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Cojawfee posted:Because idiots think it's cool. I saw a twitch streamer talking about how, instead of getting a real vehicle that exists, he wants a cybertruck because it's bulletproof and it's cool to have a bulletproof car. Too bad that Ford never put out the SYNus. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_SYNus Bulletproof bank vault design with shutters so you can stay safe inside without having to look at the poors in the city you are afraid to drive in.
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Wikipedia posted:The unusual name, which is pronounced "sin-you-ehs", comes from the words synthesis (synthesis of the tough exterior and the soft interior) and US, which stands for Urban Sanctuary.[1] Its name is a homophone of sinuous, which means curving, or graceful. I don't care what the article says, that car is pronounced "Sinus" and that's that.
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Jun 30, 2021 03:20
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Zamboni Rodeo posted:I don't care what the article says, that car is pronounced "Sinus" and that's that. Like how the SCSI port on a computer was supposed to be pronounced "sexy" but everyone called it the "scuzzy" port.
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Jun 30, 2021 03:27
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Bulletproof is a selling point to fools who've never been in such a car before (and/or people who actually need it, but they're not buying Teslas) Having ridden in a bullet & bomb proof care befor, it is quite possibly the least-safe feeling you'll ever have in your life. Like, you are acutely aware of what it is and the danger it's trying to shield you from. I've been told that the discomfort is normal. Medellin normalized a lot of weird poo poo to me when I lived there as a kid in the 90's. The OSHA is the mall security guards checking under cars with mirror. Like, what if you actually found something spicy? You are not being paid nearly enough for that, holy poo poo.
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Jun 30, 2021 03:33
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They need to let Genki Sudo and the World Order guys choreograph some stuff.
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Jun 30, 2021 03:36
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haveblue posted:Did they ever explain why bulletproof glass is supposed to be an appealing feature of a pickup truck? elon musk is an elitist who low key hates poor people, remember that one of his stated reasons for trying to dig car tunnels is to avoid the kind of people who ride the subway people who hate trump but love musk don't get it. he's basically the same guy, but doing computer instead of real estate!
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LanceHunter posted:Because "bulletproof glass" sounds badass, and feeling badass is a subconscious motivation behind almost all consumer truck purchases. OK, thanks for clearing that up. I think my first exposure was to the parody videos so no wonder I'm confuddled.
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Jun 30, 2021 05:36
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haveblue posted:Did they ever explain why bulletproof glass is supposed to be an appealing feature of a pickup truck? Everything Musk does is to insulate him from the poors. Build tunnels for cars under the city so you don’t have to mix with the poors in traffic or on the train. Build cars with bulletproof windows and “biohazard mode” in case the poors get restless. Ultimately, gently caress off the Mars where no one shy of ten figgies can follow.
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Jun 30, 2021 06:56
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Jabor posted:Someone putting a lot of effort into their Wild Wild West cosplay. LanceHunter posted:That is sad. Sadly, to make an actual multi-legged walking vehicle you can't really do delicate spindly legs like that. The effect is a lot more tank-like. See: Stop, Jon Peters can only be so erect!
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LanceHunter posted:Also, those are definitely real Boston Dynamics videos. Here are the parody ones: You forgot the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
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Platystemon posted:Ultimately, gently caress off the Mars where no one shy of ten figgies can follow. Yeah, but then those people become the poors. Not to mention the poors he transports to Mars as indentured servants. He'll have to have more tunnels dug to avoid the Martian poors.
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Jun 30, 2021 07:24
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Cojawfee posted:Yeah, but then those people become the poors. Not to mention the poors he transports to Mars as indentured servants. He'll have to have more tunnels dug to avoid the Martian poors. Exactly, on Mars he'll be able to treat the poors like they deserve: as slaves.
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Zamboni Rodeo posted:I guess it's true what they say about how humans really will pack bond with anything. I just found myself getting irrationally angry at this dude for kicking that robot dog. If it makes you feel any better that dog's progeny are going to be running around tazing 'undesirables'
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Mymla posted:Exactly, on Mars he'll be able to treat the poors like they deserve: as slaves. If Musk or any other fucko billionaire establishes a colony off-world you can guarantee it's immediately going to become neo-mercantilism (AKA mercantilism with smart phones).
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Pile Of Garbage posted:If Musk or any other fucko billionaire establishes a colony off-world you can guarantee it's immediately going to become neo-mercantilism (AKA mercantilism with smart phones). Also any contracts you have to work there will become null once you leave earth and you will essentially just revert back to slave labor.
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Jun 30, 2021 09:43
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Mymla posted:Exactly, on Mars he'll be able to treat the poors like they deserve: as slaves. I swear he actually said in a recent interview that there would be slaves or something like that on his mars colony
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Jun 30, 2021 11:25
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B-Rock452 posted:I swear he actually said in a recent interview that there would be slaves or something like that on his mars colony Of course there would how else would the musks continue their proud legacy?
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Jun 30, 2021 11:27
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LanceHunter posted:That is sad. Sadly, to make an actual multi-legged walking vehicle you can't really do delicate spindly legs like that. The effect is a lot more tank-like. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-NqWDH2qE&t=58s
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In one of those armoured car designs I'd be more worried about gettin into an accident that bent something and not being able to escape.
