"The strategy of Tesla is to enter at the high end of the market, where customers are prepared to pay a premium, and then drive down market as fast as possible to higher unit volume and lower prices with each successive model.
Yup, also Jersey cows were fed seaweed - makes sense being on an island - and it apparently gives the dairy products a characteristic (not unpleasant) taste.
Live in Metro Manila here - characteristically poor air quality. Not as bad as Beijing. It doesn't bother me if neighbors fire up their wood or charcoal barbecue for cooking. Something useful is happening as a result. But it drives me crazy when they sweep up damp leaves and set them on fire. It is illegal and yet everyone does it.
What about aurelia.io? The way it was described to me was "the smart people from the angular team left and formed aurelia". Haven't tried it yet myself.
Just kidding. I thought it would be amusing to apply the same kinds of spin that turns up around global warming. I'm really worried. In my part of the world, so much of the Borneo rain forests are being replaced with palm plantations, for making palm oil, which is a very versatile and profitable - in the short-term, while the environment suffers - commodity. There's so much collateral damage here, most notably the Orangutans who (I say who because these animals clearly have personality) have become extremely threatened.
Yeah, sure we're losing wilderness. If you completely discount the fact that the way we measure wilderness was different ten years ago. The thing about all your global wilderness loss conspiracists - if there wasn't so much money in preservation you wouldn't be doing it.
There's loads of iPhones in the developing world. iPhones are super popular here in the Philippines (as are Android SmartPhones). Not everyone drives a fancy car here, but an iPhone is a luxury item that many people can afford, and choose to purchase. Phone companies are giving away iPhone 5Cs for free. For a little cash out and a contract you can get a more recent model. Many people don't have a computer at home, so having a SmartPhone is a good way to get online. A very common use-case is keeping in touch with a relative who is working abroad, taking advantage of favorable exchange rates.
The first iPhone I ever bought was a cheap Chinese copy that I got at the dirt market in Malaysia. It came in perfect Apple packaging and included a certificate of authenticity, but when I opened the box up and switched it on, I thought, "Hey, I remember being so impressed with my buddy's one, but I don't recall it having a radio like this".
The text said: "Primum Scribe!" (first post), followed by "Moo dixit boves mooo" (moo say the cows moo).
After that "Nescis quid dicis de te twat stupri" (you don't know what you're talking about you fucking twat) and (mostly unintelligible) words of a similar nature.
A while back Slashdot reported that the same process was used to cure AIDS. A person with co-existing Leukemia was treated for that and recovered from both conditions.
Australia does have very high taxes on alcohol and tobacco. One of the effects are that the life expectancy is among the highest in the world, since there are less deaths directly attributable to overindulgence in these habits. Another is that Australia is able to offer an excellent standard of healthcare, even for people who choose these habits. (Universal availability is both more efficient and therefore cheaper, as well as arguably more fair).
Sure, the cost of everything goes up temporarily, but so does the standard of living. Australia is already a high-income country that is able to provide an envious standard of living to its citizens. As already argued, tax dollars are used to compensate those whose standard of living would go significantly down. Those moderately or unaffected are participating in nation building. And costs didn't go up as much as fear mongers said: other sources were quickly stimulated - wind and solar are already in many cases at grid parity costs.
This kind of thing doesn't just happen in Australia. Take Los Angeles. For a time it had an excellent public transport rail system. Automotive industry interests used astro-turfing - fake grassroots movements - to lobby for more roads and thus sell more vehicles. Los Angeles had terrible smog problems. A tax was introduced on vehicle pollution. Very rapidly vehicles produced far less pollution, and today Los Angeles has far less smog than, say Beijing.
Regulated markets raise the human development index faster than non-regulated, just as the standard of living in countries with a functioning legal system is better.
Australia briefly introduced a carbon tax, some of which went to the poor and elderly whose portion of daily living costs towards energy was so significant that their quality of live would be significantly effected. Carbon emissions went down and the economy was stimulated by R&D in high-tech renewable energy - solar, wind, nuclear, etc.
The situation, of course, did not last long. Rupert Murdoch and his friends went hard against it in the media. When laws forced them to provide balanced points of view, social engineering was used - flooding the comments section with "anonymous" contrarian opinions and "misinformed" data. They got their preferred oil-interest backed party back into power, who, it seems, successfully argued that wind-mills are utterly offensive while coal is as good for humanity today, as it was at the start of the industrial revolution.
