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by maratd 11y ago
> Granted, not a Tesla, but is that only a matter of time and willpower or actually supporting your argument? Supporting my argument. Tesla sits on an encrypted VPN, good luck with that. Maybe if you break into Tesla HQ? You're bett
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> I don't see what that has to do with America, except for 'Murica f'yeah I enjoy buying locally built products when possible, especially when those products are superior to anything else available. > ROFL Get off the f
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There are a few guys hacking away at Tesla cars. I would definitely describe the relationship between them and Tesla as tense and there was even some drama recently over the weekend. It's definitely not where I would like things to be,
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> A Model S weighs something like 4700lbs, depending on battery? I suppose it depends on one's definition of "fast car" What? Fast means fast. The Model S goes fast. It has better performance than cars it competes with, li
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> Right, because nobody has ever adjusted the air conditioning or radio while driving... There's a button on the wheel you press for voice commands ...
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> Oh yeah we had to sacrifice tactile feedback Nonsense. You need tactile feedback while driving. You will not be using the center console while driving. You will not even be looking at it. All of the stuff you need while driving is
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> On BMW M3 you even need a computer to "program" a new battery. You're "calibrating" the battery. This has been around on BMWs for a long time (my 2008 535xi had this). If you replace the battery yourself and ob
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> The aftermarket community for existing cars basically doesn't care about emissions --- one of the biggest attractions of an electric. You've clearly never been behind the wheel of a Tesla. Please go drive one. Emissions were
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> Would people opposed to a federal court ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone be okay with a state court doing it? I'm going to guess "no." If my state decides to do something demented, I can move to another state. If the t
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> No mention of the iCloud password reset either. Exactly. How can you not address that? They necessitated this whole mess through their actions. I try not to ascribe malice to what can easily be explained through incompetence, but to no
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> FYI, the primary political folks promoting encryption were small government, libertarian republicans. (These folks mostly don't exist anymore.) We exist. More of us though are handing in our Republican membership cards. If Trump w
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"I wish the world wasn't that way." = unfair
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> You should ask yourself why you consider asking for evidence on a discussion forum rude. It sounds like you feel it's overly confrontational. I already answered this question, multiple times. It has nothing to do with being confro
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> It's not rude to question assumptions or to ask where someone gets their data from. It is absolutely rude to demand proof in a conversation. And this is a forum for having conversations. A conversation isn't a research proj
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I'm well aware of why people do it. It's rude regardless. If you disagree with someone either use those little arrows next to the post, make a counter-argument, or STFU. Posting "you're full of shit" or "citati
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Why does every comment on here need to be cited? Nobody is writing a research paper through HN comments. We're just having a conversation.
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I think that's an understatement. Unless that data is completely anonymized, isn't it a violation of HIPAA? Isn't this illegal?
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Stores aren't "guilty" of anything. Prices fluctuate based on demand. That's normal. If you don't think that's normal, break out a basic economics textbook and do a bit of reading.
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Corporations aren't persons, they're legal constructs. And no, a person is not a legal construct.
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What? Why does that matter? > because you cannot have socialism if wealth is not distributed in an apportioned manner States are fully capable of re-distributing wealth. Socialism never took root exactly because of what Steinbeck alludes
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> I was under the impression that they've bought most of their marketable innovations. They did, but once you buy it, it's yours? The large companies buying up smaller ones are essentially funding the research and innovation.
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More than likely, insurance will continue to be mandatory and paid by the vehicle owner ... but seeing it drop to $10/mo would be pretty sweet! Of course, you would then be prohibited from driving the vehicle. Self-driving only if you
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He's not a centrist, liberal, or conservative. He's a populist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism
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The purpose of software isn't to be correct or even predictable . It's to satisfy the needs of the user. The user in this case, isn't you. It's corporate clients who make decisions for tens of thousands of employees.
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> I'm not sure what tools you're referring to in the ENT office. I don't know the exact terminology, but it's essentially a vacuum with a thick needle point. They use it to suck out and clean the debris from inside th
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Ear infections aren't always bacterial. They can be fungal. Antibiotics will do zero if it's fungal. Do NOT go to a general practitioner with an ear infection. They will prescribe antibiotics and tell you to get lost. Bad idea. Go
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> I just don't see the practicality in this specific functionality that they're rolling out Not all of us live in mansions. My garage will barely fit the S or X. Not having to squeeze in there and get into the car in the drivew
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You can have the best testing in the world and the test will still only detect substances that it was designed to detect. By definition, it can't detect anything we don't know about or are looking for. The natural filtration proce
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> This is the end result of an education system that has not prepared people for the modern world Not quite. > if we engineer a solution that produces water of a purity greater than water from a reservoir This statement hinges on our
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> Does anyone really believe that if only the rules weren't "rigged" local shops and businesses would be able to compete against Wal-Mart and Amazon? There's at least one. Mom and pop can easily compete with Wal-Mart

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