The root of this problem is that you have massive broadband monopolies in the US. If Netflix doesn't work on AT&T it's not like customers can just go somewhere else, because chances are they only have one provider in their area.
Actually drivers are the problem. Particular drivers for radios.
In order to pass certification for things like FCC the drivers need to be certified too. If they were open source then the user could just crank up the transmit power on their cellular modem or wifi to illegal levels, and I imagine that the network operators wouldn't be too happy about it either.
This affects the x86 world too. Some laptops have a list of acceptable wifi cards baked into the BIOS. If you try to fit a non-certified one it won't work. Reason being that when you have 3 antennas they could potentially all be used to exceed acceptable transmission power limits if the user fits any random card, so the manufacturer has to limit to ones tested by the FCC etc. to never do that.
Having said that, Google has largely fixed this now. Modern versions of Android can be patched by the Play Store services directly, and indeed in this case the issue has been mitigated that way even if the manufacturer doesn't supply updates.
Because Apple ignores critical security flaws like he Facetime bug?
In this case TFA is wrong. While the patches fix the underlying issue, mitigations are already available to all Android users via the Play Store and component updates which have already rolled out to users regardless of manufacturer.
People don't have a simple "monkey see monkey do" relationship with media, but that doesn't mean it has no influence at all.
In fact the best games, the best books and TV, are often the ones that do affect the player/viewer. Star Trek is a great example, although it wasn't exactly subtle in how it went about it.
Thanks AC. Cederic is indeed a snowflake. He knows that men are under attack,but does't know how or by whom. He just gets triggered by the most trivial of things.
I don't think you were supposed to take that literally. Seems more like you were primed to think it was a personal attack but don't actually know what the specific problem is. Maybe you only saw some clips on a Sargon video.
So I'll ask again. Is there one behaviour that the ad suggests is bad which you actually do and consider fine?
Teslas hold their value because Tesla guaranteed the buy-back price, so obviously there is no point selling them for less than that.
Also Tesla don't do discounts so the purchase price is actually deceptively low. A $100k Tesla costs $100k, where as other manufacturers do big discounts through dealers. A $100k that in reality goes for nearer $75k at the dealer "loses" a lot more value instantly than a Tesla.
If Europe wants 5g but doesn't want Huawei, it will have to steal Huawei's IP. Or maybe licence it at considerable cost.
This is just the US trying to hurt China in the on-going trade war, but as usual it's going to be worse for the US in the long run. The Chinese saw this coming a mile away, it was just a matter of time.
This doesn't make a lot of sense. You say Tesla is making huge margins, but for some reason they are shedding staff to try to get costs down so they can release the $35k Model 3. Why can't they fulfill people's pre-orders in the mean time by cutting the margin slightly?
You are also comparing an established EV manufacturer with mature battery factory to the guys still in the fast ramp to phase. If this is where Tesla is after so many years and with so much volume, compared to say Hyundai-Kia who are already profitable well below $35k and at lower volume... Well, Tesla picked the wrong battery tech and aren't really seeing the kind of volume benefits that they should be, probably due to on-going quality problems.
Tesla are the Apple for the car world. Expensive, extremely "loyal" fans who can't look at them objectively, and a somewhat dubious guy in charge.
Of course Tesla deserve a lot of credit, but Nissan pioneered affordable EVs that were actually reliable and make economic sense. Even today you would be crazy to buy a used Tesla without a warranty. Nissan also build a much bigger, more comprehensive charging network in many European countries where Tesla are sparse or non-existent. It's not going to be fun when CCS enabled Model 3s start hogging them and Tesla don't invest in extra generic chargers at those sites.
LG deserve a lot of credit for pioneering lower cost pouch cells too. It looks like the old cylindrical form factor that Panasonic/Tesla use is not going to complete on price and density in the long run, except for certain performance applications.
None of which is to say that Tesla is bad (although an Elon claim/promise is utterly worthless - where are those solar powered chargers, or full self driving, or sentry mode, or all the other things promised (and sold!) years ago?) but credit where credit is due, e.g. acknowledgement of much cheaper, better spec long range EVs that have already made the $35k Model 3 pretty unattractive.
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From TFA:
Self-reported data were collected at baseline, including sociodemographic, lifestyle, physical activity, weight and height, and anthropometrics.
Unfortunately the paper is paywalled but I think we can safely assume that they collected that data in order to control for it.
No need to set yourself on fire though.
It literally quotes him, just not literally saying what you claim he said.
Pretty sure she made it herself. She makes images like that to spam forums with.
The custom ROMs use the binary blob radio drivers from the official ROMs.
It's not a pricing error though, it's a "hay we noticed that there is insufficient competition on this route, so we can charge you more!" situation.
Thanks man, I needed a good chuckle today.
iPads and MacBooks use USB-C now, so even if you are a 100% Apple person you will need to carry two chargers/cables.
