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Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk 'back to work in certain areas' celebrity EV supporter says

Thom Kozik — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:41:45 -0000

A :30 second Google search will show you thousands of companies which give to "save the planet" causes

Re: Tesla market share explodes in Q1, overtaking BMW, Mercedes, and others

Thom Kozik — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:03:23 -0000

IKR?! You're spot on there Torpedo... let's blame those damned Fox viewers!

Viewers of CNN, MSNBC, et al are so much better informed, having believed it when;
- Al Gore said in 2009 that there's a 75% chance the ice caps would be gone in 5-6 years.
- Greta Thunberg stated in 2018 that "'climate change will wipe out all of humanity by 2023 unless we stop using fossil fuels"
- Harvard professor James Anderson was quoted stating: 'The chance that there will be any permanent ice left in the Arctic after 2022 is essentially zero.'
- and many, many more alarmist predictions that serve nobody but the alarmist themselves.

Kinda makes one wonder why anyone would choose to watch Fox as an alternative, huh?

Now yes, we can and should make the transition to electric as quickly as we reasonably can, without triggering too many unintended consequences. For the record, I believe the best way to live is to not buy into the propaganda from either side to begin with.

Re: 'Liberal as f***' Marxist Maryland teacher calls for war against capitalism: 'Revolutions involve violence' · American Wire News

Thom Kozik — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:06:27 -0000

McCarthy was right.

Arguably wrong in his approach, but correct in premise.

Re: Tesla Autopilot traveled fewer miles per accident in Q4, vehicle safety report shows

Thom Kozik — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:34:44 -0000

"safety institutions don't measure safety by "accidents/miles driven""

So you're claiming that the NHTSA -- the federal government's leading authority on the subject, which includes the word Safety in its name -- isn't a "safety institution" by your definition?

Re: Non-Tesla Supercharger pilot launch in the United States expected in late 2022

Thom Kozik — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:10:53 -0000

Not rumored - regulated. They have been forced by EU regs to move to USB-C on the iPhone, and will be transitioning that in on new models.

Re: SpaceX set to break another Falcon 9 reusability record [webcast]

Thom Kozik — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:29:12 -0000

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Re: Elon Musk validates Tesla Bot’s existence despite not fitting into the Master Plan

Thom Kozik — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:17:41 -0000

Just as a Tesla vehicle uses the AI to "enhance" the (currently) required human operator, Tesla bots will be a damn good telepresence tool on Mars. Human operator takes control to perform fine dexterity or impromptu precision tasks, while the mundane act of getting from work location back to charging station happens on the equivalent of FSD. Latency between Earth/Mars for signal no worse than that suffered by current NASA rovers. Real payoff is when human operators are on Mars, either in ships or shelters, and don't even have to don suits for activities on the Mars surface. No latency then... real-time control.

Re: Is It True That A Tesla Creates More Pollution Than A Conventional Car?

Thom Kozik — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:17:24 -0000

Thanks for the clarification Andy. I didn’t take into account that it wasn’t that 6 pounds magically results in 20+ pounds *by itself*, but the many pounds on air that is combined via the process. (#facepalm)

Re: Is It True That A Tesla Creates More Pollution Than A Conventional Car?

Thom Kozik — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:21:59 -0000

Pardon me.. but a legitimate question here for our author; how can a gallon of gasoline, which weighs approximately 6 pounds, “also produces 20 lb of CO2 when actually burned”.

That sounds like some impressive alchemy there, that the process of burning (releasing energy) multiplies the mass of the object being burned by more than 3x!!

Re: Is 2ufuture.com Scam, Fraudulent or Safe? | ScamFoo

Thom Kozik — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:55:44 -0000

Reported as a scam on other sites

Re: ITEM OF THE DAY: FOR LOVE & LEGACY'S BELT BUCKLES - Accessories Magazine

Thom Kozik — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:03:55 -0000

I've had the privilege of working with Laura several times of our careers, and she is without a doubt, one of the most creative spirits there is, and her soul comes through in these items she crafts. SO proud of what she's accomplishing with the new artistic outlet, and they're so, so, cool.

Re: Your Lightning cables look like sissies next to these [Deals]

Thom Kozik — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:06:54 -0000

I've had two of these cables, and both failed after less than 6 months of use.

Didn't know about the lifetime warranty - though that means I've got to go through the hassle of sending in failed ones repeatedly?

Re: Nitrogen Can Triple Energy Capacity of Supercapacitors

Thom Kozik — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 06:20:47 -0000

You can be that already, Musk is contemplating a new form of hybrid; supercapacitors for the initial power delivery/acceleration, with his lithium-ion packs for greater distance. Or possibly even the inverse; a supercapacitor as a form of reserve tank to add a boost to the li-ion pack when it's close to depletion. The latter would seem to be a bit of waste of all the other benefits of an advanced supercapacitor though.

Re: Aaron Sorkin to Tim Cook: ‘You’ve got a lot of nerve’

Thom Kozik — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:33:26 -0000

Use all the Apple products you want -- NONE are made by children.

Re: NYC: Beacons in public phones discovered, but will be removed | BGR

Thom Kozik — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:38:51 -0000

Wow, scare-mongering, falsely-informed, with twisted facts -- and sourced from BuzzFeed no less. I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you.

Re: Apple takes security to highest level for Sept. 9 event

Thom Kozik — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:47:19 -0000

What if the reason they needed a special building was to create a special Faraday Cage for whatever wireless creations they'll be showing off? After all, we know how meticulous Apple is about controlling the environment of their events.

