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Well, materialistic, shallow, and would do whatever it takes to get somewhere. That worked. Overdone - at this point - for sure, and a rather ordinary looking Slavic girl when younger. I wouldn't care one way or the other if people like this stayed in the private sector. They'd get a pass ... maybe.

Nice upgrades on the powertrain and interior but that exterior has a profile that only Ray Charles could love. Just ugly IMO.

So then we owe a Happy Birthday @LosAngeles

We have someone with the handle "Los Angeles" having a birthday today. That said, I had to look up the city of Los Angeles's birthday - it's April 4, 1850. As a native, I should have known that. So, a birthday of April 10 (today) isn't too far off. Admission Day for California is September 9, 1850 .... actually AFTER that of the city of Los Angeles ... and both 1 year after the most likely year for the Gold Rush - 1849. Depending on where you went to school and/or worked, Admission Day could be a day off.

One very evil and unattractive woman.

What I was really going to say ... I was doing some surfing last night and was reading some biographical stuff and landed here. Ok, she's fine where she is with the deep pockets she has access to. However, had she not accessed those, she could have been quite successful if cast as a recurring foreign villainess in the 007 franchise.

It's just a Pilot.

Nice interior...that front end, though...angry generic robot look, kind of a Lexus knockoff The greenhouse w/ the quarter window kickup is very similar to the XT6..

I believe the jet lag is over, but a week ago I spent from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm in flight, with the time change realistically putting me in at about 5:00 am the next day - Rome to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Houston, and Houston to Florida. I picked Houston as the connection point because Lufthansa was using the popular 747-400 while the few operators of the jumbo have 747-8s (so does Lufthansa). That's a 747-400 at Frankfurt, also with the new livery, but not the plane bound to Houston ... Lufthansa also uses this equipment on the Frankfurt-Toronto route. Most North America flights use the 747-8. This is the one for the flight to Houston ... the one at the left has the old blue and gold livery Going over the top of the world to get from point A to point B The Germans make Kanada and Kongo look and sound Germanic ... love the flight monitor instead of trying to take in a movie or music with the background noise The plane's icon is quite close to Greenland ... some flights on this route go over it and some fly even further south of it. I like that last window seat in one of the "twins" all the way at the back, with there being 3 across just a few rows up The view forward from the rearmost of 5 cabin segments on the main level ... I am as taken with the the jumbo jet as I was as a teenager, if not more. The diversity of people on these international flights is interesting and something to see. The outermost engine on this quadjet seen while descending over Eastern Texas and approaching Houston-IAH Bush airport. When the seat flight monitor tells you how many miles you are from The Woodlands, you know you're close to Houston! It was an amazing day and all flight segments got in a little early. Also, for the -400 not being as humidified and climate controlled as the 8-i version, the almost 10 hour flight did not wear on me all that much. I'm staying temporarily to do some things I have to do and then heading back.

Most destination chargers will remain at 11.5. And the V4 chargers are all magic dock capable. But remember, the Cybertruck is the only Tesla that goes over 250kW. You can plug a Tesla Model Y LR into a 350kW charger, but it is still only going to charge at 250kW. I remain convinced that over 250kW charging is only needed for the extra big battery packs like in a Hummer or Escalade IQ. Even 150kW was fine on my recent trip in a Model-3 SR

Agree, Fire Musk and see a considerable stock rise based on also getting a competent CEO that will run the company as a company. Have you seen with the discounts you can get the Niro EV for $260 a month on Lease with the IRA rebate. Seems if you buy your looking at Mid-$30K price.

If Elon Musk got fired from Tesla, Tesla stock would rise 50% within one year. Elon Musk is literally a boat anchor to shareholder value at Tesla and elsewhere. OK, that is good. Now if only EVs were cheap enough to replace a large chunk of the existing fleet of passenger vehicles in CA right now. For the most part, brand new EVs are NOT CHEAP, and the median price of a new car is about $40K. The market is crying out for more affordable EVs if were are to reduce car-based pollution.