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by qwerpy 2y ago
You’re right, kind of. I got snow tires for my model Y and it has been great for ski trips or even down the hill during the rare PNW snow. A Tesla with summer (maybe even all season) tires, its monstrous torque, and regenerative braking, is
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by qwerpy 2y ago
Meanwhile over here in Bellevue, home of T-Mobile and (close enough) Microsoft, I’m stuck with Comcast or really crappy DSL. How is it that central WA gets way better internet than Bellevue? Oh right. Comcast lobbying.
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by qwerpy 2y ago
Also missing a fully functional ad blocker.
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by qwerpy 2y ago
A lot of the time police would like to do their damn job, but they have been crippled by more and more restrictions. And then even if they manage to still do their job, the justice system doesn't cooperate, letting criminals out on rid
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by qwerpy 2y ago
I have a Moonlander and regret listening to all of the enthusiast reviews about it. It feels great to type on, but the missing keys and blank keycaps for a lot of keys is slowly driving me crazy. I dabble in a lot of things but don't r
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by qwerpy 2y ago
Yeah I'd think mom and pop citizen landlords with one or two long-term rentals should be the least offensive of the bunch. But we're the ones least able to adjust to the regulations and changing economics. I'm thankful that I
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by qwerpy 2y ago
Soon to be ex-landlord here. Maybe I'll regret it someday, but I'm winding down all of my rental properties. Being a landlord in Seattle is just not a good idea financially anymore, with how out of whack rents are compared to hous
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by qwerpy 2y ago
As usual the solution to the rising inconveniences in America is to not be poor. Live in a nice neighborhood where you can have Amazon packages safely delivered to your doorstep, and drive your garaged car to Costco and get cheaper higher q
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by qwerpy 2y ago
Hah - actually my city (Seattle) is on that list. The regen isn’t enough to slow the car to a stop at the bottom of a hill when there’s an abrupt stop sign, but it’s usually enough to keep speed manageable.
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Whatever the exact number is, I sometimes go weeks without touching the actual brake pedal. If you’re not driving like a maniac, the gradual regen braking is enough almost all of the time.
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by qwerpy 3y ago
It seems obvious to me that society should prioritize the future generations. Kids should be able to use libraries and parks, especially those from poorer neighborhoods. Families should be able to take their kids out for walks and not have
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by qwerpy 3y ago
I know we're all jumping at another exciting opportunity to pile on Elon but there's already another thread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40085565
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by qwerpy 3y ago
I’m definitely going to be picking up my kids in this truck and camping, but maybe I’m just a weird tech bro. In the arms race that is American roads, it’s objectively safer for my family to be driven around in a massive steel tank. I also
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Thanks for the tips. I did try the wine wrapper for Fusion 360 a while ago but ran into some known issue with the startup dialog not being able to open up the browser for Fusion360 (sigh, more unnecessary enshittification - I also tried Fre
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Is it that unreasonable? An adult-sized person was waving a realistic looking gun around and (allegedly) pointing it at houses. Some attempt at deescalation needs to be made, but if that fails, I wouldn’t want the cop to just shrug and leav
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Maybe this is more a reflection of the US being civilized or not, but there are teenage “children” the same size as the kid in this story, using actual guns to commit violent robberies in parts of my city. So it’s not trivial to determine w
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by qwerpy 3y ago
I really really want to get off of Windows because of the dark patterns. I'm even satisfied with the state of gaming on Linux based on my SteamDeck. So I've been test driving my SteamDeck as a portable PC when I travel. There are
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Look at the water gun in question though: https://abcnews.go.com/US/traumatizing-family-calls-justice-... Still sucks that the kid got shot for it, but I can see the confusion, compared to the usual colorful water guns
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by qwerpy 3y ago
> Probably in a way that is most favorable to LEOs. I think this makes sense. Would be bad if every time a police officer tries to stop a crime, suddenly 20 hard of hearing people need to crowd around him really close in order to record
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Saw this headline and wondered what ridiculous interpretation of reality it took to get there, and this one didn’t disappoint. She never was actually trapped. Even if the electrical door release had stopped working (it hadn’t) there is stil
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Even in one of the better cities for mass transit (Seattle) when I tried to ignore the worse P50 travel time, I experienced so many negatives that I'm probably never going to do transit again here. P90 travel time is much worse when bu
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by qwerpy 3y ago
There’s the fuel savings (and saved time from lining up at the busy Costco gas station) and then there’s the time and money saved from not having to get oil changes/ planned maintenances and unplanned maintenances. I can’t wait to trad
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by qwerpy 3y ago
It's funny how different cultures view things so differently. My wife (Chinese) and her circle of friends are pretty much the opposite. They used to all get BMWs/Mercedes but with how practical EVs are, the default choice is now T
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by qwerpy 3y ago
This seems to be the case for some online communities, but in my offline circles (Asians working in tech in the PNW) no one seems to care. Driving on the street it seems every other car is a Tesla, and by and large everyone is pretty happy
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Apparently unlike everyone else on HN or reddit, I've been pretty happy with my Model 3 & Y and plan to get a Cybertruck because I think it looks awesome and early reviews seem to be very positive. If they would fix the obnoxious a
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by qwerpy 3y ago
I love how this comment makes sense whether you’re on the left, right, or center.
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Is this the usual Tesla derangement syndrome or is cybertruck uniquely dangerous in this way? I wouldn’t want to put my fingers inside of any trunk/hood and close it.
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by qwerpy 3y ago
I’m on the same page as you regarding the anti-“saturated animal fats” crowd, but I actually don’t mind them. My animal-based cooking oil spend would be a lot higher if everyone stopped buying plant-based oils.
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Taxis and “the credit card machine is broken” is a tale as old as time. Some of the time it mysteriously fixes itself when you don’t have cash. I can’t decide which I hate more. Taxis for always trying to scam you, or Ubers for guilting you
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by qwerpy 3y ago
Now that I'm trying to cut down on carbs (which I view as the root of most diet-related health problems) I agree with you, "real" food like veggies, meat, dairy, etc., are always sparingly doled out by restaurants while they

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