Re: How Internet Platforms (FB, Amazon, Twitter, Etc) Die

While I agree with what has been said about "X," I think it needs to be remembered that Threads currently has roughly 8 million daily users whereas X has hundreds of millions. Threads is not even available in Europe yet while the twitter experience gets worse every day with your feed cons...

Re: Car carrier ship on fire off coast of Netherlands

Ships also carry a supply of bottled CO2 to flood spaces that are on fire - mainly the engine room. Just don't do that if someone is trapped in the space by the fire because they'll die. They used to use halon until that was banned. I'm not sure starving a lithium battery fire of oxygen puts it out...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

So to me the Y still has a significant edge. Same could be said for the 3 for sedan aficionados. If you want to compare European specs, use Bjorn Nyland spreadsheet. Lots of info there. Also the supercharger network is mostly open to non-Teslas so not too much of an advantage either. You can get a ...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

The Ioniq has a small battery and doesn't go far so that's less weight which help its efficiency. The Lucid Air is indeed marginally better despite being a large and heavy car with a gigantic battery. And the Kona is more efficient that the Y. That's grasping at straws anyway, Tesla had a clear edg...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

That Tesla don't meet their range is one thing, that they're the most efficient is another thing. From what I've seen they're the most efficient, in real world testing. Also ICE cars will also advertise a range that has nothing to do with the conditions, don't know how you plan to drive, at what sp...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

This is what causes drivers to believe something is wrong with the vehicle, and generates the service calls, which Tesla then tries to avoid. You can argue that Tesla is right, in that nothing is actually wrong with the vehicle. But then why misrepresent the range in the first place? Because that a...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

The Tesla Reddit forums keep taking down the posts, but from many comments, the issue seems divided between people blaming driver’s for their ignorance on how to use a Tesla or some drivers saying they experienced exactly what is described in the article. Tesla advocates have been a mighty clannish...

Re: Tesla suppressing customer complaints

Avatar2go wrote:

This is somewhat similar to DieselGate, software tweaked to misrepresent the actual performance. So TeslaGate?

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Ensures that those of us at home have a full and clear view of the combat situation, as for why the first tank was abandoned and the hatches left open, perhaps there was no sensitive equipment inside to be destroyed? Most likely crew bailed out and thought the tank was recoverable. That's probably ...

Re: How Internet Platforms (FB, Amazon, Twitter, Etc) Die

For us tech nerds, 'enshittification' is showing up as projects that start as open-source then get converted to closed-source step by step. The corporations take advantage of the open source community's free value-add right up to the point they decide they are 'too big to fail' and start closing th...

Re: Heat Wave in Southern Europe

I've been wandering across southern Europe for a month now. The heat doesn't seem to be lessening the summer crowds much. Ice ceam vendors appear to be happy with it. Extreme heat has always been present in these areas.(where I'm fortunate to be from and spend a lot of time) It's the frequency and ...

Re: Question for expats

In Switzerland I really missed.... well, people. Everything closes down so early and the streets are empty. Barely any buzz or signs of life anywhere outside of private gatherings. I'm sure Geneva or Zurich would be somewhat better, than Lugano though. Now in Mexico I really miss good cheese and win...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

. The worst thing is, these mines will remain there indefinitely. 10, 20, 40 years from now, kids will be killed, farmers will loose limbs, construction sites need to be probed for unexploded ordnance and mines. Even today, bombs and grenades from WW2 are found regularly and artillery shells from W...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

. The worst thing is, these mines will remain there indefinitely. 10, 20, 40 years from now, kids will be killed, farmers will loose limbs, construction sites need to be probed for unexploded ordnance and mines. Even today, bombs and grenades from WW2 are found regularly and artillery shells from W...

Re: About to be overwhelmed with peppers, what should I do with them?

So I planted some jalapeños, poblanos, tabasco, and banana peppers (I'm just gonna pickle these most likely) this year and they're producing fruit like crazy now. In fact, pretty soon I'm going to be overwhelmed with peppers. So I'm trying to decide what to do with them. I put sauce on literally ev...

Re: Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

1) don’t they know more or less where the original wreck is that they were trying to sink to? Yes, the location of the Titanic is known. But, the ocean is vast. Even if we knew their destination, the wreck is almost 4 km below the surface and we don't know what happened and when. It's close to thre...

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

jetwet1 wrote:

I've been wondering if VW will come out with an eGTI, that would be an automatic buy for me.

