Most of the places that deliver round here use electric vans to do so - which is exactly the right use-case for electric vehicles. - The van's delivery route can be planned to ensure it's back at the depot well before the battery runs out - so no range anxiety. - Once the van arrives back at the depot, the battery can be swapped and the van can be back on the road again; the old battery can be recharged ready for the next swap-out (if you're operating a fleet, it makes sense to have more batteries than vehicles; if you're running a car domestically, it doesn't).
the most front-heavy FWD car you can get your hands on.
I ran a Saab 9000 for a while back in the late 90s, and that was about as front-heavy as a car can get (and, of course. FWD). And yes, you could coax it into truly epic oversteer - although you'd really got to be trying.
I guess it depends on which part of Europe you're looking at. I find slashes are pretty common in my part (my cheque book - and many forms - have them pre-printed, for example) Then again, I never write dates in US format. I either write DD/MM/YY, or YYYY-MM-DD, depending on the context.
True - but it's largely involuntary. It's for the same morbid reasons that people can't drive past a car crash without looking. 'Merkins are a perpetual train wreck.
Save yourself a ton of grief (and cash) and buy a Lotus Elise - the Tesla is basically an Elise chassis with a ton of weight thrown in to ruin the handling. Of course, the Elise doesn't give you the same range-anxiety that you get from a Tesla, but you can fake that by only half-filling the tank... (Personally, I'd go for the Exige - which is even better than the Elise)
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All sweeping generalisations are wrong.
XML is a fine way for computers to talk to computers, but I should never have to see it with my own eyes.
Anyone who claims it's "Human Readable" has a different definition of both "Human" and "Readable" to the rest of us.
one gas guzzling tuck.
I'll assume you meant truck.
Most of the places that deliver round here use electric vans to do so - which is exactly the right use-case for electric vehicles.
- The van's delivery route can be planned to ensure it's back at the depot well before the battery runs out - so no range anxiety.
- Once the van arrives back at the depot, the battery can be swapped and the van can be back on the road again; the old battery can be recharged ready for the next swap-out (if you're operating a fleet, it makes sense to have more batteries than vehicles; if you're running a car domestically, it doesn't).
Probably not as long as it took me to spot that mine is semi-prime... (but I had twice as many digits to deal with :-)
Space is big. Really big. You might think it's a long way down to the shops - but that's peanuts compared with space.
what the hell is wrong with an on/off switch?
An on/off switch is neither "news for nerds", nor "stuff that matters"?
What do you think? This whole sorry story is a classic case of EBCAK.
All new songs or movies suck anyway.
All sweeping generalisations are wrong.
give an unknown repository the ability to install binaries on my system?
No, you're giving yourself the ability to install binaries from that repository. Big difference.
Dunno about your carpool lane - but you'll certainly be able to drive it in the London congestion zone without paying congestion charge.
Only if you charge the battery from the two-stroke (or the brakes)
I guess the engine might turn off in stop-start traffic, but other than that, no.
Unlikely - this is a hybridisation for extra performance, not fuel economy.
Jay Leno's going to be disappointed if it's a one-off - I expect Nick Mason to be at the head of the queue
the most front-heavy FWD car you can get your hands on.
I ran a Saab 9000 for a while back in the late 90s, and that was about as front-heavy as a car can get (and, of course. FWD).
And yes, you could coax it into truly epic oversteer - although you'd really got to be trying.
Big old barge of a car it was - and loads of fun.
Same or better MPG as a Prius,
... and no range anxiety to deal with.
2000 lines is pretty tight if it can cope with *all* localities correctly. I'm guessing that it can't...
Thailand, on the other hand, cleverly negotiated Y2K by having it 500 years before the invention of the computer.
I've seen Europeans use slashes (though rarely).
I guess it depends on which part of Europe you're looking at. I find slashes are pretty common in my part (my cheque book - and many forms - have them pre-printed, for example)
Then again, I never write dates in US format. I either write DD/MM/YY, or YYYY-MM-DD, depending on the context.
It's worse that that; there are regions which observe DST within regions that don't (and vice versa).
But my favourite spot of Time Zone Weirdness is probably Cameron Corner, which actually sits on three time zones.
you guys watch everything we do
True - but it's largely involuntary. It's for the same morbid reasons that people can't drive past a car crash without looking. 'Merkins are a perpetual train wreck.
Aside from anything else, it's by far and away the most logical; start with the most significant portion, and work your way down.
(which also means it has the nice property that a lexicographical sort also gives you a time-based sort)
And it's my right to film young MILF's breast feeding in public. ;)
And it's my right to point out that the plural of MILF is MILFs (and not "MILF's").
I buy that argument. Oh, wait...
...or just send him your bookmarks...
The sheer automotive sex appeal of this car
Save yourself a ton of grief (and cash) and buy a Lotus Elise - the Tesla is basically an Elise chassis with a ton of weight thrown in to ruin the handling. Of course, the Elise doesn't give you the same range-anxiety that you get from a Tesla, but you can fake that by only half-filling the tank... (Personally, I'd go for the Exige - which is even better than the Elise)