC issues in our days... there are plenty of tortures I can imagine, that are less pain than explaining to an iPhone owner with a fresh bought PC how backups work.
OK, so your computer skills and Google-fu are weak. What, precisely, does that have to do with my statement that if you can afford a $600 phone, you can afford a $200 computer to back it up with?
My ex GF "lost all data" when she plugged in a new iPhone and overwrote its new pictures collected during the previous two months. "You never connected this phone to your Mac. do you want to install the backup of the previous phone?" (yes) (no). Guess what she clicked... guess the tears later. Guess the "how the fuck should I know what a back up is?" screams?
Because "backup" is a new word that hasn't been around since before any of us were born, right?
I really fail to see what your point is - are you saying that because you have no computer skills, and your former girlfriend doesn't know how to find and read instructions, cloud storage is the only option? Because that sounds idiotic.
so only the stupidest dolts continue to 'sync to the cloud.'
And then your phone breaks and you lose all your data.
Because there's no other options than "lose everything" or "put it all on someone else's computer?"
I expect that sort of non-thinking response from the crowd over at Yahoo, but c'mon man - this is/., we expect more thinky from our community.
By storing it digitally there's a chance it be accessed either remotely or by having your property stolen. So the cloud is as good of a solution as any.
"It could get stolen anyway" is probably the worst excuse for idiocy ever.
That's like saying 'since lockpicks exist, you shouldn't bother locking your doors when you leave the house.'
In the SF bay area, back when trendy upscale (expensive) gyms were happening, salescreatures would use such tactics. Usually an overmuscled "coach" blocking the door. It could get tense if the rube wanted out.
I presume that tends to occur only in states with strict laws on who can carry a concealed weapon.
Why would you think artists who create music should get paid?
Because you find value in the product, duh.
If you don't care for music in general (which I've never met a human with that mentality), then no, there's no value in the music artists create.
If you do care for music, and in fact enjoy listening to it in any capacity, then you in fact do understand the value, and why they should get paid, and you're just being an troll.
Hmm... "impossible human" or troll... gee, what a tough determination to make...
I'm all for people getting paid for their work. It's usually called a job... sometimes you have to be an entrepreneur. I do frown on people doing something once (I just had this brilliant idea - patent; I just thought of a tune - song; I wrote this neat software - copyright; etc.) and expecting to sit on their couch for the rest of their lives and have people sending them money. I call these people "the takers". They are leaches on society.
What would you call the people who create nothing of value, but demand that they have a right to steal everything of value your "the takers" group creates?
They're looking for crazies that go on shooting sprees. What they should be doing is checking EVERYONE... not just people that publish books about school shootings while working at schools.
I frankly don't have a problem with them investigating the guy so long as they do it respectfully. That said, everyone should be checked out. These mass shootings are just crazy people acting out. Nothing more.
OR, and I know this is a long shot, but they could consider accepting that a free nation is an inherently dangerous one, and either accept that individuals have a right to live their lives without constantly being spied upon by a crazy government so paranoid it makes tweekers seem like reasonable people, or find some other, "safer" country to move to.
I know - leaving other people to their business so long as it's not directly and immediately affecting you - crazy idea, right?
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I love auto racing, in all its forms. Can't wait until they start televising this circuit, especially every time a driver pits to swap vehicles; from TFA:
That should be rather entertaining :)
...The "opera" category. I'd never been to any sort of motorsports event until I experienced F1 at the Circuit of the Americas. There is nothing like hearing that banshee wail coming at you from all directions. Amazing.
If you're in the US, and more specifically, the Midwest, check out a mini-sprint race if you can. Those little bastards are bonkers, as are the people who typically drive them.
One of the fondest memories of my childhood was being lulled to sleep every Saturday night by the roar of those little race cars, echoing across the valley from a nearby track.
Local media has said they expect 6,500 new jobs to come from the factory and associated support services, so it's a significant employment boost no matter how many robots are in the factory.
Local media always overplays the number of jobs a new thing brings in; namely, they fail to point out that most of the "new jobs" are temporary ones that exist only during the construction phase.
I want to know exactly how many full-time employees are necessary to run this factory. That should be easily quantifiable for someone who knows the details of the project.
Dude, all the STEM jobs in the world won't matter if they only hire H1B visa holders to work them.
I wonder if Tesla is going to start pushing for Mexico to become the next H1B nation, since the factory will be so close to their border...
In any case, it's not "a gigafactory" it's "The Gigafactory". It's a proper name.
Well then, somebody needs to tell the media, because they sure do like treating it as a common noun.
Tesla can call it what they like, just as you can call any children you have exactly what you want.
Not exactly true.
WTF is a "gigafactory?"
Is it somehow different than any other kind of factory? Or is it a made-up word designed to satisfy some narcissists ego?
Ah, you are one of the brave souls that help (for free?) your friends to overcome every computer obstacle?
Yup; what are friends for?
Or how to back up the Android phone one linux box or on a Mac? ... there are plenty of tortures I can imagine, that are less pain than explaining to an iPhone owner with a fresh bought PC how backups work.
I draw my hat, I only help very very special friends with PC issues in our days
OK, so your computer skills and Google-fu are weak. What, precisely, does that have to do with my statement that if you can afford a $600 phone, you can afford a $200 computer to back it up with?
