“The real lesson is to find a thing that is nascent enough and perceived to be uncertain and risky enough as to offer you outsized rewards for a modicum of professionalism”

Who said it’s a ”production-ready” Cybertruck?

“And here the Origami Truck looks 10 times worse in the aerodynamics department, so will its wind noise drive you nuts?”

Those things protruding from the front and rear bumpers are outrigger mounts that are used for roll-over mitigation work.

In most situations? Almost never. The only time a “Right hook” incident isn’t the motorists fault is if the turning car is pretty far ahead, and properly signaling. I was right hooked by some shit kid who unsafely pulled out from a parking lot(I was within 10 feet and going 25mph when he turned onto the road and only…

That’s fair.  And in full self disclosure, the third was a thing that killed a cyclist friend of mine.  So I definitely came in with some bias there because I resent the decision he made.

That’s fair.  And in full self disclosure, the third was a thing that killed a cyclist friend of mine.  So I definitely came in with some bias there because I resent the decision he made.

“And then they finally make the pass, and after a stop sign or light they need to do it again. And again.”

While that 84-month term may make that payment on an Si look appealing, it’s not a good idea in the long run. For one, the vehicle will lose value faster than you can repay the loan, and the long term means a person will be paying more interest, especially if a buyer doesn’t have a Tier 1 (scores of 700 or above)…

in many locations, it’s the exact same stuff because that’s where it’s from.

“Rand Paul and his father have spent decades collecting government paychecks. If they were truly anti-government, that wouldn’t be a true statement.”

Not sure about other countries, but here in Canada regulations require the ‘sending’ institution to process the transaction essentially immediately. So though they could hold money until their end-of-day, they can’t really do so overnight. The receiver, on the other hand, has no such regulatory requirement.

OK. Truth time. The ‘delay’ instituted by banks is pretty much entirely fictional now. There USED to be a time when the transaction registers for the day were summarized, audited, submitted, and transferred via secure telefax to each receiving institution. Then, each day the receiving institutions would summarized,…

Or you can be paid in crypto like I am. Way better than paid in USD. Its in my account that only I have control of. if all the banks in the USA flew off the planet i would still have my money. Now if your bank fails, poof your money is gone and you only get what the government decides you were insured for. Which with…

Person who actually understands crypto here. I’m a crypto engineer. The whole point of crypto is the you manage you own wallet. You are in control of your account and only you have the keys. When you open a crypto wallet on a exchange you are not in control. Sis you get the seed phrase? If no you don’t really control…

No offense, but using these people, who clearly didn’t have much experience with crypto, as an example of its shortcomings is sensationalist at best.

International payments. Have you ever tried to do an international wire transfer? It's hell and hella expensive.

Yes, and common knowledge would call mentioning apartheid a Poisoning The Well Fallacy.

“The Battle of Polytopia is a civilization simulator in which you control one of twelve different “tribes.” You try to expand the territory of your empire by collecting resources, exploring uncharted territory, and destroying rival civilizations. In short, it’s the exact sort of game that might appeal to a white…

I think we’ve reached the point where the only thing worse then Elon Musk fanboys who will defend him for anything are Elon Musk critics who will take every opportunity to bash anything he mentions, including innocuous things like a charming little indie video game that first came out over six year ago for Android and…