tardo99

There are tons of high-yield savings accounts paying much more than 0.35%.

Telling people to increase their indebtedness to buy index funds right now is pretty dubious advice.

I used to get this, along with some other anxiety stuff. A low dose of prozac taken 2x per week totally eliminated it (anecdata i know, but i thought it was interesting).

I think posting what interests you makes sense; there are just a lot of us out there who are tired of reading hero worship of that guy.

Too many Elon Musk posts. No thanks.

They're long gone.

I switched to using caps lock for esc and actually prefer it now.

I've been told by some well-placed people (pooh pooh me if you want, I don't care), that a number of PE shops and hedge funds were able to get some pretty big loans to the top of the pile. Many, many, many businesses are in your situation. A very large percentage of the money went places you and I probably wouldn't think it "should" go. The program isn't working.

Seems like maybe the company who leased you the car might be willing to do a deal to get you to keep the car a bit longer. It's not like they'll be able to sell it quickly.

My company has used Hangouts for years with zero problems. Zoom is mostly just hype.

Not sure I agree with the bit about Linux + Raspberry Pi not being able to handle precision timing down to the microsecond level. I'd be interested if anyone has thoughts.

Sorry for the downvotes. I'll get downvoted too bc of my username. I agree with your point. Instagram is evil.

What about the emissions involved in mining lithium, making the batteries, dealing with the batteries once they're exhausted, and in generating the electricity. Also, what about the emissions involved in building and maintaining the road infrastructure?

You think it's more of a game changer than the $8500 used Nissan Leaf I bought (which, before you start, is perfect for me because I use it around town, and yes it works fine for 95+% of my car trips, including 100% of my commuting miles)?

I'll tell you something. I'm sure enjoying having that extra $60k in my bank account that I saved by not buying a horribly overpriced depreciating asset.

Except that's not how public policy works. It's not like Tesla just happened to luck into these policies. They actively lobbied for them. There's a significant amount of "greenwashing" involved there. I think it's instructive to realize that both of Musk's companies have, as critical elements of their success, government policies which favored them at just the right time.

I have nothing against Tesla as a luxury car brand. I do get tired of fanboys suggesting they'll take over the entire industry. Normal people can't afford a $60k Model 3 (and that's what they actually cost). Other companies will do fine in the electric space. I'm quite happy with my used Nissan Leaf. Price? $8500. Let's see Tesla beat that.