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Jun 30, 2021 13:04
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B-Rock452 posted:I swear he actually said in a recent interview that there would be slaves or something like that on his mars colony I mean, he's literally said that Earth laws don't count on Mars and in general his vision of Mars looks dystopian as hell. Musk doesn't really hide his intentions. He doesn't think the Earth can be saved from climate change so the only choice is for the rich to relocate to Mars, with some of the poors also imported to serve as slave labor.
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The one reason I can see for "bulletproof" glass on the truck is that it's probably more resilient against randomly stabbing it with a ladder or dropping a branch on it than normal car windows. Of course, only a minority of them will actually be used for anything resembling work, but "plain metal exterior that shouldn't mind scratches" and "especially solid glass" sounds like it could be useful for all 20 people who use them for that.
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Ruflux posted:I mean, he's literally said that Earth laws don't count on Mars and in general his vision of Mars looks dystopian as hell. Musk doesn't really hide his intentions. He doesn't think the Earth can be saved from climate change so the only choice is for the rich to relocate to Mars, with some of the poors also imported to serve as slave labor. Sometimes I hope he succeeds, just to get a communist uprising on day three.
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Ruflux posted:I mean, he's literally said that Earth laws don't count on Mars and in general his vision of Mars looks dystopian as hell. Musk doesn't really hide his intentions. He doesn't think the Earth can be saved from climate change so the only choice is for the rich to relocate to Mars, with some of the poors also imported to serve as slave labor. The hilarity in thinking its easier to relocate to a planet that's 99.99% unlivable and make it livable, rather than put that money/effort into fixing a planet that's 0.01% unlivable is beyond hubris, and rest assured Musk and everyone that follows him will almost certainly precede whatever calamity may befall those on earth.
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RedSnapper posted:Sometimes I hope he succeeds, just to get a communist uprising on day three. 
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DandyLion posted:The hilarity in thinking its easier to relocate to a planet that's 99.99% unlivable and make it livable, rather than put that money/effort into fixing a planet that's 0.01% unlivable is beyond hubris, and rest assured Musk and everyone that follows him will almost certainly precede whatever calamity may befall those on earth. It is really difficult to over-state just how insanely difficult it would be to make Mars livable. PBS Spacetime did a really good breakdown of all of the difficulties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshtPsOTCP4 Aside from the fact that it would be significantly easier (both in terms of effort and resources) to fix literally every ecological problem on Earth, it would be easier to make large-scale settlements floating in the upper atmosphere of Venus.
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Boiled Water posted:Of course there would how else would the musks continue their proud legacy? nsfw due to some n-words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl7hucl0SRA
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tactlessbastard posted:If it makes you feel any better that dog's progeny are going to be running around tazing 'undesirables' This made me start thinking about robots in terms of evolution of dog breeds. Those robots are the tough alpha wolves the rest of domesticated robots come from and are envied by bros. Are Roomba the poodles of the robot dog world?
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haveblue posted:Did they ever explain why bulletproof glass is supposed to be an appealing feature of a pickup truck? a reputed car designer's analysis is that it's because they designed it according to what they fantasize the future to be (a madmax like dystopia) instead of designing it according to the future they want (even though assuming they actually have a positive vision for the future is probably giving them too much credit) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPi6Cn4D5M
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LawfulWaffle posted:nsfw due to some n-words Before clicking, I thought you were referencing Gayniggers from Outer Space (it's the title, not being like white confederacy space guy). Oh, and it's on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soXkFMO4ixI
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I straight up had a dream last night where I was tracking Elon down in his underground complex, and for no clear reason Lance Hendrickson (from Aliens) foiled my team's plans at the last second...it was wild af.
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LifeSunDeath posted:I straight up had a dream last night where I was tracking Elon down in his underground complex, and for no clear reason Lance Hendrickson (from Aliens) foiled my team's plans at the last second...it was wild af. I had dinner with Lance several years back and that crazy bastard actually did the knife stab-between-fingers trick from aliens on me, so it sounds like your subconscious has probably a pretty good gauge of the guy.
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https://www.cnet.com/news/fatwa-forbids-muslims-from-traveling-to-mars/quote:At the moment, there is no technology available that would allow for a return trip from Mars, so it is truly a one-way ticket for the colonists, who may also become reality TV stars in the process.
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Zero One posted:Get your Cyber truck offroad mods ready. Whenever I see the CyberTruck I think that this was the inspiration. 
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Fatwa saving Muslims from being taken in by a fraud... Goodbye Mars One, The Fake Mission To Mars That Fooled The World quote:Four years ago, you couldn’t go a day without hearing about Mars One. Outlets including The Washington Post, the BBC, CNN, Fox News, and many more were swept up by the project’s promise of colonizing Mars, despite scientists ruthlessly – and regularly – pointing out its flaws. Now the false promise is over.
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Cat Hatter posted:Like how the SCSI port on a computer was supposed to be pronounced "sexy" but everyone called it the "scuzzy" port. It is an incredible reach to pronounce that as "sexy" and the creators of the interface were wrong to hope that it would be. Similarly, I don't care if the creator of the format says it's pronounced "jiff." It isn't. Tech wieners aren't language experts. 
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