I have had two instances of needing service for my Tesla Model 3. One was a defective windshield wiper (replaced free), the second, minor damage from road debris (reasonable cost). In both cases a Tesla Service van was dispatched to my home and repairs done on my premises. So I think they "get" service. I think of it as "You don't go to the garage, the garage comes to you", which is typical of Musk's out-of-the-box thinking. Fanboi? You bet!
Falling demand? HA! We'll raise prices to fix that. With that mindset I suppose the last ICE-powered car will cost around 800 billion dollars. (From a new Tesla owner)
These arguments about (THE REAL) costs of batteries are, I think specious. I would like to see references that support them.
As a (very satisfied) new Tesla Model 3 owner, I would like to comment that Tesla, the car/energy-wall company has apparently made battery costs much lower through economies of scale, which has benefited ALL EV producers and had helped to solve grid distribution problems on a grand scale in, e.g., Australia, Puerto Rico. Would this have happened without subsidies? Probably, but I think the decision to speed adoption if renewable-energy technologies to speed the process is laudable. I will happily take advantage of the US Federal tax credit for my Tesla, but my purchase decision was made primarily because almost every review I've seen of the Tesla Model 3 has been favorable in every respect.
American life expectancy has for years (since I've been following it) trailed most developed nations, according to the OECD (https://www.oecd.org/els/family/CO_1_2_Life_expectancy_at_birth.pdf). Kind of goes along with paying more than any other country in the world for healthcare (https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm), and having poor showings in most measures of public health (https://data.oecd.org/health.htm#profile-Health%20status). Add income inequality (1% vs. 99%) and income stagnation for the Rest Of Us, with suicide and drug abuse increases and life expectancy decreases? Not in the least surprising.
Any thoughts about what this might do to those who have invested in solar energy production like homeowners with PVCs on their roofs and Tesla's PowerPack installation in South Australia?
Seems like terraforming Earth is just begging for unintended consequences.
Mooney made 700 early-model M20s with wooden wings before they switched to all metal (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/Mooney/31.htm).
Thought this post was written in irony, but apparently not per the last paragraph. A reply: America fails to come close to most other developed nations by most measures of public health (http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/health-data.htm) except one: per capita cost (https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=SHA) where we certainly exceed all others.
Now, folks, if you were making a product that sells for, say 20% more than any of your competitors, but was rated around 30th in most measures of quality, how well do you think that product would sell?
Oh wait, we have the "greatest health care system in the world." [Bob Dole, Republican candidate for President.]
The solution to my question is that none of the folks leading us down the glorious garden path of untrammeled free marketism give a shit about "public" health.
It's unfortunate that apparently the silicon valley whiz kids can't seem to form a business plan without a) free-to-use products and b) selling information about the product's usage to others.
One would hope (in vain) that people would see the destructive effects of this model on the foundations of democratic government (think fake news influencing elections) and shun FB, MS and the rest. They have earned and richly deserve our mistrust, if not imprisonment.
After testing Firefox for the last three months, I found it to be on a par with Chrome in most categories. In the end, Firefox's thoughtful privacy features persuaded me to make the switch and make it my primary browser.
First, an update to make FF "new! better!" made FireFTP unable to run in FF. So had to find and use a separate app (WinSCP) to support FTP for my website development.
Next, FireBug got killed off in favor of an internal debugger that seemed buggy.
Finally the FF add-on (Kee) that communicates with my password manager (KeePass) won't install on my desktop.
So FF isn't an acceptable option for day-to-day use. I will often test new goodies I put on a website in FF, but if they don't work as expected I debug them in Chrome.
Am a retired volunteer. Started learning web technologies after I retired in 1999: ASP, MS Access, HTML and a little Javascript and SQL where I volunteered for a non-profit. Lately, have designed and developed a very interactive website for my homeowners association with extensive MySQL, PHP, CSS, JavaScript + jQuery, and custom HTML. I use an IDE (NetBeans). I don't claim to be the fastest coder in the world, but I have evolved my skills to use the programming tools needed to do what I want to do to keep my site interesting and useful to our community. I am 78 years old, reasonably healthy, and still learning: a survival strategy I'd recommend for anyone.
Am I the only one in the world that uses the side mirrors to back into my garage? As my car slides through the open door I disregard all the complaints from the car's existing sensors because I can see that I have a couple of inches on both sides so I'm good. Don't take away my side-view mirrors!
First program: SOAP II assembly language, IBM 650 as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University. Latest (yesterday) PHP/MySQL database manipulation with HTML/Javascript/CSS handling the interactivity using AJAX.
