As a side note “ventilated” is my favorite euphemism for that act. I know an old guy who says “let the air out of them” that is also in the rotation for me.

We only enforce the Sherman act every 30 years or so. Don’t be ridiculous.

It feels like replacing a single piece underbody in a car would be like trying to replace all the wood framing in a house,... You’re basically going to take the whole thing apart to do it.

My understanding is that mold making frequently requires what is called hard machining. In order to make a gear (for example) that needed to be extra durable, the standard machining process would be to machine the gear to shape while its material is in a softer state, then through a chemical/heat process they harden…

There is no amount of salt that makes his advice good. Ignore him completely. If you see him in person, tell him he sucks.

...You act like the fact that people can go work at any shitty place makes the power balanced.

And what about when ALL the employers come together and suppress wages?

Quality out of Mexico is lightyears ahead of quality out of the USA.

They also haven’t gotten CoL increases for over a decade when they were supposed to be temporary. In the 14 years that the “temporary” cost of living elimination has been in effect, inflation has been over 40%. A 20% immediate raise is more than reasonable. They made a sacrifice to save these companies and its time…

Fuck Jim Cramer.

I think its pretty funny that you started with referring to the current system as communist and talked about transitioning to a state run system.

That Motor Trend article is the dumbest fucking thing I’ve read in a long time... For example:

The sad thing is that I’ve legitimately read someone suggest that,...

I thought Trump was a secret plot by the Demon-Rats to make Republicans look faschy...

One major thing is that the Supercharger network isn’t required to be a profit center for the company. They also just have a head start, and I’ve read that their chargers are well engineered.

I think it is completely reasonable to bring attention to these kinds of issues.

I would also guess that they’re doing some very advanced things to detect and mitigate wheelspin. In addition to being able to provide instantaneous torque, it is approximately infinitely easier to very quickly modulate the torque with electric hub motors.

They put them in a pill bottle and paid doctors to prescribe them???

One of the big goals of this experimental aircraft is to investigate ways to change the sound profile of the sonic booms so that it could transition closer to inhabited areas.

We are talking about like 60+ years of development between the SR-71/A12 and Concorde and this one. Hypersonic missiles have been a focus in the meantime as well, so I’m sure we’ve gotten much better at resisting and managing that kind of heating.