Way to completely miss my point man. My argument is that the social justice movement is wasting time fixating on benign and minor issues instead of focusing on the bigger picture. Why change these terms anyway? Is it going to help soothe race relations? Get more black people out of poverty and crime? This just sounds like corporate pandering more than anything actually meaningful.

Then it sounds like the African-American community has the wrong priorities then. Going after something as benign as a couple terms isn't going to convert people to their cause. If anything, it'll just annoy everyone else now since that means so much documentation has to be redone now lest it be completely useless. Good intentions don't automatically precede good outcomes. The African-American community would be better off petitioning the local government to say, remove offensive statues instead of policing language (or forming their own armed mobs to tear down the statues themselves and cause large amounts of property damage in the process).

Ah yes, the Tesla solar roof that keeps getting paraded out as the thing that will reverse the misfortunes of the storage/energy division. Totally still isn't just a super niche product in a crowded market, and the company is definitely not cancelling pre-orders due to regional service issues and product scaling. Honestly, when are we going to move past this whole "Tesla is more than a car company" thing? Anything outside of cars (no SpaceX does not count), Tesla struggles in. Cars are like the only profitable aspect of the business, while everything else stagnates in revenue growth. I guess if you want to pull a fusion energy and say it'll be better five years down the line or something, I can't really argue with that since I'm not a fortune teller.

Except RnD is a fundamental aspect of the automobile industry. You need to either keep making new cars or update the old ones to hold consumer interest. Otherwise sales decline (minus a few exceptions). The Model S and X are well over 7-8 years old with still no update in sight. This has reflected in continually declining sales in almost every market. The Model 3 is still newish while the Y is new, so ergo they're going to sell more of those.

I mean dude, you somewhat contradicted your main statement by displaying doubt about the current valuation of the company. What value do you see Tesla at then? Because otherwise it feels like you're just proselytizing. For me, I just dislike Musk. Tesla is a cool company otherwise with some real talent, but it feels like so much of its troubles could've been avoided if Musk wasn't such a lying jackass.

Last I checked, Elon isn't a certified engineer. He has a physics degree, but that's about it. Personally, I think he's an ass with a history of questionable business conduct that extends far beyond questionable tweets, but he does have an eye for talent at least.

But it's the automotive aspect that makes Tesla the vast majority of their scratch. Everything else including energy and storage has been stagnant or shrinking in terms of revenue. I'm pretty sure most people are betting primarily on their cars as that's their most reliable segment at the moment.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Ane... Tl;dr: Camden got rid of the old PD so the city could hire more cops for less money via contracts. Still practices hiring cops from different neighborhoods to police poorer black ones. Contracting means they can dump bad officers easier. Surveillance has increased, with officers posted everywhere writing more tickets. Old/derelict buildings used as criminal hideouts are demolished to flush them out. The result is the city's lowest violent crime rate in decades. But not for the reasons often touted.

Might be necroposting but whatever. Your example isn't really the best considering that both Germany and Japan ran out of aircraft as well (or rather, could not match the production rates of their enemies). As for the cost part, while eliminating the cockpit and pilot could save up on individual unit costs, there is still the issue of maintenance, storage, and rearming that tends to have fixed costs. Maintaining a large swarm fleet may end up posing unique logistical challenges as a result. In addition, a big chunk of Gen 5 fighter costs comes from the hardware they're packing; they are basically flying super computers. While economies of scale can reduce the costs somewhat, a drone fighter would likely still run dozens of millions of dollars if it wants to remain competitive with other similar designs. And that's not even considering the effects of the esoteric bureacracy that haunts US procurement programs.

Except this isn't the 1950s or the 1970s anymore. Missiles have gotten better compared to their rudimentary predecessors. The problem is that fighters have gotten faster, more durable, and even stealthier. Aurocannons simply struggle against adversaries that are engaging well at dozens or even hundreds of kilometers. Meanwhile, our Sidewinders have become longer ranged, more powerful, faster and even smarter, while autocannon technology is more or less the same as it was decades ago. Sure, the autocannon can have its day from time to time. But the era of gun duals has long passed in favor of standoff munitions. To pursue and focus on the former is just utterly suicidal in today's battlefield.

Drones, like any tool are only as moral as the leaders that control them. They may not rape, but they can certainly kill and destroy with impunity.

"The F-35 isn't very maneuverable." https://www.airforcetimes.com/... https://www.google.com/amp/s/w... As for the dogfighting part, your example only really proves the guy's point: dogfighting is rare. The whole point of the F-35 is that it doesn't need to do that, but it can if needed. Older jets will essentially get popped before they even know what will hit em. Stealth is the name of the game these days.

I was gonna say something along those lines as well. The USAF has been moving away from the concept of dogfights for decades. Heck, the term "dogfight" has been extremely misused to the point of irrelevance. Air combat has always been about deception. The Red Baron racked up his kills not because he fought on even ground, but because he played dirty and efficient. Same thing with Gen 5 fighters. It's less acrobatics and gun duels and more about stealth and missile locks. So I do think AI-powered craft may have a future, but not for the reasons some think.

Technically he's right. Culpability falls on the courts to decide. The coroner's conclusion does not override the justice system. The coroner even states that explicitly in the comments on the first page of the report. Whether you agree or disagree with that is another thing entirely.

I'd say it's still too early to tell whether Tesla is truly consistently profitable. Mind you, they had a rather good two quarters in 2018 before the first half of 2019 crashed it hard. The construction of the factories coupled with the ceasing of subsidies in some major markets (including the U.S.) throws some major wildcards into the mix. It'll be interesting to watch nonetheless.