URSpider94

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by URSpider94 5y ago
I have never been in a situation as a driver where I needed my speedometer to prevent me from having an accident. I also am perfectly capable of maintaining a steady speed for the 30 seconds it takes the car to reboot. I expect most drivers
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1. We don't (and didn't) know how long antibodies would offer protection. Some viral infections can recur very quickly. Also, all of the data I've seen is that the immunity conferred by the COVID vaccine is more durable than
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Cloth masks are largely for show in protecting you from other people. They are still highly effective in preventing your aerosols from getting out into the air. Even though COVID is airborne, it comes out of your mouth and nose in liquid dr
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by URSpider94 5y ago
you'd have to plug in an AirPlay-capable device, most likely. For a device to support AirPlay natively, you have to sign up to a complex and expensive licensing process with Apple that includes a ton of validation testing.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
The main cluster reboots in 30 seconds or so, so you’re not without the speedo for long. The speedometer isn’t a safety-critical feature over that time period.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
No, they aren’t still noisy, and in fact they never have been. Their noise levels are quite similar to other cars. People PERCEIVE them as being loud because there’s no engine noise blended in with the tire and wind noise, and because they
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by URSpider94 5y ago
It is when the actual story is about them being the happiest with the car they own , not the happiest people in general.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
They don’t produce “such a low number”. Tesla produced half a million cars last year, which is pretty close to what Subaru sold in the USA. They are actually getting within a factor of two of the production of mainstream manufacturers.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
If you buy the base Taycan, you’ll have RWD only, the short-range battery, and be smoked by the comparable Model S from a stoplight. To get a Taycan with comparable features, you’ll need to spend something like $120k.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
None of them are too big to fail. We have proven that. All banks should be regulated properly so that they can withstand risks from market excursions. In addition, all bank deposits are insured.
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This country has sooo many banks. So many. I don’t see consolidation as a big problem in the banking industry.
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Please elaborate. I’m having a hard time understanding your argument. Are you saying, for instance, that charities should not exist because they are a band-aid for missing government policies? I would submit that the dog rescue charities th
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This is actually a double-edged sword, at least in the USA. You can’t have volunteers and employees do the same work, even at a charity. If you do, you fall afoul of federal wage laws. So you aren’t allowed, for example, to have a mixture o
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by URSpider94 5y ago
Not quite. The link below is Goodwill’s official statement on the matter. In fact, as of today, “22 of the 151 local Goodwill organizations” make use of special Federal dispensation to pay at least some of their employees sub-minimum wages.
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by URSpider94 5y ago
One of my favorite used clothing stores is The Garment District in Cambridge, MA. It’s actually an outgrowth of a recycled fiber company that makes janitorial wiping cloths. The good stuff goes to the vintage clothing store upstairs, the so
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by URSpider94 5y ago
Agree 100%. You are 100% right, and I don’t think their executives are “stealing” money. I am the first to jump in and defend charities, like the Mozilla Foundation, or even Goodwill, who pay their CEO’s appropriately. So perhaps that part
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by URSpider94 5y ago
There’s a big difference between Goodwill and Salvation Army. Salvation Army runs thrift stores to raise money to fund their homeless shelters and disaster relief efforts - thus they are generally staffed by volunteers. Goodwill’s charity i
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In general, there’s an ongoing debate over whether sheltered workshops represent a social service to people with disabilities, allowing them to perform work even if they are essentially not paid for it, or if they are exploitative and discr
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by URSpider94 5y ago
People seem to have some questions about my comment, here’s a much more detailed analysis: https://harvardcrcl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2009/06/... In short, the DOJ has generally conten
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People working the register at Goodwill generally aren’t volunteers, they are paid employees, though they are often paid less than minimum wage.
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To be more positive, look for organizations like local churches/synagogues/mosques, community centers or homeless organizations that will give your donations directly to people in need. This works well for clothes and home goods,
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Nonprofits can actually make a profit, they just can’t distribute it to its owners (usually the board of directors) as a dividend. Goodwill pays its executives well, roughly $1MM to many of its regional executives. Its primary charitable wo
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The modern view is that they are sweatshops, and most of them are being shut down. https://www.paraquad.org/blog/lets-reform-sheltered-workshop...
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Yes. People who run antique stores usually run side businesses cleaning out deceased peoples houses. They charge a discounted rate to haul all the stuff away, then keep what they can sell in their store, donate most of what’s left for a tax
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by URSpider94 5y ago
Note that Goodwill is a charity in the same way that IKEA is a nonprofit. They take your stuff for free, and give you a tax receipt, but they don’t give any of it away. They sell it for as much money as they can in their stores. The “charit
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It’s equally a thing that countries get zero long-term tourism boost because of the Olympics and end up with a huge economic hangover and giant venues that have no practical use.
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The difference in safety between a 15 year old car and a new car is breathtaking.
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Not at all, there are a lot of people commuting 100+ miles per day in EV’s here in CA. A lot of people have mega-commutes because housing is so expensive. An EV gives you access to HOV lanes, which can cut commute times in half. And, you ca
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Keep in mind that the $40k price is eligible for a $7500 federal tax credit, plus in CA you’ll get a $1500 instant rebate at purchase from a utility company fund, plus any middle class buyer will get a $2500 (I think) state rebate. That tak
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Funny, that’s the one and only place I’ve seen one as well (it was 35 years ago, on the Gold Coast just north of downtown...). I was just gearing up to post about this when I saw your post.

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