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[NerdyDad]

@thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/cyborg-roses-used-grow-computer-systems/

This is what I see.

[scottalanmiller]

DNA clues to why woolly mammoth died out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39142941

[art_of_shred]

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

[Son of Jor-El]

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

[art_of_shred]

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

[Son of Jor-El]

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

[art_of_shred]

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

Nope, not a Ford fan, but I have to admit they do build a decent truck.
EDIT: ...that is, with the exception of the bright idea of using aluminum bodies.

[dafyre]

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

I have no brand loyalty at all... Show me a decent truck that can tow (and occasionally be towed -- you know it happens) and I'm good.

[RojoLoco]

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

I have no brand loyalty at all... Show me a decent truck that can tow (and occasionally be towed -- you know it happens) and I'm good.

My contractor neighbor had a couple of fords over the last 2 decades, and right now he has a Chevy truck that he hates. He's been trying to sell it so he can grab an F-250 diesel. But whatever, as long as it's not a Dodge....

[travisdh1]

@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

I have no brand loyalty at all... Show me a decent truck that can tow (and occasionally be towed -- you know it happens) and I'm good.

My contractor neighbor had a couple of fords over the last 2 decades, and right now he has a Chevy truck that he hates. He's been trying to sell it so he can grab an F-250 diesel. But whatever, as long as it's not a Dodge....

Just finished up lunch here, and you had reminded me about something from Tesla... They're supposedly doing a tractor for a tractor trailer rig. They're actually doing it right, I'd be floored if I wasn't already sitting down. The generator is natural gas, which is actually available for road vehicles now, unlike the hydrogen model I've seen around before. The price point is actually reasonable, and the performance, well...

fleetcarma report

Its power specs are daunting:
320 kWh battery pack
2,000 horsepower
3,700 lb-ft of torque
6% incline speed up to 65 miles per hour
0-60 under load in 30 seconds
Up to 1,200 miles of range

Now that's what I call a truck.

[dafyre]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

320 kWh battery pack

*whistles*: I wonder how long that thing takes to charge!

[travisdh1]

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

320 kWh battery pack

*whistles*: I wonder how long that thing takes to charge!

It's got an on-board generator....

[dafyre]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

320 kWh battery pack

*whistles*: I wonder how long that thing takes to charge!

It's got an on-board generator....

Makes more sense. Generator charges batteries with gas power when needed. I feel stupid, ha ha.

[travisdh1]

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

320 kWh battery pack

*whistles*: I wonder how long that thing takes to charge!

It's got an on-board generator....

Makes more sense. Generator charges batteries with gas power when needed. I feel stupid, ha ha.

Well, that is the assumption most people make about electric drive vehicles. Silly, but people are silly.

Think about that 0-60 time tho, that's an 80,000lb vehicle.

[RojoLoco]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

@art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

I love Ford Raptors too, so this is funny and sad all at the same time. More balls than brainsTypical Ford owner, that for sure! LOL

FTFY

I don't know man, I own a Ford and I'm not jumping off shit!! LOL

It was really more about the lack of brains than the presence of balls... just sayin'

Not a Ford fan, eh? When it comes to trucks, I have no such loyalties.

I have no brand loyalty at all... Show me a decent truck that can tow (and occasionally be towed -- you know it happens) and I'm good.

My contractor neighbor had a couple of fords over the last 2 decades, and right now he has a Chevy truck that he hates. He's been trying to sell it so he can grab an F-250 diesel. But whatever, as long as it's not a Dodge....

Just finished up lunch here, and you had reminded me about something from Tesla... They're supposedly doing a tractor for a tractor trailer rig. They're actually doing it right, I'd be floored if I wasn't already sitting down. The generator is natural gas, which is actually available for road vehicles now, unlike the hydrogen model I've seen around before. The price point is actually reasonable, and the performance, well...

fleetcarma report

Its power specs are daunting:
320 kWh battery pack
2,000 horsepower
3,700 lb-ft of torque
6% incline speed up to 65 miles per hour
0-60 under load in 30 seconds
Up to 1,200 miles of range

Now that's what I call a truck.

<Joe Dirt voice> Daaaaaaaaaaaannng!

[JaredBusch]

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

0-60 under load in 30 seconds

damn....

[scottalanmiller]

Assembly election 'a brutal result for unionism'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39166355

Huge news. Looks like the Brexit may drive the U.K. apart.

[scottalanmiller]

French army grooms eagles to down drones

http://dw.com/p/2YdW9

[scottalanmiller]

Peugeot 'set to unveil deal to buy GM's Opel on Monday'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39161173

[scottalanmiller]

Peugeot-Citroen agrees deal with GM to buy Vauxhall-Opel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39175740