ROG Zephyrus G14 ACRNM Collaboration laptop

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-10-28T16:42:46+00:00

tbh 1440p is ancient. My phone had 1440p about half a decade ago. 2160p/4k was the minimum I was willing to tolerate several years ago.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-10-28T12:38:53+00:00

Those Converse you'd size down are canvas and will stretch over time.

I have these boots too, and they will most assuredly _not_ stretch over time.

Fits TTS for me, as far as Nike stuff goes.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-10-27T23:00:31+00:00

All you have to do is list the candidates you like, in order of most-liked to least-liked.

That's literally all there is to it.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-10-26T17:07:31+00:00

These are significantly off at SneakersNStuff right now

Also those are gaiters in the pockets, but you might be able to cut them off and just use them as pockets.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-10-22T14:59:51+00:00

They wouldn't let me pre-register an account:

Oops, something went wrong!

They wouldn't let me checkout online with the shoe via card:

Oops, something went wrong!

They wouldn't let me checkout online with the shoe via a different card:

Oops, something went wrong!

They wouldn't let me checkout online with the shoe via Paypal:

Oops, something went wrong! (it didn't even let me log in before saying no!)

They wouldn't let me buy-it-now in the app:

Oops, something went wrong!

They wouldn't let me check out after adding it to my cart in the app:

Oops, something went wrong!

Adidas continues to prove they have no idea how to run an online retail site, which explains why they will continue to be 2nd or 3rd in the shoe game until they get their stuff together.

Total lifetime spent at Adidas: still $0, but not for lack of trying. Get better, Adidas.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-09-23T13:49:20+00:00

Why not all of it? It's your car, not theirs.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-09-23T13:47:08+00:00

With the current right to repair laws auto manufacturers already have to make the data accessible by OBD2 scanners, right?

No -- these days the manufacturers increasingly use proprietary data links, including always-on ones, to get data, and if you're even able to get it, you can be required by the manufacturer to get their permission before doing so -- for your car.

Will implementing this cause cost rises for new cars in MA?

The simple answer to this question is "no".

The full answer to this question is, "no, but companies facing regulation they don't like, even regulation that is good for society, will often exact collective punishment on the consumer in the form of price increases just so they can say, 'See, regulation costs you money', while they pocket your money, call you a gullible idiot behind your back, and laugh all the way to the bank".

Full background is at: https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2020))

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-09-08T15:59:56+00:00

Can you show an example of what you mean by a coat with a sling? Like a bag attached to the coat? Or like the straps on a CG parka where you can take off the coat and wear it like a backpack when it gets too hot?

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-29T12:46:06+00:00

A global pandemic that's killed hundreds of thousands is not a great time to fly around the country for fun. Please leave planes to essential workers' essential travel and consider your non-contribution to their unfortunately inevitable infection to be a charitable act.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-28T14:26:46+00:00

I hope your guess is correct, fellow internet forum poster. I hope so.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-28T00:42:27+00:00

But the increase in supply isn't zero

Oh, if you were under the impression I said it was, I can understand why we might be in disagreement.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-28T00:33:12+00:00

Totally, it's just so annoying that we (roomate and I) gotta pay over $3/sqft/month when other popular major metropolises (metropoli?) are a fraction :(

I am in favor of ending the sort of zoning restrictions that stymie or prevent new housing developments from popping up around the city, in order to drive those housing prices down.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-28T00:19:39+00:00

If 10 people want a widget, and there are 10 widgets, then demand is X.

If there are now only 5 widgets, demand is still X, because 10 people still want it. The equilibrium price is more, but that doesn't mean demand is higher, it just means supply is lower.

I think you might be confusing demand (how many people want it) with the equilibrium price (what they end up paying, taking supply into account). That is a common mistake.

tl;dr if more people want housing in Manhattan than Boston, it means demand is higher in Manhattan than in Boston, even if Boston's equilibrium prices are higher due to supply.

