I’m a fan of Elon Musk but this is all wrong. A subway train is a single point of failure in electric transportation with a certain probability of failure. This tunnel solution, as presented, would have hundreds of points of failure (each car in the tunnel) with their certain probability of failure. Even if the subway…

I’m sure he is a professional who, like all professionals, can separate their personal ideology from his professional responsibilities. Right?

I didn’t after about age 19 when I concluded that copying is stealing and stealing is wrong, yo. And even if I had, I am not running for president. I expect more out of my leaders than a past that include criminal disregard for the social contract.

But the Cult of the Dead Cow did quite a bit more than simply copying…

It broke because it’s electric and the test driver tried to put gas in it.

Humans don’t have LIDAR. It’s not impossible to do it with vision systems.

My thought at the end of Infinity War was, now you’ve done it. You made Tony mad.

Slightly massaged Z4 *as specified by Toyota*. There was a really good investigative story a month or two ago that exposed just how much (quite a bit and where it counts) Toyota there is in the Z4/Supra, engine and all. So while the cars are quite similar, the influence goes both ways.

Or just drive without a front plate and pay the “fixit” fine if you ever get cited. Or! Or get one of the slick mounts that lets you slide the plate under the bumper.

I feel pretty sure he hit “record” and not “play”.

Science going wrong should not be confused with engineering going wrong. It’s a common problem in irrationality. Knowledge gained through science applied incorrectly or to a bad end is not “science going wrong”.

From 2002:

My fav:

This is actually a quite optimistic take on the situation, one with which I concur. I am firmly of the belief that once the problem becomes one where those with power and money begin to feel a little pain, the situation will be remedied. The main risk is that things move too fast for them to respond, which I don’t…

Valvetronic is variable valve lift, not timing. VANOS is variable timing.

The fact that the body was briefly unbolted from the frame for the purpose of installing a lift does not justify calling this a “frame-up” re-build.

What if your car breaks down and you need to get out... Get out and do something useful like change a flat tire?

... is what they said when he started watching.

Anyone remember “Dragon’s Lair” from the ‘80s?

I’ve been tested and I do not have celiac disease. Nevertheless, my eating wheat flour based things in any significant quantity directly correlate with flushing, elevated heart rate, acid indigestion, acid reflux and, later, diarrhea. I don’t really care what you want to call it. It is unpleasant and painful.

Nice looking but it can’t go in a microwave so not very useful for leftovers that needs reheating.

Nice looking but it can’t go in a microwave so not very useful for leftovers that needs reheating.