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Something is terribly broken in the software release process that constantly allows a worse user experience (including autonomous) as Tesla 'matures' its operations. I'm driving a …

I recall Ping being late to board his sailing vessel, and took a countermeasure to his backside. To Wit: *Excellent, heart-warming tale of exploration and discovery. Using deft all…

How long before Wall Street moves to Dallas? The traders. The advisors. The lawyers. The TV finance shows. This seems the beginnings of a 'New Detroit'.

clankstar

The people on the bottom half of the 'K-shaped recovery' outnumber the people on the top half. This bias likely skews the Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey [1], and accordingly le…

Hang gliding. It's good if you are in an area with some hills and consistent winds. There are maybe a dozen well-established launch sites around the U.S. Sadly, I broke down my gli…

Oh wait, I meant also "... over considerably longer timescales". (Minor technicality).

That movie with "I know Kung Fu" -- we do that too.

I Robot?

The vehicle, so evil, that it cannot be named. Life imitates art, and not in a good way.

As both a lawyer and a programmer, I tend to agree with the above. However, I've noticed among other lawyer/programmers, some further traits: easily bored, and extraordinarily focu…

I was driving the Model X a few years ago and ended up T-boning a minivan at ~45 MPH. Minivan rolled over. Our airbags deployed. Post accident, I discovered my glasses remained on …

ditto.

1. I've paid electric bills in four different cities. Rates haven't been increased at more than 1x annually in any of them. 2. California is getting what seems to be two overhauls:…

This would improve efficiency if the number of electric vehicles on the U.S. roads was on a downward trajectory as they were in the early 1900s. But now the technology is quite dif…

A signal that an AI is better than a 5 year old is being able to respond to the following query: "What are your terms and conditions?". For now, it is failing.

I have broken a collarbone; gotten a bruise 18 inches long; destroyed (one at a time) almost every part on my bicycle; hit an armadillo and ridden to 90 miles with a 20 mile head-w…

These hyperventilating videos are so cherry-picked that I've long given up hope that a not-fatal FSD will appear in my lifetime.

The constant explosions in four different compartments might have something to do with it feeling wrong. I wonder if anyone can tell us how many mounts support the engine and give …

I bounce back and forth between hang gliding and kiteboarding.

Typically, the battery cells that are formed into packs are rigidly arranged. So far as I know, they are arranged to have a common positive cathode by being connected as a single n…

Unfortunately it these batteries are unable to multiple gigawatts over many hours of excess wind energy. It will be at least a decade before the battery energy storage systems are …

Electric grids typically lose up to 5% of electricity to heat during the transmission stage. Putting the data centers at the nuclear power plant, accordingly, adds 5% more electric…

So given the following: The ruling comes just days after President Biden created a new program essentially easing a path to permanent residency for spouses of U.S. citizens who are…