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by rconti 2y ago
Tesla solar is PV panels. I think you're thinking of the solar shingle thing which, as far as I know, never really took off. From googling around, they're still advertising it, and people have gotten quotes for it, but I imagine
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by rconti 2y ago
There are entire nations where this is the scenario all winter.
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The tech hate is bipartisan, however the tech companies got lucky that the Republican choice for President happens to be distinctly corrupt and easy to buy off with money and flattery. Additionally, his feelings are so easily hurt that Cong
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by rconti 2y ago
Just saw this bit on NBC News about PE buying retirement communities and completely altering the terms of the deals the residents signed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWYh7N5goE It scared me because my parents were look
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by rconti 2y ago
I'm in California.
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In my American city, yes, we can put batteries in a zip-lock bag on top of our trash bin. But I'm not going to do this for a single coin cell. I usually just have a stack/pile/box of electronics and batteries to take to the l
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by rconti 2y ago
Yeah; the risk was lower because the implementation costs were higher. Take a speeding ticket, for example. If the fine is $400, it's created with the knowledge that it'll only be triggered occasionally, and it's created as a
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by rconti 2y ago
To play devil's advocate (and avoid the wrath of a certain lobby): We don't require knife insurance.
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by rconti 2y ago
How do you know someone's into crossfit^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H FLAC? :D
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That's much of the west coast (west of the cascades). I moved from Seattle to the Bay Area, and it's basically the same weather except somewhat shorter summer days and winter nights, WAY more sunshine, and generally about 10f warm
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Well it's certainly true that "no shooting" signs typically have bullet holes in them.
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both those car are 4 seaters.
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I think that's a major reason it IS a capable car. It shifts faster, plus all form of autos are better at holding boost between shifts.
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It's not a new thing, it's always been a popular choice in the enthusiast community. What's nice is finally the market is catching up with the manual (again). It used to be the performance choice. When the automatics/twi
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by rconti 2y ago
Feel. I enjoy driving any form of automatic less. If it has a powerband (eg, not an EV), I want to be in control of that powerband, and I want to be physically shifting because I enjoy the tactile sensation. FWIW, I own an EV as well as a c
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by rconti 2y ago
I had a Z3MC for 18 years, yeah.
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by rconti 2y ago
2 sports car purchases ago, the S2000 was near the top of my list, but came in 2nd place because it was going to be my only car, and I figured a 2 seat hatchback was more practical than a 2 seat convertible. I think I made the right choice
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by rconti 2y ago
I've never driven the R35 -- it never particularly interested me, largely due to the dual clutch transmission but also because of the size. But I was in Japan in December and took the opportunity to rent an R34 GT-R which was just such
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by rconti 2y ago
I'm confused about what this is trying to say. I assume the Mustang is the "muscle car" and the R35 is the "japanese sports coupe" but in many ways the R35 has been the blunt hammer muscle car of its era. They'
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by rconti 2y ago
Gotcha, thanks. I've never been able to find value in that platform so I must have missed it. On his podcast sometimes he TALKS about the argument he gets into on Twitter, but of course it all sounds more reasonable when he's expl
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by rconti 2y ago
It has! More impressively, it's done so while Vehicle Miles Travelled has gone up as well. But it feels like we're reaching a point where we're trying to catch a falling knife, where every safety improvement is _obviously_ wo
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by rconti 2y ago
But it seems the parent's point is there's no reason Dell couldn't have kept making improved XPS models. Maybe they don't compare on a $/watt basis with Apple silicon, but you could presumably have still paid less a
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by rconti 2y ago
We've decided we'd prefer to mandate tons of "lifesaving" technology in new cars. Nevermind that it pushes poorer people into old rust buckets, and due to risk homeostasis and the false sense of security that comes with
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by rconti 2y ago
I really enjoy Nate's podcast with Maria Konnikova - I read her book The Biggest Bluff a few years back and really enjoyed it, and them podcasting together is great. (Despite my feelings about never wanting to hear Malcolm Gladwell&#x2
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by rconti 2y ago
... has been around and worked perfectly for over three decades?
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by rconti 2y ago
Presumably 2024 will also be bad due to interest rates. But, of course, that doesn't say anything about "real" demand.
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by rconti 2y ago
I'd rather avoid the trap. I use the 3 major CSPs, so I would prefer to use cross-platform tooling. Per the parent: >That’s how clouds try to lock you in, by making you use a custom tool that is different for the sake of being diffe
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by rconti 2y ago
What about the way Terraform is a 3rd class citizen on Azure? And there are multiple ever-changing ways of doing everything, major parameters aren't supported, etc. It just makes it more difficult to deal with. Also, Azure APIs are inc
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Seems like accusing someone of ties to organized crime is a bit of a reverse Pascal's Wager.
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Absolutely, 100% backwards. The tool cannot save space from disk space that is not scanned. Your "not a big win" comment assumes that there is no space left to be reclaimed on the rest of the disk . Or that the disk is not empty,

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