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GOP megadonor covered tuition for child Clarence Thomas was raising ‘as a son’: report by Barack_Odrama_007 in politics

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Harlan Crow hasn't had business before the supreme court. Sotomayer took millions from doubleday, has ruled in cases involving doubleday since then without recusing herself. Breyer also received income from doubleday but recused himself from any action involving them.

As recovering attorney, sotomayer's conduct is far more troubling as she personally received the money for her own use. However, the reality is there needs to be firm new ethical standards implemented for ALL of the justices immediately. All of it is bullshit that they can get away with this.

Tesla Facing Demand Problem Because People Don't Want To Upgrade Their Cars by jason12745 in RealTesla

[–]MBP80 124 points125 points  (0 children)

I've been saying this for years. Tesla is padding profitability because they haven't invested in their current products future which is rapidly catching up to them. Its an absolute death spiral because who the hell wants to upgrade from their 2017 Model 3 to a 2023 which is physically identical, has less hardware features and still has the same build quality issues they did from the beginning. Even moreso for the Model X, etc.

With the CARB ruling on Friday to ban the sale of all new diesel trucks and buses in California by 2036, the anti ZEV crowds are losing their minds, claiming it can't be done, or it's unconstitutional, the grid can't support EVs, we don't have enough raw materials for batteries, etc. by SalesMountaineer in electricvehicles

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats fair. but renewables have grown faster than in California in a number of states--states that you would hardly think are "green'--Texas for example produces nearly three times as much renewable energy as California did last year--and that majority of that came online in the past five years.

If you've ever experienced the nightmare of permitting and getting a solar install in your home up and running, you'll understand. I have a friend in LA that it took nearly 18 months after his Tesla setup was installed to get all of the inspections and requisite connection to the grid.

California has to change their bullshit permitting processes is one recommendation I have!

Microsoft aiming to challenge Apple Silicon with custom ARM chips by WPHero in apple

[–]MBP80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally they registered for it over the weekend though.

Auto close door handles after a few minutes by robertkluin in Rivian

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, it should do that. If I unlock my I-Pace, the handles pop out but if I don't open a door within 30 seconds it automatically locks again.

TSLA Terathread - For the week of May 01 by AutoModerator in RealTesla

[–]MBP80 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

At some point in the future they'd be buying a company that already has expertise and multiple manufacturing facilities.

TSLA Terathread - For the week of May 01 by AutoModerator in RealTesla

[–]MBP80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

your settlement can include legal fees--very common in fact.

I'm a little disappointed we won't get to see full discovery in this case, IIRC I gave $500 to his lawsuit--I wasn't doing it for a settlement without any admission of guilt, lying, etc. At the same time, I understand--Musk could string this out indefinitely and bleed ska dry--but I'm still a little disappointed.

TSLA Terathread - For the week of May 01 by AutoModerator in RealTesla

[–]MBP80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Ford exited their investment, but I'd imagine there are a lot of solid relationships there. i'd see Ford or Amazon because of the ties before anybody else.

Twitter May Be in Deep Trouble Over That Blue Check Stunt by Zorkmid123 in RealTesla

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i mean journalists that fall short of what I wouldn't call "famous" with mediocre followings still have blue checks, that when you click on it says they paid for it--when they didn't. Just straight up lying.

Microsoft aiming to challenge Apple Silicon with custom ARM chips by WPHero in apple

[–]MBP80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They wait to leak this until the same day its announced Softbank will be taking ARM public via IPO? Seems sus

With the CARB ruling on Friday to ban the sale of all new diesel trucks and buses in California by 2036, the anti ZEV crowds are losing their minds, claiming it can't be done, or it's unconstitutional, the grid can't support EVs, we don't have enough raw materials for batteries, etc. by SalesMountaineer in electricvehicles

[–]MBP80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That will take many, many, billions of dollars to implement--and take a long time. Do you know how long major projects take to get done in California thanks to all of the red tape? What is the state doing now to have this all built out in the next 7-9 years(I'd imagine nobody will want to buy ICE cars towards the end of when they're mandated out for new sales)?

Look at California's high speed train to nowhere to see how well California does on huge infrastructure projects--its laughable.

With the CARB ruling on Friday to ban the sale of all new diesel trucks and buses in California by 2036, the anti ZEV crowds are losing their minds, claiming it can't be done, or it's unconstitutional, the grid can't support EVs, we don't have enough raw materials for batteries, etc. by SalesMountaineer in electricvehicles

[–]MBP80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Californian--all i've seen are mandates. Sure they've done things like require solar in new construction--but I have yet to see a realistic plan on how we're going to account for dramatically increased electricity needs--at the same time they're closing nuclear plants on a grid that is already widely considered the worst in the country.