In my country most cars are far from new, but the neighborhood where I live has a lot of new high-end and mid-tier cars. The city has a high population, so there's plenty of market here for them too. Traditional auto-makers don't turn their nose up at these markets and neither should Tesla. I hope they do well on rough roads though.
More drugs than people realize should be dosed in proportion to the patient's weight.
Psychiatrist here: You're mostly correct, but in the case of anti-depressants, your weight just adjusts upwards to match the dose of the pill given. Until the pill stops working (people get depressed about the weight increase), and so a larger dose is given.
The important thing is to not stop taking them at any time, and, if necessary, move from a generic to patented formula. If any of this causes anxiety, tachycardia or an allergic type cough, Lidocaine, Valium and Benadryl can be added.
There's not need to be condescending and patronizing. I did read the chart. Just didn't realize that by 'gaining traction you meant 'adoption rate', and that you were an expert despite the incorrect spelling of 'Kotlin'. I'm not sure what the adoption rate is, however, we've adopted Kotlin a few months back, and the experience has been a pleasant one. I place a high level of trust in Jetbrains, and have been a fan of their products for years.
Lemmy will have plenty of hard-rocking company. Motorhead drummer Philthy Animal died a few weeks before. Stevie Wright, singer of the Easybeats died a day or two before Lemmy (George Young, Angus & Malcom of AC/DC's brother also played in the Easybeats). Jimmy Bain, bassist in Dio, January 24th.
It is also a good way to shed heat in the humid tropics, where sweating doesn't work very well. The hominids currently populating SE Asia are generally relatively quite small too.
It would be cool if the algal blooms could form an image of the recently departed, when viewed form high above. Perhaps with a caption like: "I told you I was sick!"
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That's exactly the strategy:
"The strategy of Tesla is to enter at the high end of the market, where customers are prepared to pay a premium, and then drive down market as fast as possible to higher unit volume and lower prices with each successive model.
https://www.tesla.com/nl_NL/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me
Yup, also Jersey cows were fed seaweed - makes sense being on an island - and it apparently gives the dairy products a characteristic (not unpleasant) taste.
Live in Metro Manila here - characteristically poor air quality. Not as bad as Beijing. It doesn't bother me if neighbors fire up their wood or charcoal barbecue for cooking. Something useful is happening as a result. But it drives me crazy when they sweep up damp leaves and set them on fire. It is illegal and yet everyone does it.
What about aurelia.io? The way it was described to me was "the smart people from the angular team left and formed aurelia". Haven't tried it yet myself.
Just kidding. I thought it would be amusing to apply the same kinds of spin that turns up around global warming. I'm really worried. In my part of the world, so much of the Borneo rain forests are being replaced with palm plantations, for making palm oil, which is a very versatile and profitable - in the short-term, while the environment suffers - commodity. There's so much collateral damage here, most notably the Orangutans who (I say who because these animals clearly have personality) have become extremely threatened.
Yeah, sure we're losing wilderness. If you completely discount the fact that the way we measure wilderness was different ten years ago. The thing about all your global wilderness loss conspiracists - if there wasn't so much money in preservation you wouldn't be doing it.
In the future citizens will be able to access Trump-approved porn, provided by Trump business affiliates.
There's loads of iPhones in the developing world. iPhones are super popular here in the Philippines (as are Android SmartPhones). Not everyone drives a fancy car here, but an iPhone is a luxury item that many people can afford, and choose to purchase. Phone companies are giving away iPhone 5Cs for free. For a little cash out and a contract you can get a more recent model. Many people don't have a computer at home, so having a SmartPhone is a good way to get online. A very common use-case is keeping in touch with a relative who is working abroad, taking advantage of favorable exchange rates.
The first iPhone I ever bought was a cheap Chinese copy that I got at the dirt market in Malaysia. It came in perfect Apple packaging and included a certificate of authenticity, but when I opened the box up and switched it on, I thought, "Hey, I remember being so impressed with my buddy's one, but I don't recall it having a radio like this".
Wow your Ranger has been to the moon and back.
"Siri, why is my wife angry?"
"It looks like she's angry about some of the items in your clipboard that I've been sharing.
The text said: "Primum Scribe!" (first post), followed by "Moo dixit boves mooo" (moo say the cows moo). After that "Nescis quid dicis de te twat stupri" (you don't know what you're talking about you fucking twat) and (mostly unintelligible) words of a similar nature.
