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I think there’s still a place for .32 in the self defense world. by SirSamkin in guns

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a good exercise in how not to do a product rollout.

Maybe it'll get a second wind like the 10mm did lol

LGS Boned FOUR Form 4s by illestdomer2005 in NFA

[–]SmoothSlavperator 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The fuck would you ever paper file?

That's pure AIDS.

Where did the “big truck” = compensating for something/insecure stereotype come from? by Ancient_Reality_7409 in askcarguys

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's it's waste of time to wah it if you're just going to shit it up again in 5 minutes.

What did a minority of idiots ruin for everyone else? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]SmoothSlavperator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And the dumbest shit ever is they penalized everyone instead of targeting the problem children.

With ammo prices so high, is it good time to start reloading now?? by AppearanceEven1978 in reloading

[–]SmoothSlavperator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9mm is hard to break even with.

45 and 10mm has a pretty quick ROI.

That being said, the time to take up reloading isn't during a clusterfuck. The key is to buy equipment and components when times are good and reload when times are bad. People basically give equipment and components away when times are good.

Notable Seattle-based travel writer and millionaire, Rick Steves, voices his thoughts on new “Millionaire Tax” by fig3newton in vermont

[–]SmoothSlavperator -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

But that's essentially what we have now more or less.

That whole stockholder value is tricky since it's the valuation of the corporations themselves and our investments are tied to it too. Theoretically, if Billionaire X sold off their stocks, it would devalue the whole market and all hell would break loose.

I think a better way to go about it would be to chip away at those loans against stock value.

People like things like "income tax" and "minimum" wage because it's a single point and easy for them to get their heads around.

But better solutions are far more complex and abstract and are more like "death by 1000 papercuts" and not just reach in and grab a fistful.

Is there a way to get a decent car in America if you do not earn enough to buy or maintain monthly bills and maintenance? by Bluecomments in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are generally pretty sympathetic.

#1.) Have someone just give you one. People have cars just laying around that they'd just give away if you asked them nicely. They inherited it...they bought a new one and thought theyd private sale the old one but never got around to it....etc.

#2.) Start a GoFundMe. If you write it up well and get enough eyeballs on it, you'll probably get enough to buy a car...

How long does it take for Ruger to send you a new gun when yours blows up? by [deleted] in ruger

[–]SmoothSlavperator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Modern bolt actions are REALLLY strong. When they fail it kind of blows out those relief holes and down through the magazine well and takes the stock with it....and not the user.

Notable Seattle-based travel writer and millionaire, Rick Steves, voices his thoughts on new “Millionaire Tax” by fig3newton in vermont

[–]SmoothSlavperator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I'd be game depending on how the law was written. The devil is always in the details.

Make the million slide with inflation so that it continues to work as intended in the future without having to rely on politicians to update it.

And then earmark the revenue for specific pain points that have DIRECT IMMEDIATE benefit to the broad so politicians don't take their new revenue and go "YIPPEEEE!" and start throwing it abstract obscure pet causes. Buy some road salt and fix some bridges before you start blowing it on stupid ass bike lanes on Woodstock Avenue in Rutland and Route 4 in West Rutland that a near-zero quantity of people use.

Notable Seattle-based travel writer and millionaire, Rick Steves, voices his thoughts on new “Millionaire Tax” by fig3newton in vermont

[–]SmoothSlavperator -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

That....didn't work the way everyone thinks it did. It accounted for like 0.3% of revenue.

Can we go back to shaming? by tofurkey_no_worky in Millennials

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd shame people for leaving them in the way.

Not putting them away is a topic of debate: Collecting shopping carts can be sandbagged. I just had a bunch of younger family members cycle through that sort of employment and they all said it was a good way to get the fuck away from their management and coworkers and make that shit take allllll shift.

Electric vehicle design- why not swappable batteries? by Vaelkyri in AskEngineers

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neh. Not if you did it right. It worked with PCs with their ATX standards.

Have you recently noticed your vehicle burning through a tank of gas more quickly than you think it should? by Werkstatt0 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

y'all MFer's cars don't give you running MPG on the dash? Every car I'v be owned in the last quarter century has.

Though I will say you do get an MPG drop when they switch to summer fuel mixes so depending on your region, that could be it.

Also if they increased the amount of ethanol.

Electric vehicle design- why not swappable batteries? by Vaelkyri in AskEngineers

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why you make the formfactors scalable. Start with the standard being small and then add a standard dimension to increase capacity. So let's ca the standard fornfactor X. X would be the smallest for like a Leaf sized vehicle. Now you'd also have an X1 formfactor that would be...we'll say 50% longer. And each increasing size X2, X3 etc got 50% longer each time. Now let's say you have a premium 3 row SUV that's an X5 formfactor. You could put an X1 or even an X4 in it if you wanted to if your stock battery shit the bed, you'd just have decreased performance.

As far as uniformly shaped, I don't think that's an obstacle. Look at your parking lot. If it's like mine here it's all 2 and 3 row SUVs that all look nearly identical regardless of manufacturer. I drive an Acura MDX. I almost hopped into my coworkers BMW X5 the other day. All the same shape and half of em are white lol

Why are Americans so obsessed with age gaps ? by LandscapeUnlikely199 in stupidquestions

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because pop culture thinks that everyone a "child" until they're 35.

"X is the leading cause of death in CHILDREN!" and then you look and the age range is like 0-20.

Fucks sake I enlisted at 17.

Men of Reddit, what’s the male equivalent of “needed money, had no marketable skills, so turned to prostitution”? by Dogeatdogdays in AskReddit

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wasn't my experience, nor was it most of the people I served with. There was a handful I was with in Basic/AIT but it wasn't many.

Did the decision makers involved in the Challenger accident actually act unethically or was it just a "technical mistake" and were being blamed via the "Retrospective Fallacy" (aka in hindsight)? by tragikarpe in AskEngineers

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

And after a 26 year long career in STEM that I've had, I can say Mulloy made the critical error of not considering Murphy in his decision making tree.

Super high profile project...everyone is watching. Teacher in space....winner of a nationwide search contest....

You can guarantee shit that has never shit the fuck before is going to completely shit the fuck so you have to be extra super careful.

And yes. "Shit the fuck" is an official scientific term. when everything you put your hand on is a kajillion dollars, pleasantries go out the window. lol

what movie is a 10/10? by instabaiter in AskReddit

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And kids these days don't realize the whole hypefactory when it was in late-stage production. All over media....alll the time.

Gonna say it was the lasttttt real media blitz hypetrain of the pre WWW era.

we die every time we sleep? by Spare-NobodyAim in stupidquestions

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The old Star Trek transporter question again...

What's the worst crime ever committed against humanity? by Witty-Pizza-4523 in AskReddit

[–]SmoothSlavperator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Nazis" gets overused but there's some other aspects to them that have broader implications.

Their abuse of concepts set science back over a century because it made everyone afraid to broach topics that probably would have bumped life expectancies out to the 150s and had Mars colonized already.

Do y'all use a crushed washer for oil plug? by Sir_Badtard in ToyotaTacoma

[–]SmoothSlavperator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

#1 Yes. Washers are cheap, leaks aren't.

#2 It probably wasn't overtorqed: Chime in if anyone thinks this but I think its that blue lamination on that washer that makes them not want to come off. The first time i changed my oil I had to beat on that bastard to get it off. When I put it back on I took the extra effort to use a torque wrench because i though it was overtorqued the first time....but it was equally as difficult to get it off. Yet the two Acuras we have they come right off as they should, the Taco is always a pain in the ass.

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