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BRIDGET RILEY, C.H. (B. 1931)
Painting with Two Verticals 3
signed and dated 'Riley 05' (on the turnover edge), signed, inscribed and dated 'PAINTING WITH TWO VERTICALS 3. Riley 2005' (on the canvas overlap), signed again, inscribed again and dated again 'PAINTING WITH TWO VERTICALS 3. Riley 2005' (on the stretcher)
76 1/4 x 104 in. (193.7 x 264.2 cm.)
Painted in 2005.
with PaceWildenstein, New York, where acquired by the previous owner in 2007.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 7 October 2017, lot 217, where purchased by the present owner.
P. Moorhouse, exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley: New Paintings and Gouaches, London, Timothy Taylor Gallery, 2006, pp. 14-15, 46, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
M. Prather, exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley: New Paintings and Gouaches, New York, PaceWildenstein, 2007, pp. 10, 36-37, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
C. Wiggins, exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley: Paintings and Related Work, London, National Gallery, 2010, pp. 33-34, fig. 21.
R. Kudielka (ed.), Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings Vol.3 1998 -2009, London, 2018, p. 1118, no. BR 425, illustrated.
London, Timothy Taylor Gallery, Bridget Riley: New Paintings and Gouaches, June - July 2006, exhibition not numbered.
New York, PaceWildenstein, Bridget Riley: New Paintings and Gouaches, November 2007- January 2008, exhibition not numbered.
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Lot Essay
A rippling, curvilinear network of aquatic blues and apricot, Bridget Riley's Painting with Two Verticals 3 belongs to the artist's most advanced development of new curve paintings. With these paintings Riley reintroduced vertical divisions to contain and rhythmically stabilise the dynamism of the curving elements. From 1997, Riley departed from her previous perceptual investigations in stripy chromatic dissonances, in favour of composing a series of lilting curves. Based on a sixth of a circle, these snaking forms are worked into a stringent system of diagonal vectors, undulating in flat, abstract space, blurring perceptual boundaries between figure and ground, interlocking shapes, and colour variations. Painting with Two Verticals 3 reveals a rhythmic interweaving of serpentine geometries, as diagonally aligned lozenges are disturbed by overlapping, alternately coloured counterparts in a tapestry of the dizzying spatial relationships so characteristic of Riley's oeuvre.
Riley's aesthetic clarity is not a simple coincidence. With a meticulous planning process comparable to that of Matisse with his large-scale paper works, Riley uses preliminary cut-out models of the final painted composition to map out spatial relationships. This initial investigation into emphatic axes, chromatic schemes, and formal undulation results in the rendering of advanced chromatic complexities of optical perception. There is a discourse between Riley's curves and the rhythmic movement of Matisse's figures. Writing on Matisse's La Danse, 1909-10 (The Hermitage, St. Petersburg), Riley noted that 'arms and legs, whole bodies even, are lengthened and shortened as the development of the rhythm ... The group, subject to the overall organisation of colour and rhythm and entranced by the act of dancing, lose their separate identities and become one pictorial form, one organic unit' (B. Riley, quoted in exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley Paintings and Drawings 1961-2004, Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2004, p. 109). Similarly, the interplay of diagonals and curves in Painting with Two Verticals 3 culminates in an overriding rhythmic momentum.
Indeed, Riley's new curve paintings have often been described as sensuous. In a conversation with Paul Moorhouse, Riley discussed the exceptional freedom she finds in the curve. The artist agreed that the curve is associated with the human body but she is hesitant to argue that the curve is inherently sensuous – 'there's a difference between association and the sensation generated by something. One is cognitive and the other is about feeling. I think that feeling is the more important one to me' (B. Riley quoted in exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley: The Curve Paintings 1961 – 2014, London, De La Warr Pavilion, 2015, p. 47). Painting with Two Verticals 3 represents the manner in which curves have been a powerful vehicle for Riley to study such a visual sensation of feeling. This practice represents the new lyrical freedom that the artist applied to her enquiry into pictorial abstraction, and a significant shift from her earlier work.
Whilst the viewer is invited to reflect upon the abstract nature of the composition as a perceptual game, deciphering the foregrounded dissections of curves at unexpected angles and chromatic pitches, Riley's work also conjures emotional responses from the depths of its structure. With its turquoise and deep sea-blue resonating with the brighter colours of the orange and beige, Painting with Two Verticals 3 conjures images of beached paradises, or else the glowing warmth of a summer afternoon. In stirring figurative recollections and expressive responses, Riley creates a work that demands endless contemplation, reflection and interpretation, forming an immersive world out of mystifying abstraction.
'The sensations [the curve paintings] generate belong to all of us; those sensations of shine and shimmer are amongst our most common visual experiences. By recognising that what I had brought about in a purely abstract context was something that, in ordinary life, we share, though mostly unconsciously, it therefore became valid.' (B. Riley quoted in 'Bridget Riley in Conversation with Lynne Cooke', exhibition catalogue, Bridget Riley, Paris, Musée d'Art moderne la Ville de Paris, 2008, p. 147).
We are very grateful to Philip Clark, Bridget Riley Studios, for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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Vaudelnay és un municipi francès situat al departament de Maine i Loira i a la regió de . L'any 2007 tenia 1.201 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Vaudelnay era de 1.201 persones. Hi havia 444 famílies de les quals 80 eren unipersonals (36 homes vivint sols i 44 dones vivint soles), 156 parelles sense fills, 184 parelles amb fills i 24 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 505 habitatges, 451 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 27 eren segones residències i 27 estaven desocupats. 490 eren cases i 14 eren apartaments. Dels 451 habitatges principals, 385 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 60 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 6 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 1 tenia una cambra, 20 en tenien dues, 41 en tenien tres, 125 en tenien quatre i 264 en tenien cinc o més. 332 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 191 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 230 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 739 persones, 569 eren actives i 170 eren inactives. De les 569 persones actives 525 estaven ocupades (289 homes i 236 dones) i 44 estaven aturades (14 homes i 30 dones). De les 170 persones inactives 59 estaven jubilades, 67 estaven estudiant i 44 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Vaudelnay hi havia 447 unitats fiscals que integraven 1.206 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 16.341 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 31 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 5 eren d'empreses alimentàries, 6 d'empreses de construcció, 4 d'empreses de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 4 d'empreses d'hostatgeria i restauració, 1 d'una empresa d'informació i comunicació, 1 d'una empresa financera, 5 d'empreses immobiliàries, 1 d'una empresa de serveis i 4 d'empreses classificades com a «altres activitats de serveis».

Dels 6 establiments de servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009, 1 era un paleta, 1 fusteria, 1 lampisteria, 1 electricista i 2 perruqueries.

Dels 3 establiments comercials que hi havia el 2009, 1 era una gran superfície de material de bricolatge, 1 una botiga de menys de 120 m² i 1 una fleca.

L'any 2000 a Vaudelnay hi havia 44 explotacions agrícoles que ocupaven un total de 1.584 hectàrees.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Vaudelnay a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Vaudelnay a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis de Maine i Loira

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How long is 59.1 molads?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as World War I
The length of World War I is about 54.10 molads.
(a.k.a. First World War, a.k.a. Great War, a.k.a. World War, a.k.a. War to End All Wars, a.k.a. WWI, a.k.a. WW1) (1914 - 1918)
World War I is considered to have begun with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914 and to have lasted until the signing of the armistice with Germany on November 11th, 1918, for a total of 54.10 molads. However, the Treaty of Versailles which ended conflicts between the major powers was not signed until June 28th, 1919 and the last formal peace treaties were not signed until August 23rd, 1923 — 59.10 molads after the armistice was signed.
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It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as The First walk around the world
The length of The First walk around the world is about 53.110 molads.
(1970 - 1974) (Dave, John, and Peter Kunst) (including time in recovery)
On June 20th, 1970, Dave Kunst set out from Waseca, Minnesota with $1,000 and a mule. Kunst completed his walk around the world (with a 4.120 molads pause following an assault he suffered during the journey) on October 5th, 1974 — 53.10 molads.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-circumnavigates-the-globe-on-foot 
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as long as The US Civil War
The length of The US Civil War is about 49.40 molads.
(a.k.a. War Between the States, a.k.a. the Great Rebellion, a.k.a. the War of the Rebellion) (1861-65) (United States)
The deadliest war in American history, the American Civil War is generally considered to have begun on with the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 and to have lasted until the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army on April 9th, 1865 — 49.40 molads. A total of 620,000 American (including Confederate) soldiers are estimated to have lost their lives due to the war.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/timeline.htm 
It's about four-fifths as long as World War II
The length of World War II is about 74.270 molads.
