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Will steel production be able to scale to 1 billion cars? Or Rubber? Leather?

Maybe today's production levels don't support the wholesale replacement of every vehicle on the road over night, but there's no shortage of lithium in the world. It's just a matter of the market encouraging greater production, which will ramp up as demand for batteries increases.

I'm quite glad there were no smart phones when I was in middle school. There were sufficient humiliations, and I'm glad they weren't amplified outside a relatively small group.

I also did not know this, so went digging. Looks like it's just small prop aircraft that still use leaded gas, even though most of them would run with unleaded just fine. How crazy!

Relevant Article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lead-in-aviation-...

As far as I remember, the only advantages tapes had were the fact that you could record to them yourself (making copies, or recording radio sources), and you could play them in a car. The sound quality wasn't better than vinyl, it was just more flexible and portable. But if you're not making your own recordings or playing them in your car, what's the point in bringing them back?

The vinyl revival make a lot more sense. Of course, the biggest pop star in the world selling a few hundred cassettes may not constitute a 'come back' either.

> "Sorry, this product is sold out"

I wonder how many things like this are in the wild and nobody's noticed.

"After decades of research and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, a breakthrough in fusion reactors is made thanks to a youtube video of a grape in a microwave."

When I was a kid, my dad changed the oil in our cars, replaced brakes and spark plugs, and if it broke down he could at least diagnose it if not fix it himself.

Now I'm grown up, and cars have changed a lot. I have a tesla, and the only thing I can really service on it myself is the washer fluid. But it's also more reliable and doesn't need constant tinkering.

This was what came to mind reading this. I was of the "tinker" generation with computers, which have changed a lot since then. More reliable, more user friendly. I don't expect my children will have the same relationship with them I did, just like I didn't have the same relationship with cars my parents did. But maybe they will be the tinker generation of something else...

Is there an issue with congestion into major airports like New York and London with more smaller planes instead of fewer larger planes? An A380 type plane holds about 3x the number of people as the mid-sized ones right? Fewer takeoffs and landings would be another benefit.

Confirmed - was able to log in. Some account info is still there, though my mortgage is unavailable. Maybe they'll just lose it?

My direct flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt on a Lufthansa A380 (in premium economy) is a delight. I go out of my way to get that flight on that plane. Room to stretch out and walk around makes such a difference. But I don't know what the economics behind planes like this is - maybe it's not so great an experience for the airlines as it is for passengers.

How do you determine how easy it is to leave before you actually need to do it? Before even signing up?

Also difficult - deleting all the files in your account. It took me days to do it through their web UI, as the delete operation would repeatedly fail after some amount of time. Very poor feedback on what was happening, how long it would take, etc.

How did their Male/Female ratio get so far out of whack? Especially in the 25+ range!

Check out the Jolly Roger AI:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3OxCWLEmoIhNMm-hnvBm9Q

Not sure how that helps people who's main number is already 'in the wild'.

This is how the Tesla superchargers work - authorization and billing is all in-car and takes place automatically, so all you do is plug in and it immediately begins charging.

For other charging networks, however, it seems to be needlessly more complicated.

According the to CARB website [1], the income cap only applies to the state EV rebate, not the carpool stickers.

[1] https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/decal

I started with a 'real' espresso machine and bean grinder. The process for making a cappuccino in the morning was as follows:

1. Turn on the espresso boiler and allow it to warm up for 20-30 minutes. 2. Grind beans at the correct setting, then tamp them into the wand with just the right amount of pressure 3. Insert wand into machine, turn it on, and perfectly time the pour 4. Dispose of hot coffee grinds, rinse, brush and clean the wand. 5. Pour milk into frothing cup and steam for 60+ seconds or until optimal temperature is reached while ensuring that the steam properly turns the milk to achieve desired froth. 6. Combine milk and espresso in cup 7. Clean espresso shot cup, clean milk frothing cup, clean up errant coffee grounds, remember to turn off machines.

The process for making a cappuccino with the Nespresso machine:

1. Pour milk into frother, press button. 2. Insert pod, press button. It will finish within about 20 seconds, and a few seconds after that the milk will also be done. 3. Pour frothed milk into the cup that the espresso was dispensed into. 4. Rinse milk frother.

I had time for the full machine routine on a Saturday morning, but not before work.

Surprised there's no mention of Nespresso's system, which uses aluminum pods that are recyclable. The 'pod per cup' system is very convenient, but I cringe at all the waste of the Keurig k-cups. Nespresso sold me though on their recycling program (fill a bag with the used pods and mail it to them for free).

Lots to like about the Jag, but the Model 3 is cheaper with more range, and comes with other benefits like super chargers and constant updates to the car's software.

Few people are putting 85kwh into their car everyday. Their daily driving requires just a fraction of that, more like 10-15kwh. In the summer my solar panels generate 2-3x that amount easily.

You are correct that there's still a need for a grid. But that grid can be cleaner and more efficient with renewables and energy storage that gives everyone similar benefits to solar panels on their roof.

As a counter-example, I registered interest in the Jaguar i-Pace and someone from my local dealer immediately called me about it. They let me know when they'd have demo models to drive, and followed up with me several times. I ended up ordering a Tesla, but the Jag dealer was definitely out to sell some EVs!

All materials are finite resources.

Can't disagree that the motion smoothing that most TVs now have really makes movies look awful.

That struck me as well. However I have to wonder how many insects in the 'Armageddon' are just caught in the crossfire in our battle with a handful of harmful species like these mosquitos. For example, you can buy yard spray to eliminate mosquitos in your yard for a day or so, which people use all the time, but which also kill all the other insects in your yard.

So if we could target single species like this, maybe it would actually be beneficial for all the other species that are collateral damage in our current wars.

My office window overlooks an intersection in Pleasanton CA [1] that looks like many in the city - wide streets, big grassy areas around the street, and carefully curated shrubs and trees past that. It's all very artificial. I can count maybe 10 plant species within view. Very few birds.

And it requires constant maintenance. Crews are here almost every day, driving mowers around, blowing and removing leaves and clippings, watering, spraying herbicide, etc. It strikes me as obscenely wasteful.

And for what? Nobody is picnicking on this grass. It's just an aesthetic choice that it seems like all of America has embraced - and no wonder everything is dying off. We're actively killing everything on this land that isn't the exact species of grass that was planted.

[1] https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6914552,-121.8947521,3a,75y,...

I'm in the same area and am paying thousands per year just for basic home owners (no earthquake). Earthquake bids I've seen were thousands more with 15% deductibles (hundreds of thousands of dollars). Who is your insurance provider?

"Renewable Energy" maybe?

Cost of houses and education are both way up, so it would make sense. Does this stat get calibrated against inflation or wages?

> Just now: https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/1051958128885940226

If my death is noteworthy, I really hope I'm not eulogized with a bunch of animated gifs of sad faces.