Do they really think someone who owns a Tesla will care about that fee? Especially if that person has walked to the local Starbucks to buy a $4 cup of bitter coffee while they wait.
You wouldn't think so, but folks will drive to the other side of the city for gas that's a few cents cheaper per gallon, to fill a 16 gallon gas tank...
I'm not familiar with the App, but presumably Tesla owners also get some kind of indication through the App of when charging is expected to reach 100%...
If there's not an App like this, someone should get to work monetizing it.
Better yet, many fueling stations of a more traditional type already sell fuel as a loss leader to entice customers into a small store with large markups. Perhaps the charging stations could monetize these 15-20 minute waits?
Perhaps, incredulously, the reason Señor Trump seemingly wildly accused the election of being rigged is that he knew more than we did, but mistakenly assumed he was not the beneficiary.
Hell, perhaps he's a savant with the ability to grasp immunity by merely convincing us all he's a clown.
Ever look up something with an internet search? How to fix a leaky sink or overcome a coding obstacle... This is the supercharged version of computer assistance.
I've been in the doctor's office and had a nurse practitioner google my symptoms. I am a big fan of diagnosticians who are unafraid to ask someone if they don't know.
You would also think that clinical trials would be eager for successful results, thus more interested in candidates that are not as far gone.
We were able to get my mother into one of these after she performed suitably poorly during testing.
The thing is, a great number of side effects and adverse reactions are uncovered during human trials, and medical researchers prefer to reserve the high risk, experimental treatments for those without other, proven medical recourse.
What's the point of them buying stakes on renewable energy companies if in the end their data centers and factories are still using unregulated coal power
Coal is burned for electrical generation where no other practical method is available, particularly in China... so if you're talking about Foxconn you are spot on.
If you are not, you are under-appreciative of the positive impact even lip service to the environment brings when a corporate giant such as this makes a commitment to renewables.
If we could just get the next gen Nuclear plants implemented...
"The safety and well-being of our permanent and temporary associates is our number one priority."
When a big stink was made about all the counterfeit products on Amazon, maintaining customer confidence that all products are legitimate was your number one priority. When 80,000 Kindle users' passwords were dumped online, the security of your customers was your number one priority. Now you claim the safety of your employees is your number one priority.
This is all bullshit. You can only have one number one priority, and we all know that's MAKING MONEY.
You can only have one #1 priority. At a time. So, if these are nonsimultaneous examples, there is fallacy in your logic.
But that last point, about a malevolently greedy, publicly traded corporation being motivated by profit-seeking... well, that's just reprehensible.
Given how many variables there are, including the split second difficulty of discerning between a skunk and a housecat, value judgements like these might be difficult to program into the sensors.
I'd like to know what would happen if someone found a stuffed squirrel and put it on the road, would this contraption deduce that it should drive around the squirrel since it is not moving? We have a real long way to go with reasoning in order to reach full autonomy..
Yes. There are many aspects to debug.
As these technologies are applied to heavier and faster vehicles,
it will also be necessary to differentiate when to squash the squirrel, rat, or kitten instead of putting the human passengers at risk with a sudden stop.
In as much as one can know these things, the State of Georgia was not expected to go any other way.
Remember, fraud would have to be perpetrated at the precinct level since Statewide totals available at the Secretary of State's office would just be the sums of previously recorded vote counts. It seems much more likely election fraud would be attempted in State races which are considered toss-ups... pre-election polls showed a close race in Ohio, for instance, and it went to Trump by a wide margin.
Georgia went to Trump by a small landslide (230,000 votes) so it's not a likely candidate for hacker fraud, and this probe seems to have occurred (Nov. 15th) long past when any vote-changing might've been feasible.
Other than an exploit by a couple of intoxicated agents, why would the DHS be unable to hide their origin IP address?
I never understood their decisions...why disable the phone when you can redesign the battery to not blow up and just swap batteries? I mean the battery is a removable part.
They actually gave the battery angle a look for a quick fix, but since they had abandoned the easily removable battery, the initial solution was to limit recharging to 60% of maximum via update.
Now, is the ingrained ability to limit charging capacity a little suspicious?
If the technology exists to be used in an altruistic way, it exists to be exploited in malevolent fashion.
There is little doubt this ability has been or will be exploited, and don't forget, extensive and intrusive government surveillance was discounted as tin-hatter prior to Edward Snowden.
Is there any statutory legal obligation to credit public holidays like Thanksgiving as leave for those who are made to work it in the US?
No. In fact, though employers may grant some number of holidays as paid each year, it is not required by US federal law.
My wife works in retail and runs a few stores, and the only day they don't open now is Christmas day, however all 7 other UK public holidays are added to their leave so in some ways it works out for her as she can combine them all for an extra full week. Means she has something like 34 days leave a year now.
American retail employees typically receive minimal benefits and low pay, unless they are skilled commissioned salesmen or managers.
Personal example: I worked at a jewelry store years ago. The low hourly wage was augmented by a small commission (1-2%), although I received decent wages from Black Friday through the end of December (35-45% of our annual sales were in those 5 weeks).
Right! And since they're clearly going to drag it out with Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Trade Tuesday, and Black Friday fortnight, could the stores just stay closed on Thanksgiving so retail employees could relax one final day with their families?
