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by avalys 8y ago
Drag coefficient is a misleading and meaningless statistic to compare, which is probably exactly why manufacturers use it. The total drag of a vehicle is given by its total frontal area, multiplied by the drag coefficient. And fuel economy
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by avalys 8y ago
I'm the opposite. I'm 31, live in the South Bay, and am so happy to jump in my car and spend 30 minutes driving to work, sipping coffee, thinking about the day ahead, and listening to news or music. On the way home, the commute is
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by avalys 9y ago
I've never understood what long-term value people see in Tesla. There is no major technical advantage in their motor or battery technology. Autopilot is nowhere near full self-driving and Tesla is not any further ahead on that than oth
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by avalys 9y ago
No, there’s a $250M deficit annually, and a total of $10B in future liabilities. Coincidentally, that is the same amount as the entire annual budget. But $10B is the right number.
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by avalys 9y ago
If you have money, you’re flying a jet or a turboprop, burning jet fuel (kerosene) which contains no lead. Only the smallest private planes run on piston engines, whose owners don’t really have money to “fix it”, especially because FAA regu
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by avalys 9y ago
Well, that's fine, but insurance companies are only interested in correlation. It's rather obvious that Hotmail addresses don't cause car accidents.
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by avalys 9y ago
Is there any evidence for this other than a YouTube video from some guy claiming it’s true?
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by avalys 9y ago
This is hilarious. But I don't understand how the network learned the words and color associations for "turd", "poop", "stanky" and "butt", since presumably these were not words Sherwin-Williams