(a.k.a. Second World War, a.k.a. WWII, a.k.a. WW2) (1939 - 1945)
The most widespread war in history, the Second World War is generally considered to have started with the German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 and to have until the surrender of Japan on September 2nd, 1945, a total of 74.260 molads. Also the deadliest conflict in history, the war had an estimated 60 million casualties globally.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii 
It's about three-fourths as long as The Construction of the Chunnel
The length of The Construction of the Chunnel is about 79.01 molads.
(a.k.a. Channel Tunnel, a.k.a. Le tunnel sous la Manche) (1987 thru 1994) (Folkstone, Kent, UK to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France)
The construction crew of the Chunnel broke ground in England on December 15th, 1987 and the tunnel was inaugurated by the Queen of England and the President of France on May 6th, 1994 — a total construction time of 78.940 molads. The 4.9 million cubic meters of chalk excavated from the UK side of the Chunnel was dumped within sea walls to create the 299,467.38 sq. km (74 acre) Samphire Hoe County Park near Dover, Kent.
http://www.eurotunnel.com/ET_P3UI/Corporate/Templates/xxtCorporate2Column.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={538BDDE3-6574-44A5-9BCE-91D0FF3DF4FE}&NRORIGINALURL=%2ffrcP3Main%2ffrcCorporate%2ffrcTunnelInfrastructure%2ffrcDevelopment%2ffrpHistory&NRCACHEHINT=Guest#construction 
It's about one-and-a-half times as long as The Korean War
The length of The Korean War is about 38.20 molads.
(1951-53) (to armistice signing)
The Korean War between North Korea (a.k.a. Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a.k.a. DPRK) and South Korea (a.k.a. Republic of Korea, a.k.a. ROK) began on June 25th, 1950 during the Cold War. The war paused with the signing of an armistice on July 27th, 1953 — 38.20 molads — although the war is officially ongoing and marked by occasional border conflicts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/newsid_3053000/3053107.stm 
It's about three-fifths as long as The American Revolutionary War
The length of The American Revolutionary War is about 103.60 molads.
(a.k.a. American War of Independence) (1775-83)
The War between Great Britain and the its thirteen colonies in North America (now the United States) for the independence of the United States is generally considered to have started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 18th, 1775 (sometimes known as "The Shot Heard 'round the World") and to have concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3rd, 1783 — 103.60 molads. A total of 25,000 Americans are estimated to have died as a result of the war.
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html 
It's about half as long as King Tut's reign
The length of King Tut's reign is about 100 molads.
(a.k.a. Tutankhamun, a.k.a. Tutankhaten, a.k.a. tVwa:t-ʕa:nəx-ʔaˡma:n) (1333 BCE - 1324 BCE)
Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, Tutankhamun begin his reign at the age of eight in 1333 BCE and remained pharaoh until 1324 BCE — 100 molads later. When artifacts from Tut's tomb were on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York) from late 1976 to 1979, they were viewed by an estimated 8 million people.
http://www.phouka.com/tr/egypt//history/KLManetho.html 
It's about two-fifths as long as FDR's Presidential Term
The length of FDR's Presidential Term is about 149.80 molads.
(a.k.a. Franklin Roosevelt, a.k.a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt) (1933-45)
FDR, the 32nd President of the United States, served from March 4th, 1933 to April 12th, 1945, dying after 149.70 molads in office. At the time of his sudden death, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was painting a portrait of Roosevelt which, never finished, now hangs in a museum at the site of Roosevelt's Presidential retreat in Georgia.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt 
It's about one-fifth as long as Pius IX's reign
The length of Pius IX's reign is about 391.40 molads.
(a.k.a. Pope Blessed Pius IX, a.k.a. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti) (1792-1878)
The longest reigning Pope in the Church's history, Pius IX reigned from June 16th, 1846 to February 7th, 1878 — 391.40 molads. As the last monarchical Pope, he ruled over 3,000,000 subjects in the Papal States until 1870.
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000903_pius-ix_en.html 
It's about fifteen-and-a-half times as long as The First artificial heart patient's survival
The length of The First artificial heart patient's survival is about 3.790 molads.
(1982) (Dr. Barney Bailey Clark; first permanent, pneumatic device)
On December 2nd, 1982 Dr. William DeVries implanted the first artificial heart into Dr. Barney Bailey Clark, who went on to live for 3.790 molads. This early model of the artificial heart was controlled and powered by an external, 146.51 kg (323 lb) machine that Dr. Clark had to cart with him as he moved throughout the hospital.
http://db3-sql.staff.library.utah.edu/lucene/Manuscripts/null/Ms0670.xml/complete 
It's about sixteen times as long as The Spanish-American War
The length of The Spanish-American War is about 3.690 molads.
The War between Spain and the United States over the liberation of Cuba began on April 25th, 1898 and lasted until the signing of the Treaty of Paris on August 12th, 1898, 3.660 molads. The Treaty gave the United States control of Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
http://www.history.army.mil/books/AMH/AMH-15.htm 
It's about nineteen times as long as The First spaceflight (Sputnik)
The length of The First spaceflight (Sputnik) is about 3.10 molads.
(a.k.a. Sputnik 1, a.k.a. Спутник-1, a.k.a. "Satellite-1", a.k.a. Простейший Спутник-1) (1957) (total time in orbit)
Launched from Kazakhstan in 1957, Sputnik was the first artificial satellite placed into orbit around Earth, where it remained for 3.10 molads. During its voyage, it traveled about 70,000,000 km (43,495,983.46 mi), completing an orbit of the planet every 0.0023 molads.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1957-001B 
It's about one-twentieth as long as Pepi II's reign
The length of Pepi II's reign is about 1,000 molads.
(a.k.a. Neferkare) (2278 BCE - 2184 BCE)
The sixth dynasty pharaoh of Egypt's Old Kingdom, Pepi II Neferkare ascended to the throne at the age of six and is generally thought to have reigned until his death at the age of one-hundred — a total of 1,000 molads. His reign was the longest of any monarch in history.
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/98-030/hist1.pdf#page=5 
It's about thirty times as long as The Voyage of the Mayflower
The length of The Voyage of the Mayflower is about 2.20 molads.
Having left Southampton, England on September 16th (new style), 1620, the Mayflower dropped anchor near Cape Cod, Massachusetts 2.20 molads later on November 21st (new style), 1620. The voyagers had planned to travel in a convoy of two ships, but the smaller Speedwell was found to be leaking (evidently as a result of sabotage) and all passengers had to be moved to the Mayflower instead.
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/voyage3.php 
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Tesla glory/failure
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Re: Tesla glory/failure
Quote from: Rob Dekker on October 06, 2019, 09:45:37 AM
Tesla is changing the world, one EV at a time.
Let's run the numbers, shall we ? :
As of Q2 2019, there were some 611,000 Teslas delivered :
https://www.statista.com/statistics/502208/tesla-quarterly-vehicle-deliveries/
with the 97,000 Q3 2019 numbers that makes 708,000 vehicles on the road today.
Let's look at carbon emissions saved for that fleet :
US Department of Energy numbers :
https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html
show that if you charge an EV from the US average grid electricity, you emit about 1/3rd the CO2 of a gasoline vehicle. And if you charge from the California grid, that reduces to 1/5th the CO2 emissions. And each of these numbers get better as we add more and more renewables to the grid.
Average fuel economy of a US car is about 24 miles/gallon. For average 12,000 miles/year that is 500 gallons/year/car. Driving a Tesla, on average US electric grid, thus saves about 2/3 or 333 gallons/year/car compared to a ICE vehicle.
For the 708,000 Teslas on the road, that means saving 236,000,000/365/42 = 15,395 barrels/day in gasoline saved.
Now in the bigger picture (100 million Bpd global oil consumption), 15,395 barrels/day is not much yet.
But it's a start. And it will be growing as electric cars become more widespread and electricity portfolios become more renewable.
Can you name ANY other company that saved that much in fossil fuels ?
And if you want to get personal, it seems to me that Elon's own carbon footprint had a very good ROI.
You are assuming that every Tesla owner is such a twit that they would drive a ICE car 100% as much as they would an EV even though these Tesla owners theoretically care about their emission.
Instilling an ethos of "no need to sacrifice, going green can be sexy and shiny and faster!" is the worst thing I can imagine for the "environmental movement".
Musk flew 150,000 miles last year. On a private jet. Mostly short hops which are extra fuel guzzling. It epitomizes the extend to which the "tesla movement" is not actually about reducing emissions but instead virtue signalling and status seeking.
