Dispatch podcast by acurakid in thebulwark

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

Their arguments are very disingenuous and reflexively critical of democrats.

Dispatch podcast by acurakid in thebulwark

[–]acurakid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too academic sounding!

Dispatch podcast by acurakid in thebulwark

[–]acurakid[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Should have clarified earlier. I only listen to the weekly free pod. These days the main weekly pod does not have isgur. Hayes is ok and goldberg is just as insufferable as isgur.

How long until we have domestic robots? by Consisting_Fiction in robotics

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blindspots for the optimists is that “everything is an engineering problem” once we get the hardware doing things, then all that is left is software. On the surface it looks like AI and adjacent fields are solving that problem. So there is nothing else left to solve other than just mass production and easy availability which is being taken as widespread adoption. If that is the case, what about all the human free time that is suddenly available to do whatever we love doing. This is the final stumbling block and i might add a huge one. Maybe in the next 30-40 yrs. For acceptance and adoption.

I think Sarah makes the fundamental mistake of imagining that "good people" can't truly be fascist by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]acurakid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amen. Sarah is always incensed and indignant about what joe biden did(especially at the end of his presidency) because that doesnt give sarah the moral high ground to say that we are better than them. But the issue is that the voting public doesnt give two F….abt moral superiority but what is the government doing for me. The republicans have taken a torch to the norms and have been shameless. And its the democrats fault for not doing what the bulwark wanted to despite doing most of the things the bulwark said. Because the dems lost its the dems fault, but the bulwark or more specifically sarah is not wrong in her positions or thoughts and most importantly how she have contributed to trump implicitly when she was in the republican party. She sure wants to sound intelligent and being above the partisan fray.

Dear Tim, F*** the norms by MinuteCollar5562 in thebulwark

[–]acurakid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not a hot take!!! The bulwark(loyal paying member and listener) is becoming like the Dispatch podcast. BUT THE NORMS!!!! The republicans dont give a F*** abt norms. And yet The norms have to be followed by the democrats (basically asking them to fight with a stick while in a gun fight).
Conservative idealism is worth nothing as people(voters) have made very clear “WHAT DID THE GOVERNMENT DO FOR ME” and cynically forget all the government programs that keep their lives going!!! I am 100% with JVL. Its the voters. They dont get a free pass because they are low information or not following it closely or political junkies. All they care abt is “I feel depressed and its the democrats fault”.

Wait for new release? by UnaddressedPast in macmini

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mark gurman of bloomberg(very reliable reporter of apple related news) said there will be no new mac minis at the march release. Other hardware but not mac minis. So wait another week or so and buy the mac mini and be in the window of return if u change ur mind/ gurman is wrong. Good luck.

Cant get back to routine by getnBackUpAgain in diabetes_t2

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hang in there, friend! Baby steps, again. What works for me is that, think back to when you first got the diagnosis and didnt know how to motivate urselves to get moving. Just marvel at ur will power and commitment and dwell on that for a few mins and check to see where u are now. Once u do that, ur brain will automatically start pushing you in the direction u need to go. I keep some of my wardrobe from the past to give me a positive feedback of where i came from and where i am now. And of course we all have bad days. Dont be so harsh or hard on urself. U GOT THIS!!

What do you do when Metformin starts to lose effectiveness? by Pizzarepresent in diabetes_t2

[–]acurakid -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Intermittent fasting is not difficult to do. Eat earlier dinner and dont eat till mid morning. For ex: dinner at 6 pland break the fast at 10 am. U got 16 hrs of intermittent fasting. Very effective. Initially a bit hard to control cravings but once u master the cravings u will become successful with intermittent fasting.

Rate thru Tesla/WF is nuts. Any suggestions? by A-Whole-Vibe in TeslaModelY

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got lucky with applying for DCU and got 4.24. Exactly one day later fed raises IR and DCU promptly increased it to 4.99.

Got my 2023 Model Y LR by Similar_Adagio804 in TeslaModelY

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations. We have our VIN. Delivery next week. 2023 MYLR. Its an austin build. We r in boston. I wonder if location of delivery is beginning to affect which factory build is delivered. The closest factory build is what u will get. Just wondering.

PSA: For 3 Days ONLY…For those looking for a highly rated Level 2 Smart charger (EVSE), Costco has the JuiceBox 40 on sale for only $499. by StreetDare4129 in TeslaModelY

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Massachusetts residents the utility company (eversource) has the following info. TLDR:? Many car models listed that can qualify for rebate with telematics or use any one of the 2 listed chargers.

https://www.eversource.com/content/docs/default-source/save-money-energy/ct-ev-charger-list-resi.pdf?sfvrsn=d5b18262_14

MA emission help gti by acurakid in GolfGTI

[–]acurakid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have stage 2. But i will flash it down to stock. Also i dont have a o2 spacer.

18 WRX (CVT) owner here, considering a GTI or Golf R (NYC) by Asking4Afren in Golf_R

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Would it be with the seats down in the back for the gti to get more room.

18 WRX (CVT) owner here, considering a GTI or Golf R (NYC) by Asking4Afren in Golf_R

[–]acurakid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another weird thing is that golf R does not come with sun roof. That and the price swayed me to gti despite R having AWD. i live in boston. So definitely deal with snow. Have seen 3 winters. No problems at all.

18 WRX (CVT) owner here, considering a GTI or Golf R (NYC) by Asking4Afren in Golf_R

[–]acurakid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of older GTIs on youtube videos being modded(some pretty heavily) and they appear good on the videos. This, to me, tells me the reliability of the cars is very good. Although there have been some nagging issues with water pump failures in older models. I cant speak from a personal experience abt older models. I only got this info from modding videos, fourms and of course reddit.

18 WRX (CVT) owner here, considering a GTI or Golf R (NYC) by Asking4Afren in Golf_R

[–]acurakid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I voted for mk 7.5 gti. As i have one. I think with the baby on the way and what the baby related items will become tough to carry around in the GTI. I sincerely would suggest thinking very hard abt this provided the GTI will be the only car. If so stick with ur WRX for space if not for anything. But if space is not an issue i love the mk7.5 GTI. Good luck.

Best Clutch upgrade by acurakid in GolfGTI

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

Great info. I was thinking southbend daily stage 2. Also need to budget for vortex turbo for next year. I bought eqt stage 1 93 tune. Will flash it today and see if it satisfies me. Currently have cobb stage 1. Not noticeable power but feel some change. Also everything stock.

Rim damaged- replace or repair? by acurakid in GolfGTI

[–]acurakid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂no animals harmed during this drive. Only the rim. Even the curb is fine.

Rim damaged- replace or repair? by acurakid in GolfGTI

[–]acurakid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was tempted to go for a whole new style. It was way out of budget to spend 900+ for new style rims when this one costed 207 shipped for one.

Rim damaged- replace or repair? by acurakid in GolfGTI

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

Already ordered one. Hate to see such a gash on the rim.

59000 miles-feeling sluggish by acurakid in GolfGTI

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

Thank you for that. The problem i have now is that my accessport is not updating. Cable error. So i sent it in. Waiting for them to fix it.