Every one of these only makes me say “wouldn’t it be great if we did everything with RPN”?

Supreme Court attempts to do the morally and constitutionally obvious thing while also sucking Trump’s dick.

It hurts itself in its confusion.

We have the wife of the world’s most famous pro wrestling promoter, who someone gave the title of Secretary of Education. You may ask why the the wife of the world’s most famous pro wrestling promoter is Secretary of Education. As in, that is a question that may be asked.

No legal way out of that one except Form 1 3d printing. It’s from the MAGA shop, the MAGA shop that doesn’t have too many stickers on its wall, or the gun show. Which is also MAGA.

And even if you print it, you’ll still need to buy a bunch of smaller parts from one of the above, or an online retailer. Which will be MAGA.

He’s 79 and loves McDonald’s. He could very easily have a heart attack in his sleep tonight.

Tesla makes a lot of its own batteries, and some from CATL in China. When Biden changed the EV tax credit to only cover cars with US batteries, Tesla was one of the few that could meet it immediately.

Raw materials mostly do not come from the US, though.

The suspension had to be raised to meet new pedestrian safety standards. This ruined the handling.

They couldn’t get the engine they really wanted (a Mazda rotary) and had to go with a GM piston engine instead. Then, new US emissions standards hit and it had to be downrated to meet those. EU models were better, though engine design in general was kinda in the shitter around this time.

People think it’s heavy because of the stainless steel, but those are thin panels over fiberglass. Its weight is in the same ballpark as what Ferrari was putting out at the time.

The first alternator they used did not have enough power for all the accessories to be on at once. People got stranded at night because of this, including Johnny Carson (who was an early investor). These were upgraded later.

Then there’s some manufacturing difficulties. The early models have creases embedded on each side of the hood. Forming the stainless steel that way often broke it at the factory. Later models have a completely flat hood.

As the company’s finances dwindled, DeLorean himself was caught in an FBI sting operation where he was accused of selling drugs to try to keep the company afloat. This ended up being a setup by the FBI–with Larry Flynt coming to the rescue, of all people–but it plunged the company’s reputation even more.

It was a shitty time to make a sports car. Lots of stuff happening at once that made them bad at what they are. Make it 5 years earlier or 5 years later and it’s an entirely different story. Even that might be generous; 1980s sports cars are known more for their angular looks than actual driving ability. It wouldn’t be until the 1990s that companies started to figure out how to work within the new regulations. Then you get legendary bangers again like the Supra MkIV.

The DeLorean was 95% of the way to a brilliant car. The last 5% killed it with a combination of bad market timing and a few questionable parts selections. Most of those issues had been worked out after the first 3000 units, but the company’s reputation was in the shitter by then.

The FBI sting was a complete hoax.

There is no saving the Cybertruck. It’s poorly built, ugly, and comes from a company run by a narcissist.

Oh, fuck, we have invoked the wrath of Lemmy’s infamous crumpet stans.

There was some indications that the hardware was done for a while–Nvidia said the SoC was set years ago–but there was issues with the yen/usd exchange rate that were unfavorable to Nintendo. The board seems to have run through a bad case of analysis paralysis to find the “best” time to launch.

They finally break themselves of that, and then a manchild with ultimate power kicks over the entire world economic system.

Also, the United Parcel Service.

Tried shipping a GPU to PR from mainland USA once. UPS wanted $60 because they think of PR as international. The USPS will do it for a flat rate shipping box of like $15.

The biological research will certainly be interesting. I wonder about the social aspects of these animals. Dogs are intensely social creatures. Are these direwolves going to behave like the originals? Without being raised by the originals, almost certainly not.

Maybe. Keeps me sane.

I’ll say that Trump is providing an opportunity if we can grab it. There was a big liberal world order where it was hard to replace systems that were some combination of outdated and/or cruel because what they do was too important. A bunch of those have been tossed in a woodchipper already, and Trump ain’t done yet. If we can rebuild an effective left wing movement that takes real power, then we have an easier path to remaking those systems in a way that benefits a greater number of people.

I wonder if the brain drain from the US will ultimately get us there faster. The EU has less cultural stigma about funding STI vax research, and now they’re going to get the people who can do it.

Still true. Emergency response should be able to get there on time before tons of concrete gets weak.

Hold up. That might be the direct cause, but one driver fucking up shouldn’t cause the interstate to collapse.

He could resign.

Don’t get too excited. They’re only mad because Trump fucked with the money.

An RTC that you want to leave on its own for a very long time. Like underwater.

These aren’t new.

https://youtu.be/nEmO8DcOap4

They have tiny current output. Only suitable for a few niche applications. The company’s claim to fame is making them cheaper, but don’t expect much.