" But both are (tens of) thousands of dollars more expensive than a basic gasoline counterpart. "
Only if you ignore the billions of subsidies for the oil industry. Some countries even conduct wars costing trillions to secure the fuel for those gasoline cars. Since car owners are also taxpayers, they pay for those too, even those having only electric vehicles.
The article is not paywalled. YOUR browser cookie just counted the allowed articles. Since it is _your_ computer and _your_ cookie, just delete the cookie and there's no paywall.
"Oh and red tape, lots and lots of red tape.
In fact, so much red tape that even if we wanted a new plastics recycling facility to replace outsourcing it to China, it would take several years for the bureaucrats just to come an agreement on a name for it."
Not to mention that the red tape would end up as plastic waste as well.
"Maybe trademark laws are different in Italy. I think natural persons and by extension their estates should have the inalienable moral and natural right to their name as far as trademarks go."
Sure, but no Steve Jobs is living in Italy nor the EU or the planet. And you have to register a trademark first, which Apple couldn't be bothered to do.
But they are forcing their current CEO to use private planes for security reasons, for that they had the resources.
It's just the ghost of Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, King of Denmark, who resents the use of his name, spooking the users of those damn speakers from beyond the grave.
Slashdot Mirror
It seems they watched Big Bang Theory where Sheldon messed with Leonard's thermostat.
And it also seems they want to go to jail.
"Ford's cars are getting closer to driving themselves, but they still need humans to build them."
There's your problem right there.
They don't need human operated robots but AI driven ones.
"Alexa do I have a small ...."
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the fairest nuke button in the land?
"I just want to actually remember to do things, and actually know things. "
Alas, so does the POTUS but he has to go to bed at 6:30 with a cheeseburger instead.
"What time is it?"
"Isn't it time you booked a new holiday with Kuoni?"
'Piss off, Amazon, and stick Alexa up your arse while you're at it.'
I see, should I order the latest Golden Shower movies and a fat anal dildo for your pleasure instead? We have some great opportunities on sale.
Exactly!
It's like asking your butcher if eating meat is good for you.
Expect a biased answer.
I'll make a fortune of my soon to be existing Alexa ad-blocking skill.
"There's not enough Lithium for the world to transition to all electric vehicles."
That's because all those bipolar people are _eating_ it.
We need the Lithium for batteries with 2 poles, not people with 2.
" But both are (tens of) thousands of dollars more expensive than a basic gasoline counterpart. "
Only if you ignore the billions of subsidies for the oil industry.
Some countries even conduct wars costing trillions to secure the fuel for those gasoline cars.
Since car owners are also taxpayers, they pay for those too, even those having only electric vehicles.
"Editor's note: the link may be paywalled"
The article is not paywalled. YOUR browser cookie just counted the allowed articles.
Since it is _your_ computer and _your_ cookie, just delete the cookie and there's no paywall.
"1. No one gives a shit what you think."
And remember what the article says about us old fucks:
We are _wise_!
"Oh and red tape, lots and lots of red tape.
In fact, so much red tape that even if we wanted a new plastics recycling facility to replace outsourcing it to China, it would take several years for the bureaucrats just to come an agreement on a name for it."
Not to mention that the red tape would end up as plastic waste as well.
It‘s dead, Jim.
"Australia has protected words which cannot be used in names eg military ranks."
So then no Colonel Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken down there?
"My own surname is protected in the way that no person can change their surname to the same as mine without being born to the family, for example."
It's really cute that you think that.
"Maybe trademark laws are different in Italy. I think natural persons and by extension their estates should have the inalienable moral and natural right to their name as far as trademarks go."
Sure, but no Steve Jobs is living in Italy nor the EU or the planet.
And you have to register a trademark first, which Apple couldn't be bothered to do.
But they are forcing their current CEO to use private planes for security reasons, for that they had the resources.
"But the real question is, what sort of pretentious, self-absorbed dickhead will buy this dreadful fucking clothing?"
Nice sweater you have there.
"a very simple solution helps limit the appeal of conspiracy theories: news media literacy. "
Literacy.Period! would already help.
Arrrrgh!
Since nobody bothered to say it yet.
"Literally the worst. I hate hotels that have text - they hide all sorts of extra fees in there."
I agree texts are the worst. If you don't pay attention, you'll get eaten by a grue.
"You are literally Hitler!"
'literally' ?
You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.
That's because the only one who got the real password is Dennis Rodman.
"This is the year people will see we get that there's real work to do. We have to change."
Hopefully by going the MySpace way.
"Microsoft Beer 10. After heavy and sustained use, a reboot into the porcelain throne may be required."
Throne? The Germans have specialist throw-up porcelain (Kotzbecken) for that.
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https://fraeuleinsilvia.files....
It's just the ghost of Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, King of Denmark, who resents the use of his name, spooking the users of those damn speakers from beyond the grave.