According to the article you linked, keyfob signal amplification seems to be a product of signal reflections around the arm, head and chest. Frequency conversions within a ~1m length mostly watery meatbag seem unnecessary and Cherenkov radiation is irrelevant.

Did he need to correct for speed of light in water? I thought it was the length of the meatbag with respect to the length of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the fob. Seems like you just wanted to say Cherenkov radiation.

Has anyone ruled out TikTok challenge yet? (I wish this comment was a joke.)

Let’s not apply logic here. It’s the government and the lowest form of it at that. My only question: why would RI pass up the revenue stream? Follow the money.

spanning back to the mid- through late-teens

pet peeve: rational ≠ rationale

Why settle for just one slideshow?

I’ve been lusting after a Zero for a long time. Just been waiting for the price to come down. They make little tweaks but price seems to be going up over time. I expected a battery breakthrough by now, but even without that, why can’t we have sub-$10k electric bikes?

Global warming doesn’t give a crap if your EV was made by a union, made within U.S. borders, made with a gazillion kWh battery, sold by a dealership, or boosted by a Bond villain. We should apply incentives to increase EV adoption across the board, vehicles and infrastructure. We should prioritize mass market (aka…

Elon Erik’s energy is very much that of someone who enjoys sending emails posting articles to all of his employees us readers, which is just to say that his real skills aren’t doing anything in particular or making any kind of product or even dreaming up big ideas, but talking and hyping.

Right. American marketing needs to start at whatever is more offensive than Hellcat and ramp up from there. I’d probably start with the Patriot Cat, Don’t Tread On Me Cat, or ‘Muricat.

Price is an excuse. The same people that won’t pony up the money for working lights always have money for trucknutz and the minimum 5 pieces of “patriotic” flair.

we’re also on the cusp of an amazing new era for automotive lighting: the fun era.

If someone crashes into your vehicle because you were in a lane of traffic you were not supposed to be in, you caused the crash.

Toward the end I couldn’t tell if you were giving car advice, life advice, or dating advice. I guess it’s all the same in the end. Especially the part about ending up in some back alley dumpster.

kinja. kinja is what’s wrong with this place.

If I had one gripe, diagonal movements, like shifting from third to fourth,

At least until Trump is back in office.

But you have to buy the upgraded Burmester® High-End Surround Sound System package for $5000 first.

Unruly passengers really ruin everyone’s day. Every plane should have an ejecto seato, cuz.