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

ACDC8 wrote:

My new car came in so I picked her up this week - 2023 GTI 40th Anniversary Edition - manual transmission of course:

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

Daily driver is a Giulia 2.2 Turbo, recently passed the 100K line and still some 18 months on the lease. Shares the garage with a Wrangler and one of these in dark red. https://i0.wp.com/www.escuderia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/seat-850-sport-0.jpg?resize=1152%2C603&ssl=1

Re: Military Clashes in Sudan

Other than embassy staff how many of these foreign nations requiring evacuation are dual citizens / passport holders, if Sudan is / was a "basket case" nation, why would so many foreigners go there to work, are their employers actually assisting with the development of the nation? A cousi...

Re: Teenager shot after ringing wrong doorbell

No "fear", just preparedness. Having a gun available is no different than having a spare tire in your car or a fire extinguisher in your kitchen. Your odds of ever needing it are slight, but if you do need it, nothing else will suffice. It is very different. And the results of that mindse...

Re: Teenager shot after ringing wrong doorbell

Just read the gun threads, people live in a perpetual state of fear they will be robbed and assaulted and a gun is thin line between civilization and utter madness. No "fear", just preparedness. Having a gun available is no different than having a spare tire in your car or a fire extingui...

Re: Teenager shot after ringing wrong doorbell

If there was a knock on the door and I thought the person outside was dangerous then why open the door?. The man shot through the door. Then again on the victim already on the ground. So why open the door and fire again?. Because get off my lawn seems to be socially accepted by a large group of peo...

Re: Teenager shot after ringing wrong doorbell

For me, this shooting is just a symptom of something wrong within American society. Rather than the land of the free, it’s starting to seem like the US is the land of the fearful. There’s a narrative that’s become some embedded in US. Society that I’m not even sure you can fix it. Your told that th...

Re: Mass shooting in Dadeville AL

Yes. When 5-10% of the populace accounts for 50% of all homicides, there is a cultural problem that needs to be addressed. I do not think it is cultural, as the places these gang members come from, abroad or from the USA, do not have the level of gun violence as certain places in the USA. I think i...

Re: Mass shooting in Dadeville AL

Gang violence. Not really a GOP problem. Too many young people in the reliable DNC voting bloc think it is cool to shoot at each other. We see this happening nearly every day across the country. Definitely a cultural issue that needs to be addressed…musicians need to stop glorifying gang violence a...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The issue is about the polish domestic grain market being affected and thus the polish farmers suffering under that competition, while the grain should actually go to the international markets. Even with the turkish-managed maritime export scheme Ukraine still doesn't have enough transport capacity...

Re: Yet another school shooting

And before someone tries to gotcha me on this, I'm fully aware of beanbag rounds for shotguns and Olympic target shooting .22 pistols and many other firearms specifically tailored for purposes besides the hunting of man. The problem is that there's a tendency to cite things like those to justify th...

Re: Yet another school shooting

This has the unfortunate effect of inflicting serious injury if you happen to be hit by said projectile. Is it an unfortunate effect, if the tool in question is specifically designed to cause serious injury? It's unfortunate for those getting hit, that's for sure. It's not like I was saying it's a ...

Re: Yet another school shooting

The right always goes straight to blaming ‘mental health’ for any shootings They aren't wrong. A gun is a perfectly fine tool in the right hands. Making sure people with mental issues don't get one is the way most civilized countries manage to get dramatically less mass shootings and murder in gene...

Re: Yet another school shooting

Including the US. A Domestic Violence conviction is an automatice Denial for gun purchases. Some judges disagree on that. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/02/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-domestic-violence-gun-law-00081053 Being diagnosed with mental illness (short of being locked in a fa...

Re: Yet another school shooting

There will always be people who develop mental health problems. Unfortunately some people with legal access to guns will develop mental health problems while having that legal access to guns - with devastating consequences for others. That's why in a lot of countries will take away your license if ...

Re: Yet another school shooting

So how do they propose dealing with these mental health issues?. Reopening mental health institutions closed during the Reagan presidency :duck: There will always be people who develop mental health problems. Unfortunately some people with legal access to guns will develop mental health problems wh...

Re: Yet another school shooting

The right always goes straight to blaming ‘mental health’ for any shootings They aren't wrong. A gun is a perfectly fine tool in the right hands. Making sure people with mental issues don't get one is the way most civilized countries manage to get dramatically less mass shootings and murder in gene...

Re: Louisville, Kentucky shooting: Five people dead.

To operate a car you need a license , have to pass a road and written test, you need to register vehicle and renew it each year, and you have to have insurance. If this were true, police in every state would not be stopping dozens of people every day for driving with suspended licenses, revoked lic...