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  1. Re:Good job Tesla! on Tesla Will Open Its Security Code To Other Car Manufacturers (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Gah. Spell check. Connectivity, not Connecticut.

    Though CT may well be insecure too, I don’t know.

  2. Re:Good job Tesla! on Tesla Will Open Its Security Code To Other Car Manufacturers (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    So... Connecticut equals insecurity. Got it.

    Are you familiar with how the Internet works? Because you might want to disconnect now...

  3. Re: Different headline than I expected on Tesla Is Building Its Own AI Chips For Self-Driving Cars (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Unlike you, he doesn’t appear to be a vitriolic troll.

    But he might have stock too, I don’t know.

  4. Re:Huh? on Tesla On Track To Turn a Profit This Year (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    You might be right in your end results, I don’t know, but your rationale is not... rational. Number of units produced has no direct linkage to where market cap should be; rather, market cap *should be* (and I’m not saying *is*) linked to expected profits.

    If GM’s margins are 2% of what tesla’s are, then this could still make sense.

    In any case, I’m a believer in this company. I have no problems with them recording losses in the mid term due to capital investment in order to have a long term payout. Whether it’s truly worth its current share price, I’m uncertain.

  5. Re:Could have been structured differently... on Tesla Will Be First Automaker To Lose the Federal Tax Credit For Electric Cars (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Capital investment counts for something too.

    If you want to speak of history, read up about Amazon’s. Then you might understand Tesla.

  6. Re:Automation does not start in production phase. on 'A Lot of Hoped-for Automation Was Counterproductive', Remembers Elon Musk (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ironically, that character flaw is also what has allowed him to succeed in breaking into markets the world thought he could never enter (upsetting established auto manufacturers with a tech electric startup, reusable rockets stealing market share from the Lockheeds of the world).

    So maybe we ought to write it as “flaw” with the quotes instead.

  7. Dude, no offense but you're definitely approaching wealthy. I don't even make half what you do, but consider myself comfortable. If I can survive with my salary without economic anxiety, you're doing EXTREMELY well at $140K a year.

    Try not to lose perspective. It's perfectly okay to be successful, but remember that many make do with far less than what you have and at least be willing to admit that you're wealthy.

    Depends where you live. In the Bay Area, for example, he’d be barely above poor.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl...

  8. Re:Big liability issue and eula will not save them on Tesla Model 3 Now Offers 'Summon' Self-Parking Feature (autoblog.com) · · Score: 1

    I haven't seen the video or interview where he said that, but yes, if he said that, he was lying. The car's sensors are active and it will brake and try to avoid hitting things, but the person with the cell phone is in control of when it moves and what direction.

    Are you here in Europe? The Summon feature works differently in the U.S. regulatory concerns or some such.

  9. Re:And you would enthusiastically buy one of the c on Tesla Meets Self-Imposed Deadline For Model 3, Rolls Out 7,000 Cars In a Week (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    that was produced in this all-hands-on-deck sprint of factory operation?

    I place my order 3 days ago, so while I can’t answer for the GP, yes, I would.

  10. And where exactly did milk get delivered by horse within the last 60 years?

    What, you don’t drink horse milk where you’re from? Snob.

  11. Being willing to acknowledge it is one thing.

    Believing that they should take responsibility for it, and take responsibility away from adults who have been licensed by the freaking state to drive, is another thing.

  12. Re: Management by conspiracy theory on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Wasn’t that the plot of the first Daniel Craig bond film?

  13. Re:This doesn't mean what the summary says it mean on 'Pirates' Tend To Be the Biggest Buyers of Legal Content, Study Shows (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    There’s another possible interpretation as well. People tend to want to justify their own actions; it’s entirely possible that people who are “unethical” enough to download content (I put the word in quotes as I do it myself) may also have little compunction about lying in a survey in order to save face. By furthering the image that pirates aren’t bad people, just people without legal options, they make themselves the victim rather than the offender.

    Just a thought.

  14. Re:Please stop on A Tesla on Autopilot Crashed Into a Parked Police Car (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Do we really have to have this same discussion on every Tesla article?

