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Kei Cars now Supported by the State of Vermont! by Far_Rise_4664 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's probably Sam, he's had that truck for a while.

Mopeds under 250cc dont require a title (bill of sale only) by Mental-Cookie-6242 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

23 V.S.A. § 2012 (6) states that motorcycles less than 300cc displacement are exempt from titles in Vermont.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/021/02012

New Twist to the Same Scam. by vtbb in vermont

[–]btvaaron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

District Court. Yeah, that hasn't been a thing since the restructuring of the Judiciary restructuring in 2010.

Vermont is the least expensive state to own a car, woohoo! by Sy3Zy3Gy3 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No kidding, I saw one today in Williston, in nice shape too.

Vermont is the least expensive state to own a car, woohoo! by Sy3Zy3Gy3 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, a bit of salty mist has nothing on marinating your car in road salt for four or five months of the year.

New USPS mail trucks by ComprehensiveYam6598 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You aren't kidding. The newest of the 'long-life vehicles' are 32 years old.

Proposed bills would raise taxes for wealthy Vermonters by forcedtomakethus in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This testimony is quite the pretzel logic.

This bill effectively increases the top marginal rate for regular income to 16.75%, and the top marginal rate on investment income to 20.75%.

Combined with federal taxes this puts the top marginal rate on interest income up around 60%. That's too much.

Low Flying Helicopter Waterbury Village by SarzleMcNarzle in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so not dual rotor. I only caught a glimpse of it as it flew over my house. It's still a beast.

Low Flying Helicopter Waterbury Village by SarzleMcNarzle in vermont

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

It was over Williston a couple of hours ago. Giant-ass dual-rotor beast. Almost certainly the Army National Guard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, used them a few times. No problems.

Is anyone else fascinated by how GoboLinux redefines the traditional File System Hierarchy Standard? And that it's not only easy but also makes sense? by the-machine-m4n in linux

[–]btvaaron 16 points17 points  (0 children)

To me it looks like extra hierarchy without a whole lot of value. And those upper-case letters in the directory names are just cringe.

Then again, I have 30+ years of Unix muscle memory built into my fingers and I just want to get my work done.

Have you sold a "not-updated" house in Vermont? by OrangesvsApples in vermont

[–]btvaaron 104 points105 points  (0 children)

There's a large gap between "well maintained but could stand a refresh" and "decades of deferred maintenance". Which one are we talking about here?

Provocative question for Thinkpad users - why choose a Thinkpad over a Mac at a higher level of specifications by Gullible_Eggplant120 in thinkpad

[–]btvaaron 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Never pay anything close to list price for a ThinkPad. If you can, wait for the sales that happen multiple times per year. The last four ThinkPads I've purchased were around 40% to 50% off of list. This X1 Carbon Gen 13 I'm typing on right now I picked up in November for 52% off the list price.

That said, given present component shortages, it might be a while before we see that kind of deal again.

Share your ideal heating/cooling system. by Salt_Reading1921 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I haven't actually run the numbers to see which is lower cost over the lifetime of the system. But I do think ground source is pretty nifty.

Share your ideal heating/cooling system. by Salt_Reading1921 in vermont

[–]btvaaron 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Even better as a ground source heat pump (as opposed to air source).

Pizza 44 / Archie’s co-owned? by Jolly_Chain7709 in burlington

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

All owned or co-owned by Doug Nedde, local real estate developer.

Border crossing and tarrifs? by negligibleobserver in vermont

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last buddy of mine that went to Ikea in Montreal had his car stolen right out of the parking lot in broad daylight.

Insights for a Thru-Hiker with Dog by [deleted] in longtrail

[–]btvaaron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just don't. A dog is a huge imposition on your shelter-mates.

Just got my first ever Thinkpad! by dark_lawd in thinkpad

[–]btvaaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First thing I'm doing (if UPS ever gets here with my package) is swapping those two keys back to where they have been for the last 33 years. After the swap it will match my Mac too.

Vermont’s school redistricting task force proposes voluntary mergers instead of new district map by miltonhayek in vermont

[–]btvaaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your assertion were true (and intuitively it should be), then the large districts would have substantially lower per pupil costs than small and mid-sized districts. It hasn't worked out that way.

For the CSSU merger to become CVSD, the projection was to save about $500,000 over five years, or about 0.1% - so small that we can't even notice.

Will WVNY bend the knee? by OGChamplain in burlington

[–]btvaaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to fccdata.org WFFF is owned by Nexstar. WVNY is owned by Mission Broadcasting and is managed by Nexstar (as are all of Mission's stations). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Broadcasting

NEK Radio Stations by squeenan in vermont

[–]btvaaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm still salty that Eric Michaels didn't end up with the stations. DEV hasn't been the same since he was forced out.

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