MS is famous for half-baked 1.0 releases. Nice to see them slow down and get things working right before asking people to hand over their money. It's true that perfect is the enemy of good, but crappy is everybody's enemy.
Batteries can easily hold a charge for a day. The question is how much work is that battery doing in a day? Winnipeg says its buses travel 50K kilometers/year, which works out to 85 miles day. Bump that to 100 to account for days off due to maintenance, and that's still within the range of most EVs these days. And that's city driving, so they'll be using regenerative braking to recharge frequently.
Lower fuel costs, less maintenance, I can't see any reason e-buses won't work.
"Listen, Microsoft, I spent a lot of time learning to use the UI, and you go changing it on me; you're making me spend time to learn the new one, instead of being way more productive with the old one I already know."
We know, and the great thing is all that time you waste doesn't cost us a penny! Toodles! Love, MS Devs and Management
I don't know. I just moved from an iPhone to an Android, and I find a lot of things in Android unintuitive. I wonder if you were less hard on Android since it was your first experience with a mobile OS, then got annoyed with the differences in iOS. I'm not saying one's better than the other, we like what we're used to.
" Tesla will require a lot of factory floor to meet its goal of... making one million cars by 2020. "
Tesla produced about 25,000 vehicles in Q3 2016, so they'll have to increase that by tenfold in 4 years. Not impossible, but sustaining that kind of growth brings all kinds of challenges, and the auto industry seems to be heading into a bit of a slump. And the incoming administration doesn't seem very green-friendly. Unless you mean the color of money.
Even if you can build enough space elevators to move 50 million people a year, where are you going to move them to? Space elevators would move them into low-orbit, which isn't real hospitable to life as we know it.
Be careful about Monoprice. If you read down thread, there's more to the Apple charger--or any quality charger-- than one would expect. Apple's pricing isn't as outrageous as I had assumed.
Interesting article. I don't feel quite so bad about getting reamed on a new charger now, it is a pretty complex unit....and the counterfeits look pretty scary. Still, would be nice if Apple would drop the price a bit. After dropping one or two grand on a laptop, getting dinged to replace the power supply kind of sucks.
...their customers this wouldn't be such a problem. I know, then they wouldn't be Apple. My cat chewed through my power cord one fine morning, I was able to fix it but forget about coiling it up and throwing it in my laptop bag anymore. A new one is $70. That's nuts. Are there any quality third-party vendors? I'm guessing patents on the mag-safe connector means NO.
How much can they be paying broadcasters who...broadcast their content for free? The cable co is giving them more eyeballs to sell to their advertisers, the broadcasters need their access as much as the cable cos need their content. I doubt they're jacking up their fees...would be interesting to see some real data.
I was on a bus once with Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel talking to his girlfriend for two hours, loud enough for everybody to hear. Although once I got past how incredibly rude and oblivious this guy was, it was actually pretty entertaining, in a soap-opera sort of way.
It might pencil out. Electricity isn't free(yes, free public charging stations are the exception, but I doubt most owners use them for most of their charging), so if you park your car outside you're getting free electricity from the solar panels. Over the life of the car, the panels might pay for themselves, depending on how expensive it is to integrate them into the roof.
The Model S is a luxury car, and luxury buyers tend pay a lot for features that aren't exactly practical. If buyers think integrated solar is cool and don't mind paying for it, why not offer it?
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MS is famous for half-baked 1.0 releases. Nice to see them slow down and get things working right before asking people to hand over their money. It's true that perfect is the enemy of good, but crappy is everybody's enemy.
I sooooo hope this is humor, but I'm too afraid to check the store because I don't think I could live with the disappointment.
Batteries can easily hold a charge for a day. The question is how much work is that battery doing in a day? Winnipeg says its buses travel 50K kilometers/year, which works out to 85 miles day. Bump that to 100 to account for days off due to maintenance, and that's still within the range of most EVs these days. And that's city driving, so they'll be using regenerative braking to recharge frequently.
