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  1. Why are Tesla owners selling their cars so fast? Are they in a hurry?

  2. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    So far, the answer seems to be yes, it is the best option in general. Its not like other approaches have never been tried.

  3. Re:AP1 and free supercharging? on Used Tesla Model S Sedans Sell Faster Than Any Other High-End Used Vehicle (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    Speed of sale is also relative to number of items on the market. But maybe that's a bit too complicated of a factor to consider. Keep it simple, stupid.

  4. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, it might be surprising to you that there are businesses and jobs that require active participation to get things done, where delays result in significant costs. We are not all programmers. Maybe that wouldn't be something that you would be very good at, so you seem to have chosen your field well.

  5. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep. Tradition is 90% of scheduling for office work these days.

    Maybe because it works.

  6. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess you are not that important.

  7. Re:Driverless on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    What if this were a semi instead of a little care?

    http://www.carscoops.com/2017/...

  8. Re:Driverless on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm perfectly happy with self driving tractor trailers, as long as they stay out of my way and don't slow me down.

  9. Re:Driverless on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    And they will self-unload in 5 years.

    They need to unload much faster than that.

  10. Circadian rhythm is a harsh mistress

    Try saying that fast three times.

  11. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Sucks to be your. My company do not mind me getting to work at 10am.

    And if someone needs your help at 9:00, I guess they just have to wait. There are good reasons to have everyone work similar hours, although it may be more or less important depending on the nature of the work. I doesn't 'suck' for me, I am perfectly happy with a situation that makes perfect sense. Glad you 'think' you are better off.

  12. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The 'night owls' waste half their day then try to catch up before they leave, all the while claiming how dedicated they are for staying late every day.

  13. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    I work at a company. They don't schedule work for my convenience either. My needs are a distance second to the success of the business. Damn them!

  14. Did they study the improvement on early classes if kids went to sleep and woke earlier? Did they study the benefits when kids stay up even later and wake even later?

  15. Re: Not exactly direct evidence on Scientists Capture First Image of Dark Matter Web (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 1

    Dark Matter and Dark Energy are only related by name. Dark Matter is a model explaining the movement of galaxies while Dark Energy is a model describing the expansion of the universe.

    And then there is Dark Gravity.

  16. . It's that it USUALLY will mean they will have to enact it across the board or lock our certain other plugins as part of the licensing model. That's where they're going to lose out and the point of my comment.

    There is no basis for the assumption that non DRM will be locked out. That is not the case on many existing devices that have DRM capability. KODI has not indicated it would accept such a path and they clearly are aware of the importance of the open addon capabilities that make KODI what it is.

    The DRM content providers just want to make sure their stuff isn't pirated or improperly shared, they could care less about anybody else's stuff.

  17. Re:No way the simulation is wrong on Simulation Suggests 68 Percent of the Universe May Not Actually Exist (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Is that what I think it isn't?

  18. Re:No way the simulation is wrong on Simulation Suggests 68 Percent of the Universe May Not Actually Exist (newatlas.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think 100% of the universe exists. It seems the real story is that scientists just don't know what that 100% is comprised of.

  19. Re:Laptop Batteries Often Don't Last As Long As Th on Study Shows Laptop Batteries Often Don't Last As Long As They Say (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    New study shows products aren't always as great as marketers say.

  20. Re:Smartphone using drivers on Smartphones May Be To Blame For Unprecedented Spike In Pedestrian Deaths, Says Report (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    That sounds plausible but I'd like to see some research into that. I had a quick look at some traffic statistics but couldn't find anything on pedestrians stepping into traffic whilst looking at their smartphone. Problem is that almost all accidents involving a pedestrian and a motor vehicle are attributed to the driver in the statistics (over here, it's almost always the driver's insurer who pays regardless of who caused the accident).

    One incident happened near me recently, a woman on her cell phone stepped off the sidewalk with a truck turning wide and killed her. She evidently did not even look and the driver had to watch his truck rear end with his mirror to make sure it cleared a car in the intersetction. It appears to be primarily her fault as the driver would never expect her to step out in front of him, but the driver has some blame. But we'll never know because everyone gets 'lawyered up' and I assume they settle. So it may never show up as a statistic.

  21. If you don't want your pictures to be watched on Netflix, then don't sell the rights to Netflix.

  22. Re:Not all wrecks can be avoided on Uber Halts Self-Driving Car Tests in Arizona After Friday Night Collision (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    A lot more than that appears to be beyond you.

  23. Re:Not all wrecks can be avoided on Uber Halts Self-Driving Car Tests in Arizona After Friday Night Collision (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    It is absolutely not hard to program into an automated system, facepalm. Avoid collisions, easy.

    So easy, even Uber can do it.... oh wait a minute. Maybe avoiding collisions is easier when they are anticipated.

  24. "stopping"? Who said anything about stopping anyone.

  25. If driver-less autos can perform appreciably better than humans do over a large enough sample size, they should then be considered a safe alternative..

    Appreciably safer than the average driver might not be safer than some drivers.