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by _yb2s 2y ago
Touareg- which VW pulled from the US market because it also cost as much, or sometimes even more than the very similar Cayenne, and people wouldn't pay Porsche money for a VW badge. In 2004 you could buy a new VW twin turbo V10 Touareg
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by _yb2s 2y ago
> not true to the essence As a longtime Porsche fan that was exactly my first thought also when Porsche started making SUVs, but I couldn't have been more wrong. They're not just very much in the spirit of Porsches history- I f
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by _yb2s 2y ago
My daily driver is a 25 year old Porsche sports car and it has less fuel range than a new Taycan. Porsche has always sold track ready cars from the factory- with all of the compromises that entails. The Taycan is a much better designed and
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by _yb2s 2y ago
They don’t seem to be a great EV maker anymore… they were definitely first to market with practical luxury EVs, but the old school car companies have caught up with better designed EVs and much higher build quality at the same price points.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
There are a ton of replies in here, including yours which seem to be trying to explain what this is, but appear to be assuming too much, and still skipping the actual explanation.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Thanks! I looked at their website for a while and read most of the other comments in this thread- and still had no idea what this was about. I would expect them to have something like your second sentence on the top of their page.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I disagree- many people, especially in Europe are still using buildings designed in pre-industrial times, when CO2 levels were as low as half what they are in urban areas now. Those buildings now will have much higher CO2 levels indoors tha
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Also reminds me of the classic upside-down-ternet prank that leaves open a free public wifi that rotates all images. Likely no longer possible since widespread use of https.
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I suspect that previously acceptable building designs now cause cognitive decline because of much higher outdoor CO2 levels- it’s a bigger problem than people realize. I live in a mild climate where I can just keep the windows open year rou
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Sure, but as someone with zero interest in crypto who has found ideas from Stoicism very useful to make my life better since long before cryptocurrencies existed- conflating an ancient philosophy followed by some of the greatest leaders in
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by _yb2s 2y ago
How in the Neal Stephenson were the ancient Greeks cryptobros?
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Yes- and even many cheap handheld VHFs have DSC nowadays.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
A bad actor with access to peoples private data from Facebook, Google, or Apple could probably blackmail a large fraction of politicians, globally. Someone with unchecked access to peoples private communications would have nearly unimaginab
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by _yb2s 2y ago
This seems like a great system, but in many years of sailing I've never encountered it actually used. For the most part is only possible to be used by large commercial vessels, but those vessels already have a dozen other redundant com
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I use old postgresql versions because they work perfectly for my use cases- there is no upside to upgrading. In general I don’t upgrade software that works unless there is a good reason to.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
It already is a large extinction event. It is also still possible to massively affect how much worse it gets, and the chances that our species is ultimately included in the extinction. It’s not defeatist to acknowledge reality- it is necess
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by _yb2s 2y ago
It does mention that it is controversial and was criticized for its experimental design. I think that is sufficient for what is essentially a eulogy for a deceased colleague. I’m not sure what other commenters on here expect, but it would b
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The effects of these type of events take a while to be fully realized, even when you are past the point of no return, e.g. where the species populations are too low to overcome the genetic bottleneck and survive long term, but aren't y
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The current human caused ecological catastrophe is obviously slower than, e.g. a meteor impact or supervolcano blocking out the sun caused global ecological catastrophe, but that doesn't mean the ultimate effects won't be just as
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by _yb2s 2y ago
"That can't be true, because if it were that would be really bad" doesn't seem like a good way to reason about things like this IMO
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Yeah, leather saddles also often have an actual suspension with springs. Suspension systems of almost any kind are great for bodies, especially if you can make them not involve overly soft surfaces directly against your body.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
This information is not accurate. Tensioned leather saddles are in no way an aesthetic choice, but a radically different design that is more comfortable. I’m a long distance cyclist and only use Brooks saddles. The entire seat is tensioned
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Indeed the situation isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface. The 3rd generation farmer/inventor I mentioned above is an environmentalist and many of his inventions are focused on improving the long term sustainability and environme
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by _yb2s 2y ago
It’s not “magic” but it can be an effective treatment for ADHD - for the people it works for, which isn’t everyone. Personally, I think a lot of people with ADHD are way over medicated, leading to the type of symptoms you describe. If you t
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I think in general “padding” doesn’t work as well for human bodies as its popularity implies. It feels more comfortable for the first few seconds but less so afterwards. Usually it puts pressure on soft tissues in a way that cuts off blood
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Same… there is tons of research on ADHD showing stimulants are safe and effective long term. I suffered needlessly for years because of ignorant ideas like this… and using medication was life changing. Counter-intuitively there is data show
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Yes, I have a family member with some concerning kidney labs I am trying to help them with.
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Farmers are - and have been for most of history - some of the Most technical people on the planet… probably more so then your modern “hacker” that probably couldn’t actually disassemble and repair most of the things they own and use. I spen
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Thanks!
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> And prehistoric game meat is also not the same as farm meat. Beef and pork contain high amount of saturated fat, but game antelope would contain much less and would have unsaturated fat. Meat of that time is really closer to avocado th

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