I mean Musk is planning for SpaceX to make earth to earth "hops" on a spaceship. That is probably the least fuel efficient transportation ever thought up. If you think that guy is about reducing emission, you are a fool.
big time oops
Earth-to-earth hops using fuel sustainably sourced from atmospheric carbon dioxide and that generates no soot when burned could well involve less emissions than hours-long flights of a plane burning kerosene jet fuel.
P.S.: Starship uses Tesla batteries.
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-tesla-battery-packs-spotted/
Tesla now gets European vehicles as trade-ins 22.2% of the time—more than double the industry average of 10.9%. Because of this uptick, the market is becoming flooded with more affordable cars from Mercedes, Audi, BMW and the like—without a corresponding increase in demand.
We're calling this The Tesla Effect. It's strong enough to cause prices to plummet, because the market has an excess supply of used luxury cars
The Tesla Effect: How Tesla Is Changing the Used Car Game
Tesla's sales successes are wreaking havoc on the pre-owned luxury car market
Automotive luxury, as it exists today, is rapidly becoming the escape of driving in and of itself. The decisions car-buyers make are increasingly on the side of technology—or more specifically, Tesla's version of it—than the traditional luxury cars that have long been industry benchmarks. What does that mean? Tesla's sales successes are wreaking havoc on the pre-owned luxury car market. Once-strong demand for European luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, and BMW is evaporating as buyers that used to spring for premium luxury sedans now want a Tesla. Any Tesla.
In particular, Tesla's Model 3 went from zero to over 140,000 units faster than any other luxury vehicle had before, and the demand for new Teslas is, in a very real sense, driving the used car market. With buyer after buyer trading in a still new-ish luxury vehicle for a brand-new Tesla, traditional luxury brands appear to be traded-in more frequently than all American and Korean manufacturers combined. ...
https://www.capitalone.com/cars/learn/finding-the-right-car/the-tesla-effect-how-tesla-is-changing-the-used-car-game/1096
Tesla quietly acquires battery production expert in push to make its own cells
Tesla has quietly acquired a battery manufacturing and engineering company based in Canada called 'Hibar Systems' in a push to start making its own battery cells.
https://electrek.co/2019/10/05/tesla-quietly-acquires-battery-manufacturer/
Steve Jobs Ghost (@tesla_truth) 10/4/19, 5:54 PM
Don't believe there's long term demand for Tesla?
Go talk to a 10 year old.
https://twitter.com/tesla_truth/status/1180239822515916801
< I drop my kid off at school and EVERY day the 10 year olds helping the young kids walk in say "whoa... it's a Tesla, I love Tesla's". Every day.
< Ask an 88 year old too. I showed my Model X to my 88 year old uncle this past weekend and now he's getting one.
< Kids at my daughter's elementary school cheer when they see my dirty ass model 3 every morning in the drop off lane. ...
< I was pulling my Model 3 out of the car wash the other day. A little boy about six years old was tapping his dads arm and telling him "Look! It's a Tesla!" ❤
< There's a group of 10ish boys in my neighborhood that wave & yell "Tesla! We love your car!" every time I drive past them
< Every time I park close to kids. EVERY time. They go "Wow. Look! A tesla!"
I invest in Tesla because I believe in Elon Musk, and what he and Tesla are doing for our world.
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/05/i-invest-in-tesla-because-i-believe-in-elon-musk/
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Cleantechnica re the above Capital One article: we told you so!
Capital One: Value of Luxury Gas Cars Getting Slammed by Tesla Model 3
... The night the Tesla Model 3 was first shown to the public... I was picturing elite auto giants in the board room of BMW and Audi sobbing. This was a disruptor, a truly disruptive product that would transform the auto industry, starting with the luxury car market.
A couple of weeks later, at our first Cleantech Revolution Tour conference, in Berlin, we discussed a matter that seemed absolutely imminent: a crash in luxury gas and diesel car resale values. The ramifications of a disruptive new electric luxury car that genuinely embarrasses the Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, and BMW 3 Series are manifold, but perhaps one of the biggest is that strong depreciation of these previous industry leaders could be disastrous for their parent companies and further accelerate the switch to electric transport.
Notably, a crash in resale values means leasing companies have to increase what they charge customers — otherwise, they'll lose money on the cars over time. Raising leasing prices means that those vehicles become less competitive, which means fewer people leasing.
An employee of one of the largest auto leasing companies in Europe told me a couple years ago that the CEO of the company had already committed to a quick transition to 100% electric vehicles as a result. It would simply be bad business management to walk into a collapsing market and financial crisis. All he had to do was look the superiority of the Tesla Model 3 and reflect on where the market was headed.
Normal new car buyers may be slower to pick up on the market trends. If they didn't put down money for a Model 3 reservation or at least jump into the crowd once production ramped up, there's a good chance they're simply out of touch. So, it should come as a surprise when they bring their 2018, 2019, and 2020 BMW 320i, Audi A4, or Mercedes C300 "luxury automobiles" to auto dealers or the private used car market and find they lost far more value than the consumers anticipated. Nonetheless, that is what's going to happen, and that is what's starting to happen.
No, this is no longer just CleanTechnica saying so. It is not simply Teslarati and Teslamondo saying so. It is Capital One saying so. As the non-analyst tweeting above highlights, Capital One now says that the Tesla Model 3 is "wreaking havoc" on the used luxury car market — that is, the used luxury gas and diesel car market. To Tesla owners, the most confusing part of that some people still consider those cars luxury cars. They have horrible, non-luxury drive quality compared to a Model 3. They have horrible, non-luxury tech compared to a Model 3. The don't meet the safety level or performance of a Model 3. The interiors or cluttered with old technology, knobs, buttons, and an antiquated interior design. Perhaps we're Tesla fanboys and fangirls, but there are many reasons for that, and the fan population is growing fast.
Nonetheless, it's both surprising and exciting that such a mainstream, establishment company like Capital One is publishing the news. It does not mince words. ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/06/just-as-expected-luxury-gas-car-depreciation-getting-slammed-by-tesla-model-3/
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Tesla_saves_lives (@SavedTesla) 10/6/19, 1:18 PM
On March 15,2019 @elonmusk revealed what Shanghai Gigafactory will look like "at the end of the year". Look at what it looks like on October 4th, 2019. Still worried about Elon's timing to deliver ?
https://twitter.com/savedtesla/status/1180895117395320832
First image below.
(Oct 04 2019)Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai Construction Update 4K 上海特斯拉超级工厂3 建造进度更新
- Giga 3 Phase 2 going up fast!
= I'm guessing that the bigger, angled truck entry doors are for quick trailer-truck access, for fast-loading of cars leaving the factory, whereas the 70+ perpendicular loading-door spaces are for parking of box trailers loaded with supplies coming into the factory, which will sit there until they are emptied. (The GA "tent" line in Fremont used box trailers that way, and Musk liked its efficiency.) This would be one step closer to Musk's vision of 'bringing in raw materials at one end of the factory and rolling out cars at the other end.'
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Trust Elon to take a dreaded regulation: required pedestrian warning sound at low speeds… and make it into a fun feature that causes jealousy in owners of older cars that don't have it.
I am a bit puzzled in that the regs I've seen have specified a single noise for all cars of the same model (although they would consider more) — no doubt Tesla has been working with NHTSA to loosen them up a bit and make the reg more palatable.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk)10/6/19, 12:06 PM
Customized horn & movement sounds (coconuts being one, of course) coming to Teslas soon
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1180877114226008064
[fart] & [goat] sounds too (also, of course)
< May we can just upload our own sounds clips?
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 10/6/19, 12:09 PM
Will consider
< Goose honk?
< What about an Easter egg that gets activated if you name your car Darth Vader & plays Imperial March if you use Smart Summon!?
< Can we have jungle and rainforest sounds
< And suddenly I'm so jelly of everyone who has the newer car with pedestrian warning.
The "coconuts" sound builds on the Monty Python theme...
Tesla owner finds Monty Python Easter egg in V10 software update
https://electrek.co/2019/10/06/tesla-monty-python-easter-egg-v10-software-update/
I'll give you irrefutable proof that you are wrong.
Quote from: Sigmetnow on October 07, 2019, 01:51:33 PM
<snipped>
Is Elon again eschewing rail transportation?
In China it seems particularly short sighted.
NeilT
Looks like the first M3 to roll of the production line has been spotted on the test track.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-made-in-china-gigafactory-3-test-track-sighting/
Things continue to move.
Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
On the Q3 results, regardless of how well they do, or don't do, unless they post a profit close to Q3 2018, then this is the graph the bears will be focusing on.
With Tesla making rollercoaster profits, this is bound to happen for a while. Even if they break even or make a modest profit, that dot on the bottom is going to stay close to there.
