stoicmaverick @ stoicmaverick @lemmy.world

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That's cool. Where'd you get the wheelchair? Got a pic?

I'm going to humbly disagree with your premise. Ice engines only seem simpler because we've been doing it for so long that it seems normal, but the concept is insane when broken down. This is a machine which translates thousands of tiny explosions into smooth rotation at the wheels. An electric motor only has one moving part, and no metal on metal contact except for the bearings.

Electric vehicles still have to adhere to the parts and documentation availability standards of ice engines, it just feels different because you're talking about primarily electronics parts rather than something that a machinist could make for you like we're currently used to. It's true that you can't troubleshoot an electric vehicle without a multimeter, and a code reader, but you also can't fix an ice engine without wrenches, a variety of consumable fluids, proprietary gaskets and fittings, etc.

Additionally, ice vehicles subjectively have a more open source feel to them because of the complexity inherent to the design. You can add power or change the dynamics of the car by modifying the intake, exhaust, valve profile, spark timing, and a million other things, but that's because all those are factors in the way that it works. An electric motor doesn't have any of that, and unless you want to modify the power going into the motor in a way that it was not designed to handle, there's really nothing that can be changed due to the simplicity.

Nice. How the battery health doing?

I feel like you wrote another six paragraphs about all the reasons why she asked your wife that specific question before deleting it all... I feel that feels.

Yup. Just wait until they find out about Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, IBM, Disney...

You could also go to the website and buy a Tesla branded shirt if you wanted, but you don't HAVE to.

That is NOT the primary driving force behind Tesla's marketing issues right now...

How does buying a used vehicle from a third party seller support the manufacturer? I have a Ford Mach E that I got from a Toyota dealer's used lot, and Ford never saw a dime of that transaction.

I can understand that. You might want to look up what the definition of a synapse is, but honest questioner seeking real answers in your area: your crush, presuming no ethical, or moral complications, would you rather she A: let you give her a 5-minute foot massage with oil, or B: show you her bare breasts from six feet away. Defend your answer with citations as necessary. I understand what a kink is, but being a boring vanilla, if choosing one precluded the possibility of the other possibility forever, the choice is obvious for me.

Is it in any way possible that A: it was purchased used from a private seller, and/or 2: it was purchased prior to, whichever event you personally consider the start of his departure from reality. It's easy to forget now, considering [gestures vaguely at a cloud of toxic fumes emanating from the smoldering husk of a once democratic nation], but there was a time not so very long ago when Musk was considered a liberal and eco-friendly darling.

It's jealousy dog. Attractive women don't go letting everybody see their boobs and butt for no reason. Is a trip to a public pool just like an unyielding, diamond hard erection for you people?

y tho...

Not enough info. What wattage of microwave? What size and filling of the burrito? Is he allowed to drink water and/or wine between bites? Have you recently modified the DNS settings on the microwave?

Fuck capitalism and thank you... In equal measure.

David Attenborough: "Though it displays a striking and colorful plumage, the common driving_crooner is very timid. It will emit a deafening shriek when startled, and turns tail at nearly any unexpected movement when foraging for memes..."

For ours, we use one of those suspension harness things that hang from a door jam, and some narcotic sedatives from the vet. He's the sweetest thing in the entire world, and he'll let a chihuahua bark him into a corner, and then be sad about it for the rest of the day because he couldn't make a new friend, but when nail clippers are involved, he just loses his entire mind. It really is like a phobia in the true DSM sense of the word.

I have a 100lb pitbull with a nail trim phobia so bad that he will politely leave the room if he even sees me using wire strippers... AMA.

Couldn't beat their prices on submachine guns either.

Ok.... Now what?

Pro: easy wiping Con: involuntarily performative farting every time

You're call.