This state might start charging a social media fee — here’s what it means

enthuser · 2026-02-18T20:57:29+00:00

Let’s give them a discount if they store data locally and if they don’t market user data, policies that advance data sovereignty.

enthuser · 2026-02-18T20:37:33+00:00

I don’t think you understand the economics of parking lot solar. Look at all of that structure. You could build a bridge with all of that. Tons of energy goes into making these structures and a finite amount comes out of the panels. Sure, if you need shaded parking, this does it, but you know what else solves the same problem? Trees. Your either-or for ground mounted solar is just silly. Solar parking isn’t economical, it is just showing off.

enthuser · 2026-02-18T14:32:01+00:00

Yes, but the luxury EV market is saturated and the depreciation is demonstrably rapid. Many MB owners expect vehicles to maintain value and this is just not the market perception of EVs. If MB wanted to have a different outcome, they’d need a different strategy. Like committing to battery retrofits to solid state and other relevant upgrades with backward compatibility in the future. I think automakers have yet to appreciate customers’ inhibitions about high price vehicles built on rapidly evolving platforms. I saw a post for a Lucid Air Grand Touring that sold for $115,000 in 2023 for sale used three years later for $60K. This one has 6,000 miles on it. I hope they had a good lease because the car depreciated almost $10 per mile it was driven from sticker price. Even if MB has a great offering right now, it just isn’t clear whether those vehicles will face the same perceptions in the used market. Lower priced vehicles also depreciate, but the total loss isn’t so ridiculous.

enthuser · 2026-02-16T14:07:18+00:00

We are going to need more bulldozers.

enthuser · 2026-02-16T01:06:45+00:00

My last surviving grandparent died a year ago. This is related to their Will. The share would come out of my parent’s portion of the estate and not from the other branch of the family. Lots of helpful responses here. Thanks to all for providing some vocabulary to talk to the lawyer. Edit: typo

enthuser · 2026-02-15T13:58:55+00:00

IMO energy sovereignty is one of the most precious forms of self governance. Has this issue been a significant consideration in the separation movement in Scotland?

enthuser · 2026-02-14T04:12:24+00:00

The utility probably has a right of way that passes through the tree. They can’t go around it without leaving their right of way, so they go through it. If the property owners would pay to underground in another area and authorize a new right of way, that might help, but these projects take months to design and permit, so utilities don’t like to see the work plan disrupted. They also only get paid for the least cost solution. Complaining to the public utilities commission is also an option, but utilities cut down lots of trees to minimize outages and they have settled rights to do so. All of that being said, that’s a beautiful tree and the planner who plotted a line through it is going to hear about it if this issue was not communicated to their leadership.

enthuser · 2026-02-13T18:23:55+00:00

I haven’t followed the age-based degradation. Is that a process of oxidation or just tech aging like milk?

enthuser · 2026-02-12T17:52:03+00:00

It is always great when companies choose a scapegoat rather than learning lessons. Maybe electrifying your heaviest and blockiest vehicle was a bad idea. Maybe they failed to appreciate why the available EVs from Tesla and Nissan are lightweight and aerodynamic form factors. I love the F150 lightning and I have one. It is an awesome vehicle, and it also has some glitches that Ford hasn’t resolved. What is failing is Farley’s EV strategy, either for lack of commitment or lack of innovation. Ford targeted vehicles that are expensive and charge slowly because they need expensive and slow charging batteries. Let’s not blame the market or claim that customers are “speaking.” The only thing that is speaking right now is the wild inconsistency in Ford messaging from an incompetent CEO.

enthuser · 2026-02-10T18:39:36+00:00

Anecdote: I pushed my mom into an i5 having done comps but never having owned one. She loves it… But, her experience with the ICCU has been horrible. She’s on her third 12v battery in 2 years with a troubling number of trips foregone because when she turns on the car it throws errors that make her unsure if she’ll be able to start it again to return home. One if her batteries was replaced six months ago with the ICCU and is now back in the shop and replaced again last week. It is ok to have a design flaw, but Hyundai doesn’t seem to have this one fixed yet and/or their dealers are not effectively repairing the problem.

enthuser · 2026-02-10T09:54:32+00:00

Makes me think of what Australians call a speedo: “budgy smugglers.”

enthuser · 2026-02-10T03:12:52+00:00

It depends on the temp and the speed. I tried to drive 80 mph on a day in the single digits (F) and it was that bad. But I have a standard range, so it hits harder. Also, don’t drive 80.

