Tesla had someone else do their initial development for them, most likely Lotus. The Tesla Roadster is not very far from a Lotus Elise so it's likely they stuck with Lotus for the next model.
Lotus isn't really a car company, it's an engineering consultancy that also makes cars.
Of course there's nothing to stop Apple from doing the same, but I'd guess Bob Lutz doesn't think they will.
Tesla found a niche to exploit. Obviously that niche is full now - Apple (and anyone else) will have to find another one, or try to displace an existing company.
Windows has supported "point to focus" or whatever it's called since 95. It's just that there's no interface to enable it without installing TweakUI.
If anyone reading this far down wants to try it, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\UserPreferencesMask. The bitmask starts with 9E for off, and 9F for on.
Why in the holy fuck would anyone install a preview build of any OS in anything other than a VM?
Maybe they don't care about the hardware?
I pulled a laptop from the junk pile at work and installed it on that. It runs OK on a 2008 vintage laptop, but I wouldn't want to use for anything serious.
I have a better idea. How about the Application Compatibility Toolkit? That is the right link, it's including with some other junk in true Microsoft style.
The component you're looking for is the Compatibility Administrator Tool. It saves its fixes to a database, so you can use it across a network if you're an admin.
Canned air? I use 120 psi from an air compressor. I wonder if the fan is rated for 10,000 rpm. And if you're blowing air into a vent without taking the device apart, all you're really doing is distributing the dust evenly inside the case.. and you're not going to get at everything.
You know that when DC motors spin they generate electricity, right?...and your fan motor is connected to your motherboard.
You know that when DC motors spin they generate electricity, right?...and your fan motor is connected to your motherboard.
The Wright brothers, Whitehead, Santos Dumont and Pearse were all significant, but I don't think any of them could truly claim to have invented the aeroplane.
On every car I've ever driven, the handbrake operates the rear brake pads/shoes by a cable. I have no idea what the steel plate you're referring to is, but it's clearly not universal.
What TFA is missing is that Renault Lagunas don't have an ignition key, they have an electronic card and a start button.
From what other posters are saying, it seems there's no way to turn the engine off while the vehicle is moving. I can see Renault getting some flak for that design decision, if it's true.
Modern? Pump-jet propulsors were invented in 1954 and have been used on submarines since the late 1960s. I'd be interested to hear why the USN were so late to the party.
I'll let you off because you said you're generalising, but some of the Windows Mobile 5 phones had no keyboard, just a few buttons. Of course they had resistive touchscreens and no multi-touch, but what would you expect in 2003ish? The did expose the file system, but it was in a "you shouldn't be looking at this" kind of way, even though you had to use it. It was certainly pointing the way, even if it was a kludge. I doubt there was another product using multi-touch before the iPhone, but I know better than to make claims like that on Slashdot.;)
Apart from multi-touch, there were plenty. They were mostly made by HTC and sold with the carrier's name on them. They typically ran Windows Mobile 5 and you could install anything you liked on them, without the carrier's permission. I even wrote the odd app for them for internal use at my job.
They were big and chunky, I can't say I liked them. But they prove you wrong, don't they?
You've obviously never heard of the way the Honda/Acura NSX completly outshone the Ferarri 348. Also, the F430 has one of the ugliest interiors I've seen in a such an expensive car - is that part of the complete package?
How much of that applies to Apple is another matter, but don't think for a moment that they are in an unassailable position. There is no such thing.
Are you seriously trying to suggest that apple.com is the only place you can buy phones online?
Android phones do outsell iPhones, but iPhones outsell all individual Android models. HTC, LG and Samsung have a broader range so each model sells less, but Apple is still the largest seller of smartphones overall.
I'm not sure who's in the lead when you consider all mobile phones, not just smart phones. I know Nokia sell a stupid number of cheap phones in Africa, but I doubt they make much profit on them.
It came with a Window update, something.NET related. Microsoft have redesigned it so it can be uninstalled easily, but it sounds like you have the original version.
I wrote a vbscript to remove it, it basically does this:
Close Firefox.
Delete these registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\{20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/WPF,version=3.5
Open your prefs file: C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[PROFILE]\Prefs.js
Delete this line: user_pref("general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet", "(.NET CLR 3.5.30729)");
This is for Firefox under XP32. SeaMonkey will be similar, but that's an exercise for the reader.
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Tesla had someone else do their initial development for them, most likely Lotus. The Tesla Roadster is not very far from a Lotus Elise so it's likely they stuck with Lotus for the next model.
Lotus isn't really a car company, it's an engineering consultancy that also makes cars.
Of course there's nothing to stop Apple from doing the same, but I'd guess Bob Lutz doesn't think they will.
Tesla found a niche to exploit. Obviously that niche is full now - Apple (and anyone else) will have to find another one, or try to displace an existing company.
Windows has supported "point to focus" or whatever it's called since 95. It's just that there's no interface to enable it without installing TweakUI.
If anyone reading this far down wants to try it, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\UserPreferencesMask.
The bitmask starts with 9E for off, and 9F for on.
Can Hosts dogfight? No? Then you're completely off topic in this discussion about the F-35.
