Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: suzeeq Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Ping anim Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:53:14 -0700 Message-ID: References: <20240409160832.00005336@example.com> <1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:53:14 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="451066"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.2.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:9uLHdhev4lWvmG7GJ7zRhyNyYK4= Content-Language: en-US X-User-ID: eJwNwgcRwDAMBDBK3h/DqUf4Q0hPcg2OhoWH+f1VU/bQVZm1wM4CSWDRQ6dSl4VrpUzpa5sHHO0Q9Q== In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4379 Lines: 64 On 4/10/2024 1:38 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > In article , > shawn wrote: > >> On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:55:54 -0700, BTR1701 wrote: >> >>> In article >>> <1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>, >>> anim8rfsk wrote: >>> >>>> Rhino wrote: >>>>> One of my friends just shared a video with me touting the features of >>>>> the latest Tesla FSD (Full Self Driving) software and I was surprised >>>>> to find that it was made in Scottsdale. It's essentially the first >>>>> video footage I've seen of the place. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4kekZ2Fps [25 minutes] >>>>> >>>>> I've always found it interesting to see places I've never been. They >>>>> always seem to look different than whatever I've anticipated. This is >>>>> no exception. I suppose I was expecting more sandy desert and cactus and >>>>> fewer boulders and scrub grass and palm trees ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, anyone curious to see what the area looks like might find this >>>>> an interesting video. >>>>> >>>> Thanks for the post. I found it an interesting watch. >>>> >>>> It does confuse me on several points. >>>> >>>> The bashes he went to (supermarket) isn’t even in Scottsdale. It’s about 15 >>>> miles to the south in another city. Bashes supermarkets are all over the >>>> place. There are literally half a dozen between the one he went to and his >>>> friends house so I have no idea why he did that. >>>> >>>> The cheesesteak place he went to, I’ve never heard of, but it’s very near >>>> my old office, and only a couple miles from where I live. >>>> >>>> Most of what you see in the video are freeways, industrial areas, shopping >>>> centers. That is what those things look like but if you drove around >>>> through neighborhoods people live in, you would see a lot more lawns and >>>> greenery. Traditionally people move here from back east to get away from >>>> their allergies and bring with them everything they were allergic to. >>>> >>>> Yes, palm trees are everywhere! I have had several. They are actually >>>> rogue. They just appear in your yard one day and then decades later are 50 >>>> feet tall. I have had several removed because they were too close to the >>>> house and were going to take the roof right off as they pushed on the eaves >>>> from below. >>> >>> Yes, L.A.'s ubiquitous and signature palm trees are not native to >>> California, either. They're an invasive species (actually several >>> species) that people just happen to find attractive for landscaping. >>> >>> I've heard that palms are also technically not trees. Don't know if >>> that's true or not. >> >> So it is just like the tumbleweed. We associate the tumbleweed with >> the old west and palm trees with Los Angeles/Hollywood and neither one >> actually belongs there. > > The person who told me they're not trees said they're technically a type > of grass. > All trees are a type of grass until they get larger.