>> It was common for her to be the only woman in meetings with 40 to 50 men
Aww poor little flower. Tesla should provide a safe space that female employees can run to at any time.
>> Tesla also denied her overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods
Welcome to everyday life that any Software Engineer will already be intimately familiar with, because in most companies, people in management frequently agree to drop-dead deadlines without even thinking to check with engineers to see if its actually even possible.
>>...still need subtitles and a dictionary to fully understand a Guy Ritchie movie.
Speak for yourself. I presume by "English Speaking" you're including Americans. As a Brit living in the US It's more than clear to me that what they speak actually isn't English, its American.
>> England is clearly being racist by banning non-whites from driving taxis.
I'm presuming you're actually being sarcastic, but if not, then Its actually you who's playing the racist card by assuming that non-native speakers necessarily aren't white. You realise that the majority of the EU is white non-English people right?
It seems just basic common sense to require people that need to deal with the public, including in a safety context, to actually be able to converse in the national language.
>> So what time frame is your "cars in general just aren't planned or made to last 20 years any more" comment valid for?
I wanna say maybe 2005(?) onwards, when at least top-end/luxury cars all did away with separate stereos and physical heater controls etc, and started getting VERY tech-heavy with all-in-one central LCD screens that control everything, built-in bluetooth and nav-systems (that go obsolete in 3 years because you can no longer get software updates/map updates for them) etc.etc. Its been a downhill slide of manufacturers unavoidably shovelling ever more and more expensive and time-limited and completely unnecessary high-tech shit into every car ever since. In terms of miles you can drive, I agree cars are probably as good as they've ever been, however the moment something like a transmission computer breaks that they don't even make anymore, you're truly fucked. Anything pre-2005 you can pretty much self-service because its low-tech and simple. Good luck with trying to fix anything yourself on say a Tesla. Apart from anything else they'fve started to load them up with DRM in the firmware etc to make sure you HAVE to go to a dealer because they are the only ones with the right (software) tools.
...are they still just artificially disabling that feature in android phones sold by them, then selling it back to you?
I mean if you already have an unlocked android phone so it has hotspot support out of the box, can they even tell if you use it with a plan that does not include hotspot?
>> He was one of several tech workers, earning between $100,000 and $700,000 a year, who vented to the Guardian about their financial situation.
I could imagine the 100k guy might be feeling the burn, but I have zero sympathy for the 700k guy. It must be a bitch playing your pity violin in the cramped space of your Lamborghini.
Who's talking about cars from the 60's? I have a 1997 Toyota 4 runner, I bought it maybe 5 years ago for 4k, have put well over 50k miles on it including some fairly hardcore offroading, with never a single fault or problem. All I've ever done to it is oil and tyres. Its now got nearly 200k miles on it, still drives great and it still shows zero sign of anything about to break or otherwise be a problem. I think it has a very basic ECM but other than that, the most complex electronics in the car is the cassette radio. Perfect vehicle.
I for one refuse to ever buy any car that can (and therefore does) connect to the manufacturer and send collected data back.
That includes all GM brand cars (Chevvy, Buick, Cadillac, GMC) because you literally can't buy any model from any of them without OnStar coming already built-in. Also all Teslas and most other electric vehicles phone home.
I was with you until you said it brings up a wiping screen. I doubt very much that the feds/TSA really give a crap that your last facebook post said you think Trump is an Ahole, otherwise they'd be detaining about 50% of everyone travelling, but the moment they see your phone is wiping itself they will assume you must have something to far more significant to hide. A much better bet would be to have a removeable SD card and/or a password that silently logs in to a second environment which just has a bunch of bland work-related texts and emails and no social media accounts or anything else. I can't believe there isn't already an app for this.
What wasted space? A battery is a battery, whether its built in or not.
Besides the REAL benefit is the $700 invisible new phone tax every 2 or 3 years you actually avoid just because your built-in battery inevitably cant hold a charge any more.
Like I said, I worked for one of the big 3 car charging companies and they had a branch doing research for the government. I know what I'm saying. Good for you with your car but your anecdote certifiably doesn;t hold up when you look at more than your car.
Your arguements are bullshit. Phones are no bigger or explode just because the battery is removeable. In fact nearly all the phones that have exploded (various iPhones and most recently the S7) have non-removable batteries. I'll give you waterproof but thats only recently even become a thing. and since I've never lost a phone by getting it wet or even found it difficult to avoid submersing my phone its not even a feature I really care about.
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There's nothing faux about him actually being president. You butthurt liberals need to just get over yourselves already.
>> It was common for her to be the only woman in meetings with 40 to 50 men
Aww poor little flower. Tesla should provide a safe space that female employees can run to at any time.
>> Tesla also denied her overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods
Welcome to everyday life that any Software Engineer will already be intimately familiar with, because in most companies, people in management frequently agree to drop-dead deadlines without even thinking to check with engineers to see if its actually even possible.
From the article:
"Drivers must have B1 level English, or the equivalent of a GCSE in the subject".
FYI This is nowhere near A level.
>> ...still need subtitles and a dictionary to fully understand a Guy Ritchie movie.
