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by tristor 3y ago
Renting isn’t cheaper than buying at nearly any point from 2008 to 2020 in any US city. Renting being cheaper than buying is a “new” phenomenon and still debatable since renting doesn’t result in equity and can never result in ownership.
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by tristor 3y ago
FWIW, you’ve arrived at some of the same conclusions that I have. The only cars really in the running for me now are the GR Corolla, Golf R, RS3, and at least temporarily I’m probably going to start with a Mazda3 Turbo since it’s AWD now.
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by tristor 3y ago
I use a VPN anytime I leave my house (although it's not a commercial "service"), because network-based telemetry is on the rise and companies that offer free WiFi as well as our telcos are basically out to get us. See https
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by tristor 3y ago
This is the real answer. The amount of logs generated at cloud provider scale now are massive compared to what they were just a few years ago. The last time I was involved in these sorts of systems, circa 2014, logging was one of the core
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by tristor 3y ago
Synthetic rubbers are a type of plastic. Most of the advancements in tire technology are from materials science improvements in these plastics.
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by tristor 3y ago
> The markups are a function of demand and are totally normal and expected market behavior. People who complain about it are almost exclusively people who don't understand how markets work. It's tiring listening to uneducated p
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by tristor 3y ago
That's news to me. I'll definitely take a look.
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by tristor 3y ago
No. Using a phone while you're driving is peak stupid. I keep both hands on the wheel unless I'm operating the shifter or touching a knob, then both hands go back. This is how you are supposed to drive. If you need to take a c
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by tristor 3y ago
Sadly Mazda doesn’t make any AWD cars, only a crossover. AWD is a requirement for me. I loved a Mazda 2 I previously had and loved the Miata track car I sold when I moved last year. Mazda makes great cars but unfortunately none that meet
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by tristor 3y ago
And how does that result in a more reasonable cost profile than paying an insane dealer markup that’s half the MSRP of the car? A Corolla shouldn’t cost $70k.
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by tristor 3y ago
I hate them so much. Otherwise great cars are completely ruined by touchscreens. What was wrong with tactile knobs you could operate one handed without looking? You’re driving for fuck’s sake. It’s why things like the GR Corolla are near
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by tristor 3y ago
Of all the horrible things go on with privacy these days, this is the one I hate the most. I’m a “car guy”, but not the sort that obsesses over old cars (although I do love 60s and 80s cars). I like new tech, I like the advances in engine
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by tristor 3y ago
Anecdote: I had the opposite, I switched to an ergo layout mechanical keyboard and a vertical mouse and was able to avoid near-certain surgery. The difference tends to be whether you're a "hard typer" or not. Folks who are
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by tristor 3y ago
> Probably will save some RSI surgeries too, people can use healthy low key travel keyboards instead of high travel mechanical switches, while still getting the clicking sound they want. Citation Needed. Mechanical keyboards are generall
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by tristor 3y ago
Depending on who you ask, the value of the crude helium there is around $300M to $360M. The $2-$3/cf for refined helium isn't really that relevant, since what is included is unrefined, if it were refined it'd be worth many b
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by tristor 3y ago
This is a neat little piece of software, however I find the most satisfaction comes from building your own mechanical keyboard that makes amazing sounds when you type :). I recommend it as a good weekend project for pretty much any nerdy-ty
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by tristor 3y ago
What's interesting is that her suit doesn't seem to counter the accusation of fraudulent data in her research, but rather that they can't prove it was her that actually did it. She seems to be expecting a former lab manager
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by tristor 3y ago
Most of the replies have turned this into a gun debate. Realistically it’s because he was involved in disconnecting service. When you have to do any sort of job that puts you in the position of taking something away from poor people, you’
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by tristor 3y ago
> That's bullshit. This could only be said by someone that isn’t experienced driving on US Interstates. If what you say is true, why don’t we do 20mph everywhere? Could it be that the safe speed to drive is conditional, like I stat
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by tristor 3y ago
No, I think it gives a veneer of data to the insurance company demanding more money, irrespective of any correlation to claims rates.
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by tristor 3y ago
> I'd say someone driving fast and accelerating/decelerating hard is inappropriate behaviour On what basis? You probably have something different in your mind than what I am actually referring to. I'm not talking about p
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by tristor 3y ago
I never said it wasn't profitable. I said it wasn't accurate. Insurance companies aren't concerned with the accuracy, they are concerned with the profit. It effectively provides some "data" to give them license t
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by tristor 3y ago
Yeah, there’s effectively no protection on ACH if a giant corporation decides to screw you or makes a mistake.
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by tristor 3y ago
Meanwhile, I’ve learned the hard way to NEVER do ACH direct payment for recurring charges because it’s nearly impossible to successfully resolve a dispute and you give up all control of access to your funds to unaccountable corporate giants
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by tristor 3y ago
I’m a very technical person that cares deeply about the details most of the time. I also spend most of my time in a terminal. But when I’m not in a terminal I mostly want things to just work, because I don’t “do” graphics. I have never ca
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by tristor 3y ago
True. The problem is that telematics can’t tell you who is a bad driver and who isn’t. Instead they approximate bad driving by rate of acceleration, brake pressure, and speed. To these systems anyone who drives the way you are taught to
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by tristor 3y ago
I don't know that I should be angry or relieved that I only got half of them right. I've been working with AWS since it existed.
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by tristor 3y ago
Most of the wealthiest people in the world actually manage their own wealth as their primary occupation (which can take many facets). There are places to hire professionals to assist, but until you are in the tens of millions or more in ne
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by tristor 3y ago
I live in Colorado. I regularly drive in places that have traction laws that require you to have all wheel drive and/or snow tires (I also install snow tires in the winter, regardless) and this comes into effect sometimes in situation
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by tristor 3y ago
I think you misunderstood me to think I want a crossover. I do not. The definition of a crossover is that it's a unibody chassis like a car, with car-like suspension and drivetrain, but shaped like an SUV with a similar ride height.

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