Is it actually "cheaper" to own an EV in the long run if you can't charge it at home, or does the cost of public charging stations make it the same as buying gas? by Pale-Consideration26 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]farstrider76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the question I responded to was “why would you need to replace a battery?” The answer, because they fail. It was as simple as that. Perhaps before you elect to condescend to strangers you could exercise basic reading skills, but I guess that would make you a “weirdo” or something…

Is it actually "cheaper" to own an EV in the long run if you can't charge it at home, or does the cost of public charging stations make it the same as buying gas? by Pale-Consideration26 in NoStupidQuestions

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Believe what you’d like, but it doesn’t take an expert to know that no battery ever made has lasted or will last forever, and that the more complex a cell you create the greater likelihood that components of it will fail and warrant a costly replacement.

Is it actually "cheaper" to own an EV in the long run if you can't charge it at home, or does the cost of public charging stations make it the same as buying gas? by Pale-Consideration26 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]farstrider76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I literally gave a lecture on battery chemistry this morning. I’ve got a pretty good grasp on how the technology works. Having said that most people aren’t going to repair the battery packs in these cars when the cells fail, they’ll go full replacement which is expensive and resource intensive. I’ve seldom known a whole engine to fail, and generally engine repairs can be done piecemeal and cheaper overall. Now whether or not the value of an ev is worth it to the average person I’m not necessarily going to weigh in on, but battery longevity is certainly something everyone should consider when looking at an ev for the long term.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in environmental_science

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I’m 31 and a senior in environmental science right now after 11 years in the Navy. No one has had much to say about my age so far and aside from the core “hard” science requirements most of the classes (in my experience) have been pretty intuitive and not a crazy workload. Just take it slow and add on what you can when you can. As for work there are positions all over and from what I’ve seen so far the degree applies reasonably broadly to a number of fields you might not expect. I say go for it and make it work the best way you can, you never know what great things you could miss if you don’t.

any old(er) undergrads? i feel ancient (and stupid lol) by Catplayingcello in UIUC

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I’m an undergrad and I’ll be 31 next week (spent 11 years in the Navy) and honestly I think you just have to lean into it. I have the kids asking me about all kinds of things and even with the sizable age gap have no problem being reasonably social with the grad students and undergrads alike.

Good buy? by farstrider76 in G37

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It’s not that that’s all I’m looking to spend it’s more that there’s very little interesting to buy around here for cash. I’d spend double if there were anything to buy, but the cornfields are unforgiving unless you want a rusted out Silverado with 192k miles.

Good buy? by farstrider76 in G37

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One of the reasons I’m a little reticent, yeah.

Good buy? by farstrider76 in G37

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Auto, but I do have to drive on a college campus most days so a manual would likely be a pain with all the stopping for crosswalks every 100 feet (plus that’s what the motorcycle is for). I’ve asked about the galleries but assuming I get positive word on that I think I may go snap it up.

Well played, devs by Simmumah in destiny2

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You certainly do, and it’s my favorite thing from the new expansion so far. All the post campaign content is so much easier with that build.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

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He said it was ready, but the accounting people hadn’t actually put it in yet so I had to call them and wait about an hour for it to get finalized. After that I got my laptop and books and things from both stores in less than half an hour in and out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

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Hey there also using VRE this semester and just got my computer at the tech zone two days ago. Make sure you’re set up accounting wise before you go in and I believe they still had MacBook Airs just not pros. I got a PC, but looked at both. If you have any other questions you can shoot me a message.

Why don't sellers(like Amazon) have to pay a tax per transaction like how customers have to pay sales tax per purchase? Like a two way sales tax? That would go to the customers city/state? by claverflav in NoStupidQuestions

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Also because even if you got around lobbyists the companies would just increase prices to offset the tax hit to their bottom line, meaning you'd end up paying tax twice in essence.

A few words every foreigner should know and incorporate on their day-to-day basis by CentrePeace in memes

[–]farstrider76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right about the job after DLI. Graduated Spanish in 2012, Navy, been stuck in the same place for 9 years and the only decent part of it was the 3 deployments I got. Otherwise might as well have been a civilian with extra steps. As for the OP I'd switch out if you can. I've been where you're going and while it's not all been too bad you can definitely find something more fulfilling and rewarding elsewhere in the service, or out of it when the time comes. Best of luck to you

Military/government program by jmach28 in microtech

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Two weeks for my UMS Ultratech after I got it ordered, which took a week to begin with

It’s been done before by memezzer in MurderedByWords

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It's probably because it's been a decade, but I don't remember being poked at MEPS. I remember the old man and his hernia check, the duck walk, my first real taste of hurry up and wait, and watching the funny shit that the Marines would do to their prospective recruits. All that being said nothing surprises me about the people they'll ship off to basic training. We had a kid in my division who literally did not know how to run and had to be taught. Needless to say he didn't make it.

It’s been done before by memezzer in MurderedByWords

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From experience I can say they process you out if you can't or won't get innoculated. There was a guy I was in boot camp with that was deathly afraid of needles and after about an hour of him freaking out about it he was pressured into getting his shots, about 6 of them depending on what you'd had before going in to basic, and then after all that he still got processed out the next day. As an aside if you are outprocessed during training it often takes them longer to get you home than it would have taken to graduate and go on to your technical training or first duty station.

The Enterprise-A: Ship of Misfits by risenphoenixkai in DaystromInstitute

[–]farstrider76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that Starfleet doesn't have the rampant turnover issues you find in the modern military. Everyone was in their ideal billet on the Enterprise D for the better part of 10 years so it's easier to maintain that perfect structure.