I have Bluetooth headphones but they are annoying for travel. Yet another battery to charge, different connector to my phone (USB micro vs. C), can't use them on some airlines that don't allow any wireless stuff and even when allowed the 2.4ghz spectrum is often saturated inside the plane... And Bluetooth drains your phone battery much faster too.
I put up with then because I use the headphone socket for a Pluggy Lock to hold a strap, so I don't drop the phone.
To me removing the headphone jack is just another example of being 0.001mm thinner but giving up 1000mAh of battery and an SD card slot and waterproofing to do it. It's silly not to have one.
ProPilot is where AP1 would have been if Tesla had not parted ways with MobileEye. On highways it's extremely stable, no ping-pong in the lane, no truck lust, and it takes corners like a human rather than waiting a little too long for comfort like Autopilot does sometimes.
But it's also quite conservative compared to AP. It beeps at you if you take your hands off the wheel for just a couple of seconds. It doesn't even attempt to handle junctions and usually won't engage on more urban roads.
It does however handle poor quality lane markings and exit roads very consistently and correctly... Or just refuses to even try and makes you handle it if it's that bad. So I guess it depends if you prefer AP to try and possibly fail with you having to take over at the last moment, or just have it demand you take over slightly more often but in good time for you to react.
The whole interface is quite conservative, which can be a little annoying. When parking you have to keep your finger on the button the whole time as a dead man's switch. The ePedal always defaults to off (as does B mode, which I use all the time) so you have to hit the button every time. The navigation and centre display also needs an update, the demo vehicle was the same as my December 2016 car. Strangely the digital instrument cluster is a lot better, higher resolution, more responsive etc.
Speaking of which, let's hope that the S and X get some updates ported form the M3 to improve their screens a little.
I popped into the dealer today and they said they could get me one in about six weeks. Looking at the forums that seems in line with what other people are seeing, and what I've had to wait in the past for factory cars.
True, the glass roof on the M3 is nice. But again, the Autopilot... It's a difficult choice between good today and potentially better tomorrow.
The dealer can get a £5000 discount from Nissan as the basic offer, which is a "staff and family" thing but widely offered to anyone if you ask. I've always had it. Then on top of that you can negotiate more. There is a bit of an inventive if you already have a Nissan because they will usually give you a trade in deal that is a bit better than you could get on the open market, and of course is hassle free.
It might be a moot point anyway since the M3 probably won't be available in Europe this year, at least unless you pre-ordered. So maybe an X if there are any good deals, depending on which country it is etc.
Contributory copyright infringement for commercial gain. Profit from a web site designed specifically to instruct people how to infringe copyright and you will likely be held partially liable for their actions.
It's a little like the person instructing the gang how to pull off a heist. Even if they don't participate in the heist they are still criminally liable.
Multiple channels made sense when you were at the mercy of schedules and just wanted something to watch at any given time. Now evening is on demand you only need one streaming service at a time. Watch everything out has to offer and only then move on to the next service.
What I mean it's that London to Inverness isn't a very common journey in the UK. London to Birmingham, London to Manchester perhaps.
As I said, the more reliable and less janky autopilot is worth a lot on longer journeys.
Anyway, maybe the Leaf is different in other countries but the UK and Japanese model has tinted glass etc. The interior is fine, screen could be better. The basic M3 one isn't all that great either.
I'll definitely drive both, and the Model X, but the Leaf is a hell of a lot cheaper. Again, depends where you are but no one pays the list price for the Leaf. My last one was discounted by £7500 before the tax break. They were doing a ridiculously low finance offer too, although the first one had 0% finance on it. With Tesla you can't get any discounts really, just the referral offer.
A lot of channels have their own moderators, and add generally quite civil and fun. Check out streamers like Grand Poo Bear and Barbarian, for example.
YouTube style cesspools are not inevitable it seems. Oh, and the mods are fans working for free, like many forums.
In the UK that kind of range week mean charging every couple of hours for about half an hour. I usually stop for half an hour or so, so it's fine for me. Anyway, the 60kWh model seems like it will be a better comparison. 40 isn't really a regular long distance car, although in the UK there aren't many journeys where you would charge more than twice anyway. Europe is another matter.
