Backyard Tree Blossoms
Thu, Mar 23, 2017 in Home
Feeling somewhat limited by my previous main desktop machine, a small Intel NUC, I decided it was time to get a new desktop computer at home. I considered different options including a pre-built workstation but settled on building a traditional ATX style computer, for it offered the greatest flexibility. Things have changed since I last build a desktop from components, and so I got to use newer technologies like MVNe M.2 SSD and a modular power supply.
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Shortly before Christmas this past December, I visited the Tesla showroom at Country Club Plaza here in Kansas City. Like many I had been reading about the Model S for years, with its all electric propulsion, low environmental impact, sports car performance, good range, and impressive technology. There are lots of high tech touches like automatic headlights with auto high beams, automatic windshield wipers, traffic sensing cruise control, autopark, and LTE. Earlier in 2015, the company unveiled Autopilot, a feature which allows the car to steer itself on highways. The test drive was as amazing as I had pictured and I quickly put down a deposit.
This past Thursday I picked up the new car at the service center. It will take some getting used to, particularly the large size of it, as well as the strong regenerative breaking upon releasing the accelerator. Already in the first few days I have led tours and watched as people match speeds on the freeway to check it out. The range should be such that overnight home charging like a cell phone is more than enough for daily driving while eliminating the need to visit a gas station.
