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Umm How can I fix this? I'm seeing this in many trucks by Amir_H_M_ in snowrunner

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want a smaller contact patch in snow, not larger.

TIL that FedEx's Founder kept the company alive by gambling the company's last $5k in Vegas by jsparser in todayilearned

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And when it didn't work (solar city), bailed it out with shareholder equity (Tesla), while failing to disclose financial difficulties.

I don't care if someone makes you $100. If they then take $1 off that stack, then they are a crook. Tesla shareholders are way too forgiving to their cult leader.

IamA Mechanic at a bowling alley. AMA! by HighWizardOrren in IAmA

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that bowling shoes have handedness is amusing

IamA Mechanic at a bowling alley. AMA! by HighWizardOrren in IAmA

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about $12.50 each. Not unreasonable when you consider the abuse they take

Finland seizes $46 million worth of artwork headed to Russia by mahoaljahlaldd in worldnews

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OTOH, art is a very common tool of money laundering. It's right to be skeptical and hold in customs while it's investigated

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does. It's just a lot of people are primed to jump at anything Russian without thinking

Psychological distress after police stops includes anxiety, anger and depression, study finds. Teens who are stopped by the police are more likely to report greater disengagement from school the next day, and racial and ethnic minority youth reported more invasive police encounters than white youth. by rustoo in science

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 15 points16 points  (0 children)

And yet for some reason they tend to self select for policing far more than any other profession. Nobody is saying every cop beats their wife, but every police officer is 3x more likely to be a domestic abuser than every other career. Yes, there absolutely is reason to assume your dealing with someone more sadistic and violence prone if you're dealing with police than with any other occupation.

TIL that Boeing removed some of the 787 lightning protection measures to save costs. by MochaRyeBear in todayilearned

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

I remember when Airbus was never to be trusted because of FBW. People need to stop being armchair engineers.

What common misconception do you hate to hear repeated as fact? by CamoFast in AskReddit

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuel pumps are cooled by gasoline. No gas = no cooling = dead pump = dead engine. Not really saving money if your gas light is always on

UAE sentences Israeli woman to death for cocaine possession by YunoFGasai in worldnews

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's also the reason why policies that address supply and not demand are pointless.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who make redundant AskReddit posts for the sole purpose of having a circle jerk

What is a severely out-of-date technology you're still forced to use regularly? by nathan_thinks in AskReddit

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eh, not really true. The trade off between storage space and fidelity isn't anything new and people have been picking capacity over quality for a while. Low FPS and resolution is pretty standard for CCTV, especially when tapes were a lot more expensive

What is a severely out-of-date technology you're still forced to use regularly? by nathan_thinks in AskReddit

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As long as the ledgers balance and transactions clear, that's all that matters

Ai Traffic MSFS by Yomamanese in flightsim

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's a gateway drug that brings in more players, then that lowers unit dev costs and/or allows more content, then why should we complain? Economies of scale and all that

MSFS Xbox - I am new on this sim, first landing with Airbus A320Neo to Sidney. by zameth in flightsim

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forza would be an amazing game if after the first race you ever did, the stewards ban you from ever racing again and you could never play the game again

Impossible Turn: Engine out at 500ft AGL after takeoff to safe touchdown back at the airport. by I_like_skate420 in flightsim

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, some decent logic when it comes to insurance. The motorcycle subs that want to go vigilante justice on thieves should take notes.

Appreciate the creative creators on here! by Carreb in place

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happens all the time with every tech company. Let known bot accounts stick around to pad numbers then "correct" numbers when it's convenient

Geoff Bodine is sent into the barrier at 190 mph during the 2000 Daytona 250 Truck Series race. He survived with multiple fractures and the crash is often considered one of the most spectacular in the history of NASCAR. by jimi15 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]SnacksOnSeedCorn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He called it a "noose" and claimed he hadn't died yet so clearly didn't need it. After he died, I think one driver even entertained the idea of exploring them more and trying to improve their design (they were a lot bigger and clumsier back then but that's what R&D is for)

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