[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by TCNY61

At work we use $100,000 battery packs (run time a couple of hours) to handle the data center load until the Diesel generators can stabilize. Batteries will never replace the generators.

That is a very bold statement!
Very similar to the early quotes regarding horses, and ICE.

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by TCNY61 View Post
At work we use $100,000 battery packs (run time a couple of hours) to handle the data center load until the Diesel generators can stabilize. Batteries will never replace the generators.

I think NEVER is a lot longer than a lot of people realize.

41 years ago there were no cell phones. Today most people don't have a land line (unless they are our age - LOL)

I had a boss that refused to use an ATM just 30 years ago.

Technology marches on faster than most people think.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

Polluting, smelly, noisy complex internal combustion engines (and their expensive maintenance) are thankfully going the way of the dinosaurs as are those who refuse to embrace new technology. When you can't stand change (even when it is a good thing) you know you are too old.

P.S. Check your grammar

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This very case is widely disputed even within the US Supreme Court, let alone the many grammar experts.

In this case (possessive of a singular word ending with “s”), both ways are acceptable, according e.g. to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Grammarly and various other sources. The New-York Times, Associated Press ans Penguin books are even officially opting for Markus’ car

Many purists still require Markus’s car. There are even experts who apply different rules depending on whether the name is monosyllabic or not, and, if not, apply a different rule depending on which syllable receives the stress. Their only exception would go to Biblical proper names, like Moses’. So, you see…

To prevent the accumulation of “esses”, I would opt for Markus’ car. And I guess usage, the ultimate long term judge, will choose the same way, i.e. simplicity

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

That is a very bold statement!
Very similar to the early quotes regarding horses, and ICE.

Not really when A LOT of energy required.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

I think NEVER is a lot longer than a lot of people realize.

41 years ago there were no cell phones. Today most people don't have a land line (unless they are our age - LOL)

I had a boss that refused to use an ATM just 30 years ago.

Technology marches on faster than most people think.

Never not that far off for me…. I can say I will never see lots of things like human space travel to another planet or batteries replacing diesel powers train generators.