It gets even worse if you need multiple dongles.
The root of this problem is that you have massive broadband monopolies in the US. If Netflix doesn't work on AT&T it's not like customers can just go somewhere else, because chances are they only have one provider in their area.
Actually drivers are the problem. Particular drivers for radios.
In order to pass certification for things like FCC the drivers need to be certified too. If they were open source then the user could just crank up the transmit power on their cellular modem or wifi to illegal levels, and I imagine that the network operators wouldn't be too happy about it either.
This affects the x86 world too. Some laptops have a list of acceptable wifi cards baked into the BIOS. If you try to fit a non-certified one it won't work. Reason being that when you have 3 antennas they could potentially all be used to exceed acceptable transmission power limits if the user fits any random card, so the manufacturer has to limit to ones tested by the FCC etc. to never do that.
Having said that, Google has largely fixed this now. Modern versions of Android can be patched by the Play Store services directly, and indeed in this case the issue has been mitigated that way even if the manufacturer doesn't supply updates.
Because Apple ignores critical security flaws like he Facetime bug?
In this case TFA is wrong. While the patches fix the underlying issue, mitigations are already available to all Android users via the Play Store and component updates which have already rolled out to users regardless of manufacturer.
People don't have a simple "monkey see monkey do" relationship with media, but that doesn't mean it has no influence at all.
In fact the best games, the best books and TV, are often the ones that do affect the player/viewer. Star Trek is a great example, although it wasn't exactly subtle in how it went about it.
Thanks AC. Cederic is indeed a snowflake. He knows that men are under attack,but does't know how or by whom. He just gets triggered by the most trivial of things.
How is it different to the old dog mode? They announced the this years ago and I was under the impression that it has been available for a long time.
You really have no idea, do you?
The link in her post goes to an image that makes the claim.
I don't think you were supposed to take that literally. Seems more like you were primed to think it was a personal attack but don't actually know what the specific problem is. Maybe you only saw some clips on a Sargon video.
So I'll ask again. Is there one behaviour that the ad suggests is bad which you actually do and consider fine?
Teslas hold their value because Tesla guaranteed the buy-back price, so obviously there is no point selling them for less than that.
Also Tesla don't do discounts so the purchase price is actually deceptively low. A $100k Tesla costs $100k, where as other manufacturers do big discounts through dealers. A $100k that in reality goes for nearer $75k at the dealer "loses" a lot more value instantly than a Tesla.
If what you took away from that was "men are shit" then it doesn't reflect to will on you. Do you actually do any of the things they suggest are bad?
It's okay, they can just cut a hole in it with a $5 hacksaw.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politi...
If Europe wants 5g but doesn't want Huawei, it will have to steal Huawei's IP. Or maybe licence it at considerable cost.
This is just the US trying to hurt China in the on-going trade war, but as usual it's going to be worse for the US in the long run. The Chinese saw this coming a mile away, it was just a matter of time.
This doesn't make a lot of sense. You say Tesla is making huge margins, but for some reason they are shedding staff to try to get costs down so they can release the $35k Model 3. Why can't they fulfill people's pre-orders in the mean time by cutting the margin slightly?
You are also comparing an established EV manufacturer with mature battery factory to the guys still in the fast ramp to phase. If this is where Tesla is after so many years and with so much volume, compared to say Hyundai-Kia who are already profitable well below $35k and at lower volume... Well, Tesla picked the wrong battery tech and aren't really seeing the kind of volume benefits that they should be, probably due to on-going quality problems.
You don't do yourself any favours by calling cars like the iPace a "compliance car".
Tesla are the Apple for the car world. Expensive, extremely "loyal" fans who can't look at them objectively, and a somewhat dubious guy in charge.
Of course Tesla deserve a lot of credit, but Nissan pioneered affordable EVs that were actually reliable and make economic sense. Even today you would be crazy to buy a used Tesla without a warranty. Nissan also build a much bigger, more comprehensive charging network in many European countries where Tesla are sparse or non-existent. It's not going to be fun when CCS enabled Model 3s start hogging them and Tesla don't invest in extra generic chargers at those sites.
LG deserve a lot of credit for pioneering lower cost pouch cells too. It looks like the old cylindrical form factor that Panasonic/Tesla use is not going to complete on price and density in the long run, except for certain performance applications.
None of which is to say that Tesla is bad (although an Elon claim/promise is utterly worthless - where are those solar powered chargers, or full self driving, or sentry mode, or all the other things promised (and sold!) years ago?) but credit where credit is due, e.g. acknowledgement of much cheaper, better spec long range EVs that have already made the $35k Model 3 pretty unattractive.
No, I'm saying I'll hack my car to unlock it. GP was correct.
I'll add razor adverts to the list of things that trigger snowflake conservatives.
- Cartoons for 7 year old girls
- The finger pinch emoji
- Putin's cock holster
- Gillette ads