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  1. Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport

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    I haven’t watched yet but Definitely explains some stuff to me! My girlfriend recently got a hybrid Camry and I was amazed at how efficient it is on the highway compared to on local, short drives.

    I haven’t watched yet but

    The goal is to boost up to cruising speed, where less power is necessary. Much of the fuel savings come from the more efficient engine, and not just what's basically idle-stop behavior

    Definitely explains some stuff to me! My girlfriend recently got a hybrid Camry and I was amazed at how efficient it is on the highway compared to on local, short drives.

    15 votes
  2. Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk

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    My last 1.5 years of college were during early Covid so my social life kinda died. I still talk to the friends I had before but they all moved home or to New York, basically, and I have zero...

    My last 1.5 years of college were during early Covid so my social life kinda died. I still talk to the friends I had before but they all moved home or to New York, basically, and I have zero desire to move to either place. I guess I still got a semi-normal graduation, though (it was like ~6 weeks after the first Covid vaccine became readily available here). The only thing is our “college” graduations were still weird and only a few people on a tiny stage for the photo op even though we had the university-wide commencement with all ~10k of us and our families a couple days later.

    8 votes
  3. Comment on US landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Donald Trump administration in ~finance

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    I kind of get that but I also think that's pretty unfair to say when the cost of buying a home as so so so so rapidly outpaced the rise of income.

    That doesn't seem well thought out... wouldn't it punish those who saved up to buy, and reward those who spent it all?

    I kind of get that but I also think that's pretty unfair to say when the cost of buying a home as so so so so rapidly outpaced the rise of income.

    2 votes
  4. Comment on US landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Donald Trump administration in ~finance

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    No one forced landlords to become literal rent seekers and all investments have risk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    No one forced landlords to become literal rent seekers and all investments have risk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    10 votes
  5. Comment on San Diego now has so much water that it's selling it in ~enviro

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    Hey, you knew it was Sesame Street :p Weirdly enough, I only saw that for the first time a couple months ago because someone online somewhere linked it and mentioned it giving them nightmares...

    Hey, you knew it was Sesame Street :p

    Weirdly enough, I only saw that for the first time a couple months ago because someone online somewhere linked it and mentioned it giving them nightmares about running out of water as a kid lol

    3 votes
  6. Comment on Tom Scott: England — Official teaser for Nebula in ~travel

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    When the lady squeezed that at first I audibly gagged!

    When the lady squeezed that at first I audibly gagged!

    2 votes
  7. Comment on Tom Scott: England — Official teaser for Nebula in ~travel

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    Wow, he was not lying when he said it gets gory. E: Also the ending with the "next time" just sounded like a Top Gear intro :)

    Wow, he was not lying when he said it gets gory.

    E: Also the ending with the "next time" just sounded like a Top Gear intro :)

    2 votes
  8. Comment on San Diego now has so much water that it's selling it in ~enviro

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    https://youtu.be/gtcZbN0Z08c
    • Exemplary

    I have this fever-dream memory of a sketch on Sesame Street in which one of the puppets left a tap on and a poor fish ran out of water in its fishbowl.

    https://youtu.be/gtcZbN0Z08c

    4 votes
  9. Comment on How do you preserve a 400 year old Swedish warship? Vasamuseet in Stockholm is tackling the continued challenge of maintaing the 17th century Vasa. in ~humanities.history

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    I haven’t watched this yet but I just looked up the ship and lmfao at the fact it took like 2 years to build and then sank less than 2km into its maiden voyage

    I haven’t watched this yet but I just looked up the ship and lmfao at the fact it took like 2 years to build and then sank less than 2km into its maiden voyage

    1 vote
  10. Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food

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    I’m glad someone else does! I’ve told a couple of my friends about it and they thought it sounded crazy but like, beans are so cheap and healthy (and delicious)!

    I’m glad someone else does! I’ve told a couple of my friends about it and they thought it sounded crazy but like, beans are so cheap and healthy (and delicious)!

