Tesla

[MrH]

I keep reading Theranos as "Thanos"

At this point, I'm pretty sure Musk is Thanos. The Model 3 launch was the last infinity stone. Now he can make half the money on earth disappear at the snap of his fingers.

[Tave]

How many mg per square? What's your tolerance; do you partake in recreational chocolate often?

Very rarely. Since college I've only ever had them in states you could legally buy it, because it's hard to get the dosing right and I don't put a lot of faith in my friend's molecular cooking skills.

I like to start at 20-30mg as an initial dose and then add more in 1-2hr increments as desired.

[Laconian]

I had a very bad experience with homemade edibles once - I think I ate a hotspot of butter - and now I never touch the stuff. Eeeeeeeeh.

[giant_mtb]

I had a very bad experience with homemade edibles once - I think I ate a hotspot of butter - and now I never touch the stuff. Eeeeeeeeh.

Bad in what way?  Were you glued to your chair?  Get too introspective?  Nauseous?

[Laconian]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/29/tesla-q2-production-and-delivery-numbers.html

"Burst build" death march, this sounds like a recipe for quality. <_<

[MrH]

It's all starting to come out too that their paint line is only permitted for a max of 5000 cars/week.  They're building up inventory after their bottlenecks during their typical week, and then trying to rush them through all in one week to hit an arbitrary goal for themselves.  This is a really, really inefficient way to go about manufacturing things.

[Soup DeVille]

It's all starting to come out too that their paint line is only permitted for a max of 5000 cars/week.  They're building up inventory after their bottlenecks during their typical week, and then trying to rush them through all in one week to hit an arbitrary goal for themselves.  This is a really, really inefficient way to go about manufacturing things.

Building cars in a tent sounds like a wonderful thing for paint quality.

[MrH]

They have all sorts of bottle neck issues.  The paint booth is probably the most capital intensive one though.  So they're doing something like 2,000/week, but building up all this WIP (work in progress) of painted cars.  Then they construct this stupid tent, and try to flush all the WIP out as fast as possible, at any cost, to prove a point.  They're going to go back to 2-3k per week right when that's done.

[Galaxy]

To be fair the "tent" is using a similar fabric membrane as the roof for Denver International Airport...




... which has been standing since 1994, and which I would rank as my favorite US airport.

[mzziaz]

To be fair the "tent" is using a similar fabric membrane as the roof for Denver International Airport...




... which has been standing since 1994, and which I would rank as my favorite US airport.

What do you do for a living?

[CaminoRacer]

What do you do for a living?

I'm gonna guess gypsy.

[Morris Minor]

I'm gonna guess gypsy.

Yurt engineer?

[CaminoRacer]

Yurt engineer?

Yes, professional tent builder.

[Galaxy]

What do you do for a living?

I have a degree in Bioengineering, though I am mostly doing plant biotechnology currently.

I did consider doing aeronautical engineering, or aerospace engineering, and I did an internship at MBDA, but in the end decided against it. My math skills are good, but they are not exceptional.

[FoMoJo]

I have a degree in Bioengineering, though I am mostly doing plant biotechnology currently.

I did consider doing aeronautical engineering, or aerospace engineering, and I did an internship at MBDA, but in the end decided against it. My math skills are good, but they are not exceptional.

Bioengineering as in genetic engineering?

[Galaxy]

Bioengineering as in genetic engineering?

That is just one aspect.

[FoMoJo]

That is just one aspect.

Seems like an interesting field.

[Morris Minor]

A pro-Tesla piece (longish but interesting.) I accept that Tesla/Musk are in the MSM crosshairs, the Trumpmeister will sympathize.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/29/1767826/-The-War-on-Tesla-Musk-and-the-Fight-for-the-Future

[MrH]

A pro-Tesla piece (longish but interesting.) I accept that Tesla/Musk are in the MSM crosshairs, the Trumpmeister will sympathize.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/29/1767826/-The-War-on-Tesla-Musk-and-the-Fight-for-the-Future

Wow. Disagree with a ton of that. Don't have time to respond yet, but most of point 4 is garbage.

[Morris Minor]

And here's a puff piece by a new owner, who accepts that he's irritatingly smitten in many of the sequences - but I forgive him. Tesla dazzles its owners and we all love new toys.
https://youtu.be/aUULFj2-4ho

[Char]

Trash.

[12,000 RPM]

Trash.

What isn't, besides a 230whp E90?

[AutobahnSHO]

What isn't, besides a 230whp E90?

Is that all it is? I'm so disappointed.

[Char]

What isn't, besides a 230whp E90?

252whp - but thanks

[GoCougs]

Bloomberg article out today:  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-12/how-tesla-s-model-3-became-elon-musk-s-version-of-hell

Estimates are it takes ~90 hours to assemble a Model 3, roughly 3x the average vehicle according to the article.

[r0tor]

Bloomberg article out today:  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-12/how-tesla-s-model-3-became-elon-musk-s-version-of-hell

Estimates are it takes ~90 hours to assemble a Model 3, roughly 3x the average vehicle according to the article.

What exactly is that stat really suppose to mean?  I'm sure the assembly time of a Focus is much less then a BMW X5 which is less than a McLaren 720s

[Galaxy]

Bloomberg article out today:  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-12/how-tesla-s-model-3-became-elon-musk-s-version-of-hell

Estimates are it takes ~90 hours to assemble a Model 3, roughly 3x the average vehicle according to the article.

"The plan is eventually to use Musk's tunnel-digging venture, the Boring Co., to dig an underground passageway to bring seats to and from the main Fremont factory, about 2 miles away. "


You have got to admire his ambition.

[2o6]

I think Musk needs to step down.

[MrH]

I think Musk needs to step down.

He does, but the weirdo cult will tank the stock if he's not the head of Tesla.

I think he ends up dead or in jail honestly.

[Soup DeVille]

What exactly is that stat really suppose to mean?  I'm sure the assembly time of a Focus is much less then a BMW X5 which is less than a McLaren 720s

Musk has complained about the "granny walker" speed of auto assembly lines, repeatedly claimed he can produce cars much faster and more efficiently, it shows how his claims aren't always worth much.