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Comment Re:I was I was a lobbyist (Score 1) 129

We've been dealing with strict emission standards for agricultural vehicles since 2006. Current US regulations are Tier 4 and Tier 5.

Yeah, sorry, I meant for old ones too. They're just past the incentives phase now where they were paying for older machines to be upgraded to newer systems through the FARMER program. Sooner or later they'll just make it mandatory.

there is no reason for ag engine makers to target California

It is a massive market.

Comment Re:still bummed about SG-U (Score 3, Insightful) 47

I wish they'd done a few more seasons of Stargate Universe. I'm curious where the story would have gone, and what they would have found.

It took too long to get to the good part, by which time it had lost people.

If they had compressed seasons 1 and 2 into one season and lost the most worthless episodes, they might have gone on.

When the show is called Stargate, you expect Stargatey stuff. They set the expectation, then failed to meet it.

Comment Re:I want a passenger car like that (Score 1) 129

Just buy a Japanese car from about 1990-1994 and you're there. OBD-II didn't become mandatory until 1996, but some 1995 models have it too like in the Nissan 240SX. 1994 is the last OBD-I model there. These vehicles tend to have sequential fuel injection and the only emissions equipment is EGR and an O2 sensor for mixture control. They are easy to megasquirt and in some cases you can even buy a premade harness. One advantage of a vehicle like this is that even in California you're allowed to use aftermarket emissions parts, e.g. it's legal to install a high flow catalyst on a 1994 model.

Sadly I've sold both of my cars that were like this, I've had a 1989 240SX and a 1993 Impreza. I miss them both real bad. Now I own a 2008 Versa. It's OK. It is pretty much what you describe. It has a 1.8 but allegedly you can put the 2 liter from the Sentra into it (MR18 -> MR20 swap) and the ECU will adapt to it, as it's just a stroker motor. It has cruise control and manual windows, and mine came without infotainment. I put an Android stereo in it.

Comment How about... optional tech? (Score 1) 129

Make all the computer controlled stuff plug into the tractor via CAN bus or something. Open up the specs so any certified product can plug into the tractor or communicate with other products on the same bus. e.g. allow products to consume sensor data, provide tracking, even control the steering or monitor/control other things hooked up to the tractor.

Comment Re:Insert Neocon war propaganda (Score 1) 262

even if that were true, china and russia (and iran) have very powerful reasons to put any conflict aside for the time being. also, none of them are typical expansionist/colonialist mindset nations (unlike the west)

Donbas what?

oh, btw, about "russia infiltrating ukraine" ... you should check a bit of ukranian history. "ukraine" literally means "frontier" in russian

Ukraine had paved streets and multi-story buildings while Russians were still crawling in the mud.

Comment Re:False optimism - no permanent tech advantages (Score 1) 262

Ukraine needs to:
(a) make an offer that the Russians can at least use as a fig leaf to concede peace.

Never pay the dane-geld.

Why? So Ukrainian people can live. So its current leader can live. So the country is not at risk.

The only way that's true is if Russia is destroyed. Is that what you want?

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