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I think it takes an encounter or two with dangerous people to be reminded of that. My luck with real sociopaths and whack jobs has been poor over the past few years and it’s really put things into perspective. Not everyone abides by the moral or ethical codes we take for granted in society.

“But... but... my delicate fee-fees”

“Our ML system has detected wrong think. Did you know you are being racist? Bad serf!”

My Indian friends are the most racist people I know. It’s all they talk and think about. That was one of the most surprising things to me coming from the South (where I did occasionally come across racists but they were usually excluded socially because of their views, unlike PoC Bay Area residents, who get a blank check to be racist).

Most property crime is never solved because the police are stretched thin and they prioritize violent crime. San Jose is a very polarized city with wealthy, safe areas and some extremely sketchy unsafe areas where people get robbed at gunpoint at 2pm. The police have to focus on the crappy areas. One solution would be to split the city up so the residents are better served for their local needs.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is extremely racist.

I wonder if that’s possible. Being close minded and vitriolic about political issues is a general personality trait.

Same thing in Cupertino. There’s even a scandalous blog that someone updates to regularly attack various local politicians and school board members.

I love that you’ve been downvoted for expressing the “wrong” opinion. /s

Yep, I wouldn’t want these folks as neighbors. Pattern matching is common sense and the safety of your family/self and your property trumps strangers’ feelings.

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to profile men, especially based on whatever signals they’re sending via dress/appearance, gait, etc.

Cross the street! Safety is more important than a stranger’s feelings of acceptance and comfort. This is common sense.

Nonsense, if you’re an engaged resident it is somewhat your business.

My family’s safety is more important than some rando’s feelings of acceptance and comfort.

That's a trade I'd support!

Envy much?

Mike is a respected member of both HN and the Cocoa community. Are you implying that he's a shill?

Perhaps you don't care about social issues but there is a world of difference between the presumptive candidates' positions. Do you care about the fate of women and minorities?

In a similar vein, Andrew Sullivan's article on this year's US election is a fantastic read:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny...

> Whereas the Tesla quick charge stations, I believe you can leave your car unattended while it is charging.

This is correct.

Interesting, on a trip from the Bay Area to Tahoe, it's about 15 minutes each. I stand corrected :-)

A typical stop duration at a supercharger is 15 minutes.

One major flaw with this article is the notion that supercharging takes 30 - 45 minutes. A typical stop duration at a supercharger is 15 minutes.

The author also fails to mention the most appealing aspect of the car for the performance oriented: instant torque. After getting a Model S, I could never go back to the days of gears (even manually controlled gear changes are sluggish in comparison).

> perhaps the electricity for charging comes from coal that is dirtier than gasoline engines

Burning coal (especially when coupled with electric motors, which have efficiencies of 90%+) is more efficient than burning gasoline.

A typical time constant for a supercharger stop is 15 minutes.

Designing for big-O performance is a good thing to do while writing code. Optimizations beyond that are typically an anti-pattern.

The reboot itself is not the N hours figure, that's the interval between reboots.

Correct: that's the primary "source" in Tesla's Auto Steering feature.

I wholly disagree with the use of that word as being offensive.

That said, you should talk to the person in question if you are uncomfortable so they have a chance to "correct" their behavior when around you. That's the generally accepted best practice.

I tend to average around 400 Wh/mi.

We force drivers to have auto insurance coverage.