...and the 1 star flame review is the enemy of good.
We tried android apps and although they worked fine on most devices, we were rewarded with a chorus of whiny complaints and horrible reviews about how the UI wasn't perfect in all orientations and sizes.
In Illinois where I live, we can pay a nominal amount more for all our electric power generation to come from wind and solar. I do and it amounts to about $3 per month extra. To say that one must be a liberal idiot by supporting an alternative to spilling oil and contaminating the air and ground water without even trying to come up with an alternative is at best insulting to people who are still alive.
The voyager spacecraft had a record with a bunch of cool data. Now that it's left the solar system and in interstellar space its got a big head start on any data storage medium that will outlive the human race. Hell if you think of it, the universe itself is a storage medium, and the radio waves from our bygone eras are out there too. You would have to destroy the universe to get rid of that record.
It's not possible. It is naive to think its possible. 99% of the people are cool, its the other 1% you have to watch out for. You cannot prevent somebody from yelling fire in a theater, but you can make life difficult for them. This is not a technology problem, its a people problem and there is no easy answer.
I would have bought my electric car even if it didn't have a subsidy. You are right, electric cars are more expensive, and the subsidy only helps a little. Many times a more expensive product becomes popular. In the case of electric cars, the economy of scale is critical in bringing the cost down. Early adopters with some extra capital have to lead the way on this one.
Even if battery production is environmentally harmful, that could be remedied. Burning fossil fuel is inherently harmful . Electric cars represent a way out.
Where I live, my electric bill has a check box that allows all my electricity come from wind and solar. With an electric car consumers can make a choice to protect the environment.
After read TFA, he makes an assumtion that electrical costs are three times higher than what I pay. From what I can tell, its about 6 times cheaper for me to drive my Tesla than my Mercy Mariner Hybrid which averages 30mpg in good weather and 26 mpg in bad. Not that the savings wil pay for the difference in cost, but just another example of the author making a false case based on bad numbers in order to justify his decision to sell TSLA short.
Where I live in Glenview Illinois I can pay.075 cents more for all my money spent on generation be provided to renewable energy providers (http://www.glenview.il.us/Reports/Lakeshore%20Welcome%20Kit%20-%20Glenview.pdf). I looked into it further and found that its currently going to mostly wind and some solar. It costs about 8 cents more for the green electricity option for a full charge with 240 miles of range. Whether an electric car is for you today or not, look to see if you can get your electricity from a green source. People who are willing to pay for a Tesla are happy to pay (slightly) more for their $ to go to a green power producer.
Some will be interested in gaming, others will want to make web sites, mobile apps, etc. Do something cool with the Raspberry Pi, WebGL, or Google Glass...
that provides acceptable web browsing performance with flat screen, keyboard and mouse will hasten the transition of the desktop market as we know it. The biggest problem with the Raspberry Pi for me has been the slow desktop experience. The impact of using the hardware accelerated graphics to eliminate this issue cannot be underestimated.
What about employers who want to screen out employees with health issues. How about a possible mate who wants to be sure this new person in their life is healthy. Visas to a foreign country, permits to do certain things, etc. You might argue that people have a right to know these things - but what if the records are wrong and/or used as a weapon?
IMHO guns are tools. This is a tool that gets a job done quicker easier and more safely.
Some people do like the recreational use of guns, and this isn't for that.
use human DNA to program the simulation. If the the DNA in a human zygote can develop into a brain, why can't a simulation of the DNA develop into the simulation of a human brain?
Huh, my 2009 Mariner with Sync works great with my iPhone for music, contacts and phone calling... In fact the speech recognition used with the phone is as good as I've ever seen. Am I missing something here?
Once you see it in action, you will want it. The updates on a Tesla require your permission to be applied and are by default scheduled in the middle of the night when you aren't driving. They don't take long either and cannot occur while the vehicle is in operation. Getting improvements to you car like better smartphone access to car features, enhancements to the entertainment & navigation system, better speech recognition, etc. are the kind of thing everyone will welcome. Changes to critical things like braking and propulsion are not really what the update capabilities are used for.
Tesla regularly loads software updates via 3G to add new features to the car. While the Tesla Model S has ample storage, its 2 USB ports and ability to stream music make this largely unnecessary. Many other "futuristic" things mentioned in TFA like using a smartphone to control the car are already available on the Tesla as well as other makes. On a Tesla you can beep the horn, Lock/Unlock the car, access climate control, see the car's location on a Google map (with speed if its moving) and much more.
