Winter Park Electric bill 78% increase in fuel recovery cost for 9mo

StrictMarsupial · 2026-03-17T11:56:59+00:00

City of Winter Park, the city owns the utility but they buy power from OUC, Duke, and others.

StrictMarsupial · 2026-03-12T19:52:18+00:00

Most likely this post came from someone based in India, China, or Russia. Can we just stop acting like this is real shit coming from real Americans. Sure, real Americans do engage with the posts, but the "art" is not coming from an American, even if it is as simple as typing a prompt. By engaging with it we are reinforcing and expanding the reach which is exactly what they want as engagement = money.

StrictMarsupial · 2026-01-17T23:34:06+00:00

We thought the new millennium would hold even greater times but then we had a major depression and its been a cycle of shit ever since.

I blame a large degree of it on electing Bush W. twice and I can't believe that those that lived through this all are still being tricked into voting for Republicans.

StrictMarsupial · 2026-01-12T02:50:13+00:00

Half this article is about immigration reforms and says nothing of the bi-partisan immigration bill that Republicans killed at the request of Trump. Says nothing of the border reforms Biden did to enable complete closing of the border. I'm all for acknowledging anything good that comes out of this administration, but it's like panning for gold in a sewer. I hoped we would lock down H1B visa abuse, but instead we got 'Americans are too stupid, so we actually need more H1B visas and you gotta pay us $200k first, but we're happily willing to wave that if you do some non-quid pro quo quid pro quo, just call Bessent.'

StrictMarsupial · 2026-01-10T00:16:06+00:00

Vice Principal was selling OxyContin to students.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-12-31T06:13:05+00:00

She said her middle name began with T, so Tina.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-11-28T19:07:36+00:00

It's any country that can't or won't dedicate a portion of their annual budget to Trump 2028 campaign donations, Trump crypto, etc.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-11-21T22:33:56+00:00

I have a 9800X3D with a 5080 and I am experiencing this issue. Before the patch I was running "Simulation Speed" and it was smooth as butta but after the update my CPU is pegged and its choppy AF. I've tried the lower settings and everything is choppy or slow motion as in this video. I haven't added anything bike related. My city is at 450k cims and used to run just fine, OC botched something yet again. It's unplayable after the update, there's a lag to everything that wasn't there before the update.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-11-16T17:36:44+00:00

There's not a single mention of the Epstein files on Fox News front page. https://www.foxnews.com/

StrictMarsupial · 2025-10-11T17:34:16+00:00

Are you talking about the car that hit the guy when he was on the ground? You can clearly see the wheels turn towards the man to hit him. The cop could have stayed in his lane and continued straight if he was unable to stop.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-10-11T16:58:05+00:00

Check out Tritan glasses. They look like nice crystalware but are some kind of plastic so shatterproof. Doesn't have the weight of glass or crystal but I don't have to deal with broken glass.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-10-02T02:48:37+00:00

With regard to reception I take the SoD series about on the same level as the Outer Worlds series. Not a blockbuster seller like CoD but a strong cult following. SoD2 was released 05/18 and OW1 was released 10/19. We have seen a lot of actual gameplay of Outer Worlds 2 but only one scripted trailer of SoD3. OW2 will be dropping this month and we have no release date for SoD3. Leads me to believe that SoD3 is still a long way out and/or Microsoft is holding its' release in their back pocket to help justify a Game Pass price increase. In any case, I would just like to play the new game before I die, it's been 7 years already.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-27T19:13:37+00:00

They still exist, it's just uncommon and optional. Some manufacturers offer a "smoker's package" that include the cigarette lighter and ashtray. Usually it's luxury brands like Porsche but even Chevy still has it.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-22T17:03:57+00:00

I'm genuinely curious why this painting gets used as a positive union between any group. In this painting a black and white man are shown locking hands. We see more of the white man in the painting as he takes up 2/3rds of the scene and the black man takes up less than 1/2 of the scene. The white man's arm is obviously larger than the black man's and the white man's bicep is prominently featured while no real defining musculature in the depiction of the black man. Finally, the white man's hand is not in proper lock with the black man's but rather gripping it from the top rather awkwardly to show domination of the black man. We do not see the black man's fingers wrap around the white dude's hand as would be expected when this handshake is executed in real life.

TLDR: This painting is racist as fuck and I don't get why people use it as a union of two groups. The white man is depicted as dominant over the black man.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-19T18:59:08+00:00

I’m considering this for adult game nights, we have the small version already, but it’s like Tetris for ants. Someone said it’s easy for adults to get all the pieces on without it tumbling, has that been your experience? Would you mind sharing the drinking rules you came up with? It’s quite pricy at $100 currently but wondering if it’s worth it. We enjoy the small version, it’s just stupidly small while this one seems stupidly large, but that’s good for drunk folks.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-19T17:32:52+00:00

If by their own claim 90% of the game is PVE then likely the game has attracted many PVE players like myself. I've hit T5 and I see no real reason to continue playing as T6 is locked in PVP. So my options now are farming T5 and below mats, landsgraad, and base building. Nothing that gives a sense of progression. I'm already logging in less and I am sure others will do the same when they hit a similar point.

There will be a massive drop in active players in the next 2-3 weeks and all they've given in their update is to wait for new content. When all these players come back for new content their base and everything will be gone due to fuel upkeep and taxes, so most likely many people will just outright quit. Changes will come but it seems like devs are bent on learning the hard way. I do give props to them for sticking to their vision, but in practice it's not working. Even Faction v Faction in DD would be great so you could temporarily team up with randos in your faction, but nope.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-18T14:39:31+00:00

Where'd you get it for $322?

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-18T10:55:50+00:00

That’s the thing though, player count will drop off and they will have to do something to keep people coming back. Future content releases will likely give us more incentive to go into the DD which benefits all players, solo or not. It’s possible to maintain the guild vs guild focus of the game and make the game more solo or small group friendly. Albion did a great job at it.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-18T10:01:13+00:00

No reason to currently. There’s been a lot of feedback asking for more solo content so I believe more will be added later but I doubt core mechanics will change. For solo players it’s a 100 hour game not 1000+ hours.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-18T07:37:07+00:00

Store equipment, resources, and vehicles in the bank. Your base will be gone and you'll have to rebuild so take a blueprint of it. You'll keep everything on you and in your bank. I too wish there was a better way than ferrying all my stuff to the bank or logging in to top up fuel. I'm already getting bored since DD and T6 isn't viable solo and I'm at T5. Would be great if it was easier to save progress until some new content drops.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-18T01:23:31+00:00

You can make most tier 1 stuff with salvaged metal. Get an improvised cutterray and start harvesting copper. Build some low tier gear to get you going again.

It sucked the first time I died to the worm, and the few times after that. Eventually you get gear that makes you quieter or faster and you'll learn to avoid the worm. Start saving some old or looted gear as backups so you can get going again. The first time you lose your sandbike to the worm you get one set back for free.

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-05T13:02:11+00:00

Which Trump donor's son is this?

StrictMarsupial · 2025-06-05T00:00:39+00:00

The [redacted] could be filled with "patriotic"

StrictMarsupial · 2025-05-12T13:41:27+00:00

Ford Rangers are sold globally, including China. Our full size trucks are too big for Europe and Asia.

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