What exactly does Aptera 'do right'? and what is it 'manufacturing'? They've been pitching the same tiny, unsafe, and impractical car for ~20 years now...
This is partially a case of not moving the goalposts - if you run an inflation calculator [0] on 25k from 2017-now, it comes in right around 32.5k, and you can definitely order a Tesla for less than that today.
> 1993 Geo Metro pricing starts at $1,410 for the Metro XFi Hatchback 2D, which had a starting MSRP of $7,296 when new. The range-topping 1993 Metro LSi Convertible 2D starts at $1,481 today, originally priced from $10,749.
I really don’t get this. If I’m a customer looking to call someone, I would rather call, leave a message, and get a call back then have to keep checking over and over to look for a green link that says that a rep is available.
I also don’t want to make a call from my web browser, I’m off on a device without a microphone and headset connected, and if I’m on my smart phone the actual phone capabilities are a lot better in a phone call (I can mute, switch to speakerphone/bt, and hold the phone up to my ear without pressing any buttons on screen).
In what way is this easier than click to dial? They’re both one click, but in this scenario I need a headset/microphone, a stable Internet connection, and if I do this from my smart phone it doesn’t know I’m in a call so when I hold the phone up to my face I will likely hit
buttons.
iOS alarms continue to work after overnight upgrades which involve a reboot, and also work when you plug in a dead phone before bed, so they’ve apparently figured this out.
IME, it’s been a crap system for decades. 7 of my last 7 jobs (over ~25 years) have been obtained through “my network” - ie former coworkers who enjoyed (tolerated?) working with me and were happy to make referrals, reach out, or in other ways help when I was looking for a new job. And often when I wasn’t looking.
Gophers don’t give a flying fig about fences. Seriously, as someone who struggles with gophers all the time, I really want to know how they controlled them!
I had a gopher in my little back yard recently. I feel your pain. The fucker killed several nice bushes we had and tore up our lawn pretty badly. I tried flooding his tunnels, but the fucker had a plan for that. I injured myself trying to get him with a sharp stick. Gopher 2, me 0. Then we brought in a pro who set a trap in one of the tunnels. That gopher is gone, but the tunnels remain, and after a few months getting my landscaping back together, a new gopher has moved in. God I hate those little assholes especially when they pop their heads out of the ground. They are just so smug about it.
Once I had the gopher, I watched that movie again to learn from it. I had been contemplating using all kinds of weapons and devices, and the movie convinced me to hire a professional.
Guns were discussed, but that fucker is just so quick. I had a long pole with a sharp end, and I positioned it at the very edge of his hole, and I waited patiently, quietly. Sure enough he popped his head up and I shoved the stick as fast as possible. It was just a centimeter from his face and he still managed to dodge it. I ended up with a cut on my hand from the end of the pole. A shotgun probably wouldn't be a great idea in my back yard, no doubt someone would call the cops.
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