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  1. Re:Netflix is getting political on Netflix's Subscriber Growth Stalls (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'd imagine the sorts of Americans who wouldn't subscribe to Netflix because they broadcast a President who had the audacity to be black wouldn't be subscribing anyway because it requires electricity and the Internet. If they start pandering to people like you there'd be all sorts of stuff they couldn't show because it had minorities in it or strong female characters.

    You'll just have to wait until there's a streaming service aimed at rednecks and incels.

  2. That's not true, almond milk has been called almond milk for a long time, it wasn't invented by marketers. 'Milk' refers to the white liquids obtained from plants.

  3. Re:Don't overcomplicate things on Should the Word 'Milk' Be Used To Describe Nondairy Milk-Alternative Products? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    "Coconut milk" was not invented by marketing people. It's the English language. You have no idea what the definition of milk is.

  4. Re:Easy to scoff, harder to respect on RIP Tata Nano, the World's Cheapest Car (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    How could a big company like Tata be pressured into shutting down its product to suit its rivals? That makes no sense at all.

  5. Re:Easy to scoff, harder to respect on RIP Tata Nano, the World's Cheapest Car (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It would have brought India's roads to a total standstill. Haven't they learnt from the West the peril in building your transport around cars?

  6. Re:Cost Issue, Not Skill Issue on Microsoft Could Move Some Jobs Abroad Because of US Immigration Policies, Top Exec Says (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    America has 5% of the world's population, what makes you think they have 100% of the tech talent?

  7. Careful what you wish for, the US is a huge exporter of software, you really don't want a trade war on this .

  8. Re:Subsidies are the solution... on Retiring Worn-Out Wind Turbines Could Cost Billions That Nobody Has (energycentral.com) · · Score: 1

    China isn't close to a free market economy, the Chinese government controls everything with an iron fist and China's biggest companies are all state controlled. China's success is actually an argument against democracy, freedom and capitalism.

  9. No, they said it was impossible to do it profitably. And look at Tesla's losses, they couldn't even make a profit on 100k cars that had the interiors of 10k cars.

  10. Re:huh on Unlike Most Millennials, Norway's Are Rich (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    But I thought Europe was full of muslim no go zones, how can it be homogeneous?

  11. Re:Sure it's useful in Florida on Engineers Develop Electric Car Battery That Can Heat Itself During Winter (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1

    Who the hell's driving from Florida to Alaska?

  12. Re:And ppl want Tesla to go to CHina? LOL on Tesla Sues Employee Alleged To Have Stolen Gigabytes of Data (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not a matter of wanting to, it's having to. Trump's trade war means US manufacturers will have to move production from the US to China to get around counter-tariffs.

  13. Re:Reliability compared to ULA on SpaceX Wins $130 Million Air Force Launch Contract, Marking a First For Falcon Heavy (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not like ULA hasn't had near misses. They got lucky so far, but the next time an engine fails to compete its burn it could wreck the mission.

  14. A failed detachment would get in the way of second-stage recovery.

  15. Re:Will they be able to discipline themselves? on How Twitter Made the Tech World's Most Unlikely Comeback (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Why don't the right-wing snowflakes just make their own social media platform instead of whining and throwing tantrums? But then they might have to go to a 'liberal' college full of 'book learning', maybe even move to California with all the hippies. Why do that when it's easier to just whine on platforms that left-wing people put the effort in to make?

  16. So now when you lose your phone, it gets stolen, or the battery goes dead, not only can you not contact people, but you can't get into your car or house either.

  17. Re:Betting opportunity on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe Tesla don't exist to make Warren Buffett rich.

  18. Do you really want to be lugging around an ICE year round just for the few times you actually need it? Do ICE cars not have problems if they're used that infrequently?

  19. Re:Management by conspiracy theory on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    You're confusing 'number of cars' with 'market share'. Tesla sells in the middle to upper range, which are more expensive and have larger margins than average. That 3% of the market could mean 10+% of the market in terms of dollars, and even more in terms of gross margins.

  20. Re: Management by conspiracy theory on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    That's not really relevant, if anything it's an advantage for Tesla. Ford has to keep delivering profits or its share price will tank, they don't have the luxury of spending that money. They're locked into their business model, that makes them vulnerable.

  21. Re:Don't forget the trends on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Ford are pulling out of the car market. Pretty soon they'll just make pickup trucks. That makes them dangerously exposed, but they're too big to 'turn on a dime'. Where would they suddenly get ten million batteries a year?

  22. That's with just one vehicle model.

    The way things are going, that may eventually be the only thing they sell. And that's the thing, the trajectories. Tesla is on the way up, Ford is in retreat and in 'managed decline' mode.

  23. Re:A common refrain from Musk on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Updated June 19th?

  24. Re: A common refrain from Musk on Elon Musk Emails Employees About 'Extensive and Damaging Sabotage' By Employee (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not a 'basic business model', that's a distance, aspirational dream, like winning the lottery. Apple is one of the most valuable businesses on the planet, Tesla is a tiny player in its own industry and has no route to being as big as Apple.

  25. Re:That time table on Self-Driving Cars Likely Won't Steal Your Job (Until 2040) (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Trucks need to drive on normal roads to get to the highways, and they need to deliver to stores which are often in urban areas.