Earlier quoted context omitted.
They just gave millions of foreigners the ability to vote for the government.
a quick search suggests that's just for municipal elections. As I understand the football internet blackouts are national government policy not municipal?
Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
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Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#402Danielle Smith never met a corporate shill she could say no to I predict 6 months before John Deer gets the Alberta UCP on the line and gets a law passed that bans "unsafe tractors" (or the like)
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#403I'm not totally sure I understand. I expected these to be selling for twice the price, not half price. I thought the whole idea of so much of the tech is to be able to lock you in and make profit that way, through servicing and features and subscriptions and whatever else. If they're giving up that entire profit stream, they have to make money somewhere else. So how are they selling these for so much less and still m…
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#404Up until a year ago I was regularly using a Massy Fergusson 135 [0] (Perkins Diesel version), made sometime in the 1970s. It was wonderful! So amazing to drive and use. Clunky and heavy, but you really really felt like you were using a machine. In low gears, if you put you foot down on the accelerator the engine would roar, and your speed would barely change! And there was no fancy technology in it at all. If I was i…
> The air filter was basically a shisha-pipe that bubbled the incoming air through wire wool and engine oil. What is a shisha-pipe?
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#405Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#406I want this for cars but to keep the modern powertrain. So an EV without the tracking/touch screens, etc etc. Or an internal combustion engine car that is just simple and efficient (and again, no tracking). I'll take the low-tech but nice features like heated seats and power windows still thank you.
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#407Danielle Smith never met a corporate shill she could say no to I predict 6 months before John Deer gets the Alberta UCP on the line and gets a law passed that bans "unsafe tractors" (or the like)
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#408This but for cars This but for TVs This but for robot vacuums This but for security cameras This but for baby monitors This but for washing machines This but for fridges Anyone else got any requests?
Large car manufactures will lobby to avoid competition of barebones, cheap cars.
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#409Hopefully this gains traction
Re: Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
#410Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://www.telotrucks.com/ is pretty much that Cheap, fast enough, practical, goofey looking.
by the looks of it... any front collision == instant death?