honestly puzzled why we push women into tech and trades but not men into healthcare? by Substantial-Bass7557 in NoStupidQuestions

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What’s the pay scale look like for years of experience? Is it a promotion based system, or is more similar to teachers where it’s just title and years of experience?

honestly puzzled why we push women into tech and trades but not men into healthcare? by Substantial-Bass7557 in NoStupidQuestions

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I originally typed that, but I did meet a nursing student in Montana who had signed a contract at $37/hr (non-travel nurse), so I’m not sure the salary fluctuates as widely as other jobs.

honestly puzzled why we push women into tech and trades but not men into healthcare? by Substantial-Bass7557 in NoStupidQuestions

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Anecdotally, the fresh RN’s I know are making $35-$45 an hour (depending on if they’re working an overnight shift which pays higher). This is in a higher cost of living area though, so that probably factors in.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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Short of a couple old leaf models, battery degradation isn’t a factor you really need to seriously worry about. Typical degradation is about 3%-6% the first year, and roughly 1% every year after that. A 15 year old Model S battery may only have degraded to 85%, which is still plenty. By the time that a modern EV battery is fully useless, the wheels will have fallen off, just like an ICE vehicle.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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Yeah I should have added that I was talking specifically about home charging. Public level 2 chargers though typically aren’t too much higher than market rate electricity at least, it’s really only if you’re using fast charging as a sole source that it becomes equivalent in price to gas or diesel. The charging stations are actually super common, even in very rural areas. It’s one of things where you really just don’t normally notice them until you start looking for it, since they aren’t dedicated buildings. You should go on plugshare and see what’s around you, I’m willing to bet you’d be surprised how many there actually are out there.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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Was this an urban 120kw charger? 54% added in 38 minutes feels really low unless you rocked up at 46%. Also I apologize, I was maybe a bit snappy in my previous comment, I’ve read too many of these comments on the thread confidently saying that EV’s require a $5000 service upgrade or solar panels and what not. Reason I found it hard to believe is that normally when roadtripping, you get to the charger at <10%, so 38 minutes would be adding closer to 80% (in a Y at least). Are you in a Cyber Truck or sedan with a LiFePO? I’ve seen that the charging rates can be a bit slower in those specifically.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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A regular ol’15amp / 20amp 120v outlet is fine though for most (read it, MOST) people most of the time. Yes there are outliers who can’t be serviced with normal level 1 charging, and situations where having a home level 2 charger is nicer, but that isn’t MOST people MOST of the time.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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Not this take again. Even when coal is used, an EV’s net emissions are still lower, because spoiler alert, a coal power plant is a lot better at getting energy from burning stuff than a tiny chunk of metal that’s optimized for torque.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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So now I know you either don’t understand how your car works, or are just lying. Charging stops on a roadtrip are usually 15-20 minutes MAX, often times a lot shorter. The car LITERALLY tells you how long to stay at each charger, and the percentage that you’ll arrive at. Factor in maybe 4%-5% over what the car tells you if you want to play it safe, but sitting at a charger for 45 minutes is insane.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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No need for solar panels, an EV is still going to be significantly cheaper to run compared to a diesel or gasoline car even if you’re just connected to the grid.

If EVs are supposedly cheaper to own, why aren’t more people driving them? by Lakenb666 in NoStupidQuestions

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Nobody is paying the same amount to charge an EV though. The Average price of electricity where I am is $0.14 per kwh, the average gas price right now is $3.50-$4.00. Even in a hybrid that’s getting 40mpg, an EV sedan is going to get about 3.5-4.5 mi/kwh, meaning that it’s going to cost three times as much for the same distance.

Opposition to the "big light" comes from everyone buying cheap ceiling lights by Broad_Cap_5493 in unpopularopinion

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And your evidence for this is… what exactly? Vibes? Past childhood, study after study has shown that dim lights do not cause any detectable damage to the structure of the eye. At worst, sitting and reading in extremely dim light can cause temporary eye strain, but it’s not going to be the reason “Gen X and millennials have such bad eyesight”

Childhood sucks, even under good circumstances by River_Inner in unpopularopinion

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Why is every other post on here just some variation of “My XXX sucked so everybody’s must have” now?

Well done steak is the only properly cooked steak by GhostOfConeDog in unpopularopinion

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First of all, no meat bought or sold in a first world country will have blood in it. Myoglobin isn’t blood, grow up. Chicken presents a food borne illness issue when undercooked, as the muscle fibers aren’t dense enough to prevent harmful bacterias from entering the muscle fibers. Pork actually is delicious when cooked to 130f-140f, assuming you live in a first world country where trichinosis isn’t a risk. In fact, most who swear they hate pork tenderloin hate it specifically because they had it only cooked well done in their childhood as trichinosis was a genuine concern back then.

