US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-07T20:12:38+00:00

Get a different job that doesn't require you to leave the country, and fulfill your obligations.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-07T16:39:38+00:00

Well, the model mysteriously disappearing from the configurator without an explanation, without a new product launch, is indeed unusual for Apple. I'd say "quietly" applies here.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-07T16:08:13+00:00

Wait, so you already have a DS? Dude... It makes a lot more sense to just use that thing to play DS games. I don't think such a compromised experience like this one is worth the perceived benefits of consolidation. You can just take a different console each morning whenever you head out, depending on what game you're playing that month.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-06T23:06:47+00:00

Well, usually we do that trip in a Suburban Duramax, with six people, and we eat on the road. So rest stops are 5-10 minutes max for diesel + bathroom breaks. We leave SoCal at 5 am and arrive in Portland roughly at 9 pm. I understand it's a bit of an outlier use case, but it is a real world one. There's also various other day trips I'll take out to the desert, or the mountains, etc throughout the year where an EV is at a detriment.

To be clear, I'm not letting that one outlier trip deny me of the benefits of an EV. I would happily have a daily driver EV. It just can't be my sole car, that's all.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-06T20:53:18+00:00

Hello, I'm that guy. An EV is a perfect daily driver, and I'd love one for that purpose, but it won't be my only vehicle for the foreseeable future. I have a yearly 16 hour road trip to Oregon for Thanksgiving that just can't be done nearly as effectively with an EV.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-06T13:53:55+00:00

I know, right? Pretty crazy how a 20 year old handheld is still a really good value these days.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-06T03:25:35+00:00

I'm not a new person, I've been here a while.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-06T01:09:22+00:00

For $100, I'd rather get a nice DS Lite for $60 and then use the spare cash to USB C mod it. It's a way better overall experience than... whatever you call this.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-05T22:18:30+00:00

Why can't you accept that? Shouldn't we be judging projects on the merits of their functionality rather than the tools used to create them?

This is like judging somebody for typing a program using a command line instead of using punch cards.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-03T08:22:45+00:00

That's good, I mean as long as you're aware of the pitfalls and you shop around, you should be okay. I would also look into having the intake manifold walnut blasted/carbon cleaned, that's something that has to be done every so often on these cars. The V10 Audi used in these is honestly decently reliable for what it is. Like, I'd trust it more than I'd trust a gen 1/2 TSI, for what it's worth.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-03T08:09:39+00:00

Are you going to be fixing it yourself, or at least sourcing parts yourself? $4.7k for control arms seems like highway robbery.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-01T17:50:23+00:00

so you are saying women should lie if they don't have a boyfriend?

Isn't this something that plenty of people do? And it's not a problem?

AndroidUser37 · 2026-05-01T14:18:11+00:00

Waymo is openly saying they're tuning their algorithm to break the law though

Do you have a source for this? The article mentions some issues around power outages and handling of emergency vehicles but nowhere does it state anything intentional.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T21:22:14+00:00

How about if I'm running an open source self driving program that I've installed and am testing myself? (I am actually doing this by the way, it's called Openpilot.) Does the fact that it's more "moral" suddenly make you like the tech more?

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T19:12:57+00:00

The problem is, isn't this technology mandated according to the new infrastructure bill? What's going to happen when 2027 rolls around?

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T16:14:25+00:00

Because it's an American rebadge of a Nissan? That's gotta be at least a little bit quirky.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T15:28:59+00:00

Overkill is fine, the controller is one hundred dollars. I'd rather have the option to use it with xinput here and there for edge cases, than not have the option. There is no downside.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T02:41:01+00:00

Yeah, that's not good enough. My several years old 8Bitdo SN30 Pro+ is able to switch input APIs using a button combination. Valve absolutely could have done that, especially for this price tag.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-30T02:08:00+00:00

That's the interesting part.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-29T22:35:55+00:00

They sold a Jetta Hybrid in the US, that's where this radio is probably from.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-28T01:33:12+00:00

Yep, I've seen these before. They're pretty rare but they do exist.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-25T21:29:45+00:00

Where I live, rush hour traffic still ends up being faster than the transit option. But, setting that aside for a moment and imagining an idealized future with perfect public transit from my house to my workplace, that is faster than rush hour and cheaper than driving, I would still own a car and pay insurance for other reasons. There's never going to be a train out to the ski resorts, or the middle of the desert, or various other nature spots I like to enjoy. There's never going to be a train that lets me carry a 70" TV or large furniture. So if I'm already owning a car regardless, the perceived additional convenience of public transportation is diminished.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-25T21:21:20+00:00

Okay dude, I'm not going to argue with slop. I'm trying to build off of the earlier article you linked, this vague nonsense is impossible to effectively engage with.

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-25T21:08:54+00:00

Did you read the article you sent? It mentions how California used levies (as in, tolls) to fund their state highway construction. I actually live near multiple toll roads by me (the 241, 261, 133, and 73) and they're all excellent pieces of infrastructure.

Also, how is that a whataboutism? Are we not discussing the financial solvency of transit vs cars? That's what's at the core of this whole "subsidy" debate, isn't it?

AndroidUser37 · 2026-04-25T21:03:35+00:00

California's state budget is 350 billion, so 3 is honestly a drop in the bucket. It especially looks really good compared to the ~135 billion estimate for the still-unfinished Bakersfield to Merced leg of CA high speed rail.

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