OT: Step into a Sony

[bitrex]

Test drive a Sony today!

<https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020>

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On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 22:01:37 -0500, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020

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Sounds like a horror. I know people who struggle with big touch
screens to do basic stuff on their car.



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John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics

 

[bitrex]

On 1/6/20 10:13 PM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 22:01:37 -0500, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020

???????

Sounds like a horror. I know people who struggle with big touch
screens to do basic stuff on their car.

I could write a sci fi short story where there's an autonomous car
company that secretly outsources its "AI" to impoverished teenagers and
20-somethings in the Indian subcontinent as mechanical turks. They're
found out when the employees have a mass labor strike. However because
say, due to their inability to read analog clocks or something there's a
mix-up and the strike begins just before midnight Bangalore time i.e.
during the morning rush in CA.

Hugo award here I come!

 

[Rick C]

On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 10:01:42 PM UTC-5, bitrex wrote:

Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020

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So rather than cell phones with wheels, this is a Walkman with wheels?

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Rick C.

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[John Robertson]

On 2020/01/06 7:01 p.m., bitrex wrote:

Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020


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"Get a HORSE!"

John ;-#)#

 

[Clive Arthur]

On 07/01/2020 05:55, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/01/06 7:01 p.m., bitrex wrote:
Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020


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"Get a HORSE!"

John ;-#)#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8

Cheers
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Clive

 

On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 21:55:05 -0800, John Robertson <spam@flippers.com>
wrote:

On 2020/01/06 7:01 p.m., bitrex wrote:
Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020


???????

"Get a HORSE!"

John ;-#)#

We were just talking about that yesterday. Most people couldn't afford
to keep a horse. And you can't park a horse on the street for a few
days and then start it right up.

Horses have other issues.



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John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics

 

[Rick C]

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 11:07:21 AM UTC-5, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 21:55:05 -0800, John Robertson <spam@flippers.com
wrote:

On 2020/01/06 7:01 p.m., bitrex wrote:
Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020


???????

"Get a HORSE!"

John ;-#)#

We were just talking about that yesterday. Most people couldn't afford
to keep a horse. And you can't park a horse on the street for a few
days and then start it right up.

"Start it"??? What does that mean??? Aren't your cars always ready to drive? Oh, your car is dependent on retaining energy in a portable storage device? Mine too!!! That's why it's plugged into my house. Do you fuel yours at home too?

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Rick C.

+ Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
+ Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[bitrex]

On 1/7/20 11:07 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 21:55:05 -0800, John Robertson <spam@flippers.com
wrote:

On 2020/01/06 7:01 p.m., bitrex wrote:
Test drive a Sony today!

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020


???????

"Get a HORSE!"

John ;-#)#

We were just talking about that yesterday. Most people couldn't afford
to keep a horse. And you can't park a horse on the street for a few
days and then start it right up.

Horses have other issues.

Keeping horses tends to be a status symbol; the reason a lot of people
who do it, do it, is because most people can't afford to care and feed
and entertain this massive animal that unfortunately has limited utility
otherwise in the modern world.

I feel like keeping and maintaining a small steam locomotive would
probably be less financially and labor-intensive than horse husbandry
but they don't do competitive steam engine races. Not yet, anyway.