Recent content by CosmicSlate

Open source hardware. I love it! It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think that's the point. Creative, innovate, fun, and different. I'm all for it, even if I never design one for myself. (If anyone want's to design and create a Bandit-inspired Cosmic Slate Slatelet, I am happy to...

Agree on all points, especially your last one. And, honestly, I am happy to just let this quietly die off because I don't have the energy (pun intended) to keep arguing the details on this -- but, I appreciate all the information and conversation so far. I think we all agree that our tax...

I appreciate the data and explanation, and you are right to point out that the one-time $7500 tax credit feels different on an individual level, but I think it's disingenuous to compare it to the vast, long-standing, and deeply embedded subsidies the US government has historically and currently...

The general taxpayer pays for all kinds of things they might not support if asked directly, "Do you want your tax money used to pay for this [fill in the blank]" and the US government has been subsidizing all kinds of things for the perceived greater good for generations. A few that come to mind...

(I posted this to the Rivian Forum, but wanted to crosspost it here as well.) I placed a reservation last night and I just received an email encouraging me to "Make" my Slate in the configurator (clearly Slate hasn't seen the post of my super incredible Cosmic Slate above and have so far missed...

I have no idea what Slate will ultimately be, but I love the courage and innovation to do autos differently and I think their business model could really appeal to a younger, less affluent generation of buyers. My Rivian is amazing, but my 35-yr-old self could never have afforded it. A...