VW diesel has high NOx emissions. Lung damage and brain damage. The fix will have higher CO2 emissions. Climate change. It's bad either way. These cars need to be crushed.
If you don't care about the pollution you are causing, I guess you could try to undo the fix. A lot of people just don't care about polluting. Screw the environment.
I really miss all of the fun times sitting at the dealer waiting for oil, etc. Changes. My last ICE car (and it is my last ICE car) had "free" maintenance for 48,000 miles (if your time is worth nothing).
Yes, a lot of media is shit. However, do you want to live in a cave? The solution is to use your brain to filter out the shit. You still need to think.
Further, even if you cut gas use in half, taking 200 years to burn it all instead of 100 years isn't going to change the total amount of gas burned, it will just take slightly longer, and from the climate's point of view, 100 years and 200 years are the same thing.
The only real solution to CO2 is to leave the oil in the ground and the only way to do that is to stop burning it completely. A small fraction of people driving EVs isn't going to change one very simple fact...
We're going to burn EVERY DROP OF OIL IN THE GROUND THAT WE CAN FIND.
Now think about THAT for a minute... because unless you can change that, your Tesla doesn't change anything.
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Finally, have you looked up what it would take to just stop CO2 from going up, much less to bring it back down? If you haven't, you might want to, the numbers are sobering. In short, we are WAY past the point of no return on runaway CO2 levels, there is zero chance that we're going to stop this at 500 or even 600 PPM CO2 levels. The changes required to do it are far too extreme and simply would not be acceptable to the masses.
I'm beginning to understand your position. I'm glad you understand that we need to stop burning fossil fuel and leave it all in the ground. However, I am disappointed by your cynicism about what is possible. This is understandable and, at times, I too get completely discouraged and feel that we are way past the point of no return on runaway CO2. I do not feel that we should just give up and not try. It may be a futile effort but I think we should make the effort. When I bought my Tesla and solar PV, I (half in jest) said that I justified it because I was doing if for my granddaughter. The only hope we have is to switch from fossil fuels to renewables. We must make that effort and it starts with each individual making the effort. It may be futile. It may be too late... but we must make the effort.
You can do whatever you want with your code. Linus just thinks that the BSD license is only good for code you don't care about... but, dude, that's, like, just his opinion, man.
Let's see here: - The old coal argument (lame) An EV powered by 100% coal electricity would still emit less pollution than an ICE. However, of course, the US only gets about 35% of its electricity from coal and I get all of my electricity from solar so much less pollution.
Trying to understand your logic on the next part. You seem to be saying that since I've changed to a Tesla that it won't change anything. However, I haven't bought gasoline for 18 months so it definitely changed something. The more people who buy EVs, the less gasoline is used. Seems simple enough.
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VW diesel has high NOx emissions. Lung damage and brain damage.
The fix will have higher CO2 emissions. Climate change.
It's bad either way. These cars need to be crushed.
If you don't care about the pollution you are causing, I guess you could try to undo the fix.
A lot of people just don't care about polluting. Screw the environment.
Early production. All fixed.
I really miss all of the fun times sitting at the dealer waiting for oil, etc. Changes. My last ICE car (and it is my last ICE car) had "free" maintenance for 48,000 miles (if your time is worth nothing).
You'll be required to install a fix which will kill economy and performance. Best option will be to sell it back to VW
Early production X had door alignment problems. All fixed now plus software update.
Car companies have to buy guzzler credits from Tesla. No tax money.
My windshield wiper blades are 100% of my 38,000 mile Tesla maintenance cost.
The EU ruling is that the Irish arrangement is illegal. Always was.
Just cut off a lamp cord, stick the bare end in the USB port and plug the other end into the wall socket.
Really, $56 to zap something?
Malaria eradication has nothing to do with sanitation.
You kind of lost me at the money part.
Do you expect journalists to work for free like GNU programmers?
I'm sure there are lots of studies showing targeted ads work.
The real proof is the millions of dollars being spent.
Yes, a lot of media is shit.
However, do you want to live in a cave?
The solution is to use your brain to filter out the shit.
You still need to think.
I think he does understand the problem of privacy and is proposing a solution.
Then why do online newspapers still sell subscriptions?
They can't make enough from advertising.
He is proposing an anonymous solution similar to cash which will work on the internet.
I believe RMS is proposing a solution here to a problem with privacy. It uses money so it appears RMS does have some understanding of money.
I think he is proposing a solution to the problems you outlined.
Then why can't they find the people who install ransomware?
Ha! I've already got the source code of your website.
But wait... We haven't finished with Benghazi... Benghazi.. . Benghazi... Benghazi
Further, even if you cut gas use in half, taking 200 years to burn it all instead of 100 years isn't going to change the total amount of gas burned, it will just take slightly longer, and from the climate's point of view, 100 years and 200 years are the same thing.
The only real solution to CO2 is to leave the oil in the ground and the only way to do that is to stop burning it completely. A small fraction of people driving EVs isn't going to change one very simple fact...
We're going to burn EVERY DROP OF OIL IN THE GROUND THAT WE CAN FIND.
Now think about THAT for a minute... because unless you can change that, your Tesla doesn't change anything.
---
Finally, have you looked up what it would take to just stop CO2 from going up, much less to bring it back down? If you haven't, you might want to, the numbers are sobering. In short, we are WAY past the point of no return on runaway CO2 levels, there is zero chance that we're going to stop this at 500 or even 600 PPM CO2 levels. The changes required to do it are far too extreme and simply would not be acceptable to the masses.
I'm beginning to understand your position. I'm glad you understand that we need to stop burning fossil fuel and leave it all in the ground.
However, I am disappointed by your cynicism about what is possible. This is understandable and, at times, I too get completely discouraged and feel that we are way past the point of no return on runaway CO2. I do not feel that we should just give up and not try. It may be a futile effort but I think we should make the effort. When I bought my Tesla and solar PV, I (half in jest) said that I justified it because I was doing if for my granddaughter. The only hope we have is to switch from fossil fuels to renewables. We must make that effort and it starts with each individual making the effort. It may be futile. It may be too late... but we must make the effort.
You can do whatever you want with your code. Linus just thinks that the BSD license is only good for code you don't care about... but, dude, that's, like, just his opinion, man.
Let's see here:
- The old coal argument (lame)
An EV powered by 100% coal electricity would still emit less pollution than an ICE. However, of course, the US only gets about 35% of its electricity from coal and I get all of my electricity from solar so much less pollution.
Trying to understand your logic on the next part. You seem to be saying that since I've changed to a Tesla that it won't change anything. However, I haven't bought gasoline for 18 months so it definitely changed something. The more people who buy EVs, the less gasoline is used. Seems simple enough.