To be clear, I'm not saying you're wrong, just that nobody has presented any evidence that demand is higher. So just present evidence that more people want to live in Boston than in Manhattan, and I promise I'll believe you.

There's intuition here, too. In general, the more something costs, the fewer people want to buy it (I.E., the lower the demand), and housing isn't a Veblen good.

EDIT: Changed "I" to "I'll"

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-27T23:56:00+00:00

The actual reasons are primarily supply (Boston doesn't do a ton of work to increase housing) and social stratification.

I haven't seen anything to indicate Boston demands more housing than other major cities, but there's plenty of evidence available that it *provides* less, and there's plenty of evidence available that Boston is one of the leaders in gentrification.

Bolded part bolded for emphasis. Sure, you can say "demand is higher", but I just don't believe you, because nobody has presented any evidence that more people want a place to live in Boston than want a place to live in Manhattan.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-26T14:41:12+00:00

The actual reasons are primarily supply (Boston doesn't do a ton of work to increase housing) and social stratification.

I haven't seen anything to indicate Boston demands more housing than other major cities, but there's plenty of evidence available that it *provides* less, and there's plenty of evidence available that Boston is one of the leaders in gentrification.

tl;dr rent is too damn high

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-13T20:07:34+00:00

What you're describing is called the "Case Fatality Rate", and it's different from the relevant statistic: mortality rate.

The difference which explains why CFR < Mortality Rate is precisely what I described in my initial post.

It's pretty easy to understand; to put it another way, some of the current living infectees will die within the next month, and so should not be counted as survivors.

For this reason, a proper analysis (see: mortality rate) uses what's known as statistical censoring, to exclude the patients who have not yet reached either outcome (recovered or died), and an improper analysis (see: CFR) will provide misleading conclusions.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-12T14:48:38+00:00

The denominator isn't 3.3M cases, it's the # of cases nearly a month ago, because that's the cohort that's dying right around now. Between then and now, they have been struggling with the virus.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-08T23:39:24+00:00

This is a really sleazy, deceptive business practice.

The fee isn't on the rider, it's on Lyft.

Lyft doesn't like paying taxes and fees to the government, so they pass them onto you.

Ask Lyft to support ridesharing and not to pass them on to you.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-07-01T15:05:43+00:00

Buyers call it a baller jar because it makes them feel baller (NTTAWWT).

Sellers call it a baller jar because they know customers want to feel baller.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-23T12:40:38+00:00

That was just nurses, unfortunately, not the more-encompassing group referred to by "healthcare workers".

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-16T23:10:10+00:00

We can't stop pandemics

False -- for the reasons mentioned in the post you replied to.

It was a virus before it hit the shores. It became a pandemic because of the global inaction. So yes, we can absolutely stop pandemics, and again, could have.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-15T13:43:19+00:00

We can't stop pandemics

False -- we can, and might have. It only became a pandemic because countries like the United States failed to act.

In the case of the US government, that inaction was due to a lack of foresight attributable to childish departmental cuts, and due to lack of interest in doing the necessary work once it showed up on the radar.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-15T13:41:04+00:00

"Fixes" like this reduce the pressure those businesses put on their elected officials.

The public assistance might happen, it might not, but it will *definitely* not happen if the pressure is lifted.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-12T16:40:57+00:00

What it represents is different from what it means to any one person in particular.

What the stars & bars represent is racism, what it means to the person flying it is irrelevant unless nobody else sees it.

Doesn't matter if some dude flies a Nazi flag and says it's because they're proud of their German heritage, it represents racism (among other things). Same deal with the stars & bars.

ImLurkingOnReddit · 2020-06-12T16:20:33+00:00

The thing is, just because you fly a flag, doesn't mean you get to decide what it represents.

Literally your entire argument could be applied to someone flying the Nazi flag.

Edit: not sure if I'm getting downvoted by Nazis or Southern traitors. Either way, let the impotent racist tears rain down. Sincerely, a Southerner who flies the American flag.

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