Q3 2017 had a loss of 619 million according to this CNBC article.

Actually, in looking at the sources I used in my post, Tesla *hasn’t* made a profit on a yearly basis. I didn’t get breakdowns for individual quarters, so it’s possible they turned a little profit here and there, but year over year they’re still way, way down.

From 2008 to Q4 2017, Tesla has actually lost 4.323 billion dollars. They’re bringing in more revenue, but they’re also still burning cash like there’s no tomorrow.

GM’s problems were many fold, compared to Tesla’s rather straightforward “We’ve never turned a profit, ever.” problem. If people thought about GM in the same way they think about dotcoms, GM would have investors crawling all over it just like Tesla does.

The part that gets me about all this is that we’ve read her probably-too-detailed side of the story, but know nothing about how he saw things in the moment. Even without inferring anything from how she presents the situation, we all know that there’s usually a bit of a jump between any one person’s retelling of a…

So fucking true. I recently had a small panic attack when I was presented with consent that *wasn’t* enthusiastic, and it absolutely paralyzed me into inaction. If I don’t get enthusiastic consent, it doesn’t even turn me on, let alone encourage me to make a move.

I haven’t laughed so hard in months, awesome.

My second car was a a previous generation 1991 929S, I loved that thing, with the really nifty automatic “swinging” A/C vents in the front.

Those aren’t what I’d call a typical SUV. Those are what evolved into the monstrosities we see today as SUVs. Modern day SUVs have plasticy, bloated interior panels, big comfy rear seats that don’t fold, and enough fake-luxo bits to make anything custom look like crap without a lot of work. An older wagon has a much…

Only with style, a more usable interior, a lower roofline and a cool factor off the charts.

Vans are great ideas, but if you want something *truly* ready to carry you to Valhalla, go with a ‘70s station wagon. Any 70's station wagon will do. You get massive engine compartments, huge frames, and a giant canvas to paint your own fume filled fever dreams on.

I think you’ll be happy with it, as long as you’re never running it on battery power. :)

I’ve always built my own desktops, and only a couple weeks ago bought my second “gaming” laptop. The first was a Sager model (basically, think of every “gaming laptop” that looks like a big black slab of blandness and get it directly from the actual OEM instead of a reseller that slaps a label on it) in 2011 that was…

What they use in liquid cooling systems is typically a distilled form of water, along with additives, that doesn’t really conduct electricity well at all. If there is damage though, it seems that some liquid cooler manufacturers (like Corsair) may actually replace parts that get damaged by a leak that’s considered a…

I’ve been going to theaters more since one of the ones nearby started offering reserved seating. So much better to go with friends, stress removed, no need to get there 45 minutes early, etc.

I’ve been bitten a few times by socket changes, so I don’t really aim for that particular pattern anymore. It worked great for Socket 775 where I went through three CPUs on one board, but 1151 just didn’t get a new generation that made any sense to upgrade to. AMD is a little better about this, but they hadn’t been…

Of the many options for building a desktop PC, I’ve stuck with my own primary method since the mid 90's. Get the best bang for the buck, and buy early in a hardware generation. Prices on gaming PC hardware don’t tend to drop much at the right balancing point on the price-performance curve.

Once you get a good 3-4 hours in a stretch, you’ll be able to just play around for an hour or two at a time. It just takes a little easing into.

The biggest problem with Elite is figuring out what you want to do when you start. If you want money, you’ll hunt bounties or run passenger missions. If you want to just take your time, you’ll pay around with a wide variety. I suggest grinding your first couple million by following the system authority ships in a high…

Yes, you do. The only difference between solo mode and the open and private modes are how they handle other players. The background simulation of the universe and economy, and the story is the same.