Chademo reliability is fine. London is exceptionally bad, but for distance you use the ones on the motorway that are pretty good. They are reasonably well spaced and there are always multiple units. In fact they usually have multiple units on both sides of the road. Check the Electric Highway site or Zap Map.
ProPilot does less than Autopilot in some situations, more in others. For example, it's got more complex parking options. The main thing though it's that it's better on highways. It keeps in the middle of the lane better, and it anticipates corners more like a human. Tesla turns fairly late in comparison.
For me I'm more interested in reliable highway driving that doesn't result in soiled underwear, rather than things like handling urban intersections semi reliably.
So long as he hasn't broken the law it should be up to viewers and advertisers to decide.
That's exactly what has happened. What do you think is going on?
The videos are still up, YouTube hosts them for free. Viewers can decide to watch them. Advertisers decided that they don't want to have their ads run on any of his videos though, as is their choice.
The ad networks aren't interested in reviewing every video for content. They just want their brands to be safe from the taint of asshats like Logan, so they err on the side of caution and demand YouTube be quite conservative about monetization. That results in some really bad stuff, like videos about make-up for trans people or falsely flagged videos getting hit. But it is their decision, and if you object (as I do) you need to take it up with the advertisers.
He has been getting more "edgy" lately. The suicide victim video was a watershed but he's been pushing the limits a lot recently.
The problem with Logan and all the similar channels is that they have to keep escalating to stay on top. Otherwise the kids go elsewhere. Most of them are just kids themselves, suddenly millionaires with fame and no-one telling them when they went too far until after the video was posted.
It really depends where you live. In Europe the 150 mile range is pretty good. There is plenty of reliable CHAdeMO and personally I find that I want to stop for a break to eat and rest anyway by the time I need to charge.
150 miles is the realistic range on the 40kWh battery. Bjorn Nyland got that in his tests, for example.
Of course, if you regularly do 500 mile trips it's not so good. But then again, neither is the Model 3. The long range one is, but costs a hell of a lot more than a Leaf. Even with Tesla's impressively low cost batteries, for example the Leaf with autopilot is still a lot less than a Model 3 SR with autopilot and similar spec level.
The other thing is, I stand a chance of buying a Leaf this year:-)
I was actually thinking about a Model X. It depends what country I end up in in the next year or so. I'm a little concerned about the quality issues, especially with the FWD, but the European ones seem to be better made. The Model 3 is interesting but I'll have to try it out first, see how it works without an instrument cluster. A lot of people have said that the touch screen is janky, e.g. having to go through multiple menus to change basic settings like the windscreen wipers or headlights. To be honest I was disappointed they got rid of the big digital speedo on the Leaf, it's really useful and important in a car that quiet.
Also autopilot is really important for me. Tesla does software updates which is nice, but their system also doesn't work as well as ProPilot. Maybe the real test will be to see where ProPilot is in next year's model, compared to how far Autopilot improves.
I don't have the new one, only the old model. I've driven the new one briefly in Japan.
The current battery is good for about 150 miles of real range, with air conditioning and cruise control/autopilot on. The 60kWh model due at the end of the year is basically the same as what Tesla is shipping in the long range Model 3.
Has Tesla announced a battery size for the normal Model 3? 40kWh sounds about right for the price they are selling it at.
The new Nissan Leaf is actually a really great car. The autopilot works better than Tesla's, it's quieter than any Tesla model, it looks pretty good... It's also much cheaper than a Model 3 and actually available to buy.
I really didn't expect Nissan to come out with such a competitive car, to be honest. Sure, some stuff is a bit lacking, like the head unit and screen, but overall it's a really great EV.
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I have Bluetooth headphones but they are annoying for travel. Yet another battery to charge, different connector to my phone (USB micro vs. C), can't use them on some airlines that don't allow any wireless stuff and even when allowed the 2.4ghz spectrum is often saturated inside the plane... And Bluetooth drains your phone battery much faster too.
I put up with then because I use the headphone socket for a Pluggy Lock to hold a strap, so I don't drop the phone.
To me removing the headphone jack is just another example of being 0.001mm thinner but giving up 1000mAh of battery and an SD card slot and waterproofing to do it. It's silly not to have one.