More oddly, my 2009 Mariner Hybrid has a 40GB hard drive for Music. Why would I need that to be much bigger? It also has so called futuristic things like pairing with my phone, speech recognition and USB slots.
Was this article written 4 years ago???
I've been confused for a while about why people are worried about running out of fossil fuel. Isn't obvious to everyone by now that the atmosphere is what we should worry about?
And what's this baloney about revamping the grid for electric cars? Electric cars have become very efficient with regenerative braking and improved battery and super capacitor technology. My electric car is programmable to start charging when the load on the grid is light in the the middle of the night. Electric cars don't really have to draw a lot more current than an air conditioner.
People underestimate when a new theoretical technology will be commonplace, e.g. HAL in 2001. But they don't generally get it wrong. Computer technology has advanced to the point where a lot of automation makes financial sense. In a free capitalist system, corporate profits are the overriding goal and I recently heard robots cost about $3 an hour for repetitive manual labor. Creditworthy companies can get cheap loans to buy the technology so fiscal policy is actually accelerating the transition. But TFA says that robots will do *everything* you do better than you, and that's simply not going to be true for a long while. People need to get creative, get local, and find meaningful work in a service economy. Hopefully government policy will lean towards public works programs instead of free handouts. Humanity certainly may be approaching a crossroads, but it doesn't look like a dead end to me.
I got it last Saturday. It's hard to overstate how awesome this car is. It is a masterpiece. Driving this car is an exhilarating experience. I'm confident that unless you are racing against a professional, it is the fastest car on the road. It is a luxury sedan with the quietness, craftsmanship and quality comparable to the best Lexus, Mercedes or Porsche have to offer. It is by far the most technologically advanced car on the road.
It is not a cheap car, but in this case you certainly get what you pay for and then some. Forget the nonsense about government subsidies and financing gimmicks. All that detracts from what this car represents. This is the car of the future that you can have today. Where I live in Illinois, I can purchase green generated electricity where I can drive for 250 miles for $3.60. My car has an 8 year, everything but tires warranty that even includes the annual check ups. The best cars I've owned have only needed gas, oil and brakes - the Tesla doesn't even need that. I don't have to stop for gas; I just pull in to my garage and plug in the cord which takes only seconds. I don't pollute the environment operating my car. I think these things matter. I'm not wealthy but for me its an affordable indulgence. If enough people like us buy these cars, the economy of scale will allow everyone to enjoy cars like this.
I cannot say how the Tesla handles in the snow. It does however have a suspension that raises and lowers the car automatically but can be overridden to raise it up for deep snow conditions. That along with the traction control and ABS would probably make it one of the better cars for snowy conditions, bested only by AWD SUVs, Trucks and Audi Quaatros. As I said before I don't think this can be my only car; my other card is an AWD Mercury Mariner Hybrid which had no problem at all when we had a 22" snowfall:-)
Warning - If you test drive this car, you will want it so badly that you will find a way to do whatever it takes to buy one.
I just bought a Tesla. I paid sales tax (a lot). I got a 1.9% loan from BofA that wasn't subsidized by anybody. My accountant would laugh if I suggested that this would be deductible. The federal grant is $7500, there may be a little more from Illinois.
From what I understand, what is "revolutionary" is Tesla and Elon Musk personally guaranteeing the resale value of the Tesla as part of their new financing plan. The taxpayer isn't on the hook for that - Elon Musk is. Frankly, if I wasn't planning on keeping the car for 8 years with it's "everything but tires" warranty option, I'd jump on this new deal if I could.
As for the subsidy, I suppose that's a matter of opinion. Any reasonable person has to agree that we cannot burn gasoline in our cars forever. But there is a chicken and egg problem. A completely free market will likely fail to protect the environment for our children. Alternative fuel cars are prohibitively expensive and always will be without the economy of scale. The government's role is to to serve the long term public good and the tax break's intent is to resolve the chicken/egg problem.
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...and the 1 star flame review is the enemy of good. We tried android apps and although they worked fine on most devices, we were rewarded with a chorus of whiny complaints and horrible reviews about how the UI wasn't perfect in all orientations and sizes.
