Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estimates

Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by jfoutz on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:12PM (#13710162)

I think i get your point, but tech losses seem to be associated with cultural collapse or exhaustion of a special resource. Roman concrete, Greek fire, and vanadium steel might be more illustrative choices.

I don't think the Egyptians used magic, perhaps they knew a trick or two we don't know about, i don't think there's any writing left about the construction techniques.

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Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by adwn on Thursday February 23, 2017 @06:07AM (#13713004)

> I don't think the Egyptians used magic, perhaps they knew a trick or two we don't know about, i don't think there's any writing left about the construction techniques.

The Egyptians' "trick" was massive amounts of human labor over a long timespan. Nothing you couldn't do a lot faster today if you were willing to spend the money (and manage to get the permits).

The construction of the pyramids is not impressive from a technological point of view, but perhaps from a logistical point of view.

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