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    Biggest Loser claims to take healthier approach but has same hefty flaws

    "Many gain the weight back and more in the months and years that follow. In a 2016 study, 14 former contestants saw a large drop in their resting metabolic rate that lasted at least six years. " The study was kind of garbage. The authors of the paper used their own unverified measurement for...
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    Researchers completely made up claim about men’s drinking before conception

    This is what the body of peer review research has shown. Being a healthy BMI range matters more than any specific diet does to positive health outcomes. The only food item there is a body of research that says pure bad stay away is Trans Fat. We have spent 60 odd years of public health...
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    Researchers completely made up claim about men’s drinking before conception

    In 2016 there was a study published that claimed that BMI is bullshit and it was reported in well over 100 different publications and major news websites. They all repeated the press release that came out of UCLA PR department about the results of the study. The authors of the study where...
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    SolarCity was insolvent when Tesla paid $2.6 billion to buy it, lawsuit says

    This is the case they should have made in the first place. If he just came out and said we have to save SC to save his (musk) reputation to continue to have access to capital markets. It would still have been approved by shareholders and they would not be in this mess. But, every indication...
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    SolarCity was insolvent when Tesla paid $2.6 billion to buy it, lawsuit says

    He owns 5 mansions in Bel Air, owns a private jet that was a trade in from a smaller previous private jet and often spends more on jet fuel to go to the Met than the average US home. The pay package he received from TSLA that was in effect until last year was based on Gross Margin. Every...
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    Watching Apocalypse Now Final Cut in Sony 4K Laser

    "Although most cinema projectors are already 4K" The vast majority of digital projectors in theaters are DCI 2K even in new theaters. No reason to spend the money on a DCI 4k projector or upgrade a 2k (if upgradeable) for houses that will either feature non-blockbustery movies* or have people...
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    Tesla loses $408 million in Q2 2019

    This would never be on the P/L (except as depreciation which is not worth talking about here) sheet. The factory is recorded as CAPEX if its Tesla cash going towards it or recorded as a liability if its a loan.
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    Uber stock falls 7.6 percent in first day of trading

    This. Old cabs suck for a reason. It was the only way they could make any money. They used Old police Crown Vics because they were basically bulletproof with plenty of cheap parts and easy to repair. They ran airport, bar scene and downtown because these where the routes with the least...
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    Uber stock falls 7.6 percent in first day of trading

    I don't understand the business model. So currently they are losing billions when they pay "drivers". These "drivers" are the ones that spent the capital for the vehicles and own that assist. They pay for the gas and other maintenance. So pretty much all the major costs of owning a taxi...
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    Tesla reports big first quarter loss

    Yeah, that is not why your local Chevy dealer is parking Equinoxes on lots. They are doing that because they can't keep the Equinoxes on their lot they sell so fast. What they have room for on their main sales lot is just a couple weeks of inventory when they want 6 weeks or more of inventory...
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    Tesla deliveries plunged 31 percent in the first quarter

    All of the evidence so far suggests that only government subsidies can produce demand for BEV. Every single time in every single market that a subsidy has gone away demand has dropped dramatically. It happened in Hong Kong, the State of Georgia, domestic Tesla sales US, Denmark. It was and...
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    Local leaders cooling to Boring Company tunnel promises

    The tunneling cost for the 2nd Avenue Subway is about 12 percent of its overall costs. The tunneling time is minor compared to the rest of the project time. On projects that use Cut and cover, tunneling will still only be 25-30 percent of the overall costs. While it would be nice to save...
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    At a quick Los Angeles event, Tesla announces the 300-mile-range Model Y

    When people talk about Cross overs and SUVs taking over the market they are talking about CUVs like the Acura RDX and BMX X3. They are not talking about Cross over coupes like the X4 and Merc GLC Coupe. Those are niche vehicles the X3 sells 10 times as many units as the X4. Both the 3 and 4...
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    Musk lawyers accuse SEC of “unconstitutional power grab”

    The first amendment argument works so well in perjury cases or conspiracy cases or fraud cases. The latter being basically why he has a twitter sitter in the first place. He was not punished for his words he agreed to a punishment for the fraud he committed on shareholders.
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    Elon Musk tweets a date for the opening of his first Los Angeles tunnel

    Can Musk ever stop lying? No, the public will not be allowed to ride his subway. http://hawthorne-ca.granicus.com/MetaVi ... a_id=36052 the important part here. "The purpose is to further examine the capabilities of the Test Tunnel and not to accommodate the public. The...
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    SEC sues Elon Musk over “funding secured” tweets

    As others have said no in normal situations. What I wonder is if government contracts have requirements that do not allow for officers that are banned from public companies. I have no knowledge if this is the case or not just seems like it would be a possiblity.
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    SEC sues Elon Musk over “funding secured” tweets

    This is almost always the case but todays after hours was already 3/4 a normal trading days volume and that was about 4 hours after close.
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    Tesla accounting chief quits over Tesla’s “level of public attention”

    For someone saying FUD you sure are spreading a lot of bullshit. What sovereign wealth funds where interested? Hint, the Saudis leaked to 3 different news outlets they had no idea what the fuck Musk was talking about. Norway couldn't because of internal rules. The US would never approve...
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    Analysis: Why Elon Musk abandoned his plan to take Tesla private

    Its a brand new regulation. Same regulation also says that if you name a company or country as a founding source even if they have no clue what you are talking about they than have to five you the money. But, this only goes into effect if you can prove that you tweeted a price that you...
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    Elon Musk says the last year has been “excruciating”

    When you constantly lie about the little stuff that does not matter you will lie about the big stuff that actually does matter. That is why this nitpicking is important.