ProPilot is where AP1 would have been if Tesla had not parted ways with MobileEye. On highways it's extremely stable, no ping-pong in the lane, no truck lust, and it takes corners like a human rather than waiting a little too long for comfort like Autopilot does sometimes.
But it's also quite conservative compared to AP. It beeps at you if you take your hands off the wheel for just a couple of seconds. It doesn't even attempt to handle junctions and usually won't engage on more urban roads.
It does however handle poor quality lane markings and exit roads very consistently and correctly... Or just refuses to even try and makes you handle it if it's that bad. So I guess it depends if you prefer AP to try and possibly fail with you having to take over at the last moment, or just have it demand you take over slightly more often but in good time for you to react.
The whole interface is quite conservative, which can be a little annoying. When parking you have to keep your finger on the button the whole time as a dead man's switch. The ePedal always defaults to off (as does B mode, which I use all the time) so you have to hit the button every time. The navigation and centre display also needs an update, the demo vehicle was the same as my December 2016 car. Strangely the digital instrument cluster is a lot better, higher resolution, more responsive etc.
Speaking of which, let's hope that the S and X get some updates ported form the M3 to improve their screens a little.
I popped into the dealer today and they said they could get me one in about six weeks. Looking at the forums that seems in line with what other people are seeing, and what I've had to wait in the past for factory cars.
Patreon gets a lot of flack for not banning some really horrible people.
Also, other services exist.
What is your alternative? Are you going to force advertisers to give people money?
True, the glass roof on the M3 is nice. But again, the Autopilot... It's a difficult choice between good today and potentially better tomorrow.
The dealer can get a £5000 discount from Nissan as the basic offer, which is a "staff and family" thing but widely offered to anyone if you ask. I've always had it. Then on top of that you can negotiate more. There is a bit of an inventive if you already have a Nissan because they will usually give you a trade in deal that is a bit better than you could get on the open market, and of course is hassle free.
It might be a moot point anyway since the M3 probably won't be available in Europe this year, at least unless you pre-ordered. So maybe an X if there are any good deals, depending on which country it is etc.
True, that's a delusional argument.
I've noticed that a lot of conservatives get labelled as SJWs now. It really is a completely meaningless phrase.
Are you saying that Patreon bans channels that get YouTube strikes? How do they even find out?
Patreon funds many extreme channels that YouTube doesn't.
YouTube isn't the only source of income. There is Patreon and Hatreon, and free speech warriors seem more than willing to fund these channels.
Don't mistake trolls and poor implementation for policy.
Trolls like to mass flag videos so that YouTube takes away their advertising. You can go over to 4chan and see them organising right now.
YouTube's system for handling this is terrible. But it's not a policy issue, it's an implementation issue.
Same with bogus copyright claims. Don't mistake incompetence for malice.
Contributory copyright infringement for commercial gain. Profit from a web site designed specifically to instruct people how to infringe copyright and you will likely be held partially liable for their actions.
It's a little like the person instructing the gang how to pull off a heist. Even if they don't participate in the heist they are still criminally liable.
Multiple channels made sense when you were at the mercy of schedules and just wanted something to watch at any given time. Now evening is on demand you only need one streaming service at a time. Watch everything out has to offer and only then move on to the next service.
The slippery slope is an easily debunked logical fallacy.
If it's wrong for SJWs to criticise slut shaming, why is it okay for you to criticise criticism of slut shaming?
What I mean it's that London to Inverness isn't a very common journey in the UK. London to Birmingham, London to Manchester perhaps.
As I said, the more reliable and less janky autopilot is worth a lot on longer journeys.
Anyway, maybe the Leaf is different in other countries but the UK and Japanese model has tinted glass etc. The interior is fine, screen could be better. The basic M3 one isn't all that great either.
I'll definitely drive both, and the Model X, but the Leaf is a hell of a lot cheaper. Again, depends where you are but no one pays the list price for the Leaf. My last one was discounted by £7500 before the tax break. They were doing a ridiculously low finance offer too, although the first one had 0% finance on it. With Tesla you can't get any discounts really, just the referral offer.
A lot of channels have their own moderators, and add generally quite civil and fun. Check out streamers like Grand Poo Bear and Barbarian, for example.
YouTube style cesspools are not inevitable it seems. Oh, and the mods are fans working for free, like many forums.
