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  1. Re:Meanwhile, in America on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    First off, the majority of America believe in AGW. We can see it with our eyes and most of the R&D has been done here.
    Secondly, while probably 75% of the GOP fight against dealing with this issue, the GOP is less than 30% of the VOTING population, which means that around 20% of voting population is against dealing with AGW. So, 80% want us to deal with it.
    Thirdly, of the 75% of the GOP that are fighting against dealing with this issues, most simply are opposed to the solutions that are being pushed. That is a whole other issue.

    To see which nations are REALLY fighting it, look at Eastern Europe. Poland and Chzech are but 2 that are fighting against lowering their CO2 emissions.

  2. Re:As we watch the world burn on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 2

    oddly, the only nations that have reduced their CO2 to low numbers are those with hydro, geo-thermal, and/or nuke power. Those with wind/solar, esp. when they stopped their nuke powers, end up INCREASING their CO2. Germany and Japan are but 2 that actually increased their CO2, not lower it, since shutting down their nukes.

  3. Re:As we watch the world burn on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    and how do you accomplish that?

  4. Re: As we watch the world burn on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    all of which does so little.
    The fact is, that until businesses/gov change, such as:
    Utility companies all over the world drop fossil fuels for electricity;
    all car makers are producing general purpose EVs and dropping ICE except for special case;
    Carbon tax on all goods consumes, esp. those imported;
    Once nations put carbon taxes on goods based on where parts come from, it is measured by sats, and not by nations simply giving numbers, and intelligent normalization is used, then we will see changes.

    Otherwise Nothing will change.

  5. Re:And we still hear how global warming is a hoax on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    that data does no good when the far right simply ignores it, while the far left ignores making all nations drop their emissions.

  6. Re:And we still hear how global warming is a hoax on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    that is not the real problem. The real problem is that extremists on both sides are total idiots.
    Far right screams that AGW is not happening,
    while the far left, wants to give passes for all nations except for the west, esp. America. For some odd reason, they believe that by stopping ~1/4 of the emissions, while allowing other nations, esp China, to add to their emissions by more than what the west was doing, is OK. Add to that, most of the far left, continue to fight Nuke power. Yet, the ONLY nations that have low CO2 emissions are those with large hydro, geo-thermal, or Nukes. What they do not have, is large Wind/Solar.

  7. and yet.... on 118 All-Time Heat Records Set Around the Globe (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 2

    Germany, Japan, China, India, and a number of 3rd world nations keep adding new coal plants, instead of focusing on AE.
    Worse, so many will act like this is OK for all these nations.
    We have trump in America, but in spite of him/GOP, our coal consumption and CO2 continues downward (though not as much).

  8. civil lawsuits and not just for Equifax on One Year After Data Breach, Equifax Goes Unpunished (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    Far too many companies and their executives, get passes on all the BS.
    For example, did any executives do time for the deaths on the deepwater horizon? Nope.
    3 companies paid out $54B, and several engineers were punished for hiding data because they were told from above to hide the data. No jail time for the murders of 11 ppl.
    Now, we have companies like Equifax and many other large companies that are irresponsible in dealing with our data, and very little happens to them.
    What is needed is a massive lawsuit against these companies AND the individuals that make the bad choices.

  9. Re:Shorts are running scared... on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    No, the shorters are running around lying massively since Tesla did NOT ask for refund payments.
    WHat I do enjoy about all this, is all of these lies that keep coming about Tesla is almost certainly going to force the SEC to start asking sites about who is whom and for them to fully investigate those that continue to spread lies after lies.

  10. hopefully, you were out of chipotle before the big crash.

  11. The analysts that say BUY, or at least hold, are highly rated on tiprank.
    The analysts that say sell, only 1 has a decent rating, and all the rest are worthless.

    So, what do you base it on? Are you Montana Skeptic? Are you trying to illegally influence the stock market?
    The rest of us will do our own fact checking and invest wiser, than those that short tesla.

  12. huh.
    What is your idea of affordable EV that Musk is not making?
    $35K tesla sedan is here, like others are. That is it will be delivered later this year.
    What do you think is lower costs and outperforms it?
    It needs to a 0-60 below 6.0, if not 5.5.
    It needs to have a range of at least 200 MPC.
    It needs to have access to decent charging stations across at least America and Europe.
    It needs to have FAST charging, as in under an hour.
    And it needs to seat 5, have decent cargo space.
    So, what do you have that fits that bill?

  13. You obviously do since you read it.
    Plenty of us do.

  14. Re:Shorts are running scared... on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    Take a look at tip rank on the analysts that spoke about Tesla.
    Of all the ones that said sell on tesla, only 1 of them was any good. The rest were bottom feeders and lower.

    OTOH, the analysts that said hold or buy were decently rated.

    That is something that many investors should be looking at.

  15. really? I always thought that you were negan. Oh well.

  16. Re: Shorts are running scared... on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tesla has no dealers, so yeah, it is a lie.

  17. Re: Clarifications: on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Uh no. He was purposely trying to manipulate the stock market by libel. Hopefully, SEC goes after him.

  18. Re: We are not all "Trolls" or "Shorts". on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've read MS as well for several years. He has many lies, that he was using to influence the stock market. That is criminal, which is why he kept it anonymous.

  19. Re: Not good on Elon Musk Calls Boss of Tesla Troll Who's Heavily Invested In Oil Industry (electrek.co) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Interesting. But it is ok for somebody to lie and cheat in an effort to destroy your company, but it is bad to tell has boss AND the SEC about said individual's action?

  20. That it is not a Russian or Chinese agent. Though to be fair, there is no reason for Russia/China to continue attacking America. The far right/left do their work for them.

  21. Re: Is this a joke? on Student Engineers Build Hyperloop Test Pods That Set a New Speed Record (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Oddly, it was not using maglev, just electric motors and wheels.

  22. 290 mph is impressive on Student Engineers Build Hyperloop Test Pods That Set a New Speed Record (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    I am curious about the full conditions of the track/tube that they do not tell us about. However, the average commercial jet cruises around 540 mph. So this is more than 1/2 of typical commercial jets. So, they are getting there. In addition, hyperloop should be cheaper to run than a jet. While tracks have to be put in, and pressure brought down, hyperloop should have much lower labor hours, lower drag (9000 meter vs 36000 meter ), and much lower energy costs.

  23. Re: Going about it backwards? on Student Engineers Build Hyperloop Test Pods That Set a New Speed Record (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just the opposite. Pushing air down the tube is very energy intensive to get it up to speeds. The air will drag on the tube, so no, that is not good. Finally, while it will take energy to drop the pressure, it will be little to no energy to maintain, assuming tight seals.

  24. Re: Airlines un/loading of cargo in bottom on Boston Dynamics Is Gearing Up To Produce Thousands of Robot Dogs (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    None of those robots are close to production. Iow, I would expect other designs to make it work.

  25. Re: amazing what tesla has taught the industry. on Waymo's Autonomous Vehicles Are Driving 25,000 Miles Every Day (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    You are the delusional one. Tesla has over 1000x as much mileage as waymo. And waymo keeps most of their driving on the easy and safer stuff. https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...