Quote from: TerryM on October 07, 2019, 03:03:31 PM
• So you think I'm right about the truck access?
• I haven't seen anything one way or the other about rail from Giga3.
• What makes you think Tesla is not using rail in China? Their "muddy field" does not have a rail connection. Today. Unknown if rail can or will be a part of the planned Lingang industrial complex.
As Capital One noted above, people are trading in their luxury cars for a Tesla. On the lower end of the price scale, they are trading in their Prius.
As The Tesla Model 3 Surges, Something's Gotta Give (Like The Toyota Prius)
You could say my Los Angeles neighborhood is a microcosm of the Netherlands.
The Model 3 is the most popular new car. So popular, it's crowding out other cars. Something's gotta give.
Maybe that something is the Prius. As of October 2019, there are now more Model 3s in my immediate neighborhood than Toyota Priuses. That's a milestone, considering the enduring popularity and affordability of the erstwhile default car buy of the eco-conscious. As I wrote before, my neighbors are snapping up Model 3s (four immediate neighbors). And in the larger community there's a veritable plague of new Model 3s.
It's amazing to me that the Model 3 has become this popular this fast considering its price. After all, the Model 3 isn't a $25,000 Prius.
The demise of the Prius as the darling of the green car movement
Prius sales have been falling off pretty steeply since 2013. Going from a peak of 236,655 sold in the U.S. in 2012 to 87,591 in 2018. (See the decline of Prius sales in this chart via InsideEVs.)
Coincidentally, Tesla has already sold more Model 3s in the U.S. as of the end of August (roughly 94,000) than total Prius sales in 2018.
I don't know for a fact that my neighbors are trading in a Prius for the Model 3. I just know that I'm seeing more and more Model 3s every month (the California temporary license plate is a giveaway) and not any new Prius. ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2019/10/06/as-the-tesla-model-3-surges-somethings-gotta-give-like-the-toyota-prius/
Tesla noted this in 2018:
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-3-cars-trade-in-honda-bmw-prius-leaf-2018-8
Tesla revealed the five cars most commonly traded in for the Model 3. They include the Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius, and the BMW 3 Series.
You could well be right about the "angled doors", but it was the "70 + perpendicular loading door spaces" that leads me to believe that there are no plans for rail.
Our local Toyota factory, which has for the 4th time won the "Best Automotive Assembly Facility in the World" Award from J D Powers, uses rail to both bring in the parts required, and to ship the vehicles they produce. It's a large facility capable of producing 600K vehicles/an, yet this has little effect on local traffic. A level crossing caused problems for a few years, but the road was elevated and their heavy reliance on rail is no longer a concern.
GF1 was originally sited in part because of easy rail access, and according to Wiki the battery packs produced were to be shipped to the Fremont plant by rail. Elon's decision to rip up his existing rail sidings brought those plans to an end.
Some of Tesla's subsequent bottlenecks can be attributed directly to that decision. Remember back when he was going to need to build his own car carriers, or the two, possibly three truckloads of Teslas that burned up on I-80 this year? Rail delivery would have solved these before they became problems. Some of Tesla's deepest wounds are self inflicted.
GF3 appears to be designed to accommodate lots of trucks even though China is widely praised for her rail system. When the factory begins production we'll see whether Musk is going to take advantage of rail in this location.
US Plug-In EV Sales Dec 2010 - September 2019
Sig, it has been pretty clear for the whole of this year and reported several times, that BEV is growing faster than 100% and in some cases faster than 200%, whilst hybrid is dropping like a stone.
Obviously the Prius is going to take a hit.
DING DING DING
We Have A Winner For Tesla Bull Comment of the Decade!
"Because everything Musk does is magic will one day be magic, SpaceX rockets will take off om unicorn kicks and the rocket will refuel from Pegasus' farts. Hooray.
Rocket travel to any point on earth will take 30 minutes, and use no fuel. Thus it will be green and cheap. Green rocket travel for the peasants!"
Quote from: NeilT on October 07, 2019, 06:06:06 PM
With Tesla making rollercoaster profits...
"Stop losing money son!"
"I'm not losing money dad, I'm making rollercoaster profits."
Quote from: NeilT on October 08, 2019, 10:12:52 AM
I didn't say this was Breaking News.
But Tesla has definitely surplanted the Prius as the green car of choice in the U.S. The article is more of a psychological study than a sales chart.
Porsche will have 1000km vehicle in 10 years while Tesla Roadster is to be released next year with the same range.
Porsche CEO gives credit to Elon Musk, predicts 1000-km electric car in 10 years
https://www.teslarati.com/porsche-taycan-tesla-elon-musk-1k-km-ev-10-years/
Norway. EVs pulling identical trailers — and they switched drivers around, too.
Tesla Model X beats Mercedes-Benz EQC and Audi e-tron in camper trailer towing test
https://electrek.co/2019/10/08/tesla-model-x-mercedes-benz-eqc-audi-e-tron-camper-trailer-towing-test/
Quote from: GoSouthYoungins on October 08, 2019, 03:36:11 PM
We Have A Winner For Tesla Bull Comment of the Decade![/b]
Actually you don't. You need to read this op ed on Seekingalpha which talks about the potential path to FSD for Tesla and the implications of it in terms of ToboTaxi.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4295418-tesla-autonomy-possibility-fast-progress
It is a very well researched and written article by someone who actually knows what they are talking about.
There are some key points that people need to grab hold of and understand.
1. Dataset size
2. The speed of computer learning as opposed to the speed of building the learning engine
3. The hardware in the vehicles required to manage all of this.
So what does the article say about these things.
Dataset size.
Tesla has approximately 600,000 vehicles with "full self-driving hardware". These vehicles drive something in the ballpark of 20 million miles per day. A competitor like Waymo with roughly 0.1% as many vehicles can't create a dataset of the same size.
Since Tesla is pulling from approximately 20 million miles of driving per day, it can rapidly build up very large datasets of different driving behaviours and collect new demonstrations to correct neural network errors. For a competitor like Waymo which might take two years to drive 20 million miles, this approach at this scale just isn't possible.
The speed of the differing activities which will lead to a computer driven "product" which can replace humans for the same job (in this case playing computer games)
DeepMind spent about three years in research and development on StarCraft and then used imitation learning to train its agent to human-level performance in three days.
Playing a computer game requires incredible levels of interaction and skill/off the wall knowledge.
Three days, hold that thought.
Then we have the hardware in the vehicle. Now there is a point here which is not mentioned in the article because the author wants to make specific points. But I, from my own experience, am going to make another point.
Nvidia hardware was an evolutionary development in order to keep incrementally making car driving easier. But it was, in no way, fast enough or viable enough to take the leap from assisting to actually driving.
The Tesla hardware was a Revolutionary step which skipped several levels (years/decades), of evolution to get to the ability to actually drive in one single hop. Whilst using a fraction of the power of current systems (critical for EV's).
1.Deploy a new computer vision neural network that uses the new hardware's 21x increase in video processing capability. We know Karpathy's team is working on such a network, but we don't know when it will be deployed.
Because to get quality data you need the compute power to decide when to get it.
So where does it lead the author?
The central idea here is: if Tesla's approach is right, and if most of the manual work has already been done, then the steps to implementing it can be executed quickly, some of them at computer speed. Training the imitation learning networks, for instance, might take only a matter of days.
So why do I call the author the biggest bull?
On Investment opportunities, the author says
From an investment perspective, this creates an unusual and possibly unique (at least for a large-cap company) situation where the valuation logic for Tesla depends on a somewhat unknowable scientific/engineering factor that could rapidly change, causing the company's rational valuation to jump 10x or more.
But finishes with
However, the underlying uncertainty is the feasibility of the technology: in particular, the near-to-medium-term potential for deep learning to match human competence in vision, behaviour prediction, and driving behaviour. While I can't resolve that uncertainty, I will make two claims. First, if deep learning can master these problems in the near-to-medium term, Tesla will be the one to prove it. Second, if Tesla solves full autonomy, there is a realistic possibility that, from the outside, progress will appear blazingly fast, catching many people by surprise. We should think about technical progress on this problem as a combination of subproblems solved at human coding speed or human R&D speed and subproblems solved at data uploading speed or neural network training speed. A neural network that takes years to develop might take only a few days to train. If we expect progress to be steady, smooth, and incremental, then, from the outside, we might miss this process. We don't want to miss it!
Read it all. It is worth reading. It is worth reflecting on. Especially the robotaxi implications.
Also, you might want to consider the entire article in the light of the decision to deliver A/S before more advanced on road A/P.
