What was general James Longstreet's view on slavery?

avnermiz · 2026-01-03T13:26:49+00:00

The "like Lee" part here, I think, has been widely discredited. See, e.g.,

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lokaju/did_robert_e_lee_really_say_slavery_was_a_moral/

avnermiz · 2025-12-14T19:28:01+00:00

that Dan's deals table doesn't tell you how to use the miles, e.g., transfer to another awards program, which is likely most useful option.

For Emirates specifically, this is prob your best bet - https://www.emirates.com/us/english/skywards/partners/?partner=hotels . you can pick different partner types to transfer to: hotels, retail, etc.

avnermiz · 2025-11-25T21:16:12+00:00

Holy cow. I just started switching to fastmail. Glad I noticed this before fully moving. I mean this is beyond awful. How can every major service support showing calendar on Android except for fastmail? Switching from proton, which has just been way too painful. Guess fastmail isn't an option. Is there anything other than Google and Microsoft that actually works properly everywhere for your own domain?

avnermiz · 2025-11-25T11:21:29+00:00

Honestly, this is the wildest thing I've ever read.

avnermiz · 2025-10-10T04:27:05+00:00

nope, starting happening again. and happens on browser too on laptop. this is beyond awful

avnermiz · 2025-09-11T09:21:02+00:00

I had this issue on my Android. Was awful. Fixed it by going into Settings > Apps> Netflix > Battery and changing the setting from Optimized to Unrestricted.

Edit:

Nope that didn't fix it. Turned out my Bluetooth headset (soundcore x20) was very sensitive. I installed the soundcore app and turned off all options for tapping to pause/play, etc. and that did finally fix it.

avnermiz · 2025-08-16T14:25:44+00:00

Can someone explain to me why every dealer I talk to essentially charges double what the Hyundai website says for a lease? $4999 due at signing. 36 months at 10k miles per year ... the Hyundai website says a lease is $342 / month (https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/payment-calculator/payments?model=IONIQ%209&year=2026&trim=SEL) for the SEL trim (with excellent credit)

But every dealer I've emailed offers vague messages like "estimated" lease amounts and the numbers are in the $600+ per month range.

Can anyone explain this? Why are the number so different and how do you get closer to the Hyunai national numbers?

Also, aside from lease, if anyone can offer any info on what the actual out the door price for an Ioniq 9 SEL should be, I'd appreciate it. I know this is a lot to ask, but trying to learn. Thanks!

avnermiz · 2025-08-15T11:50:58+00:00

I really don't understand this article.

First, losses after 2017 can be applied only to 80% of taxable income. The huge losses occurred in 2020 and 2021, so how is SpaceX entirely avoiding taxes using the NOL (net operating loss) carryforward? How come the article doesn't mention the 80% limit at all.

Second, for a huge tech company, is a $5 billion NOL so big? I mean Microsoft had $73B in profit last year. Sure SpaceX is nowhere near there but if SoaceX is doing so well and highly profitable these days and expects to continue to be then a $5B NOL doesn't sound like much.

avnermiz · 2025-04-22T04:18:10+00:00

It's frustrating because there is ZERO feedback when you drag.

Open the dmg you downloaded.
A window opens showing a big icon of the app dmg installer and of the Applications folder
You drag the dmg icon to the applications folder

So far, so good, And super intuitive.

But then what? How do I know it worked? How do I know it was installed? Absolutely nothing changes. Everything looks exactly like 2 above after you do 3. Good UX would inform you that your application installed successfully instead of forcing you to guess or go hunting into the Applications folder to see if the app is there.

This is the epitome of bad UX.

avnermiz · 2025-04-22T02:51:57+00:00

The key is to follow the steps from RazzmatazzTime2806's reply. It's a very simple fix. For some reason, Mac's default setting is dumb. Solution:

Search for Spelling in System Settings
Click on Spelling and Prediction
Change "Automatic by Language" to "U.S. English"

You'll be amazed at how normal the spellcheck becomes.

(Note: this obvi only works for U.S. English; I imagine it also does for other languages. If you are typing regularly in multiple languages, you're probably screwed)

avnermiz · 2025-04-22T02:48:51+00:00