Twitch is popular with the kids, whose parents get them the subscriptions... So they want to different themselves from camgirl sites.
In the UK that kind of range week mean charging every couple of hours for about half an hour. I usually stop for half an hour or so, so it's fine for me. Anyway, the 60kWh model seems like it will be a better comparison. 40 isn't really a regular long distance car, although in the UK there aren't many journeys where you would charge more than twice anyway. Europe is another matter.
Chademo reliability is fine. London is exceptionally bad, but for distance you use the ones on the motorway that are pretty good. They are reasonably well spaced and there are always multiple units. In fact they usually have multiple units on both sides of the road. Check the Electric Highway site or Zap Map.
ProPilot does less than Autopilot in some situations, more in others. For example, it's got more complex parking options. The main thing though it's that it's better on highways. It keeps in the middle of the lane better, and it anticipates corners more like a human. Tesla turns fairly late in comparison.
For me I'm more interested in reliable highway driving that doesn't result in soiled underwear, rather than things like handling urban intersections semi reliably.
If that's the case then it's no good moaning about YouTube. Building new platforms it's the only solution to this kind of monoculture.
So long as he hasn't broken the law it should be up to viewers and advertisers to decide.
That's exactly what has happened. What do you think is going on?
The videos are still up, YouTube hosts them for free. Viewers can decide to watch them. Advertisers decided that they don't want to have their ads run on any of his videos though, as is their choice.
The ad networks aren't interested in reviewing every video for content. They just want their brands to be safe from the taint of asshats like Logan, so they err on the side of caution and demand YouTube be quite conservative about monetization. That results in some really bad stuff, like videos about make-up for trans people or falsely flagged videos getting hit. But it is their decision, and if you object (as I do) you need to take it up with the advertisers.
He has been getting more "edgy" lately. The suicide victim video was a watershed but he's been pushing the limits a lot recently.
The problem with Logan and all the similar channels is that they have to keep escalating to stay on top. Otherwise the kids go elsewhere. Most of them are just kids themselves, suddenly millionaires with fame and no-one telling them when they went too far until after the video was posted.
It really depends where you live. In Europe the 150 mile range is pretty good. There is plenty of reliable CHAdeMO and personally I find that I want to stop for a break to eat and rest anyway by the time I need to charge.
150 miles is the realistic range on the 40kWh battery. Bjorn Nyland got that in his tests, for example.
Of course, if you regularly do 500 mile trips it's not so good. But then again, neither is the Model 3. The long range one is, but costs a hell of a lot more than a Leaf. Even with Tesla's impressively low cost batteries, for example the Leaf with autopilot is still a lot less than a Model 3 SR with autopilot and similar spec level.
The other thing is, I stand a chance of buying a Leaf this year :-)
I was actually thinking about a Model X. It depends what country I end up in in the next year or so. I'm a little concerned about the quality issues, especially with the FWD, but the European ones seem to be better made. The Model 3 is interesting but I'll have to try it out first, see how it works without an instrument cluster. A lot of people have said that the touch screen is janky, e.g. having to go through multiple menus to change basic settings like the windscreen wipers or headlights. To be honest I was disappointed they got rid of the big digital speedo on the Leaf, it's really useful and important in a car that quiet.
Also autopilot is really important for me. Tesla does software updates which is nice, but their system also doesn't work as well as ProPilot. Maybe the real test will be to see where ProPilot is in next year's model, compared to how far Autopilot improves.
I don't have the new one, only the old model. I've driven the new one briefly in Japan.
The current battery is good for about 150 miles of real range, with air conditioning and cruise control/autopilot on. The 60kWh model due at the end of the year is basically the same as what Tesla is shipping in the long range Model 3.
Has Tesla announced a battery size for the normal Model 3? 40kWh sounds about right for the price they are selling it at.
It's actually a really great car, highly underrated.
The new Nissan Leaf is actually a really great car. The autopilot works better than Tesla's, it's quieter than any Tesla model, it looks pretty good... It's also much cheaper than a Model 3 and actually available to buy.
I really didn't expect Nissan to come out with such a competitive car, to be honest. Sure, some stuff is a bit lacking, like the head unit and screen, but overall it's a really great EV.