[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[Ron C]

On 1/6/2018 5:48 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 01/06/2018 05:27 PM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <fbd0j4Fu54eU2 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
>> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Pre-heating the cabin essentially means that you've turned on the car
>>>>> remotely. However, this is only possible if the car starts which, of
>>>>> course, often requires the batteries to be heated.
>>>>
>>>> for a gas powered vehicle, the engine must be running.
>>>>
>>>> not true for an electric vehicle.
>>>>
>>>
>>> True, it just uses some of that electricity that you need to get from
>>> one place to another.  So much for driving range.  I haven't looked
>>> lately as I am not in the market for any kind of electric vehicle
>>> but the last time I looked the all electrics I saw didn't even have
>>> enough driving range for my daily commute.
>>
>> how far is your daily commute?
>>
>> you'd need to be driving on the order of 100 miles *each* way for it to
>> be an issue.
>>
> 
> See my last post.  My commute was 60-70 miles and the
> majority of cars that normal working class people can
> actually afford barely make that.
> 
> bill
> 
For what little it's worth, I had a 95 mile *each* way commute
for a while. It may be somewhat unusual, but it's not unheard of.
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==
Later...
Ron C
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