Speak for yourself. I presume by "English Speaking" you're including Americans. As a Brit living in the US It's more than clear to me that what they speak actually isn't English, its American.
No they voted to get away from the EU.
Apparently its actually you that just cant stop injecting that racist shit into everything.
>> England is clearly being racist by banning non-whites from driving taxis.
I'm presuming you're actually being sarcastic, but if not, then Its actually you who's playing the racist card by assuming that non-native speakers necessarily aren't white. You realise that the majority of the EU is white non-English people right?
> despite what Trump wants to believe.
Citation please, otherwise you just sound like yet another whiney butthurt liberal spouting "truthiness".
It seems just basic common sense to require people that need to deal with the public, including in a safety context, to actually be able to converse in the national language.
I love this company and the innovative stuff they keep coming out with. If I had a job there I wouldn't be able to wait to get into work every day.
>> So what time frame is your "cars in general just aren't planned or made to last 20 years any more" comment valid for?
I wanna say maybe 2005(?) onwards, when at least top-end/luxury cars all did away with separate stereos and physical heater controls etc, and started getting VERY tech-heavy with all-in-one central LCD screens that control everything, built-in bluetooth and nav-systems (that go obsolete in 3 years because you can no longer get software updates/map updates for them) etc.etc. Its been a downhill slide of manufacturers unavoidably shovelling ever more and more expensive and time-limited and completely unnecessary high-tech shit into every car ever since. In terms of miles you can drive, I agree cars are probably as good as they've ever been, however the moment something like a transmission computer breaks that they don't even make anymore, you're truly fucked. Anything pre-2005 you can pretty much self-service because its low-tech and simple. Good luck with trying to fix anything yourself on say a Tesla. Apart from anything else they'fve started to load them up with DRM in the firmware etc to make sure you HAVE to go to a dealer because they are the only ones with the right (software) tools.
>> So you are saying planned obsolescence has started in the past 10-20 years?
Not at all. How did you even get that from what I said?
>> This feature is obviously disabled by default
yeah? Guess what their next move will be.
...are they still just artificially disabling that feature in android phones sold by them, then selling it back to you?
I mean if you already have an unlocked android phone so it has hotspot support out of the box, can they even tell if you use it with a plan that does not include hotspot?
>> He was one of several tech workers, earning between $100,000 and $700,000 a year, who vented to the Guardian about their financial situation.
I could imagine the 100k guy might be feeling the burn, but I have zero sympathy for the 700k guy. It must be a bitch playing your pity violin in the cramped space of your Lamborghini.
Actually if there's one thing that cars aren't its inanimate.
OK take a look at this:
http://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/...
If that picture leaves you emotionless then I truly pity you for your total lack of anything like a soul.
Who's talking about cars from the 60's? I have a 1997 Toyota 4 runner, I bought it maybe 5 years ago for 4k, have put well over 50k miles on it including some fairly hardcore offroading, with never a single fault or problem. All I've ever done to it is oil and tyres. Its now got nearly 200k miles on it, still drives great and it still shows zero sign of anything about to break or otherwise be a problem. I think it has a very basic ECM but other than that, the most complex electronics in the car is the cassette radio.
Perfect vehicle.
I for one refuse to ever buy any car that can (and therefore does) connect to the manufacturer and send collected data back.
That includes all GM brand cars (Chevvy, Buick, Cadillac, GMC) because you literally can't buy any model from any of them without OnStar coming already built-in. Also all Teslas and most other electric vehicles phone home.
Work 50+ years to enrich/empower the government, and are exactly told what to think by the media? puhlease we are already robots.
I was with you until you said it brings up a wiping screen. I doubt very much that the feds/TSA really give a crap that your last facebook post said you think Trump is an Ahole, otherwise they'd be detaining about 50% of everyone travelling, but the moment they see your phone is wiping itself they will assume you must have something to far more significant to hide.
A much better bet would be to have a removeable SD card and/or a password that silently logs in to a second environment which just has a bunch of bland work-related texts and emails and no social media accounts or anything else.
I can't believe there isn't already an app for this.
...until the first patch after any perceived fuss dies down....
>> All that wasted space
What wasted space? A battery is a battery, whether its built in or not.
Besides the REAL benefit is the $700 invisible new phone tax every 2 or 3 years you actually avoid just because your built-in battery inevitably cant hold a charge any more.
http://electronics.howstuffwor...
>> I for one will not be factoring a removable battery into ANY of my phone buying decisions.
They you're an idiot. Having a removeable battery just gives you more options. It doesn't remove any.
What part of "you're not forced to do that just becuase you have a removeable battery" are you not getting?
>> Do your research.
Like I said, I worked for one of the big 3 car charging companies and they had a branch doing research for the government. I know what I'm saying. Good for you with your car but your anecdote certifiably doesn;t hold up when you look at more than your car.
Your arguements are bullshit.
Phones are no bigger or explode just because the battery is removeable. In fact nearly all the phones that have exploded (various iPhones and most recently the S7) have non-removable batteries.
I'll give you waterproof but thats only recently even become a thing. and since I've never lost a phone by getting it wet or even found it difficult to avoid submersing my phone its not even a feature I really care about.