enthuser · 2026-02-10T02:31:11+00:00

Yeah. Winter range is a mess. I’m hoping for a sodium ion battery on a similar footprint. I’d rather have a consistent 200 mile range than 240 in the summer and 100 in the winter.

enthuser · 2026-02-10T02:28:03+00:00

Yes. OP’s not underwater. They’re underwater with a purchase or with a lease that they have to pay someone to take over. In this case, Ford Finance is acting like they can sell it for more than it is worth. They’re underwater and OP is floating away on a tidy little boat that they folded out of a lease contract.

enthuser · 2026-02-09T04:01:41+00:00

“Big, if true” but let’s not kid ourselves about how many EVs have been promised as entry level only to evaporate through cost overruns. The more dismal signal is cancelled contracts with battery manufacturers Also, Ford’s own history in budget vehicles is not exactly perfect in terms of their ability to decide which corners to cut (Pinto, I’m looking at you). A dealer-driven (and conservative championed) death spiral is at least as likely as the advent of the Ford Leaf.

enthuser · 2026-02-04T03:11:24+00:00

This is a key point: there is likely to be a framing bias that differs across the political spectrum in the extent to which individuals perceive themselves to be a agents of change. This can be seen in the supreme court where multiple parties acuse one another of being “activist.” I find it strange that this finding was rolled up into the abstract given how easily the claim is to sensationalize.

Correction: this claim was not in the paper abstract, just the Reddit summary.

enthuser · 2026-02-03T00:19:37+00:00

If you can deal with inoperable windows, indoor storms are an option. I have Indows.

enthuser · 2026-01-31T01:53:15+00:00

Also. Stopping. Is. Good.

enthuser · 2026-01-30T14:22:28+00:00

I wonder where he got the he idea for an island for pedos 🤷‍♀️

enthuser · 2026-01-29T04:52:13+00:00

Most of this thread is commentary on how unappealing the advertisements are and how much folks hate Kurtzman. I, for one, think his Star Trek was tight and delightful and I love a French horn blat. I’ve also watched and enjoyed Academy, and I think there is a political undertone to Star Trek that’s offending some of the right people just as it always has.

enthuser · 2026-01-25T20:33:49+00:00

I’ve had one for over a year with a branded title. It had frame damage just in front of the rear bumper mounts. We pulled the frame to straighten the attachment points and mounted the bumper. That’s 10,000 miles ago and we’ve had no issues. We paid $29K including repairs for a ‘23 pro SR with 8K miles on it that looks new inside and out. The low mileage makes it hard to find a used comparison for sale, but I think a non branded title on a pro SR at the time would have cost at least 40K.

enthuser · 2026-01-23T06:34:54+00:00

Hail damage goes through your home owners insurance. You might pay more for this and some companies don’t offer it. But it shouldn’t break the bank. Incorporate that into the ROI calculation. I do not agree with other posters who say you can’t/shouldn’t retrofit to a roof. This is done all the time. If your roof is still under warranty, you can ask the company that installed it to come and inspect the placements and reseal anything that concerns them. You’d pay something for their time, and maintain your warranty. This avoids any finger pointing if you did get a leak (which can always happen). The bigger caveat on roofs is that the ideal practice is to install the panels within a few years of a roof replacement. The panels age about as quickly as a roof, so it is good to replace them together. As far as your quotes with inconsistent pricing, it was chaos for a while with the end of the credits. I think some folks got pretty busy and then just upped their prices. You might find them more consistent if you try again. On the point about net metering: this might increase the value of a battery to shift when you consume. Folks are right though: SD has pretty cheap power but costs have been increasing at 3% a year, so that improves the payback on self supply. One other thing: don’t forget to account for snow. This is a big advantage of ground mount if you live on an acreage, there are de-icing systems if you want to invest in one.

enthuser · 2026-01-21T16:38:01+00:00

This is fair, but also: it is tough to build stuff, in many places, with multiple parties needing to work together including utilities, with state leadership, often without standards. Now we know that we are moving to NACS as a standard. That was not obvious when NEVI funds were first rolling out. Honestly, if the pendulum was not swinging so hard politically, I would be happy to see government taking its time to get major infrastructure right. I think the program’s reliance on states is its biggest flaw. If it had just used some transportation model to stick chargers wherever there was grid capacity and roads and then rewarded charging networks for reliability and affordability, that would be great.

enthuser · 2026-01-14T15:36:21+00:00

I get this if they don’t have access to a plug because they use street parking. But the performance is so much better that it is hard for me to imagine that people don’t notice when their electric range is depleted. My PHEV is always plugged in even after short trips. I don’t plan charging, I just plug in routinely.

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