I think the argument against hybrids is you get less efficiencies with both (ICE/EV) systems thanks to extra weight, complexity and potential maintenance. The downsides of both systems rolled into one vehicle.

However I suspect that due to our general familiarity with all things ICE over the decades regular maintenance etc barely registers as a thing. This won't be an issue unless BEVs become the norm and ICE/Hybrid replacement parts/fuel costs increase as availability declines.

While I'm not a fan I know at least two people who own hybrids and have been very happy with their vehicles (RAV4 and Jeep Wrangler). Both have told me they actually use the EV powertrain for daily driving which is cool.

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That's like 4 charging stations with 2 permanently out of commission right?

How bad can that be?

(kidding but not about the broken ones)

ICE vehicles also have a batteries that can be potentially dangerous due to things like hydrogen build up etc. There are other fun hazards like combustible liquids, electrical failures, overheated engines/catalytic converters as well that cause problems even after the engine is turned off.

Having said that EV batteries issues are much more likely of course given how many batteries they contain. They will not suffer from the other non-electric stuff though so maybe there is a lower overall chance of issues? (I have not looked into this so cannot say).

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Oh I certainly agree with you there.. in fact this was a known clusterf**k from the beginning.

It's just that in the context of the article I don't think it was due to "winning the technological war" so much as quickly finding better ways to use the technology on hand - combinations of both old and new that made a difference. It seems more of an indictment of the US's inflexible and very costly military industrial complex.

Certainly you could argue that the US does indeed have access to more advanced technology. The problem is - thanks to the entrenched military industrial complex, true innovation comes at a glacial and expensive pace. There is no "desperation" forcing the issue, bypassing red-tape and bureaucracy. See the "Old Space" industry as another example of this..

Apologies - by the complaint - I meant HIS complaint, not your assertion that this happens every year.

Ok but is the complaint a valid one? I went to Marco's blog site but did not notice any advertising but you never know I guess.

I read the blog - one thing I'm not entirely convinced of is the notion that the majority of the users go right to the app they want - I think it's a little more nuanced then that especially with new iDevice users.

"Hello World" in BF according to Wikipedia:

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Also BrainF**K

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Can't let our younger generation off that easily...

The 2 Play:5s and a connect I bought directly from SONOS in 2017 are now considered "legacy" - so for me it has not been 10 years and I had no way of knowing at the time that this was going to happen. SONOS also increased their prices this past January, knowing full well they were going to roll out this program. Also with the Connect that model has been retired so I have to buy a more expensive unit - no real savings there either.

I think the public perception has been that SONOS speakers are, well speakers (maybe speakers 2.0) and that they should last as long as the "dumb" ones do. This may be a little naive of course because technology & security is rapidly changing BUT SONOS could have gone another path - like offering some sort of transition hub device that provides a gateway from legacy to modern or something like that.

Lastly the whole "bricking" thing was a clear reminder of how we don't really own our own devices anymore - at least not the "cloud connected" ones.

Just a series of marketing blunders that really pissed everyone off I think.

Seems like that would be a good fit and run legacy sw..

All informational/social media based and exploiting our lack of critical thinking skills / education.

Fake news and "Fake News", alternative facts, alternative perceived realities, echo chambers..fear, prejudice and greed.

We do live in interesting times...

For the mammoth I thought they were using regular elephants as a "base" so any immunities seem like they would transfer over.. but IANAB/G

I looked at the Iris - The impression I got was they were really focused on their own line of devices which made me assume incorrectly that it was more proprietary than it was and I also wasn't impressed with the interface. Instead I opted for the SmartThings platform and ran that for a few years but have now switched to the Hubitat Elevation. Local control is best in life.