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Augmented reality, adding digital information to the real world, seems much more promising than VR. I can see TONS of applications (translations, interior design, directions, face recognition and so much more. But this headset can only be a baby step in that direction (no one will wear this in public). AR will be a massive thing and everywhere in 20 years. 

Finally a Goldilocks laptop for consumers. The current Air is too small and the 16 inch MacBook Pro too expensive - there is a whopping £ 1,200 gap between the two. So if this is priced at £1,800, I am in.

greginprague said:

ihatescreennames said:

greginprague said:

We finally got our Model Y in August after waiting 11 months from order date.  It’s the first new car we’ve ever owned. It’s amazing, but would like to have CarPlay on it.  If Rivian is a better car then buy it, but to me it’s idiotic to make (or cancel) a car purchase because of any person at the company.  

To be fair, Musk isn’t just “any person at the company”, he is the face of the company. From what I can tell he seems to be a fairly loud-voiced and opinionated face of the company.  He also seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way.

To me it’s similar to that person that cuts me off in traffic while driving a vehicle that has their company name on it.  I’ll remember that Chris’ Custom Closets guy cut me off and when it’s time to redo my closet I won’t be calling them.

It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to hear that Musk said something in an interview or on Twitter that really annoyed a potential customer and then that potential customer decided to go with another brand. 

My point was that regardless of the person, even the CEO, if the product is worth buying then buy it. Otherwise you’re just putting the stick in your own eye. I didn’t avoid Disney because Chapek is an idiot. 

 I drove 430 miles yesterday afternoon to night in the Model Y. It took about 8.5 hours with all charging and bathroom stops, averaging about 74mph while on the road. What other electric vehicle can you do that with today (or likely even in 2 years)? The Lucid Air certainly can’t do that on one charge at interstate highway speeds.

The Tesla Model Y can't do that on one charge, its range is about 300 miles, the same as a VW ID4, Audi Q4 etron, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq. Mercedes EQS and BMW iX have far superior ranges.

mystigo said:

• Also not clear is why Twitter didn't retain the blue checkmark for verified accounts, and implement a different color or shape for the paid subscriptions.

Right? Dead simple solution but Elon's crazed fever mind couldn't come up with it.

He originally wanted to monetise the verification, he thought high profile people would pay to be have the blue tick mark. That back-fired - after all, these are the content creators most of us join Twitter for. These people provide valuable thought leadership, even if you disagree with them. That's why they have millions of followers, and everyone else has hundreds or thousands.

Then he thought common folks would pay to be verified, but not that many common people are interested enough to have their account verified: no one besides friends and family and business acquaintances would care, and they already know! Not to mention that a purchased Blue Tick diminishes the value of the real, coveted, Blue Tick. But if he had left the Blue Tick as is, and just introduced a new, say, green tick that is available for purchase, no one would buy that green tick - would you?

This is all just so bizarre. I am all for taking risks and trying things out, but what is happening on that platform verges on the insane. Mind you, monetising the tick marks is a complex problem, no doubt, but this usually means one thinks about for longer than 5 minutes before changing the strategy. On the other hand, compared to SpaceX and Tesla, Twitter has a high risk tolerance, maybe Musk is trying to test it.