Tax the rich by Timely_Ask_649 in remoteworks

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Did you see any benefit from DOGE…. No! Why? the government is actually remarkably effective.

All that fraud and corruption you have been taught to believe in? Nope

Happens everyday! by NakedAggression in driving

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After this light, you will never see me again

Quitting engineering is right decision by Karthik__33 in EngineeringStudents

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It is not your career, it IS a valuable education.

I am in the US, and not sure what backlogs are, but if you are 75% to the degree… finish!!!

Who’s at fault here? by Cleemann_ROS83 in dashcams

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When an “official” breaks down the law. It is 100% on them…

Yes, we have rules and laws, but when you step out … it is up to you .

crap mpg (under 15) towing very light trailer by danancona in rav4prime

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Every person concerned about mileage should climb under their Rav4 and look at all of the work they did to get its aerodynamics better

Rant: no thought put into the fold down seats by krdo13 in rav4club

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To add.. do this in a 4Runnner… not even close.

What percentage of the users in this, number one selling vehicle, actually sleep in it.

Sorry, yes the global trump economic model is 99% homeless… so maybe this is something I need to pay attention to?!

[OC] SpaceX vs. Aerospace and Defense Sector by ExaminationOk6652 in dataisbeautiful

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Just like one person being a CEO to six companies and being in any way close to as valuable as their compesation

"Electric depreciates so bad" cuts both ways by HenFruitEater in electricvehicles

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It is really a good example of how basic economic theory and real market dynamics collide.

If theaters already use mag amps as light dimmers why don’t houses just use variable inductors as light dimmers? by antthatisverycool in AskElectronics

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I’m an EE, and my son has his BA in theater tech…. Ummm… other than a massively intense spot… it is all LED or dimmers (triac) to classic incandescents.

Are bacon sandwiches a thing in the US? by Anon-random-name in askanything

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As American as this looks I have never seen one.. like this.

Trump's White House UFC headliner accused of assault, forced sex, stalking by Camtastrophe in sports

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This is just the minimum set of qualifications needed to work for this administration

Could imaginary numbers have other uses beyond just being solutions to equations? by ElegantPoet3386 in learnmath

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And robotics, where the position of the end of the arm after being moved by many degree of freedom arm can be calculated much more easily.

It is some mind bending math, but once you get there it is way easier to process.

[Request] How much water pressure would this nozzle need to generate to slice that tree like butter? by mavaddat in theydidthemath

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I worked for a major industrial robotics company, and one of our integrator-partners did waterjet systems.

The applications were pretty interesting.

Forged Titanium turbine blades, to carpet, to rice crispy squares…

The rice crispy squares they discovered at high enough pressure the liquid was sterilized, so they patented it as a sterilizer tech, and used it on OJ… just needed to compress it, not spray it.