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Do they really think someone who owns a Tesla will care about that fee? Especially if that person has walked to the local Starbucks to buy a $4 cup of bitter coffee while they wait.
You wouldn't think so, but folks will drive to the other side of the city for gas that's a few cents cheaper per gallon, to fill a 16 gallon gas tank...
I'm not familiar with the App, but presumably Tesla owners also get some kind of indication through the App of when charging is expected to reach 100%...
If there's not an App like this, someone should get to work monetizing it.
Better yet, many fueling stations of a more traditional type already sell fuel as a loss leader to entice customers into a small store with large markups. Perhaps the charging stations could monetize these 15-20 minute waits?
The selfish jerk rule
Perhaps, incredulously, the reason Señor Trump seemingly wildly accused the election of being rigged is that he knew more than we did, but mistakenly assumed he was not the beneficiary.
Hell, perhaps he's a savant with the ability to grasp immunity by merely convincing us all he's a clown.
Substitute 'thief' with 'police' and you can see why it might be a problem for some people.
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain
Putin knew. Who didn't?
That has to be on the order of the likelihood of a Powerball winner.
I've been in the doctor's office and had a nurse practitioner google my symptoms. I am a big fan of diagnosticians who are unafraid to ask someone if they don't know.
And "he's got several billionaire pals on board."
Just like the President elect.
We were able to get my mother into one of these after she performed suitably poorly during testing.
The thing is, a great number of side effects and adverse reactions are uncovered during human trials, and medical researchers prefer to reserve the high risk, experimental treatments for those without other, proven medical recourse.
Coincidence?
you are wicked close
What's the point of them buying stakes on renewable energy companies if in the end their data centers and factories are still using unregulated coal power
Coal is burned for electrical generation where no other practical method is available, particularly in China... so if you're talking about Foxconn you are spot on.
If you are not, you are under-appreciative of the positive impact even lip service to the environment brings when a corporate giant such as this makes a commitment to renewables.
If we could just get the next gen Nuclear plants implemented...
"The safety and well-being of our permanent and temporary associates is our number one priority."
When a big stink was made about all the counterfeit products on Amazon, maintaining customer confidence that all products are legitimate was your number one priority. When 80,000 Kindle users' passwords were dumped online, the security of your customers was your number one priority. Now you claim the safety of your employees is your number one priority.
This is all bullshit. You can only have one number one priority, and we all know that's MAKING MONEY.
You can only have one #1 priority. At a time. So, if these are nonsimultaneous examples, there is fallacy in your logic.
But that last point, about a malevolently greedy, publicly traded corporation being motivated by profit-seeking... well, that's just reprehensible.
Given how many variables there are, including the split second difficulty of discerning between a skunk and a housecat, value judgements like these might be difficult to program into the sensors.
I'd like to know what would happen if someone found a stuffed squirrel and put it on the road, would this contraption deduce that it should drive around the squirrel since it is not moving? We have a real long way to go with reasoning in order to reach full autonomy..
Yes. There are many aspects to debug.
As these technologies are applied to heavier and faster vehicles,
it will also be necessary to differentiate when to squash the squirrel, rat, or kitten instead of putting the human passengers at risk with a sudden stop.
In as much as one can know these things, the State of Georgia was not expected to go any other way.
Remember, fraud would have to be perpetrated at the precinct level since Statewide totals available at the Secretary of State's office would just be the sums of previously recorded vote counts. It seems much more likely election fraud would be attempted in State races which are considered toss-ups... pre-election polls showed a close race in Ohio, for instance, and it went to Trump by a wide margin.
So it's either a 3rd party malicious actor using a compromised DHS server, or a rouge DHS actor?
This guy?
Other than an exploit by a couple of intoxicated agents, why would the DHS be unable to hide their origin IP address?
I never understood their decisions...why disable the phone when you can redesign the battery to not blow up and just swap batteries? I mean the battery is a removable part.
They actually gave the battery angle a look for a quick fix, but since they had abandoned the easily removable battery, the initial solution was to limit recharging to 60% of maximum via update.
Now, is the ingrained ability to limit charging capacity a little suspicious?
There is little doubt this ability has been or will be exploited, and don't forget, extensive and intrusive government surveillance was discounted as tin-hatter prior to Edward Snowden.
Maybe your genes could've been tested better before you reached reproductive age.
Clearly, 120% of a number is not a 20% increase.
Is there any statutory legal obligation to credit public holidays like Thanksgiving as leave for those who are made to work it in the US?
No. In fact, though employers may grant some number of holidays as paid each year, it is not required by US federal law.
My wife works in retail and runs a few stores, and the only day they don't open now is Christmas day, however all 7 other UK public holidays are added to their leave so in some ways it works out for her as she can combine them all for an extra full week. Means she has something like 34 days leave a year now.
American retail employees typically receive minimal benefits and low pay, unless they are skilled commissioned salesmen or managers.
Personal example: I worked at a jewelry store years ago. The low hourly wage was augmented by a small commission (1-2%), although I received decent wages from Black Friday through the end of December (35-45% of our annual sales were in those 5 weeks).
Black Friday fortnight
Right! And since they're clearly going to drag it out with Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Trade Tuesday, and Black Friday fortnight, could the stores just stay closed on Thanksgiving so retail employees could relax one final day with their families?