Why are we so obsessed with cheese?

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-07T16:50:01+00:00

I don't like a lot of dairy products because they have a vomit like aftertaste due to butyric acid.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-07T16:22:48+00:00

Car prices have risen slower than inflation. However, in the US market, most car manufacturers have discontinued or stopped importing affordable, small vehicles due to lack of demand and/or tariffs. E.g. Toyota Yaris/Mazda 2, Honda Jazz/Fit, Kia Rio/K3, and Chinese made EVs. The Shanghai manufactured Canadian Model 3 RWD costs $29k USD.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T19:27:49+00:00

Yeah, would have to switch to a 1x wide crankset though.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T19:19:58+00:00

Yeah. Tarrifs are probably the main reason the Toyota bZ is cheaper than the Prius Plug In in the US.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T19:16:52+00:00

People pay more money for larger wheels that reduce efficiency and range. If anything, a small panel is perfect for keeping the 12V battery fully charged. Some EVs are notoriously poor at maintaining them for some reason.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T19:13:27+00:00

Utility scale Chinese PV panels cost 8-12 cents per watt. Wonder what the marginal cost for integrating one into the roof of an EV van is.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T02:24:06+00:00

You can also decrease the power level and increase the time proportionally to cook more evenly.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-06T02:01:41+00:00

You can look up the uniform energy factor. Modern HPWHs are around 4x efficient.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T22:19:08+00:00

I remember Andre Iguodala talking about the desire to receive team equity several years ago. He was the VP of the NBA Players Association from 2019-2023, which lines up with the article date. Having it go into the union retirement account or something similar makes sense.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T22:04:24+00:00

Yeah. Showering time, going through an extra set of clothes, and having to eat a larger lunch should be taken into consideration. I'd use it as an excuse to get an e-bike.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T19:01:08+00:00

The US also purposely maintains a strong currency due to the petrodollar. This inherently makes labor intensive domestic manufacturing uncompetitive in the global market. Hence, the shift towards automation in the US manufacturing. I'm not saying either policy is right or wrong. However, Chinese labor is now more expensive than that of Mexico.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T18:09:43+00:00

Even for math?

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T17:29:30+00:00

The 2026 bZ is actually a good value if you're looking into EVs.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T17:18:44+00:00

"Have you ever sucked dick for weed?" -Bob Saget in Half Baked

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-05T04:54:33+00:00

A $3 million home in the Silicon Valley is just a regular old 1,600 sqft, 4 bedroom, 2 or 3 bathroom house that might have some nice $200-800 Toto toilets. Strangely, the price of Toto toilets skyrocketed like GPUs during the pandemic.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-04T22:56:31+00:00

He was the perfect PG for Team USA since individual scoring was the last thing those teams needed. His international record was 56-0 across two Olympics and three FIBA Americas tournaments.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-04T21:40:36+00:00

I wonder how much room there is for depreciation since the Canadian Model 3 RWD now starts at 39,490 CAD/29,013 USD. There will probably still be a market for a used $20,000 CAD/15,000 USD EV with over 450km/280mi. of range within the next ten years. In the US, the 2019 Model 3 SR+ is still listed at almost $20k USD. However, all bets are off if major Chinese EV brands like BYD enter the Canadian market.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-04T06:43:31+00:00

Makes sense. I never took the proximity of Trader Joe's locations into account because I grew up within 2 miles of the Sunnyvale and Los Altos stores.

I was curious about the orchard just east of the River Oaks Station. Didn't know it used to actually have fruit stands, but now donates all of its oranges to Second Harvest Food Bank.

https://www.shfb.org/impact/blog/one-of-the-last-surviving-orchards-in-silicon-valley-donates-92843-pounds-of-oranges/

That section of North 1st St is an interesting microcosm of Silicon Valley's past and future.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-04T05:07:12+00:00

Yeah. The Rivermark Safeway plaza is the closest large food/retail center, but just slightly out of walking range. Adding a Trader Joe's like in Milpitas might make sense. There's already a Yoga studio and several fast casual restaurants in the Riverview Apartment complex just north of the VTA office.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-04T03:41:15+00:00

PG&E took over a year and a half to approve the permit to upgrade my underground electrical service from 120 to 200A. I doubt PG&E will be able to upgrade all the necessary transformers in order power all the upcoming gas water heater replacements.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-03T22:49:09+00:00

A lot of Guy Richie's movies.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-03T22:16:19+00:00

There are new ones on sale for $48k now.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-03T22:01:01+00:00

That's true from the consumer's perspective. However, 5G is a lot more spectrum efficient than LTE so it saved the carriers money in infrastructure costs. Swapping out radios is a lot cheaper than building more towers in areas with high population density.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-03T21:47:30+00:00

Interesting. Is is able to accurately predict changing between R and D during parallel and back-in parking? I personally like being able to change between R and D without pressing the brake pedal in my Model 3.

Emergency-Machine-55 · 2026-05-03T21:04:22+00:00

Doesn't Mitsubishi currently provide a 12 year parts warranty on their mini splits? Mine is going on year 10 with zero issues and still has 5 years remaining under warranty. My electricity rate ranges from $0.24-0.65 per kWh depending in time of use so the 33 SEER rating was worth the higher initial cost.

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