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  1. Re: So many idiots on Earth Overshoot Day Came Early This Year. That's a Bad Thing. (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    clean water is different than saying that water will run out.
    In actuality, we can clean up the water rather quickly. Even here in the states, it will not take that long in spite of the damage that we have done. Probably the only 3 nations that are going to have SERIOUS issues are Russia (small number ), India ( medium ), and then CHina ( huge issues all around ).

  2. Re:Mostly true, partly fiction on Tesla On Track To Turn a Profit This Year (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Affordable? on Tesla On Track To Turn a Profit This Year (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    and yet, the average price of a new in America is ~$35K. Yes, the $35K model 3 is on hold, but should be starting around the end of the year, into early next year.

  4. So many idiots on Earth Overshoot Day Came Early This Year. That's a Bad Thing. (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    We have real issues such as AGW, or hastened Extinction of species but then we have groups like this that turn minor issues into disasters. Running out of gold? Ah nope. Likewise , we have plenty of timber, water, air, etc.

  5. Re: UM luxury? on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    And yet, Accord/camrey do not have high-end versions. Otoh, BMW 3 series has similar low-end config and then gets deck out just like the TM3.

  6. No, that is not a radical solution is what many small cities are now doing.
    It makes sense for fiber from a CO to the building to be a monopoly, but then have the CO allow multiple companies to compete to provide services. This minimizes the REAL monopoly.
    However, the GOP in many many states, have passed laws that prohibit just this. Hopefully, CONgress (yeah, right) will require that states roll those laws back.

  7. Re:For once, free market fails on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    My understanding is that Google invested $1B into SpaceX's Space Link so that they could own part of a GB space-based system. As such, they will have the ability to hook up anybody in America, if not the world, to the net for reasonable prices. Still, I would rather have fiber, than sat.

  8. Re:Free market in action on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    exactly right.
    This is why we need to allow real competition to take route. That means that local gov should also be able to compete .

  9. Re:Free market in action on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    that is not true. If it was truly gov. regulated, there would be net neutrality. In addition, any company would be able to offer services over the lines. They can not. This is about oligarchies and how detrimental they are.

    We need to remove the monopolies along with allowing ANY local gov to run broadband, but then farm out services.

  10. this is why net neutrality does not matter on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Net neutrality accomplishes NOTHING. I mean nothing. It is a true red herring that is taking us away from the real issue: that of basically unregulated monopolies controlling America's broadband.
    These companies have absolutely NO reason to upgrade. They have monopolies that allow them massive profits. Comcast is small compared to Disney. Disney is in massive number of different businesses all over the world. Comcast only services about 1/10 of America. Thats it. And yet, Comcast competes against disney to buy whatever business they want.

    What is needed is to destroy the monopolies. We need to have them compete against each other. In addition, we need to allow all local gov to compete against these companies if they want to. Right now, the GOP has pushed a number of laws that prohibits that, but it really makes sense that fiber to the home be owned by the closest gov (city, county or possibly state), while services are provided by a number of competing companies. If Comcast or Charter wish to go into an area and run their own fiber, let them. The same is true of any of the RBOCs, or CLECs. BUT, regardless, they have to provide open services. IOW, other companies can offer TV, internet, etc over the same fiber.

    It is time for ppl on /. and the net in general to quit listening to the idiots that push the net neutrality red herring and fight to get REAL broadband.

  11. Re: Zachary Shahan said WindBourne sucked his cock on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1
  12. Re: Prove you got there. on NASA's Space-Suit Drama Could Delay Our Trip To the Moon (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Nonsense. We have all of the Saturn's blue print. What we do not have, are the mods that floor engineers/mechanics made, to make this work.

  13. Re: Does NASA need their own spacesuits? on NASA's Space-Suit Drama Could Delay Our Trip To the Moon (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Wrong. They subcontract initially, and then move things in-house over time.

  14. Re: Does NASA need their own spacesuits? on NASA's Space-Suit Drama Could Delay Our Trip To the Moon (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Umm, Europeans have no space suits.

  15. Re: You need PERSPECTIVE on Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars, New Research Says (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    The point was not to give hard numbers, but to say that even if we double atmosphere pressure, it will take many years before any amount is stripped back to today's value.

  16. Re:Trucks? on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Yet, it is rated as a compact luxury car, just like the BMW Model 3s. The entry level of BM3 is basic just like Tesla. Yet, everybody calls it a compact luxury.

  17. Re:Trucks? on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 2

    do not forget that from the 40s through the mid 70s, a LOT of lead was released into the air harming our kids.

  18. Re:Not that risky on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, capital can come from all sorts of sources. It is just far too many assholes on wall street will only think that the capital MUST come from them. Musk has friends that would KILL to own Tesla and would be happy to either invest, loan, or even perhaps a partnership on a factory in Europe that produces Tesla for them.

  19. Re:Not that risky on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Kendall, Shush.
    Yeah, 1100100001000, you are right. Tesla is going to lose big. I trust that you have lots of shorts on it? You should go ahead and put everything that you own on it. After all, you are just like Montana Skeptic . You just KNOW that Tesla is going to lose big. By all means, put your money on the shorts.

  20. Re:Except sales are slowing. on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    nope. They are pre-sold, but they did not gear up the delivery system to handle that kind of load. Now, they are trying to make it cheap and fast to do.

  21. Re:Of course... on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    At this time, they are staying in the 3000-4000 cars / week, but are modifying their lines again. Supposedly, they will be above 6000 cars / week by end of august. That will put them in the range of 300, 000 model 3 / year, along with another 50,000+ of each model S and model X.

    BTW, the 'tent' makes total sense. First off, they are based where they have a nice moderate climate similar to what Europe has. Generally, no real weather extreme. But, here in COlorado, DIA, generally the top rated airport in America, has a large 'tent' for the main concourse. It outperforms the regular constructed island concourses. Likewise, we have plenty of sprung buildings (what you call a 'tent') around here, even though we run from 105F/41C to -30F/-35C. It would be too expensive to have weeks of 35+ C or -20- C to use spring buildings, but otherwise, they do just fine.

  22. Re:Cars don't matter on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    yes, no doubt ford has jacked up prices. So, while Tesla works hard to bring their prices down while still keeping 30+% profit margins, others car makers are having to raise their prices and still do not have those kinds of margins.

  23. Re:Now what, shorts? on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    They are not the sole provider of service. There are other companies that deal with them, just like there are companies that deal with European cars or Japanes cars. BUT, not enough on the road to warrant but a few companies. You can bet that more are coming though.
    But the truth is, they need to little of maintenance that there will be a fraction of the companies out there.

  24. Re:UM luxury? on Tesla Model 3 Outselling Small, Midsize Luxury Cars In US (forbes.com) · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Yet more numbers from your ass on Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars, New Research Says (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 1
    Hey porky/red tide. While I just used a bit of grey matter to figure out that it was millions/billions of years, I did your work and found this from the same guy as this article.:
    The following is from this link

    1) If there was life on the surface of Mars early on, the atmospheric changes were gradual enough that we have reason to believe it could have evolved to find a suitable niche where it may survive even to the present day.
    2) If we decided to terraform Mars by artificially creating a dense atmosphere, it would survive for many millions of years today before we needed to replenish it.

    Caffinated Bacon/Crimson Tsunami, you are a constant liar and a true coward.