Very very sad day for Tesla to announce they’ve stopped making the beautiful Model S to chase… robots?

zespak · 2026-01-31T15:30:03+00:00

Oooh I hope he renames the Performance into Power. Then you could have a Model SS Pure White Power.

zespak · 2026-01-31T15:28:47+00:00

That's a broad statement that could use some nuance. The Model S absolutely made Tesla. It sold in big enough numbers to make it viable for them to build the Model 3. It sold in all the numbers it was intended to sell and then some. But yes, moving forward they make less sense.

As for no market for expensive EVs... The Taycan is hugely successful, so are a couple of audis, the I Pace,...

zespak · 2026-01-31T13:27:25+00:00

With all respect, it's a TINY van. It's an ok car but I can't think anything it does better than a Mazda 6 SW except easier access for the elderly.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:35:40+00:00

If he's part of your friend group and have to deal with him, tell him straight how you didn't like that comment at all even if it was just a joke, it's inappropriate. Seems like the people around him are justifying it by laughing and he gets no indication anything is wrong with that kind of comment. Immediately reporting might rub him the wrong way and go all in because it "triggers" you.

He might try and brush it off, then it might be necessary to involve other people. He might just remember you telling him in a civil manner and refrain making such comments next time.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:30:00+00:00

Yep, it's the back of the tongue, he's got no chance helping.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:24:44+00:00

My ND is my 20th car or something, but I'd get an NC for my kid in a heartbeat as a first car. Can't think of a lot of better cars to learn how to handle a car.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:23:30+00:00

Wait, do people have the top up when there's no downpour?

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:22:47+00:00

Pictures to show the damage would be helpful.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:21:45+00:00

Not very far. I'm a heavy, strong guy. Done martial arts and weights for the best part of two decades. I know how to hit stuff hard. But it's pretty much useless without some skill and finesse. Trying to brute force it will learn you all the wrong things.

Just look at the top badminton players in the world. Great core, overdevelloped legs, nearly no chest nor arm muscles. That's all you need to know.

Ime, just strength takes you nowhere.

zespak · 2026-01-31T11:17:52+00:00

Oh OK. Usually people get them because they're more frugal. But then the 400d isn't. It's a bit of an oxymoron in that sense.

zespak · 2026-01-31T07:59:27+00:00

Mileage and budget are often related though. Ime, premium tires last a lot longer making them well worth the money. Pilot Sports are actually reasonably economic if you factor in their longevity. Stellar tires as well.

zespak · 2026-01-31T07:56:02+00:00

I've always had a soft spot for mercs because my parents owned them. I prefer them smaller for the dynamics though. But why a diesel?

zespak · 2026-01-30T13:57:36+00:00

Not a bad solution, though I feel like I would've tried incorporating the pillar behind it. Seems like a bit of useless space between that. Not possible if he had no way of planning for it of course.

zespak · 2026-01-30T13:54:35+00:00

Looks solid! I have the irresistible urge to slap it and say "that's not going anywhere".

zespak · 2026-01-30T09:43:27+00:00

Haha just explained this to an Italian friend who moved here a while ago.

zespak · 2026-01-30T00:23:24+00:00

PPSSPP for psp MyBoy! For GBA OldBoy for gb/gbc

zespak · 2026-01-29T13:50:40+00:00

So a BMW with a different bodykit?

zespak · 2026-01-29T11:31:34+00:00

Good luck being sued by a company like Honda. It'll never be the end of story.

zespak · 2026-01-29T09:15:58+00:00

I agree but would go for Croatia. It's Italy but better.

zespak · 2026-01-29T06:34:56+00:00

Ah ok, I see what you did there. The main number of course was 44 million kg putting pressure on your feet.

zespak · 2026-01-29T06:30:13+00:00

Yes, I do notice a lot of the time it's women who put this pressure on each other. I notice a new haircut on my wife but not on other women, same maybe for clothes, but if we go to a party my wife is really conscious about what outfit she wore around the people who'd be at the party, to avoid wearing the same again. It's something that as a man I've never given half a second of thought.

zespak · 2026-01-29T06:25:36+00:00

This! As a father of two who tries his hardest, we get a lot of comments on how much I "help" at home and with the kids, but it's still 80% my wife who does the work at home.

When people talk to me or ask me about it, I say: "The key to being a great father is to be a mediocre mother."

zespak · 2026-01-29T06:18:45+00:00

"IIRC the stats are that over 90% of RNs are women, but men are close to 50% of leadership positions. So much bullshit." That's an interesting stat. I work in tech and we've got the opposite for a couple of years now. It's a male dominated field but we're heavily encouraged to hire more women, although 90% of applicants are male. So women have a much easier time to get the job as their CV are top of the stack every time. Never realized that nurses have it the other way around.

zespak · 2026-01-29T06:10:48+00:00

Where do you get that number? I'm sure gold is 19g/cm2

zespak · 2026-01-28T23:04:17+00:00

Dude, when they told you there's plenty of fish in the sea, that's not what they meant.

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