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Everywhere I have ever lived in the U.S. has had public Kindergarten. I assume this is probably a regional difference in terms, though? In the U.S. Kindergarten is just the grade before 1st grade. Any schooling/day care before that is usually called "preschool" and is often funded to some extent at the state level but if so is usually limited only to low income individuals.

Apparently the Zilog Z80 just stopped being produced in 2024: https://www.techspot.com/news/102684-zilog-discontinuing-z80...

Yes, there was considerable HN discussion, and I chose it for the example specifically because of its long reign.

There is a geographic component. Outside the U.S. acceptance of Discover is not nearly as universal as in the U.S. So much so that in the letter that accompanied the new Discover debit cards they sent out, they had something to the effect of “maybe you should bring a backup card” if you were planning on using it internationally.


Ooh, I definitely wouldn't blame people for being sore about that aspect.

They should make a card with a second chip on the other end (that will only be approved if used abroad) so that you can still use an ATM on a trip.


I actually thought zstd was supposed to be better than Brotli in most cases, but a bit of searching reveals you're right... Brotli, especially at the highest compression levels (10/11), often exceeds zstd at the highest compression levels (20-22). Both are very slow at those levels, although perfectly suitable for "compress once, decompress many" applications which the PDF spec is obviously one of them.


These also aren’t allowed by code anywhere in the U.S. AFAIK.


I'm not sure but I think California may have something in the pipe.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB868/id/3299951


Fun fact: in the U.S. it’s illegal to put anything but mail (delivered by USPS) in a mailbox or mail slot. USPS wants a monopoly on that paper spam.


But when you have to push a rotten fish thru someone's mail slot, the law be damned.


Speaking of a resampler you trust, I’ve had good experience with libsamplerate (http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/), which as of 2016 is BSD licensed.


Not sure about $10,000 houses (that would be pretty spartan, even Tiny Homes usually cost more than that), but the $2500 car thing being due to lenders is completely off base. The reason there are no $2500 cars is that it's impossible to make one and meet current US safety regulations. Once you meet all of those, then you're already well beyond $2500, but it's still a pretty crappy car. Might as well add a few extra creature comforts that most consumers demand (power locks, power windows, bluetooth/stereo, disc brakes, more than 100HP engine, etc.) and you're never going to be below ~$15K with current parts and labor pricing.


SpaceX’s success have no bearing on Tesla. And Tesla’s sales for the year are down for the second year in a row. Hardly a logical reason for the stock to go up.


You are right that SpaceX is a separate company.

> And Tesla’s sales for the year are down for the second year in a row. Hardly a logical reason for the stock to go up.

If the market originally expected and priced in an even bigger decline, the stock would logically go up. Because of all the possible anticipations stock price movements are hard to understand, even in retrospect.


Tesla is more than one person. Plenty of incredibly talented people at Tesla that is not Elon.


Who haven't launched an actual proper real new car in a decade except for one that failed utterly


Model Y was released in 2020, and millions have been delivered since then. Seems real enough.


Saying 'Model Y' is a distincly different vehicle from a Model 3 is like calling an iPhone Pro Max different from an iPhone Pro.


You do know they refresh the models every year, right?


"Hardly a logical reason for the stock to go up"

I think its because Elon would continue to be CEO of tesla , Elon is a brand at this point

its well known "brand", Yes there is a lot to hate but you cant ignore his huge follower

I mean Elon can come to Saudi and Saudi can invest in his company because they like him, that is just the way it works


I think he's implying that SpaceX's success is evidence that Musk can possibly deliver on the robotaxis and Optimus forecasts, thus justifying TSLA's multiple. I for one am skeptical.


> "Hardly a logical reason for the stock to go up"

Surely this can't be a serious nor a logical statement so I'll have to assume it's a joke or engagement bait. Here are 3 that I can think off the top of my head.

1. Robotaxi TAM: Tesla's already running unsupervised Robotaxis (no safety driver) in Austin tests as of late 2025, with plans to expand cities in 2026 — that's not vaporware, it's early scaling of high-margin autonomy.

2. Cross-country FSD milestone? Legit: A Tesla owner just nailed 10,000+ intervention-free miles on FSD v14.2 coast-to-coast in Dec 2025, including parking and Supercharging — verified via telemetry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLswbNB0SU

3. Model Y #1 for 3rd year? Tesla proudly claimed it in their 2025 recap as of the latest DEC 2025 data.

Stock still up ~11-25% in 2025 despite EV headwinds and ending of EV credits because the market prices in future upside: autonomy software margins, energy storage boom, Optimus, and robotaxi fleets. That's logical valuation, not "no reason."

Dismissing all that while cherry picking doubts is at best nothing but drivel.


What percentage of you net worth is in TSLA stock?


Even if you had got the LivingSocial equity, it probably would have ended up worthless anyway, right?


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