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by starbase 3y ago
having driven my share of old pickups, the frames aren't going to be up to the task of carrying any significant load with this kit installed. Might be fine for tooling around town with your girlfriend, but that's about it. IMO it
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by starbase 3y ago
agreed. diesel-electric powertrain has a specific meaning, and this ain't it. this is a diesel hybrid
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by starbase 3y ago
nope. Rivian spins the left wheels forward and the right wheels backwards, or vice versa
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by starbase 3y ago
Important detail: BYD's "EV" sales numbers include gasoline-electric hybrids.
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by starbase 3y ago
we can add "bolstering NK's weapons industry" to the higher-order effects of this war
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by starbase 3y ago
Mental illness is on the rise
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by starbase 3y ago
Depends on the color of your skin
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by starbase 3y ago
Tesla vehicles have a LOT of telemetry, which the company has used to establish fault for accidents and damage. I wouldn't be surprised if many of these cases involve the driver being less than forthcoming about what was happening when
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by starbase 3y ago
We'd need two orders of magnitude more semiconductors than currently exist. We're already building them as fast as we can. Global energy use for heating: ~150 trillion kWh/year Waste heat from semiconductors: ~1 trillion kWh&
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by starbase 3y ago
In other news, the Ford Mustang is not a horse
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by starbase 3y ago
These numbers are not credible. US Customs & Border Patrol reports over 3 million illegal immigrant encounters in 2022: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters
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by starbase 3y ago
Photographer Hassan Eslaiah with grenade in hand on Oct 7: https://x.com/amit_segal/status/1722548954246549974?s=20
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by starbase 3y ago
> I hate that I'm going to have to say the word rural over and over again in this podcast. It's my least favorite word > advanced people who are going out to talk with the rural people > They are hooked up, trapped by, en
44.
by starbase 3y ago
Now they're even bigger
45.
by starbase 3y ago
Many will incorrectly answer "no" to this question, not realizing their system of values and beliefs and rituals has every hallmark of religion except the belief in a supernatural god.
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by starbase 3y ago
Would be interesting to know the typical duration of a remote intervention on a Cruise vehicle. I read that Cruise vehicles are controlled remotely about 3% of the time. Does that mean a 10-minute intervention every 5 hours, or a 10-second
47.
by starbase 3y ago
we're a damn sight from losing. space industry is growing, not too late to get in
48.
by starbase 3y ago
Or if you view humans as part of nature: human contribution
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by starbase 3y ago
Is it laughable though? The union is blockading shipments to a company that chooses not to join. The next step, apparently, will be an embargo on the company's electrical repair work and trash service. Seems like extortion to me, so I
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by starbase 3y ago
Elon: two weeks Toyota: 5 or 6 years https://i.imgflip.com/5rq830.jpg
51.
by starbase 3y ago
AKA rent-seeking
52.
by starbase 3y ago
in UP it's for the bride
53.
by starbase 3y ago
Share the current info then
54.
by starbase 3y ago
Lawmaking can be so irrational. In impacts below 20mph, pedestrian deaths are rare. Right on red is a 0-10mph maneuver and that's being generous.
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by starbase 3y ago
I'm surprised the government of Sweden allows a labor union to decide what passes through the country's ports.
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by starbase 3y ago
Or we could lean into tech progress and avoid the Orwellian future this author seems to crave.
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by starbase 3y ago
That doesn't sound very entertaining. AI should give every wrestler triple steroids so they're absolutely hulked up.
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by starbase 3y ago
oh wow, that's good to know!
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by starbase 3y ago
The capital itself is not an institution, but organizations fueled by it are (whether private or public) > labour unions that, at least on paper, actually represent the interests of the majority of people (since most people are workers a
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by starbase 3y ago
The statement is a universal truth, not specific to sweden, scandinavia, tesla, or the union currently engaged in blocking the port.

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