smileysteve

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by smileysteve 9mo ago
A post about mis-generalization seems to make a huge mis-generalization, seemingly from a lack of diversity. The author recognizes that laundromats exist, but doesn't believe that washing machines are a luxury good (his yacht example o
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by smileysteve 10mo ago
Stock "trading" is statistically against the odds. "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" was published nearly 50 years ago and remains generally true. No YouTuber or perfect instruction following would make you 100% likely to
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by smileysteve 10mo ago
The biggest pro of a bike is it teaches you to read the road and traffic ahead for energy conservation (and defensive driving). On a bike, this mostly reduces pedaling; in a car this can reduce unnecessary braking, safer driving distances,
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by smileysteve 10mo ago
The alternative is the tradesmen can now apply their trade for 30 minutes more each way rather than sit in traffic (probably better overall) That, and apparently they and their kids can breathe easier.
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by smileysteve 10mo ago
Ironic that with a headline measuring a negative externality of driving that wasn't being priced in and you think transit got the artificial leg up.
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by smileysteve 10mo ago
Not only are you less likely to get sick, You're less likely to see sick people. Healthy people are more productive (you'll have better businesses) Healthy people are nicer (especially if we consider mental health, and then violen
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
Lol, in 3rd grade algebra, a teacher called 2 of us in for cheating. She had us take the test again, I got the same exact horribly failing score (a 38%) and the cheater got a better score, so the teacher then knew who the cheater was. He ju
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
Minor: Given the examples depend on healthcare and childcare, people aged 65 and older (Medicare, outside average child raising age) fall outside this analysis, and currently a significant part of us population. (And Medicare, even without
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
I feel like the author addresses most of your points well with his comparison of a survival line vs a crisis line. But re the "people in poverty don't have" a few caveats, in comparison to the 60s, "public" transpor
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
Your house not spreading fire to the neighboring houses or forest is most of the actual dollar value in a fire department, from a fire perspective. Saving people and a local healthcare force are fringe benefits, accounting wise.
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
That's a interesting way to say creating a healthy contributing member of society that leads to future gdp.
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
It's less so the taverns own money and more so that the food, wine, bar (or future visits) subsidize the beer, ie the food is taxed so that the beer is free. Same with credit card rewards, they're not paid for by the bar, they&#x2
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
In my city, if you use your indicators, traffic is more likely to close the gap on you than coordinate you.
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
It's worse than the founding though because Congress has artificially capped its growth. If the house of representatives followed the per capital ratios of the early 20th century, we'd have more than 2x the representatives, if it
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by smileysteve 11mo ago
At 40 years, there is an expectation that the rubber and most plastic components have become embrittled. The hinges likely only wore out after the spring had reduced function (and lack of lubrication) After your weld, I hope you consider re
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by smileysteve 1y ago
Re #2. Tuning a heat pump vs resistive heat is a much tougher game than it should be. In a moderate climate, I use my ecobee to ensure aux heat doesn't come on until it's below freezing, and it should only come on if something has
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by smileysteve 1y ago
That's terrifying when a heated mattress is resistive heating and can cause a fire.
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by smileysteve 1y ago
To jump in on the political, in minimum wage "debates" the conservative side was always that higher minimum wage will encourage automation. But as we look at post-pandemic automation (the counter operator is mostly replaced by an
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by smileysteve 1y ago
A car that averages 15k miles/year, has a maintenance record, and appears in good condition tends to be less likely to be a lemon than most brand new cars. For an anecdote, consider that Jeep just bricked thousands of new cars, includi
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by smileysteve 1y ago
And repossession is relatively easy.
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by smileysteve 1y ago
An interpretation is classic grade school class President runs on "no homework" or "free lunch", things people will vote for because they sound good for them now, not because they have merit. Lower income taxes sounds gr
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by smileysteve 1y ago
In the context, it would take an ignorant consumer to choose a vehicle that could lose engine, steering, and braking - and complete bricking - while at highway speed, over a dealer appointment that's included in your maintenance progra
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by smileysteve 1y ago
If worked fine in the em early 2000 for cars with service plans or recalls. But they only did like 3-4 upgrades total while the model was still being produced. (Bmw experience)
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by smileysteve 1y ago
More expensive and urgent to repair than a light pole.
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by smileysteve 1y ago
Now if Coke was pressured to add 1g of fiber to products, we could be talking.
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by smileysteve 1y ago
Indeed, it was expanded greatly during the admins of Bush and Trump.
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by smileysteve 1y ago
Only from a refueling (and battery heat) perspective though... The majority of the lemans (or any endurance race) challenge is not from the electric drivetrain (or regenerative braking) but from the ice drivetrain and friction braking. This
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by smileysteve 1y ago
Part of this is that EVs are significantly simplified compared to ICE; there's less innovation opportunity (motors and batteries), less recurring revenue (service). U.S. and European dealer, maintenance, even government models are in f
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by smileysteve 1y ago
It's like using Alexa to shop, or when an Amazon ad comes on it and saves to the cart, only your order has a delivery cost and it's perishable
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by smileysteve 1y ago
It sounds a lot like a farmer's almanac... Which are reasonably accurate (ignoring chaos) and practically free (passion work)

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