Re: Disney and ‘Tiny Tower’ creator Nimblebit join forces to create ‘Star Wars: Tiny Death Star’

Thom Kozik — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:24:33 -0000

Nevermind -- spotted him tucked in there.

Re: Disney and ‘Tiny Tower’ creator Nimblebit join forces to create ‘Star Wars: Tiny Death Star’

Thom Kozik — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:24:01 -0000

What - no Lando?

Re: Introducing The Saint

Thom Kozik — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:29:51 -0000

Great to see you here Alex -- looking forward to your usual deluge of insights & wisdom!

Re: Reversing denial, State says Kerry was briefly on boat

Thom Kozik — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:50:16 -0000

Simple WH typo... meant to read "worked around the dock all day..."

Re: WSJs Crovitz: "Creating The Internet" And Getting Everything Wrong

Thom Kozik — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:27:59 -0000

What was the lie?

Re: WSJs Crovitz: "Creating The Internet" And Getting Everything Wrong

Thom Kozik — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:21:55 -0000

Thanks - attended school - know what sophistry is. And I'm not *trying* to be clever; merely discussing facts. Please feel free to point out the misleading argument or implausible reasoning in any of my posts.

What is "pathetic" and "silly" is how several here jump in and resort to personal attacks, labeling, and name calling. No discussion of the facts. *That* is sophomoric.

I haven't gone off on any kind of anti-Obama bender here... nor would I. Did I call President Obama's intelligence into question? No. (potentially the extent of his knowledge, but that's up for discussion.

Did I make make some judgement of his overall character? No -- but if you choose to consider my suggestion that the statement could just as well have been a blatant falsehood an indictment of the man's entire character -- you go ahead and make that leap. I'm not.

Did I point out that like EVERY other politician, the man is capable of saying stupid things on the stump periodically (the "57 states" comment)? Yes.

Let's recap the absence of any sophism:
- I start by agreeing with most posters in this thread that Crovitz was wrong.
- I point out that in his own way, so was the President.
- I point out that in the context of his entire speech, his statement about the reason why the government backed the creation of the Internet illustrates either ignorance of history, or a willful distortion of it on his part (latter is entirely plausible -- it is campaign season after all).

...and for this, we have multiple people throwing labels, personal attacks, somebody suggesting I'm "desperate to keep" my job (whatever that has to do with anything in this discussion). Please show me where I disparage anybody personally in any of these posts. Show me what I said that is deserving of the amount of bile being spewed in return, and in the absence of any actual discussion of the facts.

Re: WSJs Crovitz: "Creating The Internet" And Getting Everything Wrong

Thom Kozik — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:41:47 -0000

Actually, turning the word liberal into a derogatory predates Rush, and goes back to the Reagan era. He himself used it frequently as a negative label.

Sad really -- because it's gotten so twisted around 180 degrees.

If one really understands the meaning of the term, most folks who might otherwise consider themselves a Conservative are actually quite liberal in the true sense; they want *more* liberties, and only requisite minimal control over their day-to-day lives by a centralized government. Would probably blow their heads off if they stopped to think about it.

Correspondingly, most folks who advocate for a stronger, bigger Federal government, with more & more programs/agencies/Czars to solve every imagined grievance or inequity mistakenly call themselves, or are labeled "Liberals" with a capital L.

It's a tough semantic problem. "Progressives" isn't a good alternative since it doesn't distinguish from an opposing position or philosophy. After all, who other than Ted Kaczynski is sincerely against "progress"? And the Right simply throwing the term "Socialist!" at the Left at every turn these days is well beyond it's expiration date. They've worn it out to the point of it being meaningless, and most people who toss it around couldn't actually define Socialism if their life depended on it.

Re: WSJs Crovitz: "Creating The Internet" And Getting Everything Wrong

Thom Kozik — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:23:45 -0000

Irony of ironies.

If you mean where does the money from readers of the WSJ go, it's predominantly in support of Democrats shockingly enough. It's funny how there's all this bile spewed about Fox/News Corp, and yet they're cash flows the opposite of their editorial tone.

Not surprisingly, Murdoch's *personally* donated almost solely to Republicans over the past 10 years, but when looking at News Corp as a whole, Democrats benefit 7:1 for the same period. (I chose to go back 10 years to counteract any skewing of donations to the party in power at the time)

Even more surprising is for the same 10 year period, FOX gave more to Dems, by a 3:1 margin. Who would have imagined?! Granted, this current election cycle FOX has given a slight edge to Republican candidates (by about $1,900 so far), but they're 2:1 in favor of Democrat PACs. Moreover, parent company News Corp is still 3:1 in total Democrat donations, both candidates and PACs.

Fun number crunching over at Influence Explorer. http://goo.gl/FXaJk

Re: WSJs Crovitz: "Creating The Internet" And Getting Everything Wrong

Thom Kozik — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:26:20 -0000

Wow... someone needs some relaxing meditation or something. Chill. The hell. Out.

We could go on, and on, and on for pages here with references to all the stupid things Dubya ever said ("Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" for starters).

I mention one -- ONE -- *gaffe* by Obama (with the "57 states" comment), and you pop a vein. (his Internet statement on the other hand was just that, a statement - not a gaffe). And there's nothing idiotic about referencing the "57 states" gaffe. He said it.

Without even knowing me, and ignoring the simple facts of my original post, you've chosen to intelligently participate in the dialog by simply throwing a derogatory label at me. Please feel free to continue this conversation by yourself, if all you have to contribute is name calling.