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- Maybe "The Expendables"? -> Pretty sure this is "The A Team"

helm33on 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

This truck will do very, very well in a fleet context. The price point here will mean that commercial and government buyers who pencil out TCO(total cost of ownership) will have a compelling cost savings in maintenance and fuel.

helm33on San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S.

Colorado is horrible. Denver gets 10 feet of snow every winter. Austin is way better.

helm33on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)

Sawatch(https://sawatchgroup.com) | Full Stack Developer | ONSITE Denver/Boulder

Sawatch helps individuals and organizations of all sizes to make informed, data-driven decisions in a transportation industry. As a technology company our mission is to streamline the transition to electric vehicles and other new transportation technologies and fuels. We're looking for a developer to work on all parts of the stack, and particularly to bring a usability, simplyifing mindset to our product team. Competetive salary and benefits. A full job description here: https://sawatchgroup.com/join/180801-jobdesc-dev.html

helm33on Shenzhen Electrifies Entire Public Transit Bus Fleet

Funny you should mention the noise. I took a tour of their charging facility, and the fleet manager noted the busses were originally too quiet. They went to the toy store, bought some toy trucks and rigged that growling solution from the truck noise makers.

helm33on Shenzhen Electrifies Entire Public Transit Bus Fleet

Denver bought a bunch of electric busses from BYD for service on the 16th street mall. My understanding is BYD offered a 12 year warranty on the batteries, in order to make the economics work.

helm33on What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer

>choosing your line and focusing on executing it, everything else in life falls away.

For me, this is skiing. Complete focus and attention on the task at hand. Winter, come soon.