My ex GF "lost all data" when she plugged in a new iPhone and overwrote its new pictures collected during the previous two months. "You never connected this phone to your Mac. do you want to install the backup of the previous phone?" (yes) (no). ... guess the tears later. Guess the "how the fuck should I know what a back up is?" screams?
Guess what she clicked
Because "backup" is a new word that hasn't been around since before any of us were born, right?
I really fail to see what your point is - are you saying that because you have no computer skills, and your former girlfriend doesn't know how to find and read instructions, cloud storage is the only option? Because that sounds idiotic.
Color me unsurprised.
You must store your money under the mattress instead of in one of those "banks" that could be robbed at anytime, then.
Right?
Because cloud storage services have the exact same information storage and security standards as banks, right?
False equivalence - stop using it.
"It could get stolen anyway" is probably the worst excuse for idiocy ever.
... after "for the children," of course.
And then your phone breaks and you lose all your data.
Because there's no other options than "lose everything" or "put it all on someone else's computer?"
I expect that sort of non-thinking response from the crowd over at Yahoo, but c'mon man - this is /., we expect more thinky from our community.
By storing it digitally there's a chance it be accessed either remotely or by having your property stolen. So the cloud is as good of a solution as any.
"It could get stolen anyway" is probably the worst excuse for idiocy ever.
That's like saying 'since lockpicks exist, you shouldn't bother locking your doors when you leave the house.'
Actually phone users that don't own a PC (or a Mac for that matter, if you don't count them as PCs) do exit.
I presume that was supposed to be, "do exist."
To which I say yes, idiots do in fact exist.
How do you backup your phone if you don't want to use a cloud and have no computer at home?
Get a frigging home computer - If you can afford a $600 phone, you can afford a $200 desktop to back it up with.
Sometimes. Not everyone that has a smartphone also owns a computer.
"Some people are idiots" doesn't mean other options don't exist.
Yes, if you have a smartphone and no way to back it up locally, I am calling you an idiot. Enjoy it, that's not a term I bandy about lightly.
In the SF bay area, back when trendy upscale (expensive) gyms were happening, salescreatures would use such tactics. Usually an overmuscled "coach" blocking the door. It could get tense if the rube wanted out.
I presume that tends to occur only in states with strict laws on who can carry a concealed weapon.
And then your phone breaks and you lose all your data.
Because there's no other options than "lose everything" or "put it all on someone else's computer?"
I expect that sort of non-thinking response from the crowd over at Yahoo, but c'mon man - this is /., we expect more thinky from our community.
OK - A password manager is a great way to keep track of all the nonsense answers you put in for security questions.
Also, where did he get the idea that a ziploc bag is watertight? That's just stupid.
This really made it to the main page of /.
BS-BH blog posts always do, regardless of how many people downvote them in the firehose.
I've always presumed he's got some sort of quid pro quo deal with Timmy.
I really wish this douche-nozzle would figure out what blogspot is and stop bothering the /. community with his idiotic, narcissistic rantings.
Except for the whole "it costs money" part, when the submitter was obviously, specifically referring to free software.
"Oh, but DaVinci has a free color correction plugin..."
Not the same thing.
... western leaders... I doubt they were expecting this kind of heavy handedness, er, ever again.
At least, coming from someone else, and directed at them.
Heavy-handedness is their tool to use on the proles, after all.
Why would you think artists who create music should get paid?
Because you find value in the product, duh.
If you don't care for music in general (which I've never met a human with that mentality), then no, there's no value in the music artists create.
If you do care for music, and in fact enjoy listening to it in any capacity, then you in fact do understand the value, and why they should get paid, and you're just being an troll.
Hmm... "impossible human" or troll... gee, what a tough determination to make...
I'm all for people getting paid for their work. It's usually called a job... sometimes you have to be an entrepreneur.
I do frown on people doing something once (I just had this brilliant idea - patent; I just thought of a tune - song; I wrote this neat software - copyright; etc.) and expecting to sit on their couch for the rest of their lives and have people sending them money. I call these people "the takers". They are leaches on society.
What would you call the people who create nothing of value, but demand that they have a right to steal everything of value your "the takers" group creates?
They're looking for crazies that go on shooting sprees. What they should be doing is checking EVERYONE... not just people that publish books about school shootings while working at schools.
I frankly don't have a problem with them investigating the guy so long as they do it respectfully. That said, everyone should be checked out. These mass shootings are just crazy people acting out. Nothing more.
OR, and I know this is a long shot, but they could consider accepting that a free nation is an inherently dangerous one, and either accept that individuals have a right to live their lives without constantly being spied upon by a crazy government so paranoid it makes tweekers seem like reasonable people, or find some other, "safer" country to move to.
I know - leaving other people to their business so long as it's not directly and immediately affecting you - crazy idea, right?
Has *anything* ever changed from having a bunch of people sign a change.org petition?
People have signed Change.org petitions about things, and those things have changed.
Proof of causation? No, but equally, proof that signing Change.org petitions may not be wasted effort.
Are you sure you're not thinking of "We The People" petitions?
Seems right up the ACLU's alley, First Amendment and all...