Lower fuel costs, less maintenance, I can't see any reason e-buses won't work.
Totally agree re the desktop. I have a mouse, I don't want fingerprints all over my monitor!
Good point...and I do have a Nexus!
Aaaaaagh, GUI toggles! I can never tell if they're on or off! My kingdom for a checkbox!
Other than that, I'm with you.
Agreed, although I'm glad pinch-zoom has become a standard.
"Listen, Microsoft, I spent a lot of time learning to use the UI, and you go changing it on me; you're making me spend time to learn the new one, instead of being way more productive with the old one I already know."
We know, and the great thing is all that time you waste doesn't cost us a penny! Toodles!
Love,
MS Devs and Management
I've been thinking about getting into UX. Your last two anecdotes are scaring me, I'm not sure I wouldn't be driven to violence.
Just tested CUA cut/copy/paste. Still implemented in Win10!
Too bad you posted AC, you are my hero for the day.
I don't know. I just moved from an iPhone to an Android, and I find a lot of things in Android unintuitive. I wonder if you were less hard on Android since it was your first experience with a mobile OS, then got annoyed with the differences in iOS. I'm not saying one's better than the other, we like what we're used to.
" Tesla will require a lot of factory floor to meet its goal of ... making one million cars by 2020. "
Tesla produced about 25,000 vehicles in Q3 2016, so they'll have to increase that by tenfold in 4 years. Not impossible, but sustaining that kind of growth brings all kinds of challenges, and the auto industry seems to be heading into a bit of a slump. And the incoming administration doesn't seem very green-friendly. Unless you mean the color of money.
Sorry, but making shit up while pretending to know what you're talking about is dishonest.
Even if you can build enough space elevators to move 50 million people a year, where are you going to move them to? Space elevators would move them into low-orbit, which isn't real hospitable to life as we know it.
I'd be wary of buying a "standardized" charger, but you make a good point about the cable;
I agree. YMMV doesn't just apply to automobiles.
Be careful about Monoprice. If you read down thread, there's more to the Apple charger--or any quality charger-- than one would expect. Apple's pricing isn't as outrageous as I had assumed.
Interesting article. I don't feel quite so bad about getting reamed on a new charger now, it is a pretty complex unit....and the counterfeits look pretty scary. Still, would be nice if Apple would drop the price a bit. After dropping one or two grand on a laptop, getting dinged to replace the power supply kind of sucks.
...their customers this wouldn't be such a problem. I know, then they wouldn't be Apple. My cat chewed through my power cord one fine morning, I was able to fix it but forget about coiling it up and throwing it in my laptop bag anymore. A new one is $70. That's nuts. Are there any quality third-party vendors? I'm guessing patents on the mag-safe connector means NO.
And it seems like the reaming is just getting worse.
How much can they be paying broadcasters who...broadcast their content for free? The cable co is giving them more eyeballs to sell to their advertisers, the broadcasters need their access as much as the cable cos need their content. I doubt they're jacking up their fees...would be interesting to see some real data.
I was on a bus once with Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel talking to his girlfriend for two hours, loud enough for everybody to hear. Although once I got past how incredibly rude and oblivious this guy was, it was actually pretty entertaining, in a soap-opera sort of way.
" but they don't organize collectively to oppose taxes, ..."
Dude, have you ever heard of the Republican Party? Also, US Chamber of Commerce.
....That Started Several Decades Ago" for five-hundred, Alex!
It might pencil out. Electricity isn't free(yes, free public charging stations are the exception, but I doubt most owners use them for most of their charging), so if you park your car outside you're getting free electricity from the solar panels. Over the life of the car, the panels might pay for themselves, depending on how expensive it is to integrate them into the roof.
The Model S is a luxury car, and luxury buyers tend pay a lot for features that aren't exactly practical. If buyers think integrated solar is cool and don't mind paying for it, why not offer it?