In terms of A/P, the amount of miles is key, as it takes so many miles to generate so many anomalies and situations. Advanced Summon only needs "journeys" to create data. By putting the vehicle in the most demanding environment it is possible to think of, every single journey elicits extremely valid data. Half a million A/S journeys are worth hundreds of millions of miles in training data. The data contains pedestrian hazards, vehicle hazards, loose shopping cart hazards, high volumes of children out of control, vehicles in the most demanding visibility, backing out of spaces where they may not see other vehicles.
I expect extremely rapid development of A/S and FSD as a result of this single delivery of a feature.
Add to this the Agile delivery of the software (where you test, fail, fix and test again in a continuous loop) and you have the potential for Tesla to overtake all competitors in 6 months.
Advanced Summon, alone, will leapfrog the entire database of knowledge of all competitors, combined, in half a year. The learning software will consume it in hours. So long as owners continue to use it.
True but I wanted to make the point. It is not clarified enough. Many articles talk about the demand for "renewable" vehicles dropping drastically due to the reduction in subsidies.
However that is not true. Or, perhaps, a misrepresentation of the situation.
BEV is killing ALL fossil fuelled vehicles but it is killing the hybrids faster. Demand for BEV is not shrinking, it is growing dramatically. The problem is supply constraint, not a lack of demand.
Hence the point about Tesla killing off the Prius.
Driving a mile in a Model 3 uses 240Wh, or ~100 grams of CO2/mile with current US grid. Biking a mile uses 53kcal. Fruit or dairy emits ~5g of CO2/kcal (beef is 3 times that), so 150g of CO2/mile. So driving in a single-occupancy Tesla is lower emission than a fruitarian biking.
Addendum: e-bikes are way lower emissions per mile than conventional bikes. Among vegan diets, rule is the less healthy, the lower the emissions. Fresh fruits & veggies have logistical challenges & low yield/acre. Oils, carbs, & especially sugar are the lowest emitters per Cal!
https://twitter.com/Robotbeat/status/1102249291568029696
Quote from: Archimid on October 09, 2019, 09:52:54 AM
For the Twitter-adverse: I'd posted more of that thread earlier here: https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,438.msg191132.html#msg191132
(Warning: certain people got upset. )
Moody's upgrades Tesla Auto Lease Notes because Teslas depreciate less than other cars, gas or electric.
"Moody's upgrades Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A Notes". Is this a financial post? No. I want to instead point out the reason *why* Tesla got this upgrade:
"The upgrades were prompted by strong residual value performance of the underlying lease contracts"
Put in plain terms: @Tesla cars (Model S/X in this case) simply aren't depreciating much, so leaseholders end up holding a more valuable asset when the lease expires.
Teslas have famously low depreciation. ISeeCars calculated Model S depreciation at a third that of other EVs and half that of equivalent gas vehicles....
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1181687993360359425.html
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Big TSLAQ names on Twitter are going dark.
Elonymous (@ElonymousDolos) 10/8/19, 1:58 PM
Uh.. what happened to @BloodsportCap?
$tslaq
https://twitter.com/elonymousdolos/status/1181629889444794368
< He said he was out the last tweet.
RIP $TSLAQ
Huh, what happened here?
[Image below.]
SJG: trying to destroy evidence most likely
Groggy T. Bear (@GroggyTBear) 10/8/19, 4:04 PM
It's not what happened. It's what didn't happen.
$TSLAQ didn't happen.
Jan 2020 100/200 puts are all but dead. And they all held them.
And then they all blocked everyone, because they knew better.
For reference - Spiegel bought the 200s at $26...
https://twitter.com/groggytbear/status/1181661716645580805
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Tesla Reached 7,000 Cars Per Week In 3rd Quarter & Nobody Noticed
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/08/tesla-reached-7000-cars-per-week-in-3rd-quarter-nobody-noticed/
Please see their reasoning in the article.
Tesla Model 3 Sales = 2× Ford Mustang Sales or BMW 3 Series Sales (USA)
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/06/tesla-model-3-sales-2x-ford-mustang-sales-bmw-3-series-sales-usa/
Tesla prepares EV owners, Powerwall customers for CA's historic power outages
As California faces a historic power outage in several Bay Area counties, American electric car maker Tesla appears to have begun making preparations for its customers who are residing in affected areas. Reports from the Tesla community reveal that the company is sending charging reminders to electric car owners, while Powerwall 2 customers are starting to see their home battery units charging up to full power in preparation for the mass outages.
Apart from announcements sent to its electric car owners, Tesla Powerwall 2 customers residing in areas affected by the massive PG&E power shutdown have reported that their home battery units have activated their Storm Watch feature. Storm Watch allows Powerwall 2 batteries to charge to their maximum capacity to prepare for potential outages, allowing owners to keep the lights on in their homes even when the grid goes down.
Paired with solar panels, Powerwall 2 batteries have the potential support the power needs of residential homes for an extended period of time. Last year, for example, a Northern California man in PG&E's electrical service territory ended up having his electricity cut off during a 42-hour period due to fire risks in his area. The man's Powerwall 2 battery was able to keep the lights on for the entire duration of the outage. By the time PG&E resumed service almost two days later, the Powerwall 2 battery still had 9% charge remaining.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-ev-owners-powerwall-customers-ca-power-outage
Tesla Announces Date for Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Webcast
Tesla will post its financial results for the third quarter of 2019 after market close on Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
https://ir.tesla.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tesla-announces-date-third-quarter-2019-financial-results-and
3:30 pm Pacific Time, 6:30 pm Eastern Time, 10:30pm UTC
< Isn't this early ?
Tesla Daily (@TeslaPodcast) 10/9/19, 6:12 PM
Same timing as last year. A few quarters ago Tesla began reporting a week earlier than previous years' cadence.
https://twitter.com/teslapodcast/status/1182056155469811714
« Last Edit: October 10, 2019, 03:01:26 AM by Sigmetnow »
TeslaOwnersofMA (@TeslaOwnersofMA) 10/9/19, 8:16 PM
Check out @Tesla #Model Y. These mules looks a lot more complete than prior #Model3. @MotorTrend
https://twitter.com/teslaownersofma/status/1182087588322168832
Photo below.
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I was revisiting the announcements about the full body stamping press and the network style wiring with a hub spoke technology which reduces the cabling from 1.5km to 100m.
The stamping was supposed to reduce the body from 70 parts down to nearly single digit parts.
The wiring is designed to allow machines to fit both cable runs and assemblies like doors, where doors could be Pre assembled then mounted. Something which is, today, almost impossible because of the way the cables have to be fitted.
I suspect it is these changes which are holding up the Y from production.
If both are achieved, it will reduce assembly line time and complexity. Easing new launches, reducing staff and equipment and boosting profits.
Tesla Superchargers will have Powerpacks to help with outages, says Elon Musk
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-superchargers-will-have-powerpacks-to-help-with-outages-says-elon-musk/
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It is almost as if despite claiming that everything is going to run on solar and wind and unicorn farts, Tesla has instead installed chargers that run on...fossil fuels. How evil they must be! Are they confused into thinking that fossil fuel power generation works better?!?
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"within the next few weeks..."
Planning supercharger upgrades for 7 years, but now it is just days away. Like magic.
Is this the new:
"3 months maybe, 6 months definitely"
Ya. All those Waymo cars out there driving around by themselves without ever having a problem, those guys are dumb. What they really need is a Retard Summon feature to lurk through parking lots like a meth-head slipping in and out of consciousness. That data is priceless. Creme de le creme of autonomy data.
Re California: It's almost as if Tesla is pulling another Puerto Rico: nimbly turning its attention to a crisis that has suddenly developed — and taking responsibility on itself to invest the money, resources and time to help.
Meanwhile, Tesla is also "making waves" (in the news) off the U.S. east coast. October 9, 2019:
Biggest Battery In New England Is Unveiled In Nantucket
https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2019/10/08/nantucket-energy-storage-lithium-ion-giant-battery
Tesla's grid-scalable battery is supporting this popular East Coast island destination with power
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-powerpack-nantucket-massachusetts-backup-power/
gsy is just not doing as well as usual. California has a goal of 100% renewables, and they have got quite a way along the path - but still a long way to go. The current problem is that not many people (in the USA) thought the utility company supplying the electricity has such a crap transmission & distribution system that they are likely to burn the place down. In the UK they don't call electricians "Sparky" for nothing.
I worked in Liberia for a time over 30 years ago (US built infrastructure) - when it rained the sound & sight of pot transformers clinging to a pole in a forest of wires exploding when it rained provided our cabaret as we sat at the outside bar looking over the main drag. We non-Americans never understood why they used that rubbish.
