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931.
by borski 4y ago
This is what’s hard about it - personal experiences vary. We need an outside entity somehow keeping track of uptime and availability of chargers, and the infrastructure bill will hopefully help with that.
932.
by borski 4y ago
Yes. But that lead is dwindling, and soon opening to CCS cars as well. That’s my point. Tesla needs to start building something new again, or improving their cars in meaningful ways, or their lead will dwindle. And the cybertruck ain’t it.
933.
by borski 4y ago
That is not necessarily true. The outliers are widely reported, because successful experiences do not generally cause people to post online about how great their experience was. You’re going to hear about the negative experiences because th
934.
by borski 4y ago
I’m arguing that Tesla is no longer the obvious leader in EVs. That’s all. FSD may or may not come eventually. I’m doubtful. But as it stands, other makers are improving rapidly and Tesla has produced little innovation to compete with them
935.
by borski 4y ago
The implication that Teslas were somehow superior and outside the category of other EVs. I don’t hate Teslas; I just consider them another EV, with some pros (the supercharger network) and some cons. Elon and the FSD nonsense is one such co
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by borski 4y ago
I’m on a road trip right now from Cupertino to San Diego and back, and have made this trip three times; have yet to have an issue charging. Moreover, in the Lucid, I only have to charge once (maybe twice, if it’s convenient) to make the tri
937.
by borski 4y ago
I’ve had zero issues charging either my Lucid Air or my Ioniq 5.
938.
by borski 4y ago
Tesla uses a proprietary plug, for now; they are moving to support CCS (and already ship CCS cars in Europe) because they want federal funding for their chargers, and because in Europe it’s the law. You can buy an adapter to use destination
939.
by borski 4y ago
Nonsense. Superchargers are packed; while they work, you’re waiting in line for a charge. Meanwhile, while some folks have had issues with EA, I haven’t, and even if I did, I’d just use a Chargepoint, EVGo, Shell Recharge, or any number of
940.
by borski 4y ago
This very thread is a precise example of why moderation is hard and necessary. I read the whole thing and it has zero interesting substance, and does not do anything to satisfy curiosity, which is largely the point of HN. I’d recommend read
941.
by borski 4y ago
Flagging is an ability HN users get after attaining a certain level of karma; flagged posts are generally flagged as such by said users, not by the mods.
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by borski 4y ago
Here, I rewrote the parent comment with a set of substantive points rather than namecalling. Same message, but much more constructive in nature. “I met her in 2003, along with her aides at a party I was invited to (in a fluke) in Palm Sprin
943.
by borski 4y ago
I wish I were as optimistic as you, but experience has shown me I can’t be, on this topic.
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by borski 4y ago
> The difference is you don't often hear complaints about MA unless you also live in MA. At this point, pretty much the entire country is sick of hearing Californian's complain... That’s because “SF is hell” is a good media sto
945.
by borski 4y ago
I used to live in MA. People complained about it all the time. Same goes for when I lived in NYC. I do not get the sense that the political climate in CA is any different than those were when I lived there, excepting perhaps San Francisco w
946.
by borski 4y ago
I agree with everything you said, but you missed my point somewhat. You and I know that a senator is not an in-state representative, and that their work is federal in nature. Most people who vote do not know that, and do not understand th
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by borski 4y ago
My instinct is to say “no, that’s ageist” because there are plenty of older people who are legitimately brilliant. But honestly, she’s a fantastic example of why we should have term limits, at the very least.
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by borski 4y ago
I honestly think it’s mostly that voters simply don’t know. She’s a democrat, but runs against democrats (usually), and wins largely because she’s been there forever and, tbh, California is a pretty spectacular place to live. Thus, as CA is
949.
by borski 4y ago
I met her at an SVLG dinner and had a discussion about encryption; it became instantly clear she doesn’t know what a computer is past that it is a TV that takes input, and that encryption is just “evil people wanting to do evil things.” The
950.
by borski 4y ago
Client side scanning came out of the discussion around this bill the last time it was proposed. That it isn’t in this bill doesn’t mean it isn’t in politicians’ heads, and if this gets passed there is then significant precedent for extend
951.
by borski 4y ago
If you want to build a lifestyle business, go ahead and please do not take any VC money. If you want to build a business that is large, globally impactful, and has the potential for great success or dramatic failure, VC money (or other de
952.
by borski 4y ago
> I just don’t know if there’s a path for a junior level person in a shrinking VC world. Sure there is. Bring in good deals and help close them.
953.
by borski 4y ago
We actually tried something similar when I ran Tinfoil - people worked really hard and started getting burnt out because they weren’t “getting away from it” at home. Roughly once a month or two, we would pick a 3-day weekend (we made sure t
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by borski 4y ago
You just have to be careful about what the games are. I wouldn’t hand them the App Store and say “have fun,” but lots of games are spectacular for young kids. Hell, hacking video games when I was an early teenager is how I developed an enti
955.
by borski 4y ago
Gives new meaning to Tiger balm
956.
by borski 4y ago
I made no such assumption. GP implied that bank runs wouldn’t hurt Australian banks. They would. That’s all.
957.
by borski 4y ago
Ugh. Okay, banks don’t take the money that you deposit, turn around and loan it at a higher interest rate directly. But they do use the money you deposit to balance their books and meet the necessary cash reserves that make those loans poss
958.
by borski 4y ago
Yes.
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by borski 4y ago
> Australian banks make their money through mortgages Where do you think your banks get the money to loan out for mortgages? I’ll give you a hint: your deposits. This is how banks work.
960.
by borski 4y ago
That clearance may actually work, at least for one of them. The other one I could make work easily too. I’ll check the footprint.

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