Obligatory link to video of Tesla battery replacement faster than gassing up a regular car... http://gigaom.com/2013/06/21/tesla-shows-off-battery-swap-tech-video/
In Illinois where I live, we can pay a nominal amount more for all our electric power generation to come from wind and solar. I do and it amounts to about $3 per month extra. To say that one must be a liberal idiot by supporting an alternative to spilling oil and contaminating the air and ground water without even trying to come up with an alternative is at best insulting to people who are still alive.
The voyager spacecraft had a record with a bunch of cool data. Now that it's left the solar system and in interstellar space its got a big head start on any data storage medium that will outlive the human race. Hell if you think of it, the universe itself is a storage medium, and the radio waves from our bygone eras are out there too. You would have to destroy the universe to get rid of that record.
It's not possible. It is naive to think its possible. 99% of the people are cool, its the other 1% you have to watch out for. You cannot prevent somebody from yelling fire in a theater, but you can make life difficult for them. This is not a technology problem, its a people problem and there is no easy answer.
I would have bought my electric car even if it didn't have a subsidy. You are right, electric cars are more expensive, and the subsidy only helps a little. Many times a more expensive product becomes popular. In the case of electric cars, the economy of scale is critical in bringing the cost down. Early adopters with some extra capital have to lead the way on this one.
Even if battery production is environmentally harmful, that could be remedied. Burning fossil fuel is inherently harmful . Electric cars represent a way out.
Where I live, my electric bill has a check box that allows all my electricity come from wind and solar. With an electric car consumers can make a choice to protect the environment.
Invent something new. Donate time to a worthy cause. Help somebody who needs help. Learn something new.
After read TFA, he makes an assumtion that electrical costs are three times higher than what I pay. From what I can tell, its about 6 times cheaper for me to drive my Tesla than my Mercy Mariner Hybrid which averages 30mpg in good weather and 26 mpg in bad. Not that the savings wil pay for the difference in cost, but just another example of the author making a false case based on bad numbers in order to justify his decision to sell TSLA short.
Where I live in Glenview Illinois I can pay .075 cents more for all my money spent on generation be provided to renewable energy providers (http://www.glenview.il.us/Reports/Lakeshore%20Welcome%20Kit%20-%20Glenview.pdf). I looked into it further and found that its currently going to mostly wind and some solar. It costs about 8 cents more for the green electricity option for a full charge with 240 miles of range. Whether an electric car is for you today or not, look to see if you can get your electricity from a green source. People who are willing to pay for a Tesla are happy to pay (slightly) more for their $ to go to a green power producer.
Some will be interested in gaming, others will want to make web sites, mobile apps, etc. Do something cool with the Raspberry Pi, WebGL, or Google Glass...
that provides acceptable web browsing performance with flat screen, keyboard and mouse will hasten the transition of the desktop market as we know it. The biggest problem with the Raspberry Pi for me has been the slow desktop experience. The impact of using the hardware accelerated graphics to eliminate this issue cannot be underestimated.
I find it interesting that the average Fios user consumes that much data transfer. (77TB/30,000%).
yet another language?
What about employers who want to screen out employees with health issues. How about a possible mate who wants to be sure this new person in their life is healthy. Visas to a foreign country, permits to do certain things, etc. You might argue that people have a right to know these things - but what if the records are wrong and/or used as a weapon?
IMHO guns are tools. This is a tool that gets a job done quicker easier and more safely. Some people do like the recreational use of guns, and this isn't for that.
use human DNA to program the simulation. If the the DNA in a human zygote can develop into a brain, why can't a simulation of the DNA develop into the simulation of a human brain?
Huh, my 2009 Mariner with Sync works great with my iPhone for music, contacts and phone calling... In fact the speech recognition used with the phone is as good as I've ever seen. Am I missing something here?
Once you see it in action, you will want it. The updates on a Tesla require your permission to be applied and are by default scheduled in the middle of the night when you aren't driving. They don't take long either and cannot occur while the vehicle is in operation. Getting improvements to you car like better smartphone access to car features, enhancements to the entertainment & navigation system, better speech recognition, etc. are the kind of thing everyone will welcome. Changes to critical things like braking and propulsion are not really what the update capabilities are used for.
