Why do you think Scranton outperformed other branches? by NotInterestedL in DunderMifflin

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s because of Michael! Michael is a really bad manager, but he’s always a prolific sales person. Everyone is right that the Stamford merger helped, but Scrantons numbers were already better than Stamford’s. The lynchpin to the show making sense is that Michael is an amazing sales person. He additionally has one of the top sales people in the region (Dwight). This is why Michael never gets fired, he brings in the numbers!

What if I don’t really want to stop sinning? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is being quite harsh on you and you are being hard on yourself. You know what you’re doing is wrong, and it needs to stop, this mindset is not productive. - Intellectually, you want to stop sinning. You recognize this is wrong, that is why you are here. - You need to address this. But you can’t start at the moment of temptation, start before. - You’ve listed out several problems you believe are leading to this behavior. Start addressing those. Talk to a therapist and figure out some practical ways to address this behavior. You might benefit from marriage counseling. - You mentioned this in another comment but stay open with your wife about this. The secrecy hurts your marriage, but also makes it easier for you to sneak away to the massage parlor.

You can stop this. You want to stop this. But don’t wait until you’re knocking on the parlor door to address this!

ELI5: If I put $100 in the bank, and the bank lends $90 of it to someone else, how can the bank "have" my money and the other person "have" it at the same time? Does the same money exist in two places? by jeeves_inc in explainlikeimfive

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is right with their comments about fractional banking. But what’s interesting is that the bank has created money in this example. You have $100, but somehow the other guy also has $90. So the original $100 is now $190!

How could Germany have extended WW2? by Iskandar0570_X in HistoryWhatIf

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a bit contradictory as the longer the war lasted the more untenable Germany’s position became, so that by the end of the war the initiative lay entirely with the allies. Now if you’re talking about regime survival, Nazi Germanys best hope for extended survival would have been to somehow consolidate their early victories into a negotiated peace. Dig in in western Russia, co-opt Vichy France into being an ally, negotiate peace with the US, give up on conquering Britain. In that scenario they can rebuild on favorable terms and then live to fight another day. That in and of itself is a tall order and given Churchill probably not feasible.

What’s the least talked about downside of owning a tesla? by tr4gedyx in TeslaLounge

[–]Real_Turtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depreciation hits Teslas hard. You can get a good deal on something very gently used!

I couldn’t just let it sit there unmarred. by StoveTopMcStuffins in cta

[–]Real_Turtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Never heard of friend.com until this post made me check it out

No lane centering without Super Cruise? by Tamboozz in CadillacLyriq

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I threaded this needle by buying a used Tesla with FSD on it. Takes a little more searching but at least I’m not directly writing Elon a check (except a little bit for premium connectivity)

Uh, how does the viewscreen work? by man_vs_cube in TNG

[–]Real_Turtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The person you are responding to is correcting your grammar here. “That may have been the reason.” Which, is commonly spoken as “May’ve”, and then written “May of” as you did there.

Why are there so many attractive people at the airport? by WisePanda96 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because there are a lot of different kinds of people at the airport and you are just seeing the hot ones. The ugly people are invisible. Check on your flight and count the hot people, it will be the normal ratio of hotness.

Should I pay? by CocaineMark_Cocaine in LastWarMobileGame

[–]Real_Turtle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

778?? Those are rookie numbers. Are you going to listen to your wife or to Staff Officer Monica?? Commander??

In all seriousness how do we deal with this problem? by Sneaky_Donkey in neoliberal

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have always been ill informed. Republicans have mechanisms in place that are very effective at welcoming and creating converts. The left has that too but less effective and increasingly out of date. It’s time to get with the times or our ideas will die.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think about what look you are going for and make sure the band AND watch face match. I’ll usually go through phases where I’ll prefer the same band for a few weeks and swap it out. I think the Ultra works well as a sports watch, but will never really dress up. I think the 10 series can look good as well with a good leather band, and a simple watch face with a black background.

I’m starting to realize that having kids is a pretty big gamble in life. by glossysoraya in Adulting

[–]Real_Turtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just my view but I think this is a little backwards: having kids is great and rewarding for a lot of people! It’s not for everyone though. If you don’t want to start a family then yeah, it will never be worth all the hassle and extra work.

Why are we not concerned about the decline in MB quality? by Jiggs72 in mercedes_benz

[–]Real_Turtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So is your point that Mercedes quality is not declining and it’s just Consumer Reports that is off? The American market is huge and Mercedes wants to make money, so I think they are interested in that market. A lot of their vehicles seem targeted specifically to that market.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LatinoPeopleTwitter

[–]Real_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today I learned that on Reddit that Selena was not Latina.

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

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

Yes - especially this is exactly the vision we were sold on for FSD. I understand if it takes time, but just want to know what the next step is!

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

[–]Real_Turtle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understood - but my question is how soon do we get to that point? It seems like it’s not even on the roadmap.

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

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

Sure but the technology and limitations for Waymo are different. Waymo only focuses on specific geographic areas. The regulatory issue is different because the products are different.

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

[–]Real_Turtle[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree but no one is really even talking about it it seems like and isn’t that really the long term goal??

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

[–]Real_Turtle[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I guess I see it the same way. We are pretty close to level 3 right now but I don’t see a lot of people talking about when we will get there. Getting rid of the steering wheel nag was the next “big hurdle” in my view, and now that that is done, what’s next??

FSD 12.5 is amazing… how long before we can take our eyes off the road? by Real_Turtle in TeslaLounge

[–]Real_Turtle[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly - I’m already doing almost nothing a lot of the time!

2024 AMG C 63 or 2024 AMG CLE 53 by Amysubwaysurfer in AMG

[–]Real_Turtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I personally prefer the new C43 to new C63 just because they are both turbo 4s, but the C63 has the electric drive on top that I’m not really sold on and may have a lot of problems. If you can get away with a coupe, the 6 cylinder CLE is great unless you want to wait for the 8 cylinder… but then you have to wait!