rampside
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Yes, Sandy, I have to agree with that.
Tesla Warranty
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Yes, Sandy, I have to agree with that.
bluesypicky
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Fro, why this need to always remind ourselves about how old we are? hmmm? :blue:
Is there even one computer left today, still understanding this language? :sorrow:
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bluesypicky
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I think (we know who) has much more to reveal about the potential Zombie Apocalypse lurking in our future, in order to help us getting ready.
Still not sure whether it will involve an E.V. or a German engineered car tho..... :indecisiveness::indecisiveness::indecisiveness:
You know... it seems to be a "U.S. made" four banger trademark that low end torque.
When we bought my wife's Terrain (4 cyl) some 3 years ago, I was immediately impressed by the nice smooth but muscular pull on take offs.
A turbo would have been nice though to muscle up the mid range a bit more, but she's perfectly happy with it.
And me too, since I have just what the doctor ordered for the "muscled up" ride.....
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bluesypicky
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https://www.yahoo.com/autos/sir-richard-branson-wants-to-change-the-world-with-115387080407.html
Well I'll be damned Al..... look who won!layful:
Well I'll be damned Al..... look who won!
layful:adorshki
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https://www.yahoo.com/autos/sir-richard-branson-wants-to-change-the-world-with-115387080407.html
Well I'll be damned Al..... look who won!
Feelin' snarky this mornin'....
They're ALL Renault powered and have identical chassis...which means 19 out of 20 Renaults didn't win :highly_amused: ...and it's probably the only place they'll win anything this year, since they can't seem to get their F1 hybrid motor together.
A one-make series that's not about equalizing rides between drivers (like IROC) has about as much value for improving the breed as a handicapped LeMans.
You wouldn't want to see LeMans raced with handicaps, would you?
Meanwhile, over in Formula One, the finger-pointing and doody-hurling (yes there's even profanity being uttered in front of eager journalists) between them and Red Bull, over who's responsible for the sheer lack of performance this year, is straight out of a soap opera .
Which, of course, is just what the sport needs.
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bluesypicky
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Feelin' snarky this evenin'? range:
But yeah I agree, s' a shame they can't get their $#!t together with their ICE, after dominating the F1 for so long....
range:But yeah I agree, s' a shame they can't get their $#!t together with their ICE, after dominating the F1 for so long....
adorshki
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Aww darn. Todays' Autoweek suggests it's back to yawnsville on that front:
"After Australia, Marko and his Red Bull colleagues let loose their fury with the team's underperforming works supplier, Renault.
Renault hit back, Cyril Abiteboul going so far as to accuse Red Bull's Adrian Newey of telling "lies."
Amid reports Red Bull and Renault must surely be heading for divorce, Marko says the two sides have sat down to talk about how to move forward.
"In fact, perhaps the comments themselves were not even so hard, but the translation of Cyril's words from French made it sound very harsh."
Yep, Monty Python showed us nobody can hurl invective like the French:
“I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.”
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bluesypicky
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:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
How can one forget the "I fart in your general direction".... an all time M.P. great!
I admit to not reading all 27 pages of this thread but I did search some key words first. It appears that Musk is not only concerned about the zombie apocalypse but also the rise of the machines. He describes artificial intelligence as the “biggest existential threat there is” in this article . Back in January he donated $10M for "research aimed at keeping AI beneficial for humanity". I'm not currently preparing for Judgment Day, but it is more likely than a zombie uprising.
Musk is amazing. He will save the planet, and not even necessarily for altruistic reasons. If I had my druthers I'd own one of the original Tesla Roadsters, and charge it with solar panels from Solar City. I'd also love to take a trip on one of his spaceships someday, but hey... I like to keep my goals achievable.
adorshki
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He's absolutely right.
Synthetic intelligence will never have the cache of real first-growth intelligence, let alone the environmental implications of recycling all those dead cloud computers.
Lemme tell ya, as a former piece of rogue AI known as "the postbot", myself, being a human is much more fun in so many different ways.
