[Musk] he's the dog that caught the car, but the car has fsd and is running him over

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Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
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One moment left.
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why does Peter Thiel crave the blood of infants is what I want to know

black magic? sinister technology? hokey world domination aspirations?

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Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

1994 Toyota Celica posted:

black magic is sinister technology

# ¿ Jul 14, 2018 05:04

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Calibanibal posted:

The duck is a leftypol

/pol/ just left-wing scented. I think it's even on the same site

# ¿ Jul 15, 2018 19:22

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Darkman Fanpage posted:

it's not. leftypol is it's own site

lol oh ok

# ¿ Jul 15, 2018 19:24

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You are Destiny.

Sometimes I wonder if all the Musk/Bezos salt isn't just one silicon valley billionare trying to DL sink two other ones using social media, maybe buy them up afterwards

Thoughts turn to Peter Thiel, who is an expert in that sort of thing

# ¿ Jul 20, 2018 19:40

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Coolness Averted posted:

It would be amazing if it was entirely bots and paid shills trying to devalue or overvalue his assets and Musk didn't really have an army of dedicated boosters and detractors, but I've met too many dumb dumbs who I know are real and will defend the poor defenseless billionaire to the death because he means well.

Just a thought. I think I'm gonna keep it as headcanon for now; Musk is really bad at PR which is funny, but it's pretty obvious that a large amount of people are digging on him absolutely as hard as they can, which is also funny.

He's sooooooo ingrained in the MILC that he's not going to unfortunately be able to go anywhere; that MAY be why he's being targeted for it if it's a Peter Thiel/Cambridge Analytica/Trump/Wikileaks/(whatever you want to call that giant retarded blob of incels) thing.

The thought that like a bunch of people itt are unwittingly or fully cogently doing the bidding of Peter Thiel is also really loving funny

# ¿ Jul 20, 2018 19:48

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IT is the worst industry. It is riddled with thoughtless, uncaring, lazy, easily compromised people and practices.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2018 20:13

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comedyblissoption posted:

the thread makes me want to short tesla but then i remember something incredibly stupid could happen like some billionaire buys tesla or there's some insane merger and then im loving ded

lol $ilicon valley $tock is for $uckers now

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 00:10

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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

My dad is *kinda* like this, since he's also a tech dude and loves Musk's rockets and so on, and there is some amazing technology that Musk has access to. The vertical-landing rockets are crazy, and the Teslas have really advanced stuff (it's just that they're constructed like garbage). But I remember him talking about Tesla being wildly overvalued months ago. He also thought Bitcoin was a scam from the beginning.

He invests in index funds, drove cheap Hondas his whole life and finally splurged in his middle-age by upgrading to the Accord. Drove his first one into the ground and shocked me because he bought his most recent one new. It's like, geeze what has gotten into dad? Anyways he's pretty smart with money.

lol This sounds exactly like something bloodsuckers like Thiel or Luckey would be interested in destroying

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 01:02

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Siljmonster posted:

lol burning man has always been for richies only forever

local burns are fun and don't cost as much

burning man is like hoo boy hope you got income or a good crew now

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 01:32

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Hentai Jihadist posted:

yeah lol he said "its there if anyone needs it now" lmao

what a loving rear end in a top hat, just littering a child coffin made out of rocket parts in thailand

insanely cool drug smuggling device tbh

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 02:12

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I know who you are.

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akadajet posted:

in case anyone missed this

oh no i didn't mean to directly imply violence or anything mr. musk please look at my website

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 02:31

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etalian posted:

Well the hour long Telsa video is pretty interesting showing how some things were pretty advanced but you mixed this with things like the over-engineering auto body.

My favorite stupid design decision is how they made the trunk and hood mechanism electric instead of mechanical. You need a separate 9V battery to open it if the main battery gets drained or has a problem.

that's so BMW

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 02:49

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infernal machines posted:

Very loving fast*

*In 0-60 acceleration, in a straight line. They're poo poo track cars, on account of they overheat when actually trying to perform.