Take it to the proper place or drop it.
Maybe they don't care about the hardware?
I pulled a laptop from the junk pile at work and installed it on that. It runs OK on a 2008 vintage laptop, but I wouldn't want to use for anything serious.
I have a better idea. How about the Application Compatibility Toolkit? That is the right link, it's including with some other junk in true Microsoft style.
:)
The component you're looking for is the Compatibility Administrator Tool. It saves its fixes to a database, so you can use it across a network if you're an admin.
If you need instructions, look here.
I used it to fix some vital software - Dungeon Keeper.
Canned air? I use 120 psi from an air compressor. I wonder if the fan is rated for 10,000 rpm.
And if you're blowing air into a vent without taking the device apart, all you're really doing is distributing the dust evenly inside the case.. and you're not going to get at everything.
You know that when DC motors spin they generate electricity, right? ...and your fan motor is connected to your motherboard.
PC fans use brushless motors, which don't do that.
My favourite is the Blohm & Voss BV 141.
While we're talking about those wacky nazis, the Me 323 is just too ugly to be allowed to fly.
From what I can see, that would make it a sustainer motor glider.
The Wright brothers, Whitehead, Santos Dumont and Pearse were all significant, but I don't think any of them could truly claim to have invented the aeroplane.
Ailerons are only used for banking, if they're used as flaps as well they're called flaperons.
I bet it took whole seconds to come up with that name.
See also:
Spoileron
Elevon
Stabilator
And here's another link to the aeroelastic wing.
The words "supersonic" and "stealth" are mutually exclusive.
You can have a plane that can do both, but not at the same time.
On every car I've ever driven, the handbrake operates the rear brake pads/shoes by a cable. I have no idea what the steel plate you're referring to is, but it's clearly not universal.
What TFA is missing is that Renault Lagunas don't have an ignition key, they have an electronic card and a start button.
From what other posters are saying, it seems there's no way to turn the engine off while the vehicle is moving. I can see Renault getting some flak for that design decision, if it's true.
I thought the definitions were like this:
A mainframe turns an I/O bound problem into a compute bound problem.
A supercomputer turns a compute bound problem into an I/O bound problem.
I can't remember where I found that.
Modern? Pump-jet propulsors were invented in 1954 and have been used on submarines since the late 1960s.
I'd be interested to hear why the USN were so late to the party.
I'll let you off because you said you're generalising, but some of the Windows Mobile 5 phones had no keyboard, just a few buttons. Of course they had resistive touchscreens and no multi-touch, but what would you expect in 2003ish? ;)
The did expose the file system, but it was in a "you shouldn't be looking at this" kind of way, even though you had to use it. It was certainly pointing the way, even if it was a kludge.
I doubt there was another product using multi-touch before the iPhone, but I know better than to make claims like that on Slashdot.
Apart from multi-touch, there were plenty. They were mostly made by HTC and sold with the carrier's name on them.
They typically ran Windows Mobile 5 and you could install anything you liked on them, without the carrier's permission.
I even wrote the odd app for them for internal use at my job.
They were big and chunky, I can't say I liked them. But they prove you wrong, don't they?
Do we always have to have car analogies?
You've obviously never heard of the way the Honda/Acura NSX completly outshone the Ferarri 348. Also, the F430 has one of the ugliest interiors I've seen in a such an expensive car - is that part of the complete package?
How much of that applies to Apple is another matter, but don't think for a moment that they are in an unassailable position. There is no such thing.
Bing maps is useless on my Android phone. It's damn near impossible to tap the icons without the map panning instead.
I want to use Bing maps for one reason. You get Ordnance Survey maps in the UK. Google maps can't compete with the national mapping agency.
The interface makes it a win for Google, at least until Microsoft release the Bing app in the UK.
There are 14 gas cooled reactors in the UK. I'm not going to say that they're better than PWRs and BWRs, but AGRs are out there too.
Are you seriously trying to suggest that apple.com is the only place you can buy phones online?
Android phones do outsell iPhones, but iPhones outsell all individual Android models. HTC, LG and Samsung have a broader range so each model sells less, but Apple is still the largest seller of smartphones overall.
I'm not sure who's in the lead when you consider all mobile phones, not just smart phones. I know Nokia sell a stupid number of cheap phones in Africa, but I doubt they make much profit on them.
HTC are based in Taiwan, not the PRC.
OK, so it's still China, but not the one you were thinking of.
How about the 1986 Lamborghini SUV?
Close. The Tu-4 Bull was copied from a some B-29s that were forced to land in Russia in WWII.
It came with a Window update, something .NET related. Microsoft have redesigned it so it can be uninstalled easily, but it sounds like you have the original version.
I wrote a vbscript to remove it, it basically does this:
Close Firefox.
Delete these registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\{20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/WPF,version=3.5
Open your prefs file:
C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[PROFILE]\Prefs.js
Delete this line:
user_pref("general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet", "(.NET CLR 3.5.30729)");
This is for Firefox under XP32. SeaMonkey will be similar, but that's an exercise for the reader.
I couldn't possibly confirm that you get a full retail version of Windows for much less money this way. It was £92 for Pro when I didn't do it.