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We used Decwriter III's to start with, then they finally let us use the dumb terminals. The next semester I got to take compsci at our (advanced for its time) high school writing RPG-2 for an IBM System32. I was lucky - the previous year they replaced the punchcards with 8" floppy disk...

I joined an Explorer post (division of boy scouts) started by RCA in 1981 (freshman year of HS), and they taught us Fortran 77. We started out using acoustic-coupled modems on line printers with keyboards, but after a short while they gave us access to serial dumb terminals. It was pretty cool...

I'm guessing that if you paid $500,000,000 for your car then Ford would get the OTAs right every time, too.

Yep, I am in that camp too. I ponied up the $600 at the end of December when I started to get updates again earlier in the month and thought I was on the cusp of 1.3, but now that I'm over the 3 years I'm seriously considering turning off OTA and just being happy with 1.0 until my options plan...

And then you needed more plutonium?

You've got it! Now to blow your mind: the Corvette is named after a fast attack ship (which is an order of magnitude slower than a P-51) but whose logo is a checkered racing flag crossed with a bowtie and fleur-de-lis flag.

I am not a woman and I love the pony logo too - I don't like the "GT" (very "blah") and very much dislike the snake badges on the ICE cobras. The pony running full-tilt in the opposite direction of racetracks is a nice touch.

Yep - it's just more information than you need while absolutely correct, and as mentioned is paying homage to the actual impetus for the name: the P-51 mustang (arguably the best piston engine fighter ever made when paired with the Merlin engine). It's similar to the phrase "at a high rate of...

Oh, and yes this is becoming ludicrous that we're on 4 months into the paid subscription with bupkus

55? here ya go, in the "old math": 😜 002069 - 2024 000045

Exactly. Just because you have the right to be an Asshat doesn't mean you should exercise that right

By disabling metrics reporting from the car, you disabled metrics reporting from the car. The SOC is a metric like all the other stuff you don't want to share with Ford. They are within their rights not to make the SOC a special case

Given that he's been dead for 77 years, we can probably say he no longer runs the company. When they made the announcement last year I thought the long timeline might have an impact on sales given the delay, but I suspect the disappearing incentives also have a big impact. I convinced my wife...

I thought the article was reasonably focused and fair - they weren't saying all EV's were in trouble, just that Tesla's market dominance is slipping. I have been expecting that for a while, so it doesn't really surprise me. I am also in the camp of people who were set to buy a Tesla and balked...

Actually, I had an '87 four banger hatchback and DID use it like a truck: I hauled sod, decking, etc in that thing. It was not quick but it was extremely versatile. My Mach-E has that same versatility and it is tied with the convertible it replaced as my favorite pony. I do really miss having...

at least they didn't vandalize it...

Unless you have a bike rack or trailer

That sounds like a dealership policy; Ford does not require that. My dealer had the parts in 2 weeks before my appointment

I generally support Murphy (NJ governor) and especially his push for clean energy and EV's, but in the last 2 years they have gone off the rails. The EV incentives are going away, they are far behind many red states including Pennsylvania with taking advantage of the NEVI money before it goes...

Welcome to the party! Some of these might be helpful (they're older but should still apply): https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/a-complete-beginners-guide-to-electric-vehicles-from-technology-connections.21534/ https://www.macheforum.com/site/posts/242483/...