Semi projections and/or order info and an update on the solar roof ramp timeline would be nice.
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Semi projections and/or order info and an update on the solar roof ramp timeline would be nice.
mickificki
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Paracelsus
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With renewables now at cost parity with fossil fuels we may finally see if the thorn bush of Disaster Capitalism can grow sustainable blossoms
The car makers are quoted that they needed the autopilot updates after the Brown accident to see the value in OTA updates. Seriously?! It's not my job to tell them how to do their jobs but even I could see that would save them money from a mile away. How stale is the top executives thinking? It boggles the mind.
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I'm thinking that if in fact the delay in ramp-up in Model 3 production is due to specific bottlenecks (Tesla having to produce certain parts themselves as they wait for suppliers), then there shouldn't be anything stopping them from increasing the speed of the rest of the line in the meantime. This would mean the S-curve is delayed and steepened, not shifted. I have a feeling Tesla might still be on track for 5k/wk production by the end of the year, and that all that all that has happened is they've produced fewer cars when they were going to be producing very few anyway.
Obviously it would be difficult to write a program to match the human ability to make loose connections which is both the source of creativity and madness. Will machines learn this on their own? If so, do we dare risk building them, like the temptation of a flower for an insect about to be flytrapped. Speaking of loose connections, the solution may be to teach computers how to dream as suggested already in science fiction. When will they learn that for themselves? We already know, or think we do, what happens in the stages of our sleep. Maybe all computers will need is some sleepy time?
Edit: Maybe all we can do is keep them busy, like a nanny with a child or a minder with an idiot or a jailor with a homicidal serial killer. Speaking of serial killers, democracies have elected a few.
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The program all ready exists, the second version of deepmind learned Go by playing itself instead of learning from players.Obviously it would be difficult to write a program to match the human ability to make loose connections which is both the source of creativity and madness. Will machines learn this on their own? If so, do we dare risk building them, like the temptation of a flower for an insect about to be flytrapped. Speaking of loose connections, the solution may be to teach computers how to dream as suggested already in science fiction. When will they learn that for themselves? We already know, or think we do, what happens in the stages of our sleep. Maybe all computers will need is some sleepy time?
This More Powerful Version of AlphaGo Learns On Its Own
Did it know when to break the rules, to cheat, for example, and invent a new game as creative people do, like Einstein or Trump? Or Kennedy, too, who used the primary process for the first time to successfully beat the smoked filled rooms of the party bosses? I think that's the survival benefit of sleep, an unconscious way of calculating the odds without the penalty of risky action when awake. I would give computers today at least the emotional equipment of a dog. (Hope the NSA computer in the sky gets this affectionate joke. I like dogs. Just covering my ass, as usual.)
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Consumer Reports Responds to Tesla’s Complaints on Reporting, Research and Reviews
I think, Elon is really pissed that CR generously awarded yet to be produced Model 3 an average rating, while Tesla as whole is placed 21st out of 27 and Model X got 'the least reliable' title. Elon and his sales force is all out anti-selling M3, pushing the M3 folks over to MS and MX. And here comes CR, ranking a non-existent M3 ahead of both higher priced models! Shame on CR.
Interesting take on OTA updates; pretty much what I said earlier.
I think, Elon is really pissed that CR generously awarded yet to be produced Model 3 an average rating, while Tesla as whole is placed 21st out of 27 and Model X got 'the least reliable' title. Elon and his sales force is all out anti-selling M3, pushing the M3 folks over to MS and MX. And here comes CR, ranking a non-existent M3 ahead of both higher priced models!
Shame on CR.Interesting take on OTA updates; pretty much what I said earlier.
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Consumer Reports Responds to Tesla’s Complaints on Reporting, Research and Reviews
I think, Elon is really pissed that CR generously awarded yet to be produced Model 3 an average rating, while Tesla as whole is placed 21st out of 27 and Model X got 'the least reliable' title. Elon and his sales force is all out anti-selling M3, pushing the M3 folks over to MS and MX. And here comes CR, ranking a non-existent M3 ahead of both higher priced models!
Ya shame on CR. Ever since Model S broke their rating system, they lost their other revenue streams(likely??) and adjusted - since then they have never been the same ...
How can you give a review without even using it - atleast go watch the Russian video ...
Tesla just issued Form 8-K expanding their 2016 and 2017 Warehouse Agreements from $600 million to $1.1 billion. These Warehouse Agreements support Tesla leasing program.
Is their loan with DB an ABL collateralized by inventory (borrowing base revolver) or machinery and equipment (term loan)?
If memory serves me well these are used for leasing and are collaterized by fleet of leased vehicles.
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larmor
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That will be google's third AI engine: superficialmind, it's going to start by making friends with Tay from microsoft...
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I didn't get the funny, but agree with informative. That's why TMC is so fruitful. Thanks for helping someone who could never master Basic, and some other basics, too.
Sadly, Tay was potty mouthed from day one, apparently similar to the mindset of 3rd graders in South Park.
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