thechairman

I have no idea why anyone would post this here and why anyone would upvote it.

This conflict can only be a huge wedge issue for HN and ycombinator and there will be no easy resolution, mostly just alienation.

I was in Israel and Palestine this summer and you just don't get a good understanding of what is happening there unless you go there and talk to the people. 99% of people upvoting or downvoting have not been there and don't have a feel for the real problems.

I have met with both Palestinian and Israeli business leaders, in the same room discussing the issues and the whole situation is far more complicated than I can really get my head around. It's beyond horrible.

This just isn't the place for this issue.

Took delivery of a Tesla yesterday, only a few weeks after getting a comparably priced Mercedes Benz for my wife. I will just say that I think the Tesla money is well spent and the MB money is wasted on a company that makes a nice car but seems to be stuck 10+ years in the past on a lot of fronts.

The Tesla costs too much but it feels like the best way to support getting our planet off of petroleum which is the cause of so many problems. So I don't begrudge the price.

It's damn fun to drive. I won't hold my breath for any of the incumbents to do a decent job of making an electric car - maybe Porsche.

The electronics alone make the MB look ancient. The MB nav isn't touch screen, uses a ludicrous scroll wheel and is almost useless. Meanwhile, I've got an enormous touch screen with a pinch/zoom google maps system. This part has nothing to do with being an electric car.

If they can come out with a more affordable suv or sedan I think they will change the world of cars and driving. I'm thinking that all the rest of the car companies are basically hoping they die and they can go back to business as usual with the oil companies as best friends.