A while back Slashdot reported that the same process was used to cure AIDS. A person with co-existing Leukemia was treated for that and recovered from both conditions.
Australia does have very high taxes on alcohol and tobacco. One of the effects are that the life expectancy is among the highest in the world, since there are less deaths directly attributable to overindulgence in these habits. Another is that Australia is able to offer an excellent standard of healthcare, even for people who choose these habits. (Universal availability is both more efficient and therefore cheaper, as well as arguably more fair).
Sure, the cost of everything goes up temporarily, but so does the standard of living. Australia is already a high-income country that is able to provide an envious standard of living to its citizens. As already argued, tax dollars are used to compensate those whose standard of living would go significantly down. Those moderately or unaffected are participating in nation building. And costs didn't go up as much as fear mongers said: other sources were quickly stimulated - wind and solar are already in many cases at grid parity costs.
This kind of thing doesn't just happen in Australia. Take Los Angeles. For a time it had an excellent public transport rail system. Automotive industry interests used astro-turfing - fake grassroots movements - to lobby for more roads and thus sell more vehicles. Los Angeles had terrible smog problems. A tax was introduced on vehicle pollution. Very rapidly vehicles produced far less pollution, and today Los Angeles has far less smog than, say Beijing.
Regulated markets raise the human development index faster than non-regulated, just as the standard of living in countries with a functioning legal system is better.
Australia briefly introduced a carbon tax, some of which went to the poor and elderly whose portion of daily living costs towards energy was so significant that their quality of live would be significantly effected. Carbon emissions went down and the economy was stimulated by R&D in high-tech renewable energy - solar, wind, nuclear, etc.
The situation, of course, did not last long. Rupert Murdoch and his friends went hard against it in the media. When laws forced them to provide balanced points of view, social engineering was used - flooding the comments section with "anonymous" contrarian opinions and "misinformed" data. They got their preferred oil-interest backed party back into power, who, it seems, successfully argued that wind-mills are utterly offensive while coal is as good for humanity today, as it was at the start of the industrial revolution.
In my country most cars are far from new, but the neighborhood where I live has a lot of new high-end and mid-tier cars. The city has a high population, so there's plenty of market here for them too. Traditional auto-makers don't turn their nose up at these markets and neither should Tesla. I hope they do well on rough roads though.
Aren't plastics and other useful materials made from coal? You can do more than just burn it.
More drugs than people realize should be dosed in proportion to the patient's weight.
Psychiatrist here: You're mostly correct, but in the case of anti-depressants, your weight just adjusts upwards to match the dose of the pill given. Until the pill stops working (people get depressed about the weight increase), and so a larger dose is given.
The important thing is to not stop taking them at any time, and, if necessary, move from a generic to patented formula. If any of this causes anxiety, tachycardia or an allergic type cough, Lidocaine, Valium and Benadryl can be added.
There's not need to be condescending and patronizing. I did read the chart. Just didn't realize that by 'gaining traction you meant 'adoption rate', and that you were an expert despite the incorrect spelling of 'Kotlin'. I'm not sure what the adoption rate is, however, we've adopted Kotlin a few months back, and the experience has been a pleasant one. I place a high level of trust in Jetbrains, and have been a fan of their products for years.
But no, Kotlan is not a sane alternative and it's not gaining traction.
Kotlin is though.
Yup, that was part of the joke. I'm a funny troll. It is an evolutionary adaption, like moving to Twitter.
The duty cycle on rooftops is a lot better, plus there are no trucks driving over them there.
Trucks are constantly driving over my roof, you insensitive clod. I'm one of the last surviving trolls, and live under a (now solar paved) bridge.
Lemmy will have plenty of hard-rocking company. Motorhead drummer Philthy Animal died a few weeks before. Stevie Wright, singer of the Easybeats died a day or two before Lemmy (George Young, Angus & Malcom of AC/DC's brother also played in the Easybeats). Jimmy Bain, bassist in Dio, January 24th.
It is also a good way to shed heat in the humid tropics, where sweating doesn't work very well. The hominids currently populating SE Asia are generally relatively quite small too.
It would be cool if the algal blooms could form an image of the recently departed, when viewed form high above. Perhaps with a caption like: "I told you I was sick!"