Tesla regularly loads software updates via 3G to add new features to the car. While the Tesla Model S has ample storage, its 2 USB ports and ability to stream music make this largely unnecessary. Many other "futuristic" things mentioned in TFA like using a smartphone to control the car are already available on the Tesla as well as other makes. On a Tesla you can beep the horn, Lock/Unlock the car, access climate control, see the car's location on a Google map (with speed if its moving) and much more. More oddly, my 2009 Mariner Hybrid has a 40GB hard drive for Music. Why would I need that to be much bigger? It also has so called futuristic things like pairing with my phone, speech recognition and USB slots. Was this article written 4 years ago???
I've been confused for a while about why people are worried about running out of fossil fuel. Isn't obvious to everyone by now that the atmosphere is what we should worry about? And what's this baloney about revamping the grid for electric cars? Electric cars have become very efficient with regenerative braking and improved battery and super capacitor technology. My electric car is programmable to start charging when the load on the grid is light in the the middle of the night. Electric cars don't really have to draw a lot more current than an air conditioner.
People underestimate when a new theoretical technology will be commonplace, e.g. HAL in 2001. But they don't generally get it wrong. Computer technology has advanced to the point where a lot of automation makes financial sense. In a free capitalist system, corporate profits are the overriding goal and I recently heard robots cost about $3 an hour for repetitive manual labor. Creditworthy companies can get cheap loans to buy the technology so fiscal policy is actually accelerating the transition. But TFA says that robots will do *everything* you do better than you, and that's simply not going to be true for a long while. People need to get creative, get local, and find meaningful work in a service economy. Hopefully government policy will lean towards public works programs instead of free handouts. Humanity certainly may be approaching a crossroads, but it doesn't look like a dead end to me.
I got it last Saturday. It's hard to overstate how awesome this car is. It is a masterpiece. Driving this car is an exhilarating experience. I'm confident that unless you are racing against a professional, it is the fastest car on the road. It is a luxury sedan with the quietness, craftsmanship and quality comparable to the best Lexus, Mercedes or Porsche have to offer. It is by far the most technologically advanced car on the road. It is not a cheap car, but in this case you certainly get what you pay for and then some. Forget the nonsense about government subsidies and financing gimmicks. All that detracts from what this car represents. This is the car of the future that you can have today. Where I live in Illinois, I can purchase green generated electricity where I can drive for 250 miles for $3.60. My car has an 8 year, everything but tires warranty that even includes the annual check ups. The best cars I've owned have only needed gas, oil and brakes - the Tesla doesn't even need that. I don't have to stop for gas; I just pull in to my garage and plug in the cord which takes only seconds. I don't pollute the environment operating my car. I think these things matter. I'm not wealthy but for me its an affordable indulgence. If enough people like us buy these cars, the economy of scale will allow everyone to enjoy cars like this. I cannot say how the Tesla handles in the snow. It does however have a suspension that raises and lowers the car automatically but can be overridden to raise it up for deep snow conditions. That along with the traction control and ABS would probably make it one of the better cars for snowy conditions, bested only by AWD SUVs, Trucks and Audi Quaatros. As I said before I don't think this can be my only car; my other card is an AWD Mercury Mariner Hybrid which had no problem at all when we had a 22" snowfall :-)
Warning - If you test drive this car, you will want it so badly that you will find a way to do whatever it takes to buy one.
I just bought a Tesla. I paid sales tax (a lot). I got a 1.9% loan from BofA that wasn't subsidized by anybody. My accountant would laugh if I suggested that this would be deductible. The federal grant is $7500, there may be a little more from Illinois. From what I understand, what is "revolutionary" is Tesla and Elon Musk personally guaranteeing the resale value of the Tesla as part of their new financing plan. The taxpayer isn't on the hook for that - Elon Musk is. Frankly, if I wasn't planning on keeping the car for 8 years with it's "everything but tires" warranty option, I'd jump on this new deal if I could. As for the subsidy, I suppose that's a matter of opinion. Any reasonable person has to agree that we cannot burn gasoline in our cars forever. But there is a chicken and egg problem. A completely free market will likely fail to protect the environment for our children. Alternative fuel cars are prohibitively expensive and always will be without the economy of scale. The government's role is to to serve the long term public good and the tax break's intent is to resolve the chicken/egg problem.