    2 votes
  11. Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food

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    This is really something my girlfriend cooks, but we eat black bean tacos nearly every week. It’s basically just regular homemade ground beef tacos but with black beans for a healthier option....

    This is really something my girlfriend cooks, but we eat black bean tacos nearly every week. It’s basically just regular homemade ground beef tacos but with black beans for a healthier option.
    Sautee some onions, and a can of drained and rinsed black beans, and some taco seasoning (can buy it premade for cheap), and then just cook that a while. We also try get the “carb sense” tortillas from the grocery store for extra fiber. They taste almost as good as regular tortillas (but not quite, admittedly), but with 9g of fiber each.

    5 votes
  12. Comment on Your favourite karaoke songs? in ~music

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    I like Buddy Holly by Weezer

    I like Buddy Holly by Weezer

    3 votes
  13. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    Why not use LibreWolf?

    Why not use LibreWolf?

    1 vote
  14. Comment on What is watts, volts and amps? in ~science

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    Hey, we’re 120V. There’s also Japan where it’s 100V and, depending whether you’re east or west of Tokyo, can have different frequencies (50Hz in half the country, 60Hz in the other half)

    The wall outlet is generally 230V (or 110V if you're in the US)

    Hey, we’re 120V. There’s also Japan where it’s 100V and, depending whether you’re east or west of Tokyo, can have different frequencies (50Hz in half the country, 60Hz in the other half)

    7 votes
  15. Comment on What is watts, volts and amps? in ~science

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    I always said (to myself) “penis in vagina” => P=IV lmao

    I always said (to myself) “penis in vagina” => P=IV lmao

    14 votes
  16. Comment on What is watts, volts and amps? in ~science

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    Power is energy over time and, like @derekiscool said, 1 W = 1 J/s, so it’s just inherently there. Horsepower is also a measure of power, equal to 745.7 W or 745.7 J/s, but you probably never...

    the Watt is never written with respect to time, why is that?

    Power is energy over time and, like @derekiscool said, 1 W = 1 J/s, so it’s just inherently there. Horsepower is also a measure of power, equal to 745.7 W or 745.7 J/s, but you probably never question why cars aren’t rated in “hp/second” or something like that. It’s the same idea.

    9 votes
  17. Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp

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    That's exactly what I was coming here to suggest :) @hpr's suggestion of writing something you actually want to use is the other big one. For me, writing a couple of projects I actually use every...

    Normally, I try to do the first 5-10 days of a previous advent of code to pick up a lang

    That's exactly what I was coming here to suggest :)

    @hpr's suggestion of writing something you actually want to use is the other big one. For me, writing a couple of projects I actually use every day is the main reason I was able to learn Zig.

    8 votes
  18. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    I’m on Linux and use Bolt Launcher through flatpak to play on RuneLite

    I’m on Linux and use Bolt Launcher through flatpak to play on RuneLite

    3 votes
  19. Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech

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    Yeah, of those 140ish I applied to, most were hybrid (which I think is just most software engineering jobs at the moment), but even though weren’t giving me consistent interviews (obviously, based...

    Seems even worse this year for my sector, be it remote or local.

    Yeah, of those 140ish I applied to, most were hybrid (which I think is just most software engineering jobs at the moment), but even though weren’t giving me consistent interviews (obviously, based on my stats, lol).

    2 votes
  20. Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech

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    I somehow actually just started a fully-remote job this week that I found on LinkedIn... but I think I'm kind of an outlier there. I also found all of these boards a while back:...

    I somehow actually just started a fully-remote job this week that I found on LinkedIn... but I think I'm kind of an outlier there. I also found all of these boards a while back:

    I think @Narry's advice about using recruiting firms is probably the best, though. That's what my mom kept telling me to do when I was looking and I kind of ignored her, but it ended up meaning I applied to ~140 jobs, got interviews for ~10, and got 1 offer. The offer was definitely my favorite of the interviews, so it worked out, but definitely pretty rough just applying without someone actually looking and helping you.

    19 votes