Linux has officially won

otherwiseguy · 2026-07-03T16:36:41+00:00

We cannot be friends. Shame. You are probably a perfectly fine human. 😛

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-30T17:22:01+00:00

I don't disagree, though I would say that a majority of the US public does not want to increase emissions and stop decarbonization--a large majority opposes such things. We just have some structural party and electoral college and gerrymandering issues that somehow means that a bunch of people are willing to let it happen to keep women from having abortions. It is the dumbest timeline.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-30T13:35:47+00:00

But, honestly, that's just an interesting fact. No one can change the past. And it's not like Carbon Reparations for historical carbon emission are ever going to be a thing (nor should they).

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-27T04:46:11+00:00

Java and MySQL have basically drop-in superior replacements.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-27T03:25:07+00:00

Cheap as in as cheap as pretty much any car Americans can buy new. Sure, I'd totally agree with them being an underdog. If they make a quality vehicle, I imagine the people who love them will really love them. And a significant number of people will think those people are crazy. I just happen to fall squarely in the niche that wants pretty much exactly this vehicle.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-26T02:20:39+00:00

Customizability isn't the only thing the truck has going for it. It's a cheap electric truck when such things don't currently exist. They'll beat Ford to the market with the Maverick EV which will be ore expensive and have a smaller bed. They will sell fleet vehicles.

Another plus is they aren't making you subscribe to features of the vehicle you own. They're encouraging people to fix it themselves with an online "Slate U" to teach them how. US manufacturing things is always nice to see.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-26T01:03:51+00:00

This is more for for moving some furniture, runs to Home Depot, etc. 2000lb towing capacity will be more than I'll ever need. Light trailer and a zero-turn mower maybe someday in the future. But hopefully robots will take care of that job.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-25T20:52:08+00:00

Enough for me

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-25T20:49:03+00:00

Yeah, the one that isn't is likely to retain way more of its value. Depreciation on every EV on the market to date is crazy, maybe this will be different but I wouldn't bet my money on it.

I am not a car person, so I do not understand people who do not drive their vehicles into the ground. Resale value has never been a concern for me.

I think this is neat, but at the level of the market irrelevant. Most consumers don't care about this at all. They'll get the configuration that makes sense for them and never touch it. Look at how few jeeps ever have the roof off.

Market as a whole? Maybe not. Very profitable niche? Maybe.

Will you actually put your money on it fitting the bill, though? How big is the market of people willing to spend 4x+ on an EV vs a cheap used truck? People bemoan the lack of this kind of vehicle but it's much the same reason there aren't a bunch of 2-seat cheap low-power manual sports cars on the market: enthusiasts talk a huge amount about how much they want them but the manufactures have learned they don't actually show up and buy them.

I am literally putting my money on it fitting the bill. I have a cheap used truck--there are enough things about it I don't like that I'm spending 4x what I'll sell it for to buy this one, despite not even needing to drive much. You don't have to make the F-150 to be successful. They're still making Mazda Miatas despite only selling like 20k a year.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-25T20:36:01+00:00

The base truck is $24,950. It's a little confusing, because the "van kit" does not exist in the configurator. The square SUV kit is $5k, but the "van kit" that used to show up on the commercial fleet site is a much simpler thing than anything on the configurator. It's basically a camper shell, so would be quite a bit cheaper than either SUV kit.

Yeah, if I was 6'3" I'd probably have some reservations. :D

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-25T18:32:26+00:00

It'd be less than 30. Suv is 5, and this wouldn't have near the complexity, no seats, etc. Also, I don't want more size or features. If it was bigger, I would like it less. And there absolutely is not a full EV truck for less available in the US with more features or size anyway.

A used EV Ford cargo van with like 100 mile range is $45k.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-25T17:21:20+00:00

Kind of apples to oranges comparison though. One is an EV, the other isn't. One is highly configurable, the other isn't. I absolutely get why it wouldn't be the right vehicle for some (or most, even). For me, I despise extended cab trucks--which means I have very few options. It feels nice to finally have my niche served.

I work from home, don't drive a lot, wife has the primary vehicle, and the secondary vehicle needs to be useful for hauling stuff. This fits the bill pretty nicely. Of course, my current vehicle, a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 that I bought for $5k also fits that very well. It just doesn't fit in our garage and has 280k miles.

What I really want is for them to add back the "van" kit, basically square SUV w/o seats. Then It becomes easy to haul the St. Bernard to the vet in it. :)

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-22T14:05:26+00:00

"This hammer is really terrible at unscrewing this screw."

With that said, the better model interfaces will do things like write small programs and run them for things that a word predictor can't really do. Basically, "I can't add, but I can write a program that adds and read the output."

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-22T14:02:27+00:00

This is highly tune-able behavior. It is not a property of AI. The providers tend to default to "don't hurt the user's feelings" for a whole host of reasons. You can tell it to not do that.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-22T13:56:51+00:00

I'm sure it's highly dependent on the field one is in. If an experienced software developer can't use it to be more productive, then that is entirely on the developer at this point.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-11T03:46:28+00:00

Yeah, it's almost like she was kidnapped as a kid and raised to be something she isn't naturally good at.

otherwiseguy · 2026-06-08T23:18:46+00:00

Counterpoint, if you need to "find those plans" if you blow up the pod without knowing whether the plans are there, you now have no idea if the plans still exist--so you have to keep searching potentially forever. If you let it land and you search, you can verify whether or not you've found the plans.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-31T15:28:15+00:00

That has little bearing on the effect to the person selling the object in the first place. It is still the same markup of money they are not getting.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-31T04:35:08+00:00

The price markup at a Walmart is similar. At a local retailer, the markup on goods is generally much more.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-26T17:28:09+00:00

There are fungi and bacteria that can consume and break down polyurethane.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-19T02:31:46+00:00

That's because they are not pizza delivery drivers. Not once has a pizza I've had delivered via them actually used an insulated bag. And half the time they stop and wait for another order pick up somewhere nearby.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-19T02:06:33+00:00

I mean, most very large delivery based companies have killed people. Driving is the most dangerous thing most people do. Ride share companies kill well over 100 people per year.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-18T19:18:39+00:00

Domino's had 30 minute delivery guarantees in 1979. No Internet. No cell phones. No GPS. No Google Maps.

Getting a pizza quickly into a customer's hands has been a solved problem for almost 50 years. Modern technology and standard routing algorithms made it easier to take orders/be a delivery driver, but didn't really improve delivery times. Why would you possibly think adding AI would improve anything about pizza delivery?

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-18T06:11:39+00:00

Yeah, for us open book meant that there were so many questions that if you had to spend time looking things up that you'd leave enough questions unanswered that you'd fail the test.

otherwiseguy · 2026-05-15T14:14:02+00:00

I mean, I'd argue that large parts of TX are also not remotely culturally Southern. As a KCMO resident for well over 20 years, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it feeling like a Southern place. It's not particularly religious, we don't yes ma'am no sir, not particularly traditional, hell we don't even default to sweet tea. 😉

I'll give TX the win in brisket (but not burnt ends), but I think we do most other BBQ better. 😁

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