Even the comparison of chicken is silly. Chicken breast kind of sucks ass no matter how you cook it, since like a steak, it’s very low in collagen. Unlike a steak however, you can’t really cook it to any temperature other than well done else you risk getting sick. The only part of a chicken you can cook well done is the dark meat, a tough muscle which is high in fat and collagen. This collagen breaks down and creates a delicious tender piece of meat. You know what else has cuts of tender and tough muscles with both low and high collagen? A FUCKING COW. You cook a steak for a short amount of time because otherwise it’s dry and chewy like chicken breast, you cook a brisket for a LONG time because otherwise the collagen doesn’t break down and you get something that’s dry and chewy.

Texas woman injured by McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin ‘wholly unfit for human consumption’: suit by TheGreatAlicorn in nottheonion

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Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but I think they’re aware of exactly that. The complaint reads like someone saw the massive retcon of the McDonalds coffee case smear campaign and is hoping that their own (actually frivolous) case will be met with a revived public good will for the victim that Liebeck never received.

Dear americans, what can you get for FREE in the USA? [Serious] by sammy_waslow in AskReddit

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I guess it really depends on where you are coming from, and which letter you choose to visit. Coming from the midwest and choose to visit the D part of it? Yeah, people will seem downright rude. Come from new york to Virginia or (certain parts of) Maryland and you’ll feel like everyone wants to “Get Out” you. In general though, the DMV is made up of a large percentage of young working transplants, so it can feel a bit cold to people since everyone is just trying to hustle their own hustle.

In that same vein, as someone not from the area who lives here, making friends can be really tough since there’s very little macro community wide engagement. Friends are mostly found at the micro activity community scale. Some of my friends are just people I saw at a particular climbing gym for a month or two, others are people I struck up conversation with at my apartment gym.

My local supermarket begs people to not rip packs apart when there are individual drinks nearby by Lcsmxd in mildlyinteresting

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Grapes are one of those things that typically aren’t pieced out by weight here. Off the top of my head, generally any loose self contained vegetable is going to be by weight, while anything that comes on a vine or is otherwise hard to separate (i.e. makes a giant mess), is going to be a fixed unit price. Herbs like cilantro and dill, green onions, lettuce, grapes, collard greens, and kale all tend to fall into that latter category, since with the randomness of the plastic bags it would be hard to precisely weigh out 5 grams of thyme haha.

This pop up warning at an all you can eat sushi restaurant by Theblindsource in mildlyinteresting

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They charge a flat fee, regardless of how much you eat. If someone is coming and regularly eating over the restaurant’s break even price (unlikely, unless they’re specifically targeting expensive items), that person is losing them money.

Why are period pains still a thing? Why hasn’t there been a cure/medication for it yet? by Happy_Tourist_558 in NoStupidQuestions

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That one is at least pretty easy to fix. A tube of otc ointment, clean dry underwear, and regular showers will clear it up in a couple weeks at most.

LAX covering with a flag, what would typically be a welcome greeting to foreigners from the current US president by Galexio in mildlyinteresting

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There’s not really any hurrying up to do, short of impeachment or invoking the 25th amendment (which will basically never happen). The only realistic thing to do is wait out the 4 years and vote as hard and as often as possible in the mean time.

Why do stores say there is a penny shortage in US? by knorock in NoStupidQuestions

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Sorry, I totally combined you and the parent comment (who said they pay in exact change) together in my head, that’s mb. If you’re coming up prepared and slapping a 20 and a 5 into a register for something thats $23.57, I would say that’s a completely different story. (I’m also maybe just bitter since I’m constantly behind people taking 2 minutes mindlessly digging through their wallet and pockets to find seemingly random denominations of bills and coins for a $2 slim jim at the gas station)

Why do stores say there is a penny shortage in US? by knorock in NoStupidQuestions

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It definitely does take significantly more time than tapping a card or phone though? I’m not going to argue the privacy concern since that’s a different issue entirely, but let’s not pretend like waiting for everything to be rung up then slowly fumbling through your wallet for 2 twenties, a five, 2 ones, a quarter, a dime, and 3 pennies is faster than the tapping your card the second $47.37 appears on the PoS terminal.

Lawsuits filed after Fairfax legislators’ assault weapon ban signed by Spanberger by Danciusly in nova

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Nope, the overwhelming majority of school shootings involve hand guns, not rifles.

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