So let's hope Tesla's local supercharger networks don't spit sparks all over the place. There's a lot of KvAs in those little beasties.
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nukefix
Where are the profits? Tesla shold be a business, not a religion.
Does anyone have a figure for how many Powerwalls it would take to power up say 25 model 3 LR's?
How about the acreage of solar panels needed to fuel a fleet of 100 E-Taxi's running 2 shifts/day?
sedziobs
A Powerwall has 13.5 kWh of usable energy, and the Model 3 LR has a 75kWh battery. So charging from 0 to 100% with no additional energy input would require about 5 and a half Powerwalls. 25 cars would require 140 Powerwalls. Alternatively, about 9 Powerpacks could be used.
If an e-taxi shift uses 80% of the battery capacity, that's 60 kWh per shift or 120 kWh per day. for 100 cars, it's 12000 kWh or 12 MWh. A 1 MW plant is about 2.5 acres. In Nevada, with 8 peak sun hours, 1.5 MW would be needed to produce 12 MWh in a day. That's about 4 acres. In Ohio, with only 3 peak sun hours, 4 MW or 10 acres are needed.
Thanks sedziobs!
While we've a number of EV owners, I believe you're the only one here with their own Tesla. Your perspective provides a touchstone that the rest of us are grateful for.
Quote from: nukefix on October 10, 2019, 09:18:37 PM
"Fundamental metric of good of Tesla is how many years sooner it brings the advent of a sustainable energy future"
Musk knows what the bull clowns on this thread don't: Tesla is (structurally) bankwupt. Thus he wants to frame the conversation in such a way that he still has succeeded even when they have to file chapter 11 (which will become chapter 7).
Jim Hunt
Stay Home, Save Lives
Quote from: TerryM on October 11, 2019, 12:34:29 AM
While we've a number of EV owners, I believe you're the only one here with their own Tesla.
A Tesla of unknown ownership recently followed our humble LEAF all the way across country from Bodmin via Helland almost as far as Camelford.
Fortunately in all the circumstances we have lots of wind turbines and solar panels nearby:
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one - Albert Einstein
Where we're the profits when GM went into chapter 11? Right, they had given them out to shareholders and when they needed them they were gone.
Let me say this one more time because I'm pretty sick of whacking this mole.
Tesla made a loss of $2bn in 2017 in 2018 Tesla produced close to 3 times as many vehicles and made a loss of $1bn. That means Tesla is not making a loss on each vehicle sold, otherwise the Tesla loss in 2018 would have been closer to $4bn.
So far, in 2019, Tesla has produced more vehicles than it did in 2018.
In 2018 H1 Tesla losses were greater than H1 losses in 2019. We know this because Tesla made a profit in both quarters of H2 2018, yet finished with a loss close to that of H1 2019.
This is not an indication of a company that is forced to make a loss. This is an indication of a company that has better things to do than make artificial profits to please analysts or the stock market. Tesla has close to $5bn in funds, enough to operate 2018 level losses for 3 years, whilst continuing with a very aggressive roll out program of new technology and models.
Asking where the Tesla profit is has the same answerr as asking where the Google dividend is. They choose not to.
Think of it this way. Tesla only has to break even in Q3 and make a modest profit in Q3 to equal 2018 losses whilst producing close to 50% more vehicles.
Bleating about profits serves only one thing. It reduces Tesla's ability to draw down finance to grow and compete with companies many times its size. Those companies are finding it impossible to compete on a level playing field.
What is the quickest way for the incumbents to defeat Tesla? Starve them of money. Then they can slow down EV adoption to align with the 2030 and 2040 goals of EU bans on FF vehicles.
So every time you bleat "where are the profits", you are making it possible for the major manufacturers to slow down EV Adoption to a pace they are happy with.
If you were interested, you would know that VAG admitted that they found themselves unable to compete in the diesel market at a price point and timescale that made them competitive. So they decided to lie and cheat their way to the top.
If you have been following my thoughts about the challenges to Tesla success, you will know what I think about the current shorting of Tesla stock. And it is not honesty and integrity.
Think about that when you throw out the "where are the profits". Because they are there, just not in figures the markets like. They are in hundreds of thousands of vehicles, the largest car manufacturing building in the world, the best vehicle optimised computer in the world, the best electric drive train in the world, the best Li battery management system in the world and a host of other firsts.
Where are the visible profits? The profits that make the stock market rich? They are in FF vehicles which have been around for over 100 years and continue to ramp up CO2 ppm in the atmosphere.
Quote from: sedziobs on October 11, 2019, 12:12:39 AM
Conversely the average journey is 29 miles which is 8kwh. Well within the range of the power wall to deliver. For 25 cars, this would equate to around 15 powerwalls.
The Powerwall home battery system is irrelevant, the original news item said Powerpack, the integrated commercial-scale battery system, with a capacity of 210 kwh per pack and full scalability. It was just Terry mixing up nouns.
Oh my, a company that made money for 100 years and distributed the money to shareholders via a dividend. WOW. How could they do such a thing!?!
You are kind onto something though...without profits a company goes bankrupt. Tesla will do so without ever distributing a single red cent to shareholders.
Tesla has close to $5bn in funds, enough to operate 2018 level losses for 3 years, whilst continuing with a very aggressive roll out program of new technology and models.
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Neil continues to tell the same lie over and over. He might even think it is true at this point. But it is a total lie.
The lie: "Tesla could be profitable, but chooses to grow fast instead."
Tesla's own numbers prove this to be a pure fiction...
In the first 2 quarters of the year, Tesla's capex was about the same as its depreciation. So they are spending literally just enough money to maintain operations.
The truth: Tesla's capex last quarter($250M) represented less than half of its depreciation, amortization, and impairment of $579M. DAMN!!!!! (The opposite of the tale neil tells.)
Can Neil point to where in the financials there would be a shift to profitability if Tesla wanted to slow the growth? OF COURSE NOT. IT IS JUST A STORY THAT BOUNCES AROUND BULLS' HEADS. IT"S A LIE.
Keep yelling GSY, but everyone can see you avoid the elephant in the room.
It is a simple numbers game.
The more cars Tesla sells, the less loss it makes on each vehicle, year on year.
If Tesla was not able to make a profit on the vehicles it manufactured, this would not be so. The losses would track the sales growth and, possibly, outrun them
In fact it is the opposite. The more cars Tesla sells, the less the overhead weighs on the profits.
This is fact.
Now go scream it is a lie, please do..
I was going to say more, but why give you the opportunity to cherry pick once more.
No Neil, I am not cherry picking.
Your argument is that Tesla is only not profitable because of their growth. The truth is that capex has been declining and is not lower than depreciation. That is corporate shrinkage not growth.
Pretend I cherry pick, fine. Or you could man up and actually respond to the point I'm making. (Obviously that won't happen cuz their is no response that makes any sense.)
Here, I'll show you how to genuinely respond and create discussion that does more than obfuscate...
Yes, Tesla does on every car. BUT that margin has been shrinking consistently and shows no sign of slowing. Tesla's margin is now the same as GM despite selling cars with a price that typically lends itself to higher margins. As a flood of new models from the major automakers give Tesla new competition, it makes sense that downward price pressure will continue.
The real ELEPHANT is this: Tesla is demand constrained. This is the reason they have been lowering prices to keep sales flat. This is the most basic concept in economics. Supply and demand. In order to increase sales, Tesla would have to further lower prices.
Let's do some math...
-Tesla lost $1.1B in the first half of the year. (Nothing to do with capex and r&d is really quite low. So it isn't about growth, the numbers are very clear.)
-Tesla made a gross profit of almost $1.5B in the first half of the year.
So, for Tesla to break even they would have had to sell about 75% more vehicles. That is a lot. In order to sell what they did, they cut prices severely. So how much would they have to cut prices to sell 75% more? Probably enough that the damage to the margin would mean that gross profit wouldn't increase AT ALL.
(I am actually being too nice. Obviously SG&A would increase substantially with a near doubling of production and sales.)
[Neil, please read this entire post in a mental yell. That is the intended tone.]
Quote from: oren on October 11, 2019, 04:03:43 PM
Actually it was Terry contemplating a response to Sig's post #3875, which begins with
"Tesla prepares EV owners, Powerwall customers for CA's historic power outagesOctober 9, 2019"
You might have noted that the units I used - 25 Model 3 LR, 100 E-Taxis, PowerWalls, and acreage of solar panels have nothing at all to do with any (recent) news item, or at least any news item being discussed here.
The reason it appeared irrelevant is simply because it was never intended to be relevant.
To address oren's news item.
