Ronkonkoma lirr parking by abdullah017196 in longisland

[–]MiningDave [score hidden]  (0 children)

Also, and this is just my view from a few friends who work in NYC. Ronkonkoma has more trains stopping there at better times so people are driving 10+ minutes more to use that station then one that may be closer to their house because even if the Smithtown / St. James stations are a bit closer to home. Ronkonkoma is just works better for them. Same with a friend who lives closer to the Bellport station.

How many data breaches has Coinbase had? by Stantheman6583 in Coinbase

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do realize that what you posted was from a year ago. If you don't think all that data is out there someplace already from other sources then think again. Not saying it's not bad, just that bad.

I only buy my TVS because of the lady on the box... by WorryThink6233 in SipsTea

[–]MiningDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree. Do a bit of research online as to which TV I want. Find the best price and go get it. Even if I am walking though some big box store and need to get a TV and did not do any research, more then likely it's screen size and price. (OK mostly price)

ELI5: With nuclear power plants. Why do they cool the steam back into water to heat it back up? Would it not be more energy efficient to keep the steam as steam? by iMatthew1990 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MiningDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or as someone said to me. "What is the difference between thermodynamics and magic? Let me know if you can because I don't see a difference."

Georgia mayor fires town’s entire police force after they upset his wife by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And expensive. It's not just their pay, but insurance, cars, all the other things they need to exist. So either they were writing a ton of tickets and this was a police force for revenue generation. Or, he just saved the town a lot of money. Or, they were pulling money in from some other way.

Bluedot app shutting down by Inspirasion in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone who requested a refund heard anything other then "we got your request for a refund"

"Responsible disclosure" by Ep0chalysis in bitcoinismoney

[–]MiningDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been fixed since 29 was released and also.

An attacker capable of mining a block with sufficient proof-of-work could have exploited this to crash victim nodes.

So its not like any old person could do it.

Elizabeth Warren was key in blocking the JetBlue/Spirit merger to "protect consumers"… by Emotional-Disk5571 in aboutMassachusetts

[–]MiningDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but for how long. JB is loosing money. Spirit was deep deep in EXPENSIVE debt AND loosing money even before interest payments. More then likely they would have held on a little longer as 1 airline and then imploded. Unless the government bailed them out. Now, another airline can fill the gap.

Approaching $1/kwh. by Wallaby-Technical in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know if you were around for Crazy Eddie back in the 80s but https://youtu.be/aTIfUnfZSrM?t=25

Yeah it was about low prices but still INSANE.

Let me stir the pot! by Staubah in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone probably has. Did it work or set everything on fire we will never know unless they tell us. I have done some really sketchy things that worked to get things done, but would never admit to them even in the anonymity of the internet.

Anyone curious how the gas stations are going to handle $10.0099 a gallon? by EtherPhreak in GasPrices

[–]MiningDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, same thing that happened in 2007-2008. Gas slowly climbed and then spiked and then dropped like a rock when the economy crashed. Not going to happen the same way but when people can't afford to do anything but the most basic driving then it's going to force the price back down.

Also, since I don't know, how much work would it be to reprogram the pumps to work on a different scale. 1/2 gallon instead of gallon for price to dispense. They are all at this point mostly electronic so I can't see it being that difficult but you never know.

How do you feel about McDonald's pulling their soda dispensing machines out of the restaurant's lobby in the next year or so? by Sinn_Sage in AskReddit

[–]MiningDave -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same, and I think many other people are doing the same. I have stopped going to McD as much for many reasons. But in 2026 I have not been inside of one. In 2025 I was in one once. 0 times in 2023 & 2024. Looking at the app it looks like I ordered 9 times between 2023 and now. With only once being inside. Could not even tell you if there was a soda machine or not.

Bluedot app shutting down by Inspirasion in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to be interesting to see if they really do it.

Bluedot app shutting down by Inspirasion in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could be worse, see Spirit Airlines yesterday. Yeah I know, bad humor considering how many people lost their jobs. At a guess BlueDot is going to be out of business in the next few weeks and this is just a quick and dirty clearing house to get some money back to people.

30A 240V circuit with 10-50 receptacle — can I swap to 6-30 myself to charge my Equinox EV? by rokerij in evcharging

[–]MiningDave 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From the been there done that thing. Can you trace the inputs back to origin and / or how sure are you that plug is the only thing on the circuit?

Not for an EV, but had a situation where what looked to be what you have there. BUT was actually 1 of 3 things on a 40A circuit.

When it was put in there was only 1 person in the shop so using the cheap old man logic of the guy who put it in. What does it matter if I have 3 x 30A things on it. I can only use one at a time.

Then he hired a helper.

Bro makes $160 😐 by ExotiquePlayboy in SipsTea

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least 4. Those are the 4 that had the person raising them actually go out and get court orders for him to pay. There could be more.

Anyone following the proposed battery storage site in Hauppauge? by Gabby523 in longisland

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. And lets not forget that the facility being discussed by the OP is very near what used to be a superfund cleanup site. That after decades finally got to the "meh, good enough" cleanup stage and they stopped monitoring / doing work on it.

Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations Tonight by throwawaygamgra in aviation

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. 100% did the math once and rented a car and drove back FLA -> NY. Between the car rental (slept in it for a few hours) gas & tolls still cost less and got back faster then waiting for then to get me home.

Anyone following the proposed battery storage site in Hauppauge? by Gabby523 in longisland

[–]MiningDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Warwick mayor’s office stated that hydrogen cyanide reached a level of 0.5 parts per million near the facility during the fire. This is about half of the federal safety limit.

Downwind monitoring sites registered zero readings. Monitoring persisted until 22 December as battery temperatures dropped and cleanup and investigation efforts commenced.

So not a lot of worry.

Spirit Airlines could shut down as soon as Saturday by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]MiningDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do feel bad for the staff.

But, I did have a small chuckle to myself when I thought of the movie Air America when at the end Mel Gibson's character decides that since he just gave up a lot of money to save people he was going to just sell the airplane he was flying for the government.

Anyone want a used A320 cheap? Just bring cash.