stonkdonk

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by stonkdonk 4y ago
plus the "beta" testers treat it like some kind of fun game. they're like "whoops, almost swerved into traffic. whoops, almost ran into a pedestrian crossing the street."
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by stonkdonk 5y ago
this article lost me when I saw those numbers. It also treats heat like some kind of magic and not based on thermodynamics. heat is heat, no matter how quickly or slowly it spreads. A big thermal mass will hold heat, but will also take long
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by stonkdonk 5y ago
wow Larry looks scary. I would not feel ok if I lived in Newfoundland or those French islands.
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by stonkdonk 5y ago
what a complete waste of energy
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by stonkdonk 5y ago
Yeah I don't get it. People want to buy a home so that they have more space and privacy, including outdoor space. Sure, some condos have roof decks, balconies, or shared yards, but so do rentals.
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by stonkdonk 6y ago
"Then I have an extension chord to my gas furnace to power the blower and furnace computer." is anyone else wondering how his home furnace has a regular plug? aren't these things usually hard-wired with a dedicated circuit? y
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by stonkdonk 6y ago
Though I don't doubt that Teslas could be engineered to power a home, it doesn't make sense for them to officially support it as a feature. At most, it would power your home for a day before needing to be recharged, so you would n
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by stonkdonk 6y ago
People get used to treating electronics and computers as black boxes, not concerned with their internal workings since things just tend to work how they should these days. But when you get into high power and batteries, you have to consider
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by stonkdonk 6y ago
Teslas, despite their hype, are not some kind of revolutionary car. They use the same technology as every other car, though they improve things where they can, such as their motor efficiency. Standard car parts still need to be powered by l
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by stonkdonk 6y ago
Not to mention the main battery would have to constantly recharge the 12v battery, which is probably bad for both batteries. Going from the high-voltage battery to the 12 volt to the inverter sounds really inefficient too. I usually see peo