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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • SUV do they break or make on the truck version?

    Losses due to reinvestment in plant tooling, is that really a P&L loss?

    Not in article…

    2 lower cost models on the way.

    Good acceptance from current customers.

    The Amazon delivery fleet units as a common service network back bone. Which I think become open for use beyond Amazon soon and adds another large sales and service revenue stream.

    I think they are better off than this seems.

    As a potential customer when the smaller models come out, he battery DRM is still what had me concerned with them. Along with the VW eventual meddling.






  • BMW has had lane assist (I believe standard) for a few years now. As others above have said, it gives resistance and visible feedback with varying degrees of force if you try to change lanes without a blinker. Many others makes now do as well.

    Essentially, in a 2018 or newer model BMW it is a pain in the ass to change lanes - even on an empty road - if you don’t use a blinker. And it probably snitches on you to your insurance company if you frequently make the light come on.

    As for the lowered 2011 3 series with the loud exhaust and not quite right looking M badges passing you in a cloud of strawberry mountain dew flavored vapor, well… yeah what do you expect. The forest of little tree air fresheners makes it hard to see through the rear view anyway.





  • Excel wouldn’t stop converting sku numbers to date formats. IT guy was excited to share an “easy fix” for that with Open Office…

    When I saw his genuine excitement as he described Linux, plus the security it provided I realized, if I ran Linux I’d have the best support in the company. And I did.

    I eventually had to move on from Linux at work after 10yrs or so but it’s all I run at home.

    All because of Excel and those fucking date codes. Which yes, Open Office solved as advertised.

    And yes I know you don’t need Linux for that but it was a long time ago.





  • As a car enthusiast, I would accept all new cars being white to combat global warming. I wouldn’t like it, but the payoff could be quick and impactful if done at scale and over time. At least white roofs/hoods/trunks. And if moonroof then white interior.

    Same with roofing/siding on buildings houses where possible.