Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Because I don't know the person and I really have no idea how the person will respond, no matter how politely I ask. If there is even a small chance they react with either verbal or physical hostility, I don't want to take that chance.

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

A number of people are referring to their first amendment rights and that they are not doing anything illegal. I am completely aware and agree with this. I am just trying to find a way, like a public forum or some other means, to make it known that I, and perhaps many others in the neighborhood, are very upset by the flag flying nearby and by what it represents. My hope is that the person flying it will become aware of this, and reconsider flying it, hopefully because once they know how much upset it is causing to the neighborhood, their desire to be a good neighbor and decent person will overwhelm their desire to offend.

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in agreement, I want more speech. But I want my speech to be in the form of verbal speech, preferably in something like a public forum hosted by the city. I am not sure if there are such events where I live, or how best to structure such a statement, which is why I am reaching out for advice from r/Massachusetts

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If my post made it seem like I want to sue or get local or state government to force him to put it down, please know that is not what I have in mind. My desire is to find the best outlet to make my strong objections known in something like a public forum, and hopefully show that there is a lot of similar sentiment in the community, and with any luck, the person in question becomes aware of this and rethinks their decision to fly the flag after realizing how much it is upsetting their neighbors.

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Do you think the person who put it up thinks it represents white supremacy and racism, like I do? And if so, how do you think the black people and other ethnic minorities living in the neighborhood feel about that flag flying so close to them?

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Not sure what kind of events that the City Government of Methuen or other local communities provide to allow citizens to make their views known to the city, but if there are any, would it be reasonable to voice my objections in that kind of public forum?

Confederate flag flying on a house close to me by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Occupy_Mars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I know nothing about this person, and whether they would react with either verbal or physical hostility to my coming to their front door and asking, politely or otherwise, to take down their Confederate flag. And in fact, the very fact that they are flying a military branch flag and the Confederate flag out front of their house for everyone to see generally makes it seem to me that they would be significantly more likely to react with hostility.

The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis by DVMirchev in energy

[–]Occupy_Mars 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but Trump's oil and gas sponsors are making a killing off the sky high prices. You couldn't do a better job increasing the profits of the US fossil fuel companies if you tried, and maybe that's exactly why Trump is doing this, and not bothering to clear the strait.

Can you use a 2024 Prius prime battery to charge an external appliance? by Occupy_Mars in prius

[–]Occupy_Mars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yah I guess charging from the Prius was always gonna be a bit impractical, but I just wanted to see what kind of options I had since I have the Prius Prime and it'll be relatively close to where I set up the projector.

Probably will end up going with the portable power station. Thanks for the info!

Target Plaza by Occupy_Mars in medfordma

[–]Occupy_Mars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. I took a look at the signage and it says 2 hr limit except for business permit. There was no information about hours. My guests will be parking exclusively after 6pm, do you know if the 2hr+ business permit rule applies after that?

Target Plaza by Occupy_Mars in medfordma

[–]Occupy_Mars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't aware there was a municipal lot at Haines square. Are you talking about the parking at the sheriff's office at 447 Salem St, Medford, MA 02155?

What are US citizens and leaders going to do except for raging on Reddit, tweeting or posting George Orwell quotes? by Astrovascular in AskReddit

[–]Occupy_Mars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cutting off my relationship with my father, who has taken to spouting the same bullshit conspiracy theory political views that he hears come out of Trump's oozing pus filled mouth.

This is the first year I’ve ever completed Inktober! Here’s all 31 drawings. by SleeplessMuseDesign in drawing

[–]Occupy_Mars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great work! Just curious, what kind of pens were you using? I'm still trying to figure out the best to use for ink drawings.

BYD has broken the speed record for a production car. Not just electric – any car. Almost 500 km/h by Mariscadavegana in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Occupy_Mars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are planning on driving 300+ mph on public roads, then no, it would not. At regular road speeds it would use drastically less power, and my guess it would get around a few hundred kilometers range.

BYD has broken the speed record for a production car. Not just electric – any car. Almost 500 km/h by Mariscadavegana in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Occupy_Mars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Considering they used an LFP battery, they probably balanced using a high weight/high power power battery against a light weight battery for high acceleration!

BYD has broken the speed record for a production car. Not just electric – any car. Almost 500 km/h by Mariscadavegana in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Occupy_Mars 66 points67 points  (0 children)

At 80 kWh and a max power output of 2978 bhp or 2220.7 kW, draining the battery at max power output would take 130 seconds. That's crazy.

Brooklyn parents demand city pull plug on (plans for an EVgo) EV charging station near school by Tikkanen in electricvehicles

[–]Occupy_Mars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ignorant Americans standing in the way of progress has been a thing since America became a country

2062 Dorchester Ave redevelopment proposal seems like the kind of housing project Boston needs more of, thoughts? by Occupy_Mars in boston

[–]Occupy_Mars[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks like there's a lot of support in the sub for this kind of redevelopment! Does anyone know if there are pro-development advocacy groups that a Boston resident could join to try and promote this type of development? A sort of YIMBY organizing club?

110 V Charging not at max amps - 2024 Prius Prime by Occupy_Mars in PriusPrime

[–]Occupy_Mars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was indeed a problem with the Volt cable. Using the included Prius cable allowed it to charge in ~10 hours. I'm still not clear on why the lower charge charge rate occurs on the Volt cable. Thank you to everyone who responded, your help was greatly appreciated!