I'm impressed this porky sumbitch can get up there that quickly. That's more than a 4runner lol

My project car weighs *half* this. Those motors must be crazy, I wanna swap this bullshit into like a Miata

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 03:15

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infernal machines posted:

https://jalopnik.com/this-glorious-madman-stuffed-a-p85-tesla-drivetrain-int-1823461909

yeah it'd have to be something tiny. domestic like maybe a maverick or a chevy vega if I can find one somewhere
foreign probably a nickeldime, bmw 2002, maybe an old celica, or like a honda n600 for the ultimate terror rollerskate

Wheeee posted:

floor the throttle in a prius and itll feel fast as poo poo, for like two seconds, because electric motors produce 100% of their maximum torque from 0RPM

outside of ridiculous drag racing cars electrics are just faster from a standstill

yeah this is really kinda where it's at with current battery technology. Its just heavy as poo poo.
It's kinda passably OK because 90% of car dickwaving happens in Highway Moments�, but just lol that this thing weighs as much as an F-150

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 03:22

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You are Destiny.

etalian posted:

lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0fNkL886c

lol

NEED MORE MILK posted:

it�s not the motors. batteries a loving heavy dude. basically all EVs are significantly heavier than a comparable ice vehicle

yea see my post above w/r/t current energy storage technology

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 03:30

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Double wishbone was a pretty solid choice all the way around. Potholes do not seem like they would be kind to these as low as they are though

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 03:40

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

F1 is trying a Formula E race, but they only just got it so it didn't require two batteries (aka two whole cars) per race.

hold on guys we gotta stop the race and the clock while everyone finishes the first heat and gets into the ~~spare battery~~ second car

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 03:43

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Bushiz posted:

There's this one from toyota that pulls out of the paddock and has the engine click on halfway out of the pit and is spinning silently at 5000 RPM when it starts sparking. It sounds like it's making the jump to lightspeed and I've never wanted anything more in my life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-dyfI0hAM

ungh gently caress :flashfap:

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 05:07

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

I don't personally see off the shelf parts as a bad thing. I built a car from scratch that way

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 06:01

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
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when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

I love my 17 year old BMW except it gets like 21mpg, and have zero ability to afford anything else.

:coffeepal:

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 16:12

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Most consumer-purchaseable EVs are $30,000+ to ensure that the customer still pays The Average Price of a New Car but is seduced by the tax credit :v:

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 16:47

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Vox Nihili posted:

You can buy a used Leaf for $10k w/ 30k miles Jesus Christ

...why's the depreciation so bad? I do want one, hearing that, but wow

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 01:21

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You are Destiny.

Tunicate posted:

leafs have trouble with battery lifespan

Vox Nihili posted:

Battery is the most expensive component and loses like 5-10% of it's max capacity per year (or thereabouts). People freak out and sell them early when they see the battery losing capacity. Plus the tax credit is basically built into the initial price and immediately falls off.

I own a used Leaf and my job has free EV charging, it's pretty loving nice.

Wheeee posted:

so heres the thing about EVs: all of their advantages come from the electric drive motors, not the batteries. batteries are in fact terrible, as even the most expensive and modern battery technology has power specific density that's around an order of magnitude lower than gasoline (~100-200 Wh/kg for lithium ion batteries vs ~13,000 Wh/kg for gasoline), which would be kind of poo poo even if batteries didnt take hours to charge. which they do

but theres another huge problem with batteries that makes buying an electric car stupid as gently caress: they degrade and lose capacity over time. this used to be a fear with regard to the Prius, but since the Prius is a series-parallel hybrid (the battery is charged by the onboard ICE in combination with regenerative braking) the total capacity of the battery isnt nearly as important as in a pure EV, making loss of battery capacity a relatively minor issue. in a pure EV however, which relies entirely upon the battery, losing capacity means losing range. all batteries are subject to this, and the conditions in which cars operate (extreme temperatures) tend to accelerate this degradation beyond what youre used to seeing in your phone or laptop

that bit about temperatures is important: smart electric vehicle design will incorporate active battery thermal management, effectively cooling, to extend the life of the battery. the Nissan Leaf does not use thermal management, and so the batteries in them tend to degrade rapidly, to the point that some first-generation Leaf owners are down to around 50 miles of range on a full charge

buying an electric car is loving stupid, buying a used electric car is even more stupid

