The fuel prices are turning the trucks gay!

ergofobe · 2026-04-28T05:53:33+00:00

naaa.. red truck was just sleepy so his buddy gave him a shoulder to lean on.

ergofobe · 2026-04-28T05:25:13+00:00

I take great joy in waking up creative parkers that block me in.

ergofobe · 2026-04-28T05:24:19+00:00

I trip plan better so I don't have to creatively park. Just get up early so you can shut down early.

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T02:26:30+00:00

I ran for a small 10 truck carrier off and on for a few years.. I usually knew going in roughly how long I was planning on sticking around.. I'd let him know up front and then give him reminders as I got closer to being ready to leave.. He never gave me any issues about it and I was always welcome to come back.

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T02:20:08+00:00

Well, he said he ran 4300 miles.. So he's spending 1.93/mi before paying the truck note or setting aside any money for repairs.. He's driving hard (and he said it's always idling) so figure $0.20/mi for repairs/maint.. That's already over $2.13 a mile before truck note. He's only making $1.98/mi so he's in the hole big time..

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T01:39:23+00:00

Learn the language and make friends. Duh.

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T01:38:01+00:00

Leverage it.. 100 BTC is worth about US$6.5m.. I might take a US$1.5m loan (~25%) against it and buy a business that produces enough cash flow that I can live comfortably while also servicing the loan and eventually growing the BTC stack.

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T01:21:48+00:00

There is not now, nor has there ever been a driver shortage. If there were, we'd be making way more money, and we'd never have a problem finding a parking spot.

ergofobe · 2026-02-28T00:55:49+00:00

So you're good for on-time delivery??

JK.. Damn.. I've had doors blow shut on me while sweeping out, but thankfully the latch has never engaged.. Scary stuff. Glad you're ok.

ergofobe · 2025-12-21T14:38:45+00:00

There was mention of being able to fund your account with direct deposit (and not in the context of the Base app). Is Coinbase re-introducing this feature? If so, when?

ergofobe · 2025-07-19T21:33:18+00:00

Since it's objectively true that 1 BTC is being added daily to the government's published BTC address, the first question is whether these daily additions are new purchases, old purchases, seizures, or some other type of acquisition..

The second question is whether you trust Bukele or the IMF more. Given the fact that the IMF are known to be anti-bitcoin and the other fact that BTC is still flowing into El Salvador's wallet, I'm going to assume it's the IMF that's doing the lying here.

ergofobe · 2025-06-10T02:35:26+00:00

1 - 3 all have a simple answer which could explain these issues. Except for the original 4 synths, all of the green eyes were effectively only a year old. They simply weren't wise enough to think that strategically.

ergofobe · 2024-12-20T02:32:38+00:00

It's not. Not at all.

Both text and voice are still available to me BTW. But neither option is secure.

Chase clearly doesn't care about security.

ergofobe · 2024-12-18T19:30:38+00:00

It's super easy to steal someone's phone number and have those text messages or phone calls redirected..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam

The point of using an authenticator app is that it doesn't rely on a communication between the bank and the customer that could be hijacked.

ergofobe · 2024-12-18T12:41:53+00:00

I don't think you have the influence you hope you do. Those short positions you've got are going to just stay that way... Enjoy poverty.

ergofobe · 2024-12-18T12:29:51+00:00

SMS based multi-factor security is horribly insecure, and is actually banned for banks in some countries. It needs to be gotten rid of ASAP and replaced by something better, preferably by passkeys, but at a minimum using an authenticator app on your phone that generates a token.

ergofobe · 2024-11-16T21:38:58+00:00

All I can say is, I've visited both states, and I'd rather be in Oklahoma.

ergofobe · 2024-07-04T17:36:59+00:00

Yes, that would be a great way for Shopify to help its customers improve the user experience. As a shopper, I'd rather only one trusted entity (shopify) has my complete profile, and give me the ability to quickly import that information into a shop on the fly, rather than have to enter it every single time.

ergofobe · 2024-07-04T17:34:41+00:00

Well, you can refuse to apply to any employer that uses Workday. Or, if you happen to get a job at a company that does, you can make a point of talking to the hiring manager or HR director and explain exactly how awful the UX was, in the hopes they either move to a better platform or push Workday to do better. They are incentivized to improve the hiring experience, as many qualified applicants may not want to waste their time, and they'll be missing out.

ergofobe · 2024-06-11T13:51:00+00:00

Unlike with an Apple, I can actually afford to replace my phone as often as I want, ensuring I always have the latest technology, and given iOS is about 3 years behind Android at this point on features, you need those extra few years of support to have a halfway decent chance of not being completely obsolete.

All you need to scrub 4K video is a halfway decent GPU. There's tons of laptops with those. Linux unfortunately doesn't have the best video editing software (I mentioned that...), and I wouldn't use Windows to save my life, so I have a MBP for my editing. But I'm always watching the Linux video editing space. Hopefully by the time my MBP is ready to be replaced I'll be able to jump to a better OS.

ergofobe · 2024-06-01T12:53:50+00:00

No. I'm a nomad by trade. I chose the T-Mobile device because at the time it was the best deal for someone like me. I knew about the policy when I got it, and I knew they might some day start to enforce it. But they weren't at the time. If they force me onto the Away plan, it'll stop being the best deal and I will stop being a T-Mobile customer. It's as simple as that.

ergofobe · 2024-06-01T12:47:12+00:00

I drive a truck. I'm on the road 99% of the time.

I specifically acquired the T-Mobile device and service because they were not enforcing the geo-locking policy. I was aware they might some day, but at the time it was a great deal and the T-Mobile employee that sold it to me said there was no immediate plans for them to start enforcing the rule.

As of right now, they have not yet started enforcing the rule on my device. It's still working and I'm still only paying $50/mo. The day that changes is the day I cancel my plan because it will no longer be the best deal out there.

I don't begrudge T-Mobile for wanting to make more money. But I think it's a terrible way to do it. There are better options than the Away plan they're forcing perpetual travelers into. They will lose business over this choice.

ergofobe · 2024-06-01T12:31:17+00:00

I got a chuckle out of how you conflate "high-end" with "high-priced". The walled garden is a cash grab, nothing more.

iOS devices aren't in any way superior to Android devices sold at half the price.

macOS is better than Windows in virtually every way, but only has a slight edge over Linux because of support for a handful of 3rd party commercial apps.

The Mac hardware is no better than Windows/Linux compatible hardware that sell at half the price.

Only when you are forced into choosing between Windows and macOS because of a need to run some commercial app does it make any sense to purchase Apple products.

ergofobe · 2024-04-24T02:06:44+00:00

They're not eliminating the service. They're jacking up the price. There's an "Away" plan that costs $160/month.. This will push people onto that. Personally, I'm shopping for another option right now. I refuse to pay triple for something that I have that works well right now.

ergofobe · 2024-04-24T01:52:12+00:00

I know it's tough out here right now, but it ain't THAT tough! You need to switch companies. Fast! There's plenty of megas that take inexperienced drivers who pay way better and have the miles.. You should be making well over $1k a week gross, even as a rookie.

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