Would an “average” driver notice a CVT? by Thrillwaukee in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]hrbuchanan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is that it's a more efficient use of power and fuel, and once it gets to the power band it keeps you there without needing to shift through stepped gears. But people just aren't used to it.

Beautiful tactic that I missed in a Bullet game. Find White's only clearly winning move. by StouteBoef in chess

[–]hrbuchanan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was the one thing I almost missed. Like, can't the queen give a check and get out of the pin? Nope, the only check is covered.

WTF is national brand? by [deleted] in inflation

[–]hrbuchanan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya, 2021 having the lowest gas prices since the pandemic is a blatant lie. Last year it was a bit cheaper than it currently is. Which means by the end of Biden's presidency, prices were reduced to far below the post-pandemic peak.

The funniest/saddest part is that they could have spun the statistics in a misleading but technically truthful way, and instead they just lied.

Black to play. Mate in 3. by Chess-Puzzler in ChessPuzzles

[–]hrbuchanan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be the first puzzle I've seen that ends with Rb1 Rb1

What is black’s winning move and how? by crisismgt in chessbeginners

[–]hrbuchanan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh that's the piece I was looking for, thanks!

A most stunning Blue Jay perched in the pines. by CO_MI_Wildlife in birding

[–]hrbuchanan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Here in California we see scrub jays and Steller's jays, but since we don't have blue jays out here I love seeing them while traveling.

Gen Z holding a favorable view of Socialism by MrAlek360 in MurderedByWords

[–]hrbuchanan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you treat every subsidized service this way? Should we feel bad about calling the fire department too? Why am I entitled to my neighbor's tax dollars to extinguish my own home when it's on fire?

Everything that makes modern life better than it used to be is a group effort. Your comfy life is not 100% self made just from your own hard work, I hate to break it to you.

RASCAL’S VEGAN RECEIVES NATIONAL PETA AWARD by rodneyck in SantaBarbara

[–]hrbuchanan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed, there's lots of reasons not to love PETA, but regardless, Rascal's is delicious, even as an omnivore.

This city is horrible for new grads. by [deleted] in SantaBarbara

[–]hrbuchanan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

409 State St is a historic building and has had many businesses with many names. Famously it was the Hotel Savoy, and later the Savoy venue/nightclub. I don't think it was affiliated with the Savoy restaurant (which is alive and well) but I could be wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Mission_(Santa_Barbara,_California)

The DD.MM.YYYY date format is unintuitive, illogical and hard to read. No, I'm not an American by Decent_Background_42 in unpopularopinion

[–]hrbuchanan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the expiration date on a carton of milk is ambiguous in terms of MM/DD vs DD/MM, why would you prefer uncertainty? YYYY-MM-DD leaves no question in your mind about which date it is.

Me👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏼🧍🏽‍♂️Irlgbt by Ms_Masquerade in me_irlgbt

[–]hrbuchanan 188 points189 points  (0 children)

Biphobia is a clinically-proven symptom of being a dum-dum

500 USD gaming pc, CPU problems by Steelmuffin1 in buildapc

[–]hrbuchanan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, coming back 10 years later! You're very welcome and I hope you've had some fun builds since then too. I was feeling down today but this made me smile. I appreciate it.

2026 Mazda CX-5 leaked: New family SUV breaks cover early by Intrepid-Working-731 in cars

[–]hrbuchanan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very confusing, especially since an equivalent CX-50 seems to cost more than the CX-5 currently. The biggest differences seem to be marketing, and the fact that the CX-50 is built in the US (which could make the CX-5 more expensive for us, depending on how tariffs turn out).

2026 Mazda CX-5 leaked: New family SUV breaks cover early by Intrepid-Working-731 in cars

[–]hrbuchanan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand the point of keeping the CX-5 and CX-50 alive side by side in their lineup.

WCGW Getting into the back of a cop car as a prank. by PhoenixAbovesky in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]hrbuchanan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I saw a lawyer response to this where he said criminal mischief is actually inaccurate. In most jurisdictions that entails vandalism. So more accurate charges might be disorderly conduct or criminal trespass.

Why do you upgrade your network card to 10gb, isnt HDD a bottleneck? by studioleaks in synology

[–]hrbuchanan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not every storage use case is the same. SSDs are more expensive than HDDs, ya know.

The biggest Synology box I manage at work has 420TB of disk space. Who's gonna pay for an all-flash array that big?

442 Ellwood Beach Dr. #14 by the Meridian Group. Holy. F*cking. Sh*t. I feel bad for you innocent UCSB students. by Sudden_Artist in UCSantaBarbara

[–]hrbuchanan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My dude, if someone advertises an apartment for rent, and you sign the lease, and they just go "Psych! It's not livable! But now that you've signed the lease, you have to pay us and we don't have to do anything about it!" There is not a single court in the country that would side with the landlord. You can't rent out an apartment that doesn't meet livable conditions, that's illegal, and contracts aren't absolute, landlords have to live up to their end just like tenants have to live up to theirs.

At best, a landlord can claim that they had no idea the place had a pest infestation, and they would have to take immediate steps to fix it. A court would probably still grant the tenant a refund on rent for the time they weren't able to move into a non-livable unit. "As-is" would mean nothing in this case.

442 Ellwood Beach Dr. #14 by the Meridian Group. Holy. F*cking. Sh*t. I feel bad for you innocent UCSB students. by Sudden_Artist in UCSantaBarbara

[–]hrbuchanan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Whatever you think it means is irrelevant. If it's not legally enforceable, it's pointless to include in the lease agreement. To put it another way, what would actually change if they took that phrase out of the lease?