The new generation looks better, and maybe a little more range-suited to my daily delivery route, but I live in an apartment, alas

The first generation doesn't seem like a good bet

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 02:01

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Wheeee posted:

https://transportevolved.com/2017/09/25/will-a-lack-of-active-battery-thermal-management-harm-sales-of-the-2018-nissan-leaf/

new one doesnt have active management either

if you seriously care about how much money you spend on gas, buy a Prius, Prius Prime, Volt, or similar. electric cars are a gimmick outside of very specific use cases

despite being a GM product and my burning hatred of GM its honestly probably the most advanced/best hybrid car on the market in some regards

haha that's the weed number

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 02:11

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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

FistEnergy posted:

2019 long range Leaf with 60kwh battery will have active thermal management and the exact same battery tech as the Bolt fyi. It's the one to watch right now.

Interesting. Looks like it'll be at that ~$30k price point, too. If it is not already, I hope they make thermal management standard, heat is an enemy.

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 02:17

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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Tunicate posted:

the first gen is a lot better than the second generation

http://www.futurecar.com/2118/Study-Finds-Nissan-Leaf-Battery-Degrades-Quicker-than-Expected

refreshes and recalls on early mass produced EVs you say

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# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 02:37

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

still looking at mazdas though

get a new one if you have new car money, don't get a mazdaspeed though, they're fun but kinda fiddly

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 03:47

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
fitting into an infinite pattern.

Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

german cars mostly require a good set of torx and hex bits...so far

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 04:44

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

the wankel (lol) rotary engine sees use in some compact generator applications

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 07:30

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Grey Fox posted:

GM is probably one of the most experienced manufacturers of EVs, so this would make sense

I had an opportunity to get behind the wheel of a GM EV1 almost 20 years ago. That particular unit would later burst into flames while charging overnight a few months down the line.

lol General Motors and EVs

Captain_Maclaine posted:

*runs into thread at top speed*
Did somebody say nuclear cars?!

YES, FULL ROCKET 69 NOW

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 17:07

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

People are extremely upset at Elon Musk for stealing their vaporwave lazytown girlfriendo

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 18:26

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Jonny 290 posted:

this is just dumb trivia but some seatbelt pretensioners (the things that snug the belts up if you get in a crash) are teeny tiny wankel 'engines' with a gas charge that spins them (they don't actually fire or anything, it's just an air pump being worked backwards). It's pretty cool

E P I T R O C H O I D S

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 18:35

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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One moment left.
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I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

yes, police? I'm being microcucked by Elon Musk

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 18:40

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Didn�t they put a Wankel-type rotary in the mid-cycle refresh of some Main Battle Tank as an auxiliary power so that the main diesels don�t give it away or something while it�s Hiding?

Siljmonster posted:

they didnt do another Dune concept album so theyre dead to me

I still haven�t heard any Grimes lol

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 20:08

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Now, in the quantum moment
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when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

I think electromotive vehicles of all sorts are extremely good, albeit somewhat developmentally stunted following certain choices by certain industries over the past century

we haven't hosed all of them up at least:

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 22:14

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
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Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

steinrokkan posted:

You know what's a good electrical vehicle?

A train

gently caress trains, and gently caress cars

gently caress big-rear end boats too because bunker oil lmao

e: And by that I mean Fuel oils, used by oceangoing freighters:

Waffle House has issued a correction as of 22:21 on Jul 22, 2018

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 22:17

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
fitting into an infinite pattern.

Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

boy I'd love to be able to afford things like a car, he said, owning two

# ¿ Jul 22, 2018 22:59

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
fitting into an infinite pattern.

Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

There are a lot of people who would like to see Musk suffer more than apparently anyone else, including a majority of posters itt :v:

# ¿ Jul 23, 2018 02:02

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 16:02

Waffle House: Oct 27, 2004; You follow the path
fitting into an infinite pattern.

Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

anime was right posted:

actually considering how absolutely loving insanely stupid our reality is, thats now my best guess for what happens in 2020

you did it

ghostbusters style, now it's gonna be

elonocrat vs. rezucklican ticket

# ¿ Jul 23, 2018 02:10

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