When, and to what agencies has Tesla applied for the permits to install PowerPacks, "in regions affected by California's power outages"? Two weeks is an unusual time frame, but perhaps his permits have been held up for months. Who is sitting on these permits and why?
Had Tesla applied for permits through the whole state, or is it simply in the affected regions?
Most permits are issued at the county level, & the power outages are occurring in multiple counties. Are all of the counties expected to approve the work in two weeks? Have none of the involved counties given their approval?
Is adding PowerPacks a recent idea? Why weren't they installed when the Superchargers were installed? Will installations be coming on line in two weeks?
Could it be that Elon just made up the whole story & that no permits had been applied for prior to the date of this "news item".


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WASHINGTON — In celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is lauding the progress won this year in state legislatures across the country. From conversion therapy bans to nondiscrimination protections, Democratic lawmakers have made great progress in improving the lives of LGBTQ Americans.
"We are proud to stand with the LGBTQ community as we celebrate Pride Month and recommit ourselves to the fight for equality," said Jessica Post, executive director of the DLCC. "We memorialize the contributions of generations of activists and leaders who strove to make this nation a better place for their community. While we've seen incredible progress in the last fifty years, the LGBTQ community remains under attack and we still have much work to accomplish. Democrats across the country are fighting for our LGBTQ friends and neighbors as we work to safeguard the rights and dignity of every American."
Since President Trump's election, Democrats have flipped more than 400 legislative seats and won eight new majorities. These gains included a record number of openly LGBTQ candidates and saw nearly 100 of them elected to office — paving the way for this year's progress on LGBTQ rights.
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Legislators in Maine, Colorado, New York, and Massachusetts voted to ban conversion therapy, the dangerous pseudo-scientific method that the American Psychiatric Association has denounced as "harmful and discriminatory." Minors in these states will no longer be subjected to this cruel and discredited method, which can lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness, and suicide.
Nevada outlawed the discriminatory gay and trans panic defenses, which deny LGBTQ victims true equality of justice and send the message that crimes are somehow justified. The defenses appeal to irrational fear and hatred of the LGBTQ community and undermine the criminal justice system.
New York passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which expands the state's equal protection policies to include gender identity. The new law also updates hate crime statutes to protect victims who are targeted based on their gender identity or expression.
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Jesus Christ. This letter will be posted online at GodsBreath.Net. I write to you because of your association with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and a response to the promotion of Islam on billboards in Jacksonville. I certainly hope that you receive this letter with the kindness and love that I intend. Furthermore, my family has experienced the kindness and respect of local Muslims for which I am very thankful. I look forward to your reply.
My writing to you is to encourage discussion concerning the detrimental differences between the Gospel's perception of Jesus and the Qur'an's depiction of Jesus. My appeal to you is that you reconsider God's moral perfection, the apparent crucifixion of Jesus, and the resurrection.
I write recognizing our commonality in the belief of one God. He is the omniscient and omnipotent Creator of the universe. Because the Creator is forgiving and merciful, consider His moral perfection. If Allah is the perfect and Almighty Creator, then His morality is perfect. Do you believe that God is all-loving? Does Allah love non-Muslims? Must people earn Allah's love? Is Allah's love like a father who loves his children because they are his or only when they obey him? Does Allah love humanity only when they obey Him?
My concern is that Allah does not appear to love sinners according to the Qur'an. From Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation, the Qur'an instructs, "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors" (2.190). The text affirms, "As to those who believe and work righteousness, Allah will pay them (in full) their reward; but Allah loveth not those who do wrong" (3.57). I find such statements throughout the Qur'an without a note of love for sinners (3.31b–33; 4.36; 5.87; 6.141).
However, Jesus instructed his followers to love their enemies. Jesus's Gospel is far different from the Qur'an. Jesus proclaimed, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven" (Matt 5:43–45a ESV). Furthermore, an apostle of Christ wrote, "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom 5:8). Jesus's apostle John wrote, "Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love" (1 John 4:8). Therefore, my plea is for all Muslims to read the words of Jesus Christ.
According to the Qur'an, Allah's love is no greater than the love of unbelievers who love one another and not their enemies. There does not appear to exist a love-hate relationship. God and Jesus's love excel that of Islam's Allah. If God is morally perfect, then His love must exceed the world's love so that God's love is impartial and unconditional. Jesus proclaimed, "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt 5:46–48).
If Allah is the perfect Creator, then His morality must exist in perfect love. However, the Qur'an presents that God does not love those whom the Bible says God loves. The Qur'an does not present Allah as morally perfect in love. Therefore, will you submit to a morally imperfect God? Please, read the words of Jesus Christ, because Jesus taught, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away" (Mark 13:31; cf. 8:38).
I am glad that Muslims share belief in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (Surah 3.45–47). However, I am heartbroken to know that the believers of Islam reject the historical facts of Jesus's death upon the cross, and thus reject the resurrection of Christ. Why would Allah start the Christian faith by making Jesus appear as crucified when he was not? The Qur'an asserts, "they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:" (4.156–158). However, critical scholars of Christianity recognize that Jesus's disciples were not "full of doubts," but they sincerely witnessed that Jesus died, witnessed His burial, and experienced appearances from the resurrected Christ.
Critical scholarship accepts that Jesus lived and died by crucifixion. Islamic scholars rely upon such critical scholarship who presume that today's Bible is not a product of God. However, historical critical scholarship accepts these facts of Christ's Gospel that: (1) Jesus died by crucifixion, (2) his body was buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb, (3) women found Jesus's tomb empty, (4) his disciples experienced appearances of Jesus raised from the dead, and (5) the church started and grew upon the teaching of these witnesses and previous prophecies (Sanders, E.P. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. 2000. P. 705–7). Historical scholarship dates the teachings of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus within five years of Jesus's apparent crucifixion (1 Corinthians 15:1–11). They also recognize that soldiers guarded Jesus's tomb that was found empty (Matthew 28:11–15; Mark 15:42–16:8). The Qur'an denies what critical scholarship recognizes as historical facts.
Centuries before Christ was born, the Book of Isaiah records that God's faultless servant will be cut off from the land of the living, his grave will be with the wicked and a rich man, and God will prolong his days (Isa 53:8–10). Jesus predicted, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise" (Mark 9:31). Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection is His Gospel. Christ proclaimed, "For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again" (John 10:17).
Jesus's apostle Peter declared, "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). Isaiah's Scriptures predict that a child will be born who is "Mighty God," and God and His Spirit will send the Redeemer who is God (Isa 9:6–7; 48:12–17). However, the Qur'an asserts, "In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary" (5.17a). The Qur'an also curses Christians for believing that Christ is the Son of God (9.30). Jesus professed, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
I welcome your response to address the concerns of God's love and Jesus's Gospel. You may contact me via GodsBreath.Net.
Lastly, Jesus proclaimed, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it" (Mark 8:34–35). Believers in Christ are saved when they are raised with Christ from death in their sins (Rom 6:1–6; Eph 2:1–10; Col 2:12–13; 1 Pet 1:3; 3:21).
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My second road race of the year, and I've managed to maintain my season's record of placing no worse than fourth.... with a fourth place.... But I have to say that my heart really isn't in this road racing thing at the moment - so I made the right decision not to enter the Surrey League 5-day this year. The race today was on my local evening '10' course (but a bit longer than the usual club time trial, at 9 laps and 140km) - I had planned on riding out to the event, but it was raining when I had to leave, so ended up driving. My legs were feeling fresh after yesterday's time trial was cancelled due to heavy rain. I had spent most of the week resting after Italy, apart from racing the aforementioned '10' on Thursday - I did 21:31, which I was initially disappointed with. But thinking about it on the way home I was actually pleased - I matched my PB for the course, set last year, but without pushing myself especially hard. Anyway, back to today: It was dry as we rolled out, and although we fortunately didn't get rained on too much during the race, there were some heavy showers on parts of the course, which made for a lot of spray at times. I was determined to rip it up today, so attacked as soon as they took the flag in from the lead car. I had one rider for company, but he wasn't strong enough to be too much help. But after half a lap, pro Tony Gibb and his teammate came across, and the three of us settled into a good rythmn. Gibb didn't seem too concerned about really knuckling down and getting on with it, freewheeling to relieve himself, and going back to the car for timecheck information. We were out on our own for over three laps when we heard there was a group of 12 at a minute; Gibb decided to sit up and wait - the other two of us pushed on, but it wasn't long before we were swallowed up. The ensuring group was really too big to work cohesively, but we managed to crack on for a couple of laps to establish a good lead over the bunch. Gibb didn't do any work though, just sat on the back, although his two teammates were working with the rest of us. As we passed the 3 laps to go board the first skirmishes started, and when it all came back together again we had lost the weaker riders. But the attacks continued. Gibb's team, with three strong riders, had the advantage of being able to cover all the moves. Unfortunately for me, I had just countered and was recovering when the winning move went - Gibb and a strong French rider. With three non-working teammates in our group, we had trouble getting a chase organised; by the time we did, it was too late, and the two were way up the road. Still, we mostly worked okay together until the final half a lap, when everyone started looking at each other. Gibb's teammate, well rested from sitting on, attacked and got away. I didn't want to leave it to the sprint, so used a little tactic which has been successful in the past - the non-attack! With no-one wanting to ride on the front, I drifted forward, then used a slight downhill section to roll slightly off the front. Then I gradually increased the power, and got myself a gap before anyone noticed, at which point I put the hammer down and took off on my own. I was able to increase my lead all the way to the finish to take fourth.


