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  1. gowlerk
    And up 110% year over year. Model S sales are down, Model 3 sales are just starting to ramp up. Those are the more affordable ones you keep saying you are waiting for.
  2. gowlerk
    Because your content started with an attack on extremists, and claims that liberals who oppose nuclear energy are extremists. So cut the fake outrage. It's bullshit. I'm just like you, I call it when I see it. I don't know you in real life. But I certainly know your online posts.
  3. gowlerk
    If you think EVs are a thing who's time has passed you haven't been paying attention. Nice try at putting words into my mouth, but how about addressing the subject of the effective deployment of capitol? You seem to be saying there are a lot of people leading a lot of major companies who just aren't as good at predicting the direction of the future as you. Have you even considered entertaining the thought that you may be wrong? About this: "Electric cars have been in development for nearly two centuries, their time has come and gone. They may remain in limited use for short range urban commutes and of course virtue signaling, but that's about it. "
  4. gowlerk
    Apparently virtue is making a comeback and you completely missed it. How do you explain the billions of real corporate capitalist dollars being spent on developing electric cars if their time has passed? Are you smarter than the people running the car companies? I'm pretty sure you aren't richer and never will be.
  5. gowlerk

    The swamp

    gowlerk replied to billvon's topic in Speakers Corner

    Trump should put someone who can get things done in charge of homeland defense. Jared would be the perfect guy. Except for that confirmation thing.
  6. gowlerk
    It could only get better. We are all looking forward.
  7. gowlerk
    More examples of short cut taking in the design process emerging. At the end of the clip is the first sign I've in the American mass media that the flaw in the basic design that made the MCAS necessary is being publicized. The world outside of the USA has been talking about it for a while now. This is likely to cause further erosion of public confidence in the MAX and lead to cancellation of more orders. https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/04/04/boeing-analyst-737-max-griffin-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/
  8. gowlerk
    Still struggling with the concept of making health care available to everyone. Even those who some think don't deserve it and can't pay for it. And still paying stupid amounts of money to insurance companies to administer and ration care. Still allowing drug companies look for inventive ways of raping desperate people. Who knew it could be so complicated?
  9. gowlerk
    I know you love to group those who don't agree with you as extremists. But there is far more opposition to increased nuclear production than just those groups. I'm a fence sitter. I see the built in advantages but just saying it takes care of much of the risk of waste disposal is bullshit. It just shifts the problem and not by very much. A society that is so full of NIMBYs that it refuses to deal with this problem has no business producing more waste.
  10. gowlerk
    Kind of like long high walls?
  11. gowlerk
    As a partner in a small market 2 C-182 DZ I can easily see both sides of this issue. I've been on both sides. Some DZs will consider that waiting 4 or 5 hours is pretty normal on some days. As a senior jumper I would not be surprised or upset. If the tandems were truly walk ons though and not bookings, I would have put you higher. Also, if they were expecting you because you called to check and make sure about bookings, and they sold you a package, they owe you some priority.
  12. gowlerk
    I would say most likely they felt a lot of pressure to make tandem hay while the sun was shining. Pushing you to jump more when it is slow could be another bad sign, or it could be just encouraging you. It's really hard to know. Be aware that DZs do need to give tandems a large amount of priority. But students can only be neglected so much. The experienced jumpers? They already know that the priority is Tandems, or and other first jumps, students, and lastly the lowly ticket holding licensed jumper. If the DZ community is strong then it is worth being patient.
  13. gowlerk
    You need to sit down and discuss this with the DZO. Some operators will understand your point. Especially since you prepaid in good faith. A good operator should listen to your story, apologize and offer you something to make it up. DZs and instructors make their living mostly from tandems, and experienced jumpers know which DZs to avoid or what times to avoid. I know there are operators who will think nothing of doing this to you. They are out there and I have met them. If this has happened to you and you have no other options because you prepaid you are probably in for a world of frustration. Is it normal? Unfortunately it is in some places. If a frank discussion does not result in a reasonable answer I would ask for my money back. But if they are the kind of place that will not give you a firm commitment they will probably strong resist refunding you. Let us know how it turns out. And if it turns out badly don't be shy about telling us where it happened.
  14. gowlerk
    You would think the briefing would include "don't touch the handles, especially that red one there".
  15. gowlerk
    You are the one who titled the thread "green New Deal = magical thinking". Magic is defined as physically impossible. Are you now walking that back to impractical?
  16. gowlerk
    I know this is CNN and that they are at war with Trump. So I don't blame Trump supporters for brushing it off. But this story makes an interesting comparison between his speech and thinking when he was younger and what appears to be signs of reduced intellect today. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/05/opinions/trump-is-spouting-nonsense-at-a-greater-rate-dantonio/index.html
  17. gowlerk
    This, not a mass shooting, but a perfect example of what happens when human being with tempers carry people killing machines with them all the time. They sometimes use them to kill people. And no one is surprised and no one can do anything to change the situation. Remember the dead children. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/us/phoenix-summer-brown-road-rage-shooting/index.html
  18. gowlerk
    I will cop to introducing the term "weasel words" into the thread. I did not mean to call anyone a weasel. Weasel words is a marketing term that describes the careful use of words to give an impression that is basically false without technically lying. https://www.amanet.org/training/articles/get-rid-of-those-pesky-weasel-words.aspx
  19. gowlerk
    The challenges are the same for all sides. There actually is only one side on this planet. Most people are choosing to face the challenge (or at least acknowledge it), others choose to pretend it does not exist.
  20. gowlerk
    Boeing is starting to face reality. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-cuts-737-max-output-wake-two-deadly-012447162--finance.html
  21. gowlerk
    No, just to a level of market saturation. Like aviation. Take the train anywhere lately?
  22. gowlerk
    I'm guessing a Tesla is already quite fun. The acceleration is said to be pretty fantastic. But I'm with you on cost. And where I live I can't imagine an EV having enough energy to keep the cabin warm in winter for long. Internal combustion engines have all that wonderful waste heat to use. My guess is that I personally will never own an EV. I'm 61 now, so I could be wrong.
  23. gowlerk
    You seem to have a hard time with comprehending math and the rate of increase and it's long term effects. Maybe you've heard of the magic of compound interest? It's a little like that. Fundamental change is occurring and smart capitalists are pouring into the future. But don't worry too much. At your age there should still be room for a few dinosaurs like us.
  24. gowlerk
    No doubt about it Billy, one third of Americans like Trump. Mainly for the reason that he is such a fucking asshole and that has a strong appeal.
  25. gowlerk

    NPR

    gowlerk replied to brenthutch's topic in Speakers Corner

    Ok, but your post pretty much IS the "what about" rabbit hole.