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Now that the news that the Apple iCar has been leaked, a few unsurprising details have emerged of what the total-automotive-experience a la Mac will be:
1. A Hybrid incorporating a special type of Electrical energy code-named "Shazam" which will use a unique phase-modulation rendering it incompatible with any existing current electrical voltage/frequency specification. Re-charging will require purchase of the very expensive home-unit, the "AppStation Home," or driving into the all-glass Apple branded service-stations code-named "iGasms." The special batteries will not be replaceable, and are permanently bonded/welded to the frame.
2. The internal-combustion component of the engine will use a special form of Methanol produced from GMO corn, code-named, of course, iGas. It will only be available at iGasm stations; it's price will be tagged to some integer multiple of the current per-gallon rate for oil refined from Brent Blend North Sea Crude (think expensive, very expensive). This engine cannot be repaired, only replaced under AppleCare Warranty under limited circumstances. Only Apple iGasm stations will have the special tools required to even change the engine-oil.
3. There will be no user-serviceable parts, automotive, mechanical, electrical, electronic in the entire vehicle.
4. The first models will sell for roughly the price of an entry-level Rolls-Royce, and will have an estimated lifetime before batteries wear out of one year. Over the usual ten-year product cycle there will be numerous "improved" models put on the market, each with "killer features:" none of these features can be retrofitted to any previous model.
While these rumors seem common enough to give them some creedence, I must discount the strange talk about direct vehicle-to-driver body/blood/brain interaction being whispered about. And, that speculation about Siri driving the vehicle: well, I think that's just too far-fetched; the lawyers would never allow that.
The idea that Apple will market this vehicle's "first edition" only in states in the U.S. that legalize cannabis: that's ridiculous.
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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I hear that the Microsoft one will be modular, with the modules linked by braids containing minimal functionality.
i.e. baby blocks tied together with ribbons.
And the Android one will be great, until you suddenly find that the wheels are all different sizes, and the seats have been moved to the outside of the car.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Yes, but closing all windows and then restarting will probably still work.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
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CDP1802 wrote: Yes, but closing all windows and then restarting will probably still work.
"Brake" is not responding. Do you want to continue waiting until it is available?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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No sweat as long as your ejection seat drivers are installed and ready.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
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You mean a Boot drive? 
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Ready to blast you through the car-roof 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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So the android one is a cabriolet?
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: So the android one is a cabriolet?
2.1 was, then 2.4 was a humvee, 3.2 was a land rover, and 4.2 was a bubble car.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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And 5.0 is a Renault Twizy.
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Precisely.
You can be half way to work, and suddenly find yourself driving a completely different car.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It opens a whole new direction for bumper stickers, doesn't it?
"My car used to be a Maserati"
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If you're unlucky. 
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And if you get your iCar wet, it voids all warranties...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That's the Russian area version.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Not in the US.
The US version will crash and burn if the user himself has any creativity in how he does things.
But that's always been a problem with the iCar US.
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Worst of all, it automatically syncs to iTunes 
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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... And only lets you drive on toll roads.
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iRoads! And only iCars can drive on them so they'll be completely useless for all other cars 
But they do sync with iTunes 
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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iPod white with rounded edges. Think Wall-E's EVE turned on her side.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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No more fixing your own car if you don't run iOS at home. If you are a Windows household you have to boot a VM of OS X to fix your iCar or take it to an overpriced mechanic who tells you that he can't fix your iCar because they don't do that, but if you purchased the extended service plan he can give you a new one. No service plan = purchase new iCar at full price. nJoy.
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Is it because there was a Friday the 13th yesterday, and the darkness is still present there. 
I still don't know...
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
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