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Comment on We should take hantavirus more seriously in ~health
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Comment on What’s something that didn’t work for you? in ~talk
snake_case Link ParentSame thing happened to me right around age 30. I figured it was cause I used it during college to study so now whenever I’m high I feel like I should be studying and I get anxious because there...Same thing happened to me right around age 30. I figured it was cause I used it during college to study so now whenever I’m high I feel like I should be studying and I get anxious because there should be a test to study for.
But, maybe its just brain chemistry.
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentThats crazy what was broken the whole entire engine?Thats crazy what was broken the whole entire engine?
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentYeah, there are people who still drive around 40 year old cars today. An 80s car isn’t all that different from mine. Go back another decade though and you get into carburetors, and those are kind...Yeah, there are people who still drive around 40 year old cars today. An 80s car isn’t all that different from mine.
Go back another decade though and you get into carburetors, and those are kind of a pita. Injection was def an upgrade. Off the top of my head I don’t think 2020s cars have anything like that which actually makes them easier to work on.
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentHahaha less likely to be stolen is hilarious cause 20 years ago it was one of the most broken into cars! 2000 Honda Civic I do love my beater. When shes done I’ll get another. It’ll always be...Hahaha less likely to be stolen is hilarious cause 20 years ago it was one of the most broken into cars! 2000 Honda Civic
I do love my beater. When shes done I’ll get another. It’ll always be cheaper to fix a 2000s car than it will be to get a new car. No idea what I’m gonna do 20 years from now when all my options are 2020s cars with broken electronics.
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentTrade in value lol, nah this car is dying with me. Its 26 years old. Ive never had a car payment. I just buy them very very used and fix them cause I have a really good mechanic. Never owned a car...Trade in value lol, nah this car is dying with me. Its 26 years old.
Ive never had a car payment. I just buy them very very used and fix them cause I have a really good mechanic. Never owned a car that was worth more than like 5k
I had to learn how to live like this when I was very poor and when I finally made enough money to afford a nice car I started working from home and didn’t need one. So I just keep driving my beater 2x a week it’ll last forever at that rate. Everything works on it, ac is great, power windows, still have the key fob. Its funny cause I put like 100k miles on it in the first five years driving across town for work and then last year I prob put like 5k miles on it tops haha
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Comment on Goldman Sachs flags Amazon and Alphabet for inflating S&P 500 earnings growth figures in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentAnd this is important because they use that asset for borrowing power?And this is important because they use that asset for borrowing power?
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Comment on Goldman Sachs flags Amazon and Alphabet for inflating S&P 500 earnings growth figures in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentMy grampa was just trying to tell me how this works but he hasn’t worked in tech since the 90s so he was using terms that didn’t make sense to me He was saying, in short, that it used to be some...My grampa was just trying to tell me how this works but he hasn’t worked in tech since the 90s so he was using terms that didn’t make sense to me
He was saying, in short, that it used to be some company produced some computer product and then that product had a depreciation cycle of like 10 years, since after that time, the company who bought the product would then have to buy another or upgrade.
What Im getting from your post is that this deprecation cycle is still relevant, but everyone does it against hardware like gpus now and not software like they did in the 90s?
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Comment on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentJeez new cars are expensive to repair, thats insane, I did my starter in my drive way for like $80 last year it was nothing. I could probably replace my entire motor for $800 thats outrageous!Jeez new cars are expensive to repair, thats insane, I did my starter in my drive way for like $80 last year it was nothing. I could probably replace my entire motor for $800 thats outrageous!
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Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food
snake_case Link ParentSame, but not because I’m a snob, because I’m allergic to soy and palm oil tastes nastySame, but not because I’m a snob, because I’m allergic to soy and palm oil tastes nasty
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentWell like the people are the problem with everything though lol we could have a perfect functioning government if it wasn’t made up of us pesky illogical peopleWell like the people are the problem with everything though lol we could have a perfect functioning government if it wasn’t made up of us pesky illogical people
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentI know! But they stopped making them in the US in 2018 and so the longer my car keeps on goin the more I may have to look for another option. I don’t have a spot in my drive way for another...I know! But they stopped making them in the US in 2018 and so the longer my car keeps on goin the more I may have to look for another option. I don’t have a spot in my drive way for another commuter car.
