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You are so wrong it hurts to read this shit on my screen. I've personally witnessed DOZENS of instances where a backup, thought of as "good", turned out to be un-restorable in the timeframe needed: total fucking paperweight of useless shit.

The point is not only to verify the data is good/not-good. The point is also to practice the procedure and build muscle memory.

If you don't practice important stuff, you're a dumb motherfucker.

Good point. However my mind is drawn back to the fact that the USG licenses the patents to ASML. A tweak or change of that licensing model could suddenly make TSMC's cost basis rise and Intel's drop. We are after all talking about US national security interests as the backdrop - the usual market rules may not apply so cleanly.

I agree. The problem isn't drunk driving. The problem is drunk crashing.

> I don't think people realize the sheer magnitude of reaching $3B ARR in under two years.

These things impress people who fail to digest business fundamentals. Anyone with a suit and a slick powerpoint preso can in theory start a money-incinerating machine. The real measurement is the profit. And before someone makes the "capture the market" comment - this isn't ZIRP anymore. Money costs fuckin money now.

Or maybe, just maybe, TSMC has gaslit all of us to think it is much harder than it really is. If Taiwan isn't needed for its chips, what is the strategic interest of the USG?

Got a source for that one?

> Even if the police were able to establish that the ruler and calculator belonged to the victim, it is merely circumstantial evidence. It does not prove Williams was the killer.

It would appear the jury disagreed with you. Cue the liberal bitching about how American justice is broke, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Same shit, different day, different website.

Interesting. What charging network were you using out of curiosity? I've never had any issue with Charge Points beyond the initial account and payment setup. I've used my NACS-CCS adapter dozens of times now mostly at hotels when I charge overnight.

> I don’t know how the United States is going to compete.

If you use your brain, you'd come to the conclusion that we already are. Tariffs of 100% on China EVs is a nuclear weapon to prevent them from gaining any ground here. And the charging infrastructure?

Tesla's US Supercharger network:

"As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Tesla had 5,952 Supercharger stations in the United States with nearly 54,900 Supercharger connectors."

China:

"Tesla operates over 2,000 sites in the country with over 12,000 stalls as of July 2024."

But yeah, US = bad and stupid amirite?

Lol, that's hilarious. Thanks for the chuckle. Tell me you've never supported (limited knowledge) end-users without saying it out loud.

> JSDevOps says lower level bitstream-induced error is "fucking bollocks".

Surely, JSDevOps knows what he is talking about. I will rest peacefully with this in mind.

Yes. Kidding aside I am fairly satisfied with FSD. I don't expect it to perform miracles - but it does a pretty damn good job of rolling the car safely down the road when I don't want to do it.

No; because that costs at least an order of magnitude more money than a simple colo setup.

Can confirm FSD is a total fraud. I was only able to use it for 158 miles of my 160 mile journey yesterday. Absolute vaporware, totally.