For your argument to make sense, you would have to believe that someone made $1.2 billion off shorting Lockheed Martin stock. Is that what you think?

I would argue that would be the clearest case of insider trading in history; but now that I think about it, that probably wouldn’t make a difference for Trump. No one would care at this point.

I sure do, but first off, there is no way that anyone had secured against $1.2 billion of losses, so even if a few people made some money off this, there was still a huge amount of net wealth that was actually destroyed.

Second, arguing that short selling means that wealth ISN’T destroyed is like arguing that…

Good points, but you’re forgetting the driving design consideration of the F-35 that makes it so damned expensive: it’s supposed to be a single platform that all the services use to drive down maintenance and supply costs. The Army and Air-Force aren’t going to start flying f/a-18's any time soon.

No one, he is actually removing value from the stock market when he makes comments like this and eroding investor confidence. That’s the point, they are punitive measures against companies that are critical of him.

Even so, if they use Android as opposed to iOS or their own in-house software; there’s a half way decent chance they’ll use a processor that can run a Linux kernel other than the Android one. With a little bit of cleverness, you might be able to get your CentOS automotive.

If they start using Android to drive those consoles, maybe you won’t have to.

With an accurate enough clock on the car, you could solve the problem. Just have the car bounce a signal the fob and back to measure the distance, if it’s too far away you don’t open the door.

I’m aware of those devices, but if what Agilis says is true, this new device is a variation on that theme. It records the signal to play it back later, and that’s the kind of thing that could be solved by an encrypted, rolling key code instead of the method they currently use,

No, the important distinction of the device outlined above it that it doesn’t require the real key to be present; so it doesn’t just facilitate communication between the real key and the car. It spoofs the key; this is what encryption can solve.

Imagine if, instead of just broadcasting the same key code all the time,…

If what you’re saying is true, it demonstrates a profound ignorance of the existence of encryption on the part of the automakers; which would not surprise me in the least.

I think you’re describing the point at which no one will ever buy a gasoline powered car again, not the point at which people will start buying EV’s in large numbers. Sure, the range is the downside, but there are so many upsides.

No, guilt is more of a Jewish tool; Catholics prefer shame. The difference is subtle but important.

I feel like this problem could be somewhat mitigated through software. If cars had a dedicated ‘fuel economy’ mode that would limit you from over-accelerating like most people do while driving, and keeping the load on the engine under the threshold of the turbo charger, these engines would get better efficiency. You…

I’m pretty sure that if we get enough signatures the white house would have too formally respond to a ‘Deport Donald Trump’ petition; but probably best to wait until after the election.

If you’re wrapping your head around it you’re doing it wrong.

Does anyone else get the feeling that Trump was just being a complainer in the hopes of getting the waiter to comp his meal? And yes, know he owned the Restaurant, but maybe he didn’t do the math?

I think the criticism might be more about the nonsense tactics Trump plans to use to discourage this kind of business practice. I’m even Trumps most adamant detractors believe that keeping jobs, especially manufacturing jobs, in the US is a good thing.

Please someone steal their distributor while their hoods are popped. Oh god please let that happen...