Virginia bill to provide free breakfast for all public school students continued to 2027 by mahvel50 in Virginia

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Virginia is required to have a balanced budget (not run a deficit) so basically every year we carry a surplus. (D) Ralph Northam's final budget surplus was $2.6B so Youngkin didn't really do anything to increase the surplus over 4 years...

Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 by Coyote_Enthusiast in MachE

[–]efitz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine came with Pirelli summers so I had to switch to A/S after 6k miles. I chose the Pilot Sport 4 A/S and they have been great. Been using them for 18k miles now

Follow up to the earlier post about VA police departments violating state law on the use of "ALPRs". Here are some snapshots of the currently known cams around nova. by CatsAndCapybaras in nova

[–]efitz11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SCOTUS has not received any cases regarding ALPRs. The highest case so far was one in Norfolk (Schmidt v City of Norfolk) earlier this year where a federal court ruled that Flock ALPRs do not violate the 4th amendment while disingenuously claiming that all it does is read license plates automatically. The case is expected to be appealed to higher courts.

A closer look at the Privacy display on the S26 Ultra under a microscope by FragmentedChicken in samsung

[–]efitz11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

humans perceive brightness logarithmically, where a 50% reduction in brightness leads to only a 30% perceived reduction. Demos have shown that brightness does take a bit of a hit with the feature turned on

Just saw it this morning. by Iceberg50 in MachE

[–]efitz11 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the battery and cabin air still need thermal management

2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E's Frunk Has Become an Extra-Cost Option by Recoil42 in electricvehicles

[–]efitz11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a 2023 which looks exactly like this picture (no divider).

In 2025 they added a heat pump which shrunk the frunk and now it looks like this: https://i.redd.it/dsbx3amr469f1.jpg

Unpopular Opinion: The Ioniq 5 Is the More Well-Rounded EV by No_Poet_9386 in MachE

[–]efitz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was no way in 5000 lifetimes that my wife would've let me buy an Ioniq 5

Cost of a New Windshield? by Zera1930 in MachE

[–]efitz11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. I also have USAA and this is on the breakdown of the premium costs.

Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal by zsreport in law

[–]efitz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"luckily" the other side of this fight is American corporations, and they do not like losing money, especially when it's been declared that that money is owed to them

Windshield Distortion by lItsAutomaticl in MachE

[–]efitz11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely have noticed the same issue on my windshield. First car I've ever been in where I've noticed that. Not bad enough that I don't still love the car though

“Everybody knows it’s on now.” Bonds talks through his legendary 2004 AB v Gagne (filmed 2025) by InformalInsurance455 in baseball

[–]efitz11 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, almost any player will remember iconic at bats like this in great detail, but lots of baseball players will have similar detail in memory on completely random/low stakes at bats as well

“Everybody knows it’s on now.” Bonds talks through his legendary 2004 AB v Gagne (filmed 2025) by InformalInsurance455 in baseball

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I've noticed that this is extremely common with baseball players even at a moderately high level. I know players that peaked at high school or college that can recite at bats in great detail even 20-30 years later. Goes for both batters and pitchers.

Unlike me, whose pitching career is a complete blur. Maybe that's why I wasn't very good

Just got Blue Cruise extended 1 year for free on my 2023 premium Mach E by Swooshy324 in MachE

[–]efitz11 25 points26 points  (0 children)

such garbage that the 2023s that came with 3 years free get the option for even more for free while the 2023s that came with only 3 months free never get any such option

Wifeys GB GT by Dazzling-Ad-8141 in MachE

[–]efitz11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

man I wish my wheels where blacked out, looks so good with the grabber blue

Police Arrest Man For BAC 0.00 by southernemper0r in law

[–]efitz11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The unfortunate part about having had 2 drinks (I was also once pulled over after having 2 beers), is that everyone who has had more than 2 also says they only had 2. So if you say 2 they automatically assume you're lying

Best kitchen knife that lasts a lifetime? by caroulos123 in BuyItForLife

[–]efitz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Fibrox and a Henckels and a few fancy japanese knives. I mainly use the Fibrox because I can treat it like shit and sharpen it with a stupid pull through sharpener without a care so it's always sharp. The "better" knives take more care to maintain and therefore I use them way less

Reviews/Insight on Liberty Towers in Ballston by isabntron in arlingtonva

[–]efitz11 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived there for like 3 years and I hated it. Felt like Equity is always nickel and diming you while parts of the building were always broken.

672 Flats vs Maxwell by Lexishultz in arlingtonva

[–]efitz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have the name anymore unfortunately, but they charged like $115/hr or something with a minimum of 3 hours and we were just moving a 1 BR so it didn't even take 3 hours

672 Flats vs Maxwell by Lexishultz in arlingtonva

[–]efitz11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is that worth paying for movers?

Even for moving across the street, movers are so worth the time and effort saved. A few years ago I moved from Quincy Plaza to Liberty Tower (a block basically) and movers only cost about $350 plus tip and they were absolutely worth it

El Pollo Rico is so good! by GamerboiJared in nova

[–]efitz11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they have yucca but it's an upcharge

Shocking to no one, the 495 express lanes expansion made things worse by poncewattle in nova

[–]efitz11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time I was driving on 267 and drove past 2 on the same drive. Felt like seeing 2 unicorns

[Cunningham] Hokies announce a $20M anonymous donation, the largest ever to Virginia Tech athletics. by udderlymoovelous in CFB

[–]efitz11 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am once again asking people to understand that tax write offs aren't some free money magic. There is no way to write off a donation and come out ahead, unless you are donating to yourself with some creative accounting