In between - IBM 7070, 1401, 7040, System/360. CDC 6400/6600/7600/Cyber 205, Cray X=MP, Y-MP, and all manor of killer micros.
Why, you ask? Apparently, advertising sells stuff. But I wonder what sort of personality sits around and waits for an ad from - the TV? The radio? a magazine? A website? His f-ing CAR? to tell him or her how to dispose of any cash or credit balance he or she may have lying around.
Shouldn't it work like: "Hmm. My shirt collar is frayed so I think I will go to Nordstrom's where I buy all my shirts and buy another one."?
Do people REALLY hear an ad for two fidget spinners for the price of one, forget about the frayed collar and rush to the nearest Dollar General to "save" a dollar and buy two fidget spinners for the price of one?
It's hard to believe that the public en masse is so malleable that advertising on every blank surface, every quiet moment, every damned thing you look at, hear or read is glommed onto by peddlers. But that's the acquisitive mentality in our world today.
In 2008 I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes an my doc insisted I start insulin treatment immediately. My response: No thanks. I lost 40 lbs over the next three months by changing my eating habits - less fat, many less carbs, (but some "good carbs", etc., and walking a couple of miles a day. My next blood sugar level test was normal - high-normal, but within the normal range. And so it has remained for almost 10 years. A1C tests have been rock-steady and well within the normal range for years. It's not breakthrough medicine, it's determination and making the choices you know you should make. I weigh myself every morning and if I'm over my target weight, I eat a little less that day. If under, I can splurge with a few crackers and cheese. I cook for myself, so know exactly what I fuel my body with. Not religious/obsessive about weight, just sensible.
And the best part is that I (am American and) spend 3-4 weeks a year in France and eat and drink whatever I want: no weight checks there. When I get back I'm a few pounds heavier, but returning to the old regimen, they're all gone in a couple of weeks.
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I have had two instances of needing service for my Tesla Model 3. One was a defective windshield wiper (replaced free), the second, minor damage from road debris (reasonable cost). In both cases a Tesla Service van was dispatched to my home and repairs done on my premises. So I think they "get" service. I think of it as "You don't go to the garage, the garage comes to you", which is typical of Musk's out-of-the-box thinking. Fanboi? You bet!
DHS people still working as essential workers through the shutdown. Uncommon sense! Maybe we should take up a collection and send them a pizza.
"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."
Falling demand? HA! We'll raise prices to fix that. With that mindset I suppose the last ICE-powered car will cost around 800 billion dollars. (From a new Tesla owner)
These arguments about (THE REAL) costs of batteries are, I think specious. I would like to see references that support them.
As a (very satisfied) new Tesla Model 3 owner, I would like to comment that Tesla, the car/energy-wall company has apparently made battery costs much lower through economies of scale, which has benefited ALL EV producers and had helped to solve grid distribution problems on a grand scale in, e.g., Australia, Puerto Rico. Would this have happened without subsidies? Probably, but I think the decision to speed adoption if renewable-energy technologies to speed the process is laudable. I will happily take advantage of the US Federal tax credit for my Tesla, but my purchase decision was made primarily because almost every review I've seen of the Tesla Model 3 has been favorable in every respect.
Only in America!
American life expectancy has for years (since I've been following it) trailed most developed nations, according to the OECD (https://www.oecd.org/els/family/CO_1_2_Life_expectancy_at_birth.pdf). Kind of goes along with paying more than any other country in the world for healthcare (https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm), and having poor showings in most measures of public health (https://data.oecd.org/health.htm#profile-Health%20status). Add income inequality (1% vs. 99%) and income stagnation for the Rest Of Us, with suicide and drug abuse increases and life expectancy decreases? Not in the least surprising.
Any thoughts about what this might do to those who have invested in solar energy production like homeowners with PVCs on their roofs and Tesla's PowerPack installation in South Australia?
Seems like terraforming Earth is just begging for unintended consequences.
Am eagerly awaiting delivery of my new Model 3 !
Mooney made 700 early-model M20s with wooden wings before they switched to all metal (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/Mooney/31.htm).
But it'll be a race to see if that dystopia arrives before the planet melts. http://www.ipcc.ch/
Pass the popcorn.
Yes
Fix (Win 7 Home): Uninstall Chrome, delete all browsing date. reinstall Chrome, be dazzled by the curviness.
After installing ALL pages I visit are pure black. No text or graphics.