    For crying out loud, my Lucky Charms don’t show any evidence of luck either, but nobody is complaining about those being misused and misnamed.

  15. I live in Switzerland, and I can tell you the above is not correct.

  16. Re:A worthless number on Food Calorie Counts Will Start Appearing in US Restaurants and Grocery Stores (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    That’s a very unscientific approach - with your feelings - and I doubt it will appeal to many on this forum. Most of us are nerds, after all.

    I’ve personally lost 16kg over the last 16 weeks to get into amazing shape, and I can tell you that I did it by learning to count calories - in and out - while also taking into account minimum macro requirements. It’s a lot simpler than it sounds, but here are some good overviews for anyone who may be interested:

    https://forum.bodybuilding.com...

    https://forum.bodybuilding.com...

  17. Re:Why buy it now? on Selling Full Autonomy Before It's Ready Could Backfire For Tesla (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    "Only a $1000 difference". Christ.

    Oh, come on now. That may be a lot of money for you, but for anyone who’s buying a Model S or X, it’s a rather insignificant sum.

  18. Re:Managers, meet HR on McAfee Finds That Gamers Are Strong Candidates for Cybersecurity Jobs (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    Three-quarters of senior managers say they would consider hiring a gamer even if that person had no specific cybersecurity training or experience

    Except those people's resumes never make it past the HR filter because they don't list any specific training or experience.

    I get kind of tired of such comments. As a hiring manager in cyber security at two different companies over the past decade, I can tell you that HR doesn’t decide who gets in; I do. If I want them to filter based on certain keywords, they will. If I don’t say that, they won’t. If they have any doubts, then the CV winds up in my inbox, because finding qualified cyber candidates is *hard*. So quit blaming HR - it’s my choice to reject your ill-designed and poorly-communicated CV, and they’re just the messenger.

    That said, I guess the difficulty in finding qualified cyber candidates has a lot to do with why the interviewees answered the way they did in this article (naturally, I didn’t read more than the summary - I’m a manager, after all - and yes, that was tongue-in-cheek!). I’ll take people with any background as an entry level hire if they show aptitude and intelligence. One of my better hires was a poli sci major...

  19. Re:Cash is king on Swedes Turn Against Cashlessness (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    until the human race forgets how to add and subtract.

    Have you been to America lately?

  20. Re:But I read it lacks basic quality elsewhere on Tesla Model 3 Torn Down, Hacked and Set On a Dynamometer, Exposing Unusual Tech Details (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    You, sir, are acting like a dick.

    The GP posted a fact-based, thoroughly rational post, whereas you came with an attitude problem and accused him of being a fanboy.

    Your subjective allegations mean little compared to his objective information.

  21. You need to be looking at why the touchpad has shitty drivers.

    You don’t get it. That’s exactly the point behind the OP’s post - on OS X, he doesn’t have to be looking at things like drivers.

  22. Re:Rich people and their wasteful whims on Jeff Bezos Shares Video of 10,000-Year Clock Project (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, according to conservatives if you are poor it is because you are lazy.

    Whereas that kind of broad libel against an entire political spectrum isn’t laziness per se, it’s just lazy thinking.

  23. Re: And how many were false positives? on Facial Recognition Algorithms -- Plus 1.8 Billion Photos -- Leads to 567 Arrests in China (scmp.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you *been* to France?

    I worked in Paris for 6 months, and more civilized it certainly is not.

    Then again, most French disassociate themselves from Paris anyway, I guess...

  24. Re: Apple Watch on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Good Smartwatches Or Fitness Trackers? · · Score: 1

    Iâ(TM)m curious why you think the heart rate sensors are so inaccurate. Most reviews Iâ(TM)ve read say otherwise, and while my series 0 was only âoeokâ in that department, I find my series 3 to be âoevery goodâ, though not yet perfect.

  25. Re: Free speech does not exclude laws on Drone Pilot Arrested After Flying Over Two Stadiums, Dropping Leaflets (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    Youâ(TM)re absolutely right. Ideally weâ(TM)d arrest all drone operators and string em up, but until weâ(TM)re able to do that, weâ(TM)ll have to settle for selective enforcement.