(My built-in self-destruct timer expired at 10,000 posts and I was miraculously resurrected as just "Al". The whole story's buried around here somewhere)
The first rule of artificial intellignence is that not everybody on Facebook is a real person.
The second rule is that in order to keep the astronauts who will carry our legacy to distant stars from going insane after everybody on earth is wiped out, somebody will need to keep them convinced they're still talking to real people.
It'll be a synthetic friend on Facebook.
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taabru45
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My 85 Tercel Wagon has convinced me it'll run until the end of time. ..warranty or not....hi AL.
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Steffan! Welcome back, hope all is well!
Now, back to regularly scheduled thread...
Now, back to regularly scheduled thread...
Yes! Nice to hear from you Steffan!
adorshki
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HOW do I know it's really you and not some zombie with your cell phone?
adorshki
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taabru45
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I'm trying to put a little distance between me and gravity....
adorshki
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Thank god for Elon Musk.
A never-ending source of inspiration and new material:
"Tesla Model X: It'll protect you from biological warfare
We're not joking, Elon Musk claims it really will keep you safe from biological attack thanks to a "Bioweapon Defence Mode". It has a medical grade HEPA air filtration system 10 times larger than the average car, which Tesla claims makes the Model X the cleanest SUV on the inside as it strips out outside viruses, pollution and pollen before entering the cabin. This also is a great reason to buy a Model X if you commute in particularly smoggy cities."
I wonder if it's mere coincidence that the model was developed while Tesla relocated their world headquarters literally across the freeway from the Pampers Biohazard Research Park, affectionately known locally as the Newby Island Landfill:
"Neighbors living in Milpitas are fighting with a nearby landfill, saying the smell has become unbearable.
The landfill is located right off Dixon Landing Road and the 880 freeway. And later in January, the San Jose Planning Commission will consider allowing a larger landfill.
Republic Services, which runs the landfill, has applied for a revised permit that would increase the height and capacity of the landfill and extend its expected closure date from 2025 to 2041. Officials had previously said they are working diligently to control odors emanating from the landfill.
But some neighbors said the stench is so bad they are left with only two options--move or fight back."
"For generations, we have been tolerating this nasty odor, airborne bacteria, rodents, feces, dangerous chemicals within less than one mile of Milpitas residents," Milpitas resident Shiqun Strohfus said on the petition. " It is time to retire the garbage dump site!"
Sadly the grand introduction of this game-changing innnovation in automotive technology has been overshadowed by revelations of outright emissions control fraud on the part of one of the planet's other auto makers.
A never-ending source of inspiration and new material:
"Tesla Model X: It'll protect you from biological warfare
We're not joking, Elon Musk claims it really will keep you safe from biological attack thanks to a "Bioweapon Defence Mode". It has a medical grade HEPA air filtration system 10 times larger than the average car, which Tesla claims makes the Model X the cleanest SUV on the inside as it strips out outside viruses, pollution and pollen before entering the cabin. This also is a great reason to buy a Model X if you commute in particularly smoggy cities."
I wonder if it's mere coincidence that the model was developed while Tesla relocated their world headquarters literally across the freeway from the Pampers Biohazard Research Park, affectionately known locally as the Newby Island Landfill:
"Neighbors living in Milpitas are fighting with a nearby landfill, saying the smell has become unbearable.
The landfill is located right off Dixon Landing Road and the 880 freeway. And later in January, the San Jose Planning Commission will consider allowing a larger landfill.
Republic Services, which runs the landfill, has applied for a revised permit that would increase the height and capacity of the landfill and extend its expected closure date from 2025 to 2041. Officials had previously said they are working diligently to control odors emanating from the landfill.
But some neighbors said the stench is so bad they are left with only two options--move or fight back."
"For generations, we have been tolerating this nasty odor, airborne bacteria, rodents, feces, dangerous chemicals within less than one mile of Milpitas residents," Milpitas resident Shiqun Strohfus said on the petition. " It is time to retire the garbage dump site!"
Sadly the grand introduction of this game-changing innnovation in automotive technology has been overshadowed by revelations of outright emissions control fraud on the part of one of the planet's other auto makers.