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentI think its cause in the US commuter cars are meant to be good for sitting in traffic and a manual in traffic is not very fun. I work from home though, so no traffic for me. I drive twice a week...I think its cause in the US commuter cars are meant to be good for sitting in traffic and a manual in traffic is not very fun.
I work from home though, so no traffic for me. I drive twice a week and a manual suits my needs just fine. I’m sure theres millions of people just like me by now with a use for a manual trans commuter car but it seems they gave up just before covid and haven’t revisited.
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
snake_case Link ParentAh cool at least youve got a plan lol Ive got this 2000 honda and I started working from home during covid so I really just never had any need for a newer car, I only drive this car once or twice...Ah cool at least youve got a plan lol
Ive got this 2000 honda and I started working from home during covid so I really just never had any need for a newer car, I only drive this car once or twice a week. If something happens to this car my plan is to rely on my husbands for a bit while I look for a 2018ish honda fit with a manual trans bc I read up on it and a honda fit is an almost 1:1 replacement for my honda, which is really hard to find, as no one sells manual trans cars in the us any more. My honda is just a commuter car with a 1.6L engine and the honda fit is an almost exact match for that, just the body style is different, my honda is a coupe.
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
snake_case LinkStart looking for used cars yesterday, I guess, would be my advice. Might manage to beat the onslaught of people waiting for their insurance to pay out, so if you can front the cash, absolutely do...Start looking for used cars yesterday, I guess, would be my advice. Might manage to beat the onslaught of people waiting for their insurance to pay out, so if you can front the cash, absolutely do it.
RIP your baby, too, I know Id feel the same.
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Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech
snake_case Link ParentNot op but I keep mine off by default and then only turn it on when I need it. Been doing that for probably 15 years now across different phones. I block ads everywhere so I have no idea what...Not op but I keep mine off by default and then only turn it on when I need it. Been doing that for probably 15 years now across different phones.
I block ads everywhere so I have no idea what effect it has, but it does save battery life. I notice my battery drains faster when Ive accidentally left it on.
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Comment on United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentRight hahaaRight hahaa
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Comment on United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentLol, also see: gradual decline of everythingLol, also see: gradual decline of everything
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Comment on We must keep age verification from killing anonymity online in ~tech
snake_case Link ParentAgree with the whole thing but food for thought here Theres kids out there with no parents. I mean like they in theory have a mom or dad or grandparents or foster family or some legal guardian but...Agree with the whole thing but food for thought here
Theres kids out there with no parents. I mean like they in theory have a mom or dad or grandparents or foster family or some legal guardian but in practice they’re on their own.
I think we have a lot of systems set up for kids that ignore this reality and thats why so many of these kids end up chronically homeless, so, creating another system depending on present legal guardians for every child isn’t a 100% solution. Good enough for most, maybe, if thats what you care about.
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Comment on What steps can the average user do to secure their data privacy? in ~tech
snake_case Link ParentI think its not so much a thing any more but used to be ways for websites to piggyback on that persisted login and access the data you were getting with it. Like if you were logged into fb and had...I think its not so much a thing any more but used to be ways for websites to piggyback on that persisted login and access the data you were getting with it.
Like if you were logged into fb and had other tabs open.
These days its mostly just like, dont browse porn while you’re logged into anything else cause sometimes youll end up logged into the porn website with your actual Google account or something. So like, if you log out every time you close the browser, you limit what other websites can automatically log you in under Google and know who you are in that way.
I live in the rural south so the culture of being on my own for everything is pretty much already my life.
No aid, no benefits, no disaster response, no support from any government, this is all just life for us and has been for a long time. The city is just too far away, civilization is too far away, the only tangible reason we know the government even still exists is that theres someone working at the DMV and our mail still arrives.
Its interesting watching everyone else transition to this way of life.