Single point of failure! :-)
Thought this post was written in irony, but apparently not per the last paragraph. A reply: America fails to come close to most other developed nations by most measures of public health (http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/health-data.htm) except one: per capita cost (https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=SHA) where we certainly exceed all others.
Now, folks, if you were making a product that sells for, say 20% more than any of your competitors, but was rated around 30th in most measures of quality, how well do you think that product would sell?
Oh wait, we have the "greatest health care system in the world." [Bob Dole, Republican candidate for President.]
The solution to my question is that none of the folks leading us down the glorious garden path of untrammeled free marketism give a shit about "public" health.
It's unfortunate that apparently the silicon valley whiz kids can't seem to form a business plan without a) free-to-use products and b) selling information about the product's usage to others.
One would hope (in vain) that people would see the destructive effects of this model on the foundations of democratic government (think fake news influencing elections) and shun FB, MS and the rest. They have earned and richly deserve our mistrust, if not imprisonment.
"Freedom of expression" --> "We need free access to feed you our ads/propaganda"
In the US they ought to charge at least a dollar a minute to compensate you for consuming their bullshit.
After testing Firefox for the last three months, I found it to be on a par with Chrome in most categories. In the end, Firefox's thoughtful privacy features persuaded me to make the switch and make it my primary browser.
First, an update to make FF "new! better!" made FireFTP unable to run in FF. So had to find and use a separate app (WinSCP) to support FTP for my website development.
Next, FireBug got killed off in favor of an internal debugger that seemed buggy.
Finally the FF add-on (Kee) that communicates with my password manager (KeePass) won't install on my desktop.
So FF isn't an acceptable option for day-to-day use. I will often test new goodies I put on a website in FF, but if they don't work as expected I debug them in Chrome.
Am a retired volunteer. Started learning web technologies after I retired in 1999: ASP, MS Access, HTML and a little Javascript and SQL where I volunteered for a non-profit. Lately, have designed and developed a very interactive website for my homeowners association with extensive MySQL, PHP, CSS, JavaScript + jQuery, and custom HTML. I use an IDE (NetBeans). I don't claim to be the fastest coder in the world, but I have evolved my skills to use the programming tools needed to do what I want to do to keep my site interesting and useful to our community. I am 78 years old, reasonably healthy, and still learning: a survival strategy I'd recommend for anyone.
Am I the only one in the world that uses the side mirrors to back into my garage? As my car slides through the open door I disregard all the complaints from the car's existing sensors because I can see that I have a couple of inches on both sides so I'm good. Don't take away my side-view mirrors!
First program: SOAP II assembly language, IBM 650 as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University. Latest (yesterday) PHP/MySQL database manipulation with HTML/Javascript/CSS handling the interactivity using AJAX.
In between - IBM 7070, 1401, 7040, System/360. CDC 6400/6600/7600/Cyber 205, Cray X=MP, Y-MP, and all manor of killer micros.
What a ride!!
Why, you ask? Apparently, advertising sells stuff. But I wonder what sort of personality sits around and waits for an ad from - the TV? The radio? a magazine? A website? His f-ing CAR? to tell him or her how to dispose of any cash or credit balance he or she may have lying around.
Shouldn't it work like: "Hmm. My shirt collar is frayed so I think I will go to Nordstrom's where I buy all my shirts and buy another one."?
Do people REALLY hear an ad for two fidget spinners for the price of one, forget about the frayed collar and rush to the nearest Dollar General to "save" a dollar and buy two fidget spinners for the price of one?
It's hard to believe that the public en masse is so malleable that advertising on every blank surface, every quiet moment, every damned thing you look at, hear or read is glommed onto by peddlers. But that's the acquisitive mentality in our world today.
It's all fake news anyway.
In 2008 I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes an my doc insisted I start insulin treatment immediately. My response: No thanks. I lost 40 lbs over the next three months by changing my eating habits - less fat, many less carbs, (but some "good carbs", etc., and walking a couple of miles a day. My next blood sugar level test was normal - high-normal, but within the normal range. And so it has remained for almost 10 years. A1C tests have been rock-steady and well within the normal range for years. It's not breakthrough medicine, it's determination and making the choices you know you should make. I weigh myself every morning and if I'm over my target weight, I eat a little less that day. If under, I can splurge with a few crackers and cheese. I cook for myself, so know exactly what I fuel my body with. Not religious/obsessive about weight, just sensible.
And the best part is that I (am American and) spend 3-4 weeks a year in France and eat and drink whatever I want: no weight checks there. When I get back I'm a few pounds heavier, but returning to the old regimen, they're all gone in a couple of weeks.