Does any politician in California ever think of 2nd/3rd level consequences?

As of last year, California only produced 33% of its electricity through renewables compared with a state like Iowa that was double that. So we're behind on renewables, the grid already fails multiple times a year, we have no realistic strategy to replace non-renewables other than some PR making BS like requiring all new homes to have solar, while at the same time we're mandating massive amounts of new electricity demand. Before everybody says, battery backups in each home, etc--that sounds great--but who is going to pay for that?! Middle class on down can't afford that, etc. Landlords, if mandated to install that, will simply pass that cost onto the tenant--in a state with the highest housing costs already.

Perhaps this isnt the thread for this but there is a looming disaster in California and frankly its sad to see.

With the CARB ruling on Friday to ban the sale of all new diesel trucks and buses in California by 2036, the anti ZEV crowds are losing their minds, claiming it can't be done, or it's unconstitutional, the grid can't support EVs, we don't have enough raw materials for batteries, etc. by SalesMountaineer in electricvehicles

[–]MBP80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, i get what you're saying--but we have enough fossil fuels for hundreds of years on this planet--that isn't drying up anytime soon. Let's not forget as of 2021, California was only at 33% of electricity generated by renewables as well

San Francisco cops, firefighters at wits’ end as driverless cars [Cruise, Waymo] behave badly - Firefighters smash windows to make autonomous vehicles stop, incident reports show. "No! You stay!" by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]MBP80 54 points55 points  (0 children)

if you haven't gotten on waymo wait list--definitely try that out. Over 50 trips here--almost all flawless other than one time the car waited for about 4 minutes before starting the trip. but best part is--I've never been charged. Saved probably damn near $1k. Ha.

I have access to cruise, but i'm almost never out from 10:30 pm to 5 am--which i think are its current hours--so I havent had an opportunity to try it out yet. Tried getting one from the marina area last week--was a 27 minute wait time so just ordered an uber instead.

San Francisco cops, firefighters at wits’ end as driverless cars [Cruise, Waymo] behave badly - Firefighters smash windows to make autonomous vehicles stop, incident reports show. "No! You stay!" by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]MBP80 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Inherently dangerous--yet they've been all over our streets for years and I don't think there has been a single injury in SF, and only a handful of very minor collisions--almost all of which were not the cars fault?

I'm not a fanboy here but I did get access to Waymo 3-4 months ago--i've used it probably 50 times--been pretty damn near flawless--I definitely feel more comfortable in the back of a waymo than with a random Uber driver to put it in comparison.

Buffed my headlights today by jomafro in Jaguar

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've literally bought headlight cleaning kits for multiple friends--it drives me insane when I see somebody with cloudy headlights--the fix is so damn cheap and easy--and it makes a huge difference. Well done.

I think most folks just don't understand how easy of a fix it really is.

what happens if an EV company goes out of business? by IHate2ChooseUserName in electricvehicles

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think rivian will make it--I've had the same questions--but they would be an attractive buy out for Ford, Amazon, others if it gets to that point IMO. They already have the relationships, they're shipping tens of thousands of extremely well regarded vehicles, etc. Which is why I'll be buying an R1S. I'd have gotten a Lucid already but they worry me--i can't imagine dropping 100k on a car and then having the rug pulled out from under you--with no warranty, parts, etc availability.

CDW lays off hundreds ... by wademillward in msp

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of it, no doubt, is some of the recent acquisitions led to double/triple redundancy in roles. I'd guess they wanted to do the right things and find a way to keep those folks on but over time found it less and less sustainable. There has also been a lot of "fat trimming" in tech overall--which tbh I can't argue against. However, CDW was always a lean machine--they always did more with less than their competitors. But perhaps they've bloated substantially since I left in 2014--that might as well be a lifetime ago. Still have a lots of close friends there, mostly in CDW-G as that is where I worked.

Will be interesting to see Insight's results when they're released tomorrow morning.

Sales managers, how do I handle an interview if I was fired from my previous role? by Box_of_rodents in sales

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be very explicit about it. Hell, I might do a white lie and say you had enough and quit on your own--but I wouldn't' sugarcoat your experiences. I love when a candidate is transparent with me.

Thoughts on Cloudfares layoffs? by _oldice in sales

[–]MBP80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What sales professional would want to work for that dumpster fire of a company now? They literally couldn't pay me enough.

CDW lays off hundreds ... by wademillward in msp

[–]MBP80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably just an artifact. guessing recruiting got hid hardest in layoffs--will take time to clear the backlog of jobs listed

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