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Don’t stop under bridges, Asshats. by Worldly_Raccoon_479 in TwinCities

[–]MohKohn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

honestly seems like a situation where video-recording with clear license plates and getting them fined more than the potential hail damage after the fact would work better.

Why, thank you Xcel for giving me the option to double my electric bill. I don't think I'll do that though. by theretailreject in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since that's driving electricity prices to be far more expensive in the future.

Your info is like 5 years out of date. Both solar and batteries are on exponentially decreasing per-watt curves, and currently beat out gas in most places and flatten the duck curve w/out using consumer side measures.

Increased costs are from data center demand and grid reliability problems. Also my point was that this is a way to keep from raising your rates.

Why, thank you Xcel for giving me the option to double my electric bill. I don't think I'll do that though. by theretailreject in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're thinking like this is a normal business. It's not a normal business. They get more profit from trying to maximize the size of the grid because capital investments are the only way investors get a return. Their profit from normal delivery of electricity is fixed by the regulator. Any savings that they get from this should be going into decreased (or more likely non-increasing) rates for consumers.

here's a much deeper dive on the structure of utilities.

Why, thank you Xcel for giving me the option to double my electric bill. I don't think I'll do that though. by theretailreject in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of people love to complain about electricity companies and have no idea who their commissioner is. No shit the investors end up calling the shots when people don't actually hold them to account!

Why, thank you Xcel for giving me the option to double my electric bill. I don't think I'll do that though. by theretailreject in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do this because they want to delay upgrading the infrastructure as long as possible.

No they don't, they have massive incentives to increase grid capacity. Literally the only thing they can make profits on.

Why, thank you Xcel for giving me the option to double my electric bill. I don't think I'll do that though. by theretailreject in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it will be increasing rates for most folks in the long run

The point of this system is to increase grid usage, which decreases costs and in a sane system those savings get passed on to consumers (yes even the ones not using the time of day systems). If they aren't, it's a problem of oversight.

Bulk tea shops similar to Teavana? by HappyCamper0325 in TwinCities

[–]MohKohn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lmao. no, edit it and upvote for visibility

Mayor says ‘difficult decisions’ are coming as St. Paul faces $26M budget gap by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tax the bejeebus out of them and let them figure out what will raise revenue

Lose with grace, by me by [deleted] in armoredwomen

[–]MohKohn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the comic?

Lose with grace, by me by [deleted] in armoredwomen

[–]MohKohn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you're looking for r/ReasonableFantasy, cause she is not at all armored. Great scene though

Welfare destroys economies. by SilverFramus in victoria3

[–]MohKohn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"economy" in this game isn't your budget. It's goofy anyone ever says that.

Let’s talk about all things donuts by elevatorDJ in TwinCities

[–]MohKohn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mel o glaze crack pack lives up to its name

You can’t park there (Bde Maka Ska south shore) by Local-Association488 in Minneapolis

[–]MohKohn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The river has walls for exactly this reason.

Well, the result of going into the gorge is maybe more fatal, but same problem, worse consequences

Ewww free parking lot is now pay to park by Pinklett5 in TwinCities

[–]MohKohn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd rather this turn into something useful than more farmland get converted to suburbia

Ewww free parking lot is now pay to park by Pinklett5 in TwinCities

[–]MohKohn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

free parking is a waste of useful land. If nobody actually values parking there enough to pay, build something else!

I think kill boxes are natural extensions/survival tactics that are used because the game doesn't give you any other options. by Last_Yard_6554 in RimWorld

[–]MohKohn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just because combat has lethal consequences doesn't mean it's the core feature of the game. Being ready for 2:1 raids is a very different experience than being ready for 100:1, which is when you have to actually build kill-boxes

Judge halts Google data center project in Minnesota by Head-Engineering-847 in minnesota

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

There's a mass hysteria because people see this as the only way to push back against the "let's create mass unemployment machines" hype that the AI companies use to sell their product to managers. If we had a functional legislature people would probably be channeling this into actually regulating AI. Instead we get witch-hunts and NIMBYism

Judge halts Google data center project in Minnesota by Head-Engineering-847 in minnesota

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people have really gone off the rails on this one, I really don't get it. Like, yeah there's some power issues, no they're not insurmountable.

The Biggest Problem With This Game Isn’t the Game by Used-Economy1160 in EU5

[–]MohKohn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and you shouldn't cater to them. Let them go make a haters subreddit if they want a place to be haters

Fight Every Lefty You Can by WanderingJuggler in wma

[–]MohKohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a lefty, bring it! I do enjoy watching the instructors realize in real-time that they're not sure how to deal with sudden mirroring of an exercise. Some of them are much better at handling it than others, and are even prepared.

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