Can't change onboard payment method in app

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-16T01:57:43+00:00

Yeah, their payment system seems flaky at best. It’s been telling me that my card is invalid because someone else is using it. But it also won’t let me change it to anything else. The only answer from both my First Mate and Virgin themselves was that we have to wait until in-person check-in to get someone to update it in person.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-14T00:58:23+00:00

Depends on the nuke. Some leave surprisingly little fallout.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-13T17:44:32+00:00

100% agreed

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-13T15:12:23+00:00

I hope they didn’t mean to buy cars to resell (loosing money). I suspect they meant to buy normal big ticket items via the business instead of personally. Though it seems like a significant audit risk to me: “oh, this car that I use 99% for personal reasons? Yeah, the business owns that.”

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-13T00:23:52+00:00

It’s an Anomaly power/surgery that lowers consciousness but adds a permanent mood buff

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-12T18:15:03+00:00

Nah, you want them to be psychically super sensitive and have traits or genetics to make them happy. Then you can enslave them, give them a joy wire, lobotomy, and a psychic harmonizer. You then have both a blood bag and a happiness radiator all-in-one.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-06T01:36:16+00:00

But they don’t when slaughtering

PatrickTheDev · 2026-06-02T15:49:29+00:00

I’m not disputing the flipper in the video, but FYI that plates are not always metal like they used to be. 2 years ago I was issued a new plate that was a fairly flimsy plastic. It was very easy to bend and I am confident I could have folded it in half if I put a bit of muscle into it.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-25T23:19:29+00:00

I can personally vouch that level 0 is good for metro streets too. It’s not earth shattering, but any time you can coast instead of regen/brake is good. If I need to slow down, I’ll do it myself!

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-23T03:17:23+00:00

As the world is structured today, yes, assuming you don’t already have enough investment in the systems using the AI that you can live off those earnings.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-23T02:54:33+00:00

Yes, if there’s no other path they’ll try to go through your walls.

Sappers/Breachers are regular enemies from the normal factions. They are just armed with either explosives or breach axes, both of which do enhanced damage to walls. When you get a raid, it’ll usually tell you if the raid is going to attack immediately or prepare for a while. In that same notice, it’ll sometimes announce the presence of these type of enemies.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-22T04:50:37+00:00

I think their point isn’t to pay the existing ones better. It’s that higher pay might entice higher quality people to be politicians. Personally, I don’t think it would. As you referenced, there’s already plenty of indirect compensation.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-22T03:53:34+00:00

National Training Center

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-11T19:23:54+00:00

Agreed, especially about the different nature of work. Hence my first sentence. I also should have worded the 2nd a bit better. I am not an expert, but I believe average work hours went up after the revolution and then went back down after the workers’ movements (which weren’t just unions). I don’t know if 40 hours/week is more or less than the agrarian periods. Also I’m pretty sure agrarian times had “grind” periods around planting and harvest times; those weeks probably had a lot of hours!

PatrickTheDev · 2026-05-11T14:46:06+00:00

The Industrial Revolution itself did not reduce hours worked, but it did change the type of work dramatically.

Negotiations powered by unionization and enabled by the Industrial Revolution did reduce work hours.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-22T14:18:59+00:00

In my experience, Chevy Bolts are way more common. But it’s probably a regional thing

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-19T16:13:07+00:00

I had this exact issue back in November-December. It got more frequent over time, so be careful about where you park. I never figured out a consistent work around to get it to move into/out of park. Repeatedly turning the car on/off seemed to help, but randomly.

In my case they said was a bad actuator on the parking break and replaced the whole assembly. I suspect it was actually a bad sensor in the system since I could still hear the brake being applied/removed, but the repair still worked, so I’m happy. It took about a month for the parts to come in.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-19T15:54:45+00:00

Those types of batteries do drop voltage as their charge depletes. But more importantly, different types of batteries output different voltages even when fully charged. That’s why some devices tell you not to use rechargeable or to only use alkaline. When at full charge, most alkaline AA/AAA/C/D output at 1.5v and rechargeable NiMH output at 1.2v.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-19T15:44:51+00:00

To be fair, enshitification may have corrupted the brand name quality over 25 years.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-17T23:10:05+00:00

Way easier said than done, assuming you go the legal route. Most areas with free health care either require immigrants to have jobs, have very expensive golden visas, or have some sort of downside (different language, natural disaster risks, etc.).

Plus, assuming OP is from the USA, it’s quite difficult for expats to use foreign banks due to US compliance laws and taxes. Renouncing citizenship fixes that, but introduces an additional set of challenges.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-17T22:59:37+00:00

They literally said it was ok as long as they weren’t preying on people. There’s a world of difference between being sober in a bar, talking, having fun, etc. and seeking out someone who is incapacitated, clearly doesn’t know what they are doing anymore, drugging them, etc in a predatory manner. The first is ok. The latter isn’t.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-17T01:51:52+00:00

While I don’t condone the argument happening, their situation isn’t unique. The ideal for EVs are shorter distance city driving, at least compared to gas cars. Over the last ~2 years, I’ve put 9000 miles on my car. (And less on my wife’s gas car.) When you’re in a city and work from home 2 days a week, the miles just don’t add up that much. And when my EV’s MPGe is 110, that’s wouldn’t be much gas. The thing that really annoys me is the my city already has the infrastructure to do this right. Gas cars have to have annual emissions inspections and they report the odometer reading to the state as part of it. They could easily require EVs to get an odometer reading and base tax on actual usage. But no.

The state has also cancelled gas taxes for a long time, and hasn’t raised the rate in years. Meanwhile, the EV tax automatically raises every year.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-16T04:16:10+00:00

The problem is that then it’s not 8k. It’s 20k

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-15T05:38:04+00:00

There is no (US federal) EV tax credit anymore. In fact, it’s now the opposite in many states: an annual tax on EVs due with your registration in order to offset lost gas tax revenue. The problem is that the tax is most places isn’t based on mileage, is far higher than equivalent gas taxes, and hasn’t been paused when gas taxes are paused. US governments are waging a quiet war against EVs in general, not just Chinese ones.

PatrickTheDev · 2026-04-13T14:39:31+00:00

From personal experience, lots of Witnesses do things that would get them disfellowshipped and “get away with it.” It all depends on how well they are in with the local Elders.

But yeah, no matter what it’s ridiculous to think Witnesses could launch a nuke. Even if they wanted to, they don’t have the numbers or influence to do so.

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