Comment Re:Experiencing this firsthand (Score 2) 149
I call it a long cut (as in the opposite of a short cut)
I call it the indirector's cut. Not saying it's a good joke, but that's what I do.
For comparison, my Hyundai EV, when I plug it in at home, says "Charging started." So if I time it right I can say "Iiiii've plugged it in, so you'd better get this.." "charging started." It's a guaranteed groan if someone witnesses it.
Comment Re:Using technology is hard (Score 1) 133
I'm going to victim blame. This is what happens when you blindly accept what a computer tells you.
They're 17. Brains don't work right at that age.
Comment Re:It does it poorly (Score 1) 86
You misread OP's comment. They're saying people stop a car length or more behind the white line rather than putting the nose of their car on the white line, and could they not do that.
I'm sure that was the intent, but (I think) it actually parses the other way. It's messy, so I'm not sure, but that's how I read it.
Comment Re:Valleygirl accent (Score 1) 40
I know it's really trivial, bordering on petty, but please oh please give her a different accent. She says "okay" so much, and the Valleygirl accent is never heard so pronounced as obviously as in that word that I really want any other accent. Mid Atlantic, Southern, Cascadian, Midwest, Irish, please anything other than Valleygirl.
Several minutes were spent on the new voices. So yes, you can.
Comment Re:EVs are already better for most non-commercial (Score 1) 135
This is an honest question (As someone that charges an EV commuting car at home): Can EVs be charged on the road without a phone? Is cash an option?
Cash might be difficult, I don't know, but at every charger I stopped at I could have tapped a credit card.
Comment Re:shark skin (Score 1) 112
Compare this to shark skin in water.
From TFS, FCS: "This technology is fundamentally different from the "rivulet (shark skin) process," which is known as a typical aerodynamic drag reduction technology."
Comment Obviously not (Score 1) 55
Comment Re:Let's see if his replacement will kiss the ring (Score 2) 68
Tim Cook had a brilliant career, but he had to embarras himself by sucking up to the orange utan.
Enjoy your retirement TIm Apple, you nauseating man.
In his new role his main job will be dealing with government leaders around the world, including Trump (assuming he hasn't aspirated a Big Mac and fries by then).
Comment Re:corrupt (Score 1) 169
Comment Re:Auto Mechanic doesn't like latest symphony (Score 1) 176
Wait, you're saying the guy who won a prize for fundamental physics isn't qualified to weigh in on nuclear weapons? Because who the fuck is in that case?
What does physics have to do with deciding to use them?
Comment Re:nice (Score 2) 25
I'm sure the three people who bought the vision pro will appreciate it.
I know I do.
Comment Re:Built from leftover parts (Score 1) 149
Why do they disable the GPU core....?
Chips are tested after manufacture. A large number of them have tiny flaws in one or more areas, but work perfectly otherwise. The ones that are flawless go in the highest-end models, the others have the flawed area disabled and go in the lower-end models. Some are just rejected outright.
Comment affordable (Score 1) 58
independent franchises are vital to the car-buying process, creating competition between dealerships that keeps prices affordable for consumers
Exactly! Adding a middleman always lowers the price. Everyone knows that!
Comment Re:Contributed to Moral Decay (Score 1) 92
I think his point was that a person talented enough to have built this could have built something better.
Do you mean like he could have added air conditioning?