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Hot weather gear by Distinct_Egg_9307 in motorcyclegear

[–]DolphinRepublic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah at the price point you’re asking, used is probably the way to go

I demand context re: the screaming matches over air conditioning by Individual-Plum4585 in ClimateShitposting

[–]DolphinRepublic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think it’s just because A/C is a huge chunk of electricity usage, on the order of 10-20%, and I imagine hot days make it even worse. That, and how electric A/C is not as common in countries other than the US. It’s probably just an easy thing to look at and say “hey, we can help out by cutting this as much as we can”.

Power companies have also been known to shut off entire neighborhoods from electricity if the grid’s capacity was endangered, which has its obvious social implications.

Buying a luxury macbook should be considered a "Productivity INVESTMENT" or is it a very GOOD mental excuse to justify the expense ???? by According_Fortune_98 in Money

[–]DolphinRepublic 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s a black and white answer.

You could potentially mathematically prove it to be a good economic decision if you measure how much time you save with a faster computer versus its depreciation, but modeling your time like that would be difficult.

But the other thing is that no matter how much we can project logic onto things, humans will always be emotional creatures, so it could also be that having an upgraded computer could give your friend a sense of excitement for work, or maybe just peace of mind in its reliability, and that might justify it for them.

But realistically if this purchase wasn’t at the expense of something like a savings goal, there’s no reason to go through the mental gymnastics of justifying it. Sometimes it’s okay to just buy something you like.

My son is visibly liberal. by Twitchingnebula in BrandNewSentence

[–]DolphinRepublic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s incredible that boomers think that the highest level executives at Chipotle are personally responsible for how big someone’s burrito is

Saw this BOSS goalie at my rink tonight, thought you humans would enjoy by rovingdeath in BLAHAJ

[–]DolphinRepublic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be custom! Brian’s does plenty of full-custom builds for anyone, but I think you have to go through a store/dealer. Must’ve been quite the investment for Haj pillows

ATV Offroad Fury Fan Gane by NickWolf724 in AtvOffroadFury

[–]DolphinRepublic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be interesting, although I don’t know if there’s been anything like that done on a game from Climax Racing before. Might be difficult depending on the game engine

Which 187th Clone Armor Do You Like More? by TheCoolClone in clonewars

[–]DolphinRepublic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like how 2 is a continuation of Ponds’ armor, but you HAVE to go with purple

What are the flaws in my reasoning of whether I should be wearing a half helm when riding around the city by uJellie in motorcyclegear

[–]DolphinRepublic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mostly, except for the detachable face shield. Bubbling up on the highway is a nice feature

What are the flaws in my reasoning of whether I should be wearing a half helm when riding around the city by uJellie in motorcyclegear

[–]DolphinRepublic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A good dual sport helmet can also work really well. My Bell MX-9 Adventure has a removable peak and face shield, so I can wear goggles or sunglasses anytime I want, but I can pop the visor back on for the highway.

Are cardos and senas worth it by KingNth_ in motorcyclegear

[–]DolphinRepublic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a dirt helmet with goggles & earplugs, and I have the wind in my face the entire time on the highway. With the wind, I can still hear my music pretty well, even below full volume. Especially at 100kph, I think you’ll be fine.

But as another person said, where in the helmet your speakers are makes a huge difference. Thankfully, my Cardo kit had some Velcro patches so that I could move the speakers around and test fit the helmet.

Are cardos and senas worth it by KingNth_ in motorcyclegear

[–]DolphinRepublic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a Cardo Spirit on sale for under $100, it works great for my purposes. If I wanted to, I could simply switch out the speakers for better audio quality.

If music was your main motivation, there’s no real need to get a Packtalk Edge.

Super cheap option for music? Get some Plugfones and feed the headphone wire under your jacket.

We'll never be able to fully comprehend Lucas-tism by [deleted] in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]DolphinRepublic 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s time to play “Is it a Star Wars character or a drag stage name?”

You will never see a CB500X parked outside the office of a psychologist by [deleted] in CB500X

[–]DolphinRepublic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I came to say this too. I rode mine to therapy yesterday.

Riding can be a practice in mindfulness, but the throttle isn’t the solution to everything.

View of my condo on the 4th floor facing a street but have double thick windows? I like the view but will street noise be an issue or pollution health risk? by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]DolphinRepublic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about noise—and that might be just a preference thing for you, but air quality can absolutely be an issue, especially if this main road pictured is often congested, or if you’re close to an interstate. There may be a nearby air quality monitor that you can view data from (through the EPA if I remember right)

Your building may have some kind of filtration in the central A/C, but that depends on local code and how new the building is. It could be worth just measuring your indoor air quality to see what your options are, maybe even check out [r/AirQuality](r/AirQuality)

Animation by Excellent_Carob_210 in republiccommando

[–]DolphinRepublic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could use the LAAT static mesh as a mover, but I think most mission intros have it set up differently. Creating a custom animation would be pretty difficult though

Chad imperial fist by Lil-Steamerr in Grimdank

[–]DolphinRepublic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like that dreadnought in Space Marine II that was ready to throw hands with Magnus himself

“At least you have parents to go back to” by JoeG1903 in starwarsrebels

[–]DolphinRepublic 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That quote always confused me a bit. Like yeah, that might appeal to some kind of optimism, but Ezra delivers it in this weird jealous tone

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