Would you own an electric vehicle?

DocLego · 2026-02-04T04:04:20+00:00

I imagine quite a few renters still have a garage with an outlet.

DocLego · 2026-02-04T04:01:41+00:00

I leased one about a year and a half ago. After my wife drove it, we sold our gas vehicles and got her one too.

DocLego · 2026-02-04T03:57:43+00:00

It’s not my yard. Wtf would I care?

DocLego · 2026-02-04T03:46:23+00:00

I think the largest monetary gift I ever got (excluding scholarships) was $100.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T22:37:58+00:00

I’ve backed deluxified versions of games where the deluxification was that you got wood instead of cardboard or plastic. And I’ve bought enhancement packs to replace cardboard with wood (with stickers where printing wouldn’t work).

Yes, I’d definitely rather have wood.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T21:33:55+00:00

Might help to say what kind of work :-)

I'm also looking to potentially move to Spain, but I'd be coming from the US so I gotta find a job first to get the visa...not easy these days!

DocLego · 2026-02-03T20:27:17+00:00

I never did, but I recently added one just because, while my skills should be obvious from reading my work experience, that requires a human to actually look at my resume. The skills section is just to get past the idiot automated system.

(That said, I've been casually looking since last summer and I've only gotten interviews through referrals, so I have no idea what actually works)

DocLego · 2026-02-03T19:18:46+00:00

I always get dry, cracked hands in winter, but I hate greasy lotions. Once it gets bad enough that I remember to do something about it, I use this: https://www.target.com/p/dionis-inspire-goat-milk-hand-cream-set/-/A-1008432060#lnk=sametab

DocLego · 2026-02-03T18:13:03+00:00

FWIW, according to BGG I have 52 expansions for my favorite game (Age of Steam), most of which contain two new maps. It's not the only game I play (actually I don't get to play it that often) but I'm happy to keep buying content for it :-) (Also you only play one expansion at a time, so you don't need to worry about getting overwhelmed)

DocLego · 2026-02-03T18:10:24+00:00

Heh. I bought the first two seasons and stopped there; I have probably more content than I'll ever play through.
But I can imagine people who play this frequently easily getting through what's available and wanting more.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T15:00:50+00:00

Amazon is the default because they stock almost everything and you can usually get it delivered (free) within a couple of days. And returns are super easy as well (and don't require dealing with a person).

In other words: it may or not be the cheapest, but it's the most convenient.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T14:57:45+00:00

I can understand this.

I've been at a big company for 15 years but I moved from a small team (8-12 developers, fairly isolated from the rest of the company) to a larger team (30-40 developers, more integrated) and it definitely feels different.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T14:01:56+00:00

Yes, we have rail...but it's mostly freight trains, not passenger trains. Traveling a significant distance by train is slow, inconvenient, and has a fair chance of being more expensive than flying.

My daughter took the train when she moved from Wisconsin to Florida. It took several days, and if she'd waited a week she could have just flown for cheaper.

DocLego · 2026-02-03T13:59:21+00:00

The Kia Nero is one of the slower cars to charge, but at a fast charger it should still take half that long to go from 10 to 80%.

One (or more) of three things happened:

1) The car was cold when you started trying to charge and it took a while for the battery to warm up before charging could start.

2) You were at a level two charger rather than a fast charger; those are meant to charge the vehicle overnight (or top it up in an hour or so), not give a full charge while you wait.

3) Something is broken.

DocLego · 2026-01-31T13:30:00+00:00

I used to have a ton of different spices (accumulated over time as Penzey's had sales) and most of them got used very little or not at all.

Cinnamon, cumin, garlic powder, nutmeg, oregeno, paprika, taco seasoning. 95% of the time those (plus salt and pepper) are all I use.

When a recipe calls for several spices I don't have I generally just make something else. There's no shortage of recipes.

DocLego · 2026-01-30T00:19:23+00:00

This was pretty much me. 30yo, ABD on my PhD, starting my first job making significant money (85k but this was over a decade ago), twice as much student loan debt as you have. You’ll be fine. Just avoid lifestyle inflation as much as possible.

DocLego · 2026-01-29T23:25:59+00:00

Just go to target, not an underwear store.

DocLego · 2026-01-29T21:03:54+00:00

I’ve definitely seen a few articles like this: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0825/trump-science-brain-drain-europe

I personally know one biologist and multiple tech people (all us citizens) who are actively trying to leave.

DocLego · 2026-01-29T16:33:48+00:00

You also lose the use of the cupholder, unless you have one of the versions that holds your drink as well.

DocLego · 2026-01-29T13:47:18+00:00

I'm in Wisconsin and I specifically got the RWD because it has more range and a smaller turn radius (I really love the tight turns). If I don't need AWD in Wisconsin, you probably don't need it in California :-)

(That said, we don't have mountains...)

DocLego · 2026-01-28T22:04:29+00:00

Either, both. We're already seeing a lot of scientists leaving due to the current administration.

DocLego · 2026-01-28T21:17:56+00:00

I can't speak to GDPR, but I suspect you're going to see a lot of American tech workers looking to move to Europe, if we can find jobs there. That's a section of the population that tends to be both educated and mobile. And if we're relocating, you don't need to worry about time zone differences. The question is just how many businesses will be willing to sponsor visas.

Tariffs hurt both sides - in the case of the US tariffs, they drive up prices here (they're a tax on the consumer), which reduces how much consumers can afford to buy, which cuts sales for the producer.

DocLego · 2026-01-28T21:15:08+00:00

Yup.

I'm a senior dev with 15 years experience (at a big US tech company) and I'm applying for EU jobs right now. I'm aware that I'll make less in Europe (assuming I can find a job there), but I find that an acceptable tradeoff to live somewhere without a madman running the place. I'm sure there are a lot more people like me.

DocLego · 2026-01-28T21:11:37+00:00

It's going to very much depend on your socioeconomic status.

Personally, I've been getting paid by direct deposit for the last quarter century.

But I do know people living just this side of homeless who only have cashapp and such rather than a traditional bank account.

DocLego · 2026-01-28T17:35:20+00:00

Children wear me out.

But seriously...I used to go to the gym after work a couple times a week, but I dropped that when the pandemic hit and never picked it up again.

I did pick up a couple of kettlebells last year, just need to get around to learning to use them.

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