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  1. Comment on Why Norway, the poster child for electric cars, is having second thoughts – we can't let them crowd out car-free transit options in ~transport

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    Materially direct and indirect subsidies have basically the same impact I would think. If you’re shopping for a car and could save $10k in taxes by purchasing an EV vs receive $10k in a cash...

    Materially direct and indirect subsidies have basically the same impact I would think. If you’re shopping for a car and could save $10k in taxes by purchasing an EV vs receive $10k in a cash rebate for purchasing an EV, what’s the difference? Perhaps timing - if you’re wealthy when you get the money doesn’t matter as much. Also depending on how you structure the subsidy maybe poorer folks don’t get it if it’s a nonrefundable tax credit

    Either way you’re encouraging more spending on whatever you’re subsidizing.

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Xbox Series X/S vs. PlayStation 5 - A direct comparison and the Ars launch-month verdict in ~games

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    For me it comes down to the fact that last generation Sony blew Microsoft out of the water when it came to exclusives. As long as studios like Naughty Dog (Last of Us, Uncharted) and From...

    For me it comes down to the fact that last generation Sony blew Microsoft out of the water when it came to exclusives. As long as studios like Naughty Dog (Last of Us, Uncharted) and From (Bloodborne, not a first party studio but a negotiated exclusive) are only available on Playstation I'll continue to buy Playstations. Now, if Halo ever returns to form I might be convinced to go back.

    I actually do prefer the UX on Xbox, but exclusives matter more to me.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm doing a full Cosmere re-read because I'm waiting on The Way of Kings leather-bound to arrive so I can read it while completing my Stormlight re-read. Giving up /r/cremposting once Rhythm of...

    I'm doing a full Cosmere re-read because I'm waiting on The Way of Kings leather-bound to arrive so I can read it while completing my Stormlight re-read.

    Giving up /r/cremposting once Rhythm of War comes out will be difficult until I'm caught up.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Reddit announces "power-ups", their plan to have individual subreddits unlock features through members paying for a monthly subscription in ~tech

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    Interesting. It's been years since I modded seriously, but even for a default sub I was on it was still a "handful of times a year" event for an admin to appear in your modlog. How often are we...

    Interesting. It's been years since I modded seriously, but even for a default sub I was on it was still a "handful of times a year" event for an admin to appear in your modlog. How often are we talking now? Multiple times a month?

    Back then you would usually get a modmail for anything that wasn't dangerous/illegal.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Does anyone know of any good budgeting tools? in ~finance

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    One vote for YNAB here - my savings rate has gone up drastically (to be fair, started near zero outside retirement savings). The "giving every dollar a job" approach really clicked.

    One vote for YNAB here - my savings rate has gone up drastically (to be fair, started near zero outside retirement savings). The "giving every dollar a job" approach really clicked.

  6. Comment on YAML: probably not so great after all in ~comp

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    Thanks again for Automod, really changed the game way back when. Can you expand on why you disagree with the move to a GUI? Is it just a concern about introducing lower flexibility?

    Thanks again for Automod, really changed the game way back when.

    Can you expand on why you disagree with the move to a GUI? Is it just a concern about introducing lower flexibility?

  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games

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    Why do you think Mass Effect is overrated? If anything I think the blowback from 3 soured a lot of people on 1 and 2 in retrospect, which I think are fantastic games.

    Why do you think Mass Effect is overrated? If anything I think the blowback from 3 soured a lot of people on 1 and 2 in retrospect, which I think are fantastic games.

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  8. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    At this point it might make sense to wait for Persona 5: The Royal - expected this spring. Will basically be the base game + an additional party member and an additional (semester?) of content.

    At this point it might make sense to wait for Persona 5: The Royal - expected this spring. Will basically be the base game + an additional party member and an additional (semester?) of content.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I'd highly encourage it - the last book is amazing.

    I'd highly encourage it - the last book is amazing.

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  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    They worked that out by giving the squatters on the rights some kind of producer credits. It's going to be a show on Amazon Prime, and they just started filming a few weeks ago. They released the...

    They worked that out by giving the squatters on the rights some kind of producer credits. It's going to be a show on Amazon Prime, and they just started filming a few weeks ago.

    They released the first table reading, and I'm cautiously optimistic (and by cautiously I mean I already have extremely high hopes I expect to not quite be lived up to). The showrunner seems to really love the books so I have hope, though obviously there will be many challenges translating a series like WoT to the screen.

    Table reading if you're interested: https://twitter.com/WoTonPrime/status/1179425813327798273

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Microsoft Teams is now officially bigger than Slack in ~tech

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    They're packaging in Teams with Office 365, which a lot of huge companies use. Slack is great and I'd rather use it, but I can't make a business case for using it over Teams when Slack's per-user...

    They're packaging in Teams with Office 365, which a lot of huge companies use. Slack is great and I'd rather use it, but I can't make a business case for using it over Teams when Slack's per-user pricing is so high.

    3 votes