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The severe winter is almost over and it is getting just a bit too warm here for polar explorer Miroslav Jakes. Would you venture a guess as to what the Czechs' favourite meal is? And, it's carnival time in the Czech Republic! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
The first child to be put into a baby box installed last June at a Prague clinic to help protect unwanted babies from being abandoned in the cold or murdered in secret is little Sonia. She was born four weeks ago - together with her twin - to a single mother who decided she couldn't handle the financial burden of two babies. Sonia was the less lucky - the twin the mother picked to give away. Unaware of the procedure the mother attached her birth certificate to Sonia's blanket. On the one hand this could complicate her adoption, on the other Sonia now stands a chance of going home to her mother and twin sister. Her plight has evoked a wave of solidarity and people have been calling with offers of help saying they are ready to help support the mother financially if she takes Sonia back and keeps the twin sisters together.
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Young people from Prague gathered on the Old Town Square last week to set a new world record in the bizarre discipline of popping balloons. The aim was to break a record set by Hong Kong students the previous year: 2,477 balloons popped within ten seconds at a football stadium. Not easy to beat but the Czech team did it - popping 3,158 balloons in ten seconds.
Dog owners in Prague are gradually accepting the fact that their pet must have a chip or tattoo with the respective information that would help to locate its owners. Some 60 thousand dogs in the Czech capital now meet this requirement. 85 thousand dogs are officially registered in Prague by the police believe their number to be much higher.
How do Czechs rate in terms of foreign language skills? According to the results of a special Eurobarometer study we are below the European average -16th place on the ladder. 61 percent of Czechs speak at least one foreign language. 29% take pride in speaking two foreign languages more or less fluently, while only 10 percent of Czechs are able to put 3 foreign languages on their CV. So if you visit this country how do you best make yourself understood? If you guessed English - guess again. It's actually German which tops the list. You should find that 28 percent of those who speak a foreign language speak German, 24 percent speak English, 21 percent speak Russian and a mere four percent speak French. So can this average result be attributed to four decades of closed borders? One might be inclined to think so - but in that case why do Slovaks appear to excel at foreign languages? Slovaks, with whom Czechs spent close to 73 years in a common state and who developed in exactly the same conditions until the Czechoslovak federation broke up in 1993. According to the Eurobarometer study a full 97 percent of Slovaks speak at least one foreign language. This discrepancy is unfortunately not due to the Slovaks' exceptional language skills. The foreign language they all put down was Czech. Funnily enough, no Czech even thought to enter Slovak. Czechs apparently still do not consider Slovak to be a foreign language. Well, either they need to change their attitude or start learning fast. The EU objective is for all EU citizens to speak at least two languages in addition to their mother tongue.
Carnivals are taking place across the Czech Republic marking the beginning of Lent, the 40 day period of fasting and soul-searching that precedes Easter. Now although you wouldn't find many Czechs who actually fast or engage in soul-searching they wouldn't miss an opportunity to eat, drink and make merry. Towns and villages, as well as individual Prague districts, organize carnival processions and parties out in the open with live bands, pork feasts and barrels of beer and plum brandy to keep people warm.
Would you venture a guess as to what the Czechs' favourite meal is? An opinion poll conducted recently showed that most Czechs' idea of a perfect Sunday lunch would be ham rolls with horse-radish cream for starters, followed by beef broth. The main dish would be a schnitzel -or pork chop fried in breadcrumbs - with potatoes and beer and for dessert - a piece of rich cake and coffee- all in all a meal amounting to some five thousand kilojoules. To burn those calories you'd need to shovel earth for three hours or watch TV for 13. No prizes for guessing which of the two activities most Czechs pick!
Miroslav Jakes, one of the most experienced Czech polar explorers, is setting off on another polar expedition. He wants to visit the settlement of Eskimos who live furthest up north - in Siorapaluk which is some 1,200 km from the North Pole. From there he will head to the North Pole itself, visiting the Russian polar station Barneo. Although he has been to the North Pole five times, Jakes says this time will be different. He is going at a time when the Polar nights are long and the day lasts for just a few hours. He'll be moving in minus forty degree temperatures through territory with a high incidence of polar bears. His sled will be packed with essentials but there's one thing that -although not strictly an essential - he never leaves behind: his guitar. It helps him survive and he say's it has become a trademark. "For the Eskimos I'm the man with the guitar who turns up now and then" Jakes says.
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I'd intended to keep all the movie-related stuff out of the blog and in the "Cinematic Smackdown" section, but apparently it's going to take more time than I've got to get the rest of this website up.
I was talking about Solaris last night and was reminded of Adaptation, which is one of my Favorite Movies Ever That I've Only Seen Once For Fear That It Wouldn't Be As Good the Second Time (I saw it again tonight, and it was just as good). It hadn't occurred to me before, but in some ways they deal with similar concepts.
Even though I loved Being John Malkovich, I'd avoided seeing Adaptation because a friend had told me she'd hated it. Too self-indulgent, too much reliance on a gimmick. But I was out to see Chicago one night and could only endure about 15 minutes of it before I bolted and ran, sneaking into another theater.
Just an idea of how much it connected with me: It starts off with a voice-over on a black screen, and it took me a minute to realize that the movie had started and I wasn't still listening to my internal monologue. Over the next two hours it talks about the creation of the world, orchids, romance, music, self-doubt, fear, over-thinking relationships, alienation, identity, irony, Hollywood, writer's block, death, the creative process, the struggle to achieve, and movie-making. And a lot of people seemed to miss the point by thinking that the last 30 minutes or so were a cheap cop-out or a too-clever gimmick, when the "joke" ending is actually the core concept of the entire project, realized.
It's too simplistic to say that the message of the movie is "don't over-think everything." Susan Orlean, in The Orchid Thief, cast herself as a character in the story and talked as much about her perception of the world she'd discovered as the flowers and the people themselves. She used the orchids and her travels with LaRoche as a metaphor for self-discovery and the idea that searching for something that's always just out of reach can be more satisfying than actually discovering it.
In his adaptation of the book, Charlie Kaufman casts himself (and his imaginary brother) as a character in the story and uses the process of writing the adpataion as a metaphor for his own self-perception and his own self-doubt, the idea that his life could be like a screenplay — figure out everyone's motivations, follow their story, and reach the logical conclusion. The world he knew existed only in his mind, and all the people he knew were merely, like his brother, different aspects of his own personality. He had to get rid of the notion of "this is the way the story is supposed to play out" and just let it play out on its own. And then find meaning out of it.
When you hear Orlean talk about the movie (she has an overly-cute but interesting and relevant Q&A with herself in the latest editions of The Orchid Thief) it makes that side of it even more clear. Is she offended by her ridiculous, over-the-top portrayal in Adaptation? No, and not just because it's clearly a parody, but because that's not her. It's not even Meryl Streep's portrayal of her. It's Streep's portrayal of Kaufman's perception of the character of her as necessary for his movie. Kaufman (the character) spends much of the later half of the movie getting over his insecurity and trying to get to know "the real Susan Orlean," and of course the ending reveals that he can't and likely never will.
It's a lot more profound than I can describe here even if this weren't already over-long, which is exactly why it was such a remarkable screenplay. I really need to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, because I hear it's also got a lot to say about perception vs. reality, especially in regards to relationships. But it's also got Jim Carrey.
And on a personal note, since this is a blog after all, this has been a very weird weekend. Weird, but wonderful. I think I've finally started to realize that I don't have everything figured out, and I probably will never have everything figured out. But I'm no longer horrified at the concept. Once you've figured it out, once you've reached the happy ending, the story's over. And I'm still enjoying myself too much, seeing how everything plays out.
Author ChuckPosted on August 29, 2004 Categories Arts & Entertainment
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