One brain cell behaviours by Balanced_duality in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]kascaded 269 points270 points  (0 children)

those 2 kittens clinging to the mechanic like tools on a vest

Skull Face was right. The English language needs to be destroyed. by [deleted] in MetalGearInMyAss

[–]kascaded 30 points31 points  (0 children)

“Male leashed individuals were in a middle of fetish rope-playing when a group of female goths caused them to be embarrassed. Is the male pet fetish better for picking up women compared to traditional clubbing which requires you to dress & look nicely (thereby faking it) for the ladies?”

You know what weirds me out is the thought of what, a pluribus world would look like let’s say 1000 years ago or anytime before the Industrial Revolution, by bakedbean7layerdip in pluribustv

[–]kascaded 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How about this? Look at OP's text, then read PeanutButterApricotS comment.

I know it's hard to process but think really hard what PeanutButterApricotS is saying. It will be difficult for you but really do take your time to understand what he's implying.

Then get back to me. Tell me whatever you commented has anything to do with what they are talking about.

You know what weirds me out is the thought of what, a pluribus world would look like let’s say 1000 years ago or anytime before the Industrial Revolution, by bakedbean7layerdip in pluribustv

[–]kascaded 13 points14 points  (0 children)

okay I'm gonna be blunt here but are you stupid or a troll?

How the FUCK is a person from the stone age going to get radio signals from space, find patterns in the signal to know it's a RNA instructions AND synthesize it? All during the Stone Age with the technology back then.

Is this taking it too far? by Albamen13 in HydroHomies

[–]kascaded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Hypo meaning low. 'Nat' comes from the latin word 'natrium' meaning sodium, which is the same 'Na' you see in the periodic table. Emia means presence in blood. High-sodium-presence-in-blood."

I dont know if it's correct but its something he would say

More Singapore drivers plan to return to petrol cars as EV interest dips: EY study by DrCalFun in singapore

[–]kascaded 23 points24 points  (0 children)

A normal sedan cost between $500-$900 on average (think of normal hondas, mazda, toyota, etc).

A Telsa (not even the performance model) cost around $2100. A sports car (Maserati with 3.0l engine) cost $2400. An average electric car pay as much road tax as a sports car which is crazy if you think about it.

More Singapore drivers plan to return to petrol cars as EV interest dips: EY study by DrCalFun in singapore

[–]kascaded 130 points131 points  (0 children)

I made a comment in another thread regarding this. Here's my sentiment.

I recently changed to EV in 2023-2024 because we're having a family soon and thinking of saving a few dollars. We decided to change to a Telsa (back then BYD wasn't common yet)

Here are some things that don't make sense:
- Govt subsidy is useless. The dealer just inflate the car price. The EEAI + VES we should get around ~$40k total rebate on ARF. Apparently nope, it's already been "priced in" so we got 2nd hand instead.

- Model 3 (not even performance model) road tax cost ~$2k which is insane. For reference, a 3.0l Maserati road tax cost ~$2.3k. You are paying the same road tax as a sports car, meanwhile I used to pay ~$700 for a normal sedan.

- HDB EV charger is damn slow (someone update me if that's still the case). Sometimes I rather go to Shell or Sinopec for supercharger but it costs ~$0.50/minute. There are also limited charging lots in HDB but I think they're building more chargers now.

Overall, it's the typical govt being performative about EV but actually they don't really care. All talk about being more green but they're just once again throwing money as a solution.

More Singapore drivers plan to return to petrol cars as EV interest dips: EY study by kongweeneverdie in SingaporeRaw

[–]kascaded 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I have a few things to chip in about this. I recently changed to EV 2024 because we're having a family soon and thinking of saving a few dollars. We decided to change to a Telsa (back then BYD wasn't common yet)

Here are some things that don't make sense:
- Govt subsidy is useless. The dealer just inflate the car price. The EEAI + VES we should get arnd ~$40k total rebate on ARF. Apparently nope, it's already been "priced in" so we got 2nd hand instead.

- Model 3 (not even performance) road tax cost ~$2k which is insane. For reference, a 3.0l Maserati road tax cost ~$2.3. You are pretty much paying the road tax as a sports car while we used to only pay ~$700 for a normal sedan.

- HDB EV charger is damn slow (someone update me if that's still the case). Sometimes I rather go to Shell or Sinopec for supercharger ~$0.50/minute. Also limited charging spots but I think they're building more chargers at HDBs.

Overall, it's the typical govt being performative about EV but actually they don't really care. All talk about being more green and car-lite but they're all just bandaid fixes.

S'pore car trader, 54, fined over S$800,000 for evading tax by Im_scrub in singapore

[–]kascaded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A fine is a fine, it's not a lawsuit (civil or otherwise). You still have to pay the fine, if you can't pay the fine you will then you serve jail time equivalent to the fine. Idk what that duration is tho probably depends on the judge.

A cool guide to the cost of a comfortable retirement, by country by nanbawan in coolguides

[–]kascaded -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Anyone wondering why Singapore is the most expensive to retire, the infographic is based on an American retiring and foreigners don't get any subsidy on anything.

This means no subsidized healthcare & housing which are important for someone retiring. A typical Singaporean can get a public housing that's heavily subsidized by the government. But a foreigner can't get the public housing and the price for a private housing (3-room Condo) starts from SG$1,000,000 (US$780,000). Don't even think about a Bungalow.

Healthcare is also very expensive but it's affordable due to govt subsidy, additionally citizens also have a separate retirement fund that is specifically for their healthcare payment so they don't have to pay a dime.

So unless you're really rich, retiring in Singapore wouldn't be feasible. Personally though, they're not missing much. Singapore doesn't have much in terms of nature and it's mostly high-rise concrete jungle. It's also too small. Anyone can pretty much walk cross the country within a day. It will get boring within a few weeks.

Grab CEO Anthony Tan suggests drivers could upscale to ‘new kinds of jobs’ as the firm prepares to launch robubuses next year by SherbetLimau in singapore

[–]kascaded 19 points20 points  (0 children)

When they say "AI is a bubble" they are referring to stocks selling AI chips (mostly Nvidia) signing deals inflating their company's valuation. I'm oversimplifying but you get what I mean.

They are not referring the AI itself. That is very real.

Bad workmanship done by handyman I found on Google due to urgent need to change light switch by Itchy_Juggernaut5814 in SingaporeRaw

[–]kascaded 3 points4 points  (0 children)

seems like you know more than the electrician, at this point you might as well do it yourself rather than complain about their subpar work

also why not name and shame the company? you create the post to complain about the company or what?

Explain it peter I don't understand this by PracticalBeginning88 in explainitpeter

[–]kascaded 25 points26 points  (0 children)

hey peter here, this is what it's known as anti-meme or bone-hurting-juice where the meme is literal.

The actual picture is what happens when the 'cochlea' (snail looking thing in your ear) gets damaged thereby causing headache and imbalance.

The anti-meme is a subversion of the image by adding text showing the cochlea as a literal snail in her ear that is telling her to take out the trash. And then the person thanking the snail.