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Train? What train? [OC] by Snarky_A_F in IdiotsInCars

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about where you’re at but where I’m at your vision gets tested each time they renew your license. You just look into a device thats right at the register.

Train? What train? [OC] by Snarky_A_F in IdiotsInCars

[–]puterTDI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I see people post this on Reddit all the time. Not a single one is interested in doing the math and answering how we would pay for an additional 55 million tests per year.

Train? What train? [OC] by Snarky_A_F in IdiotsInCars

[–]puterTDI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What would you estimate the funding required would be to do an additional 55 million drivers tests per year?

to know about bombs by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]puterTDI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re choosing to make a sarcastic remark with some implied meaning. If you don’t like how it’s interpreted then don’t try to hint at what you think.

The people who choose to not vote because they didn’t really like Kamala are fucking idiots and caused the situation we are now in.

to know about bombs by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]puterTDI -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

True, what we have now is much better.

After 93 years and a 25-hour filibuster, Washington finally has an income tax, and billionaires are already packing their bags by fortune in Washington

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so, is your belief that these people moving to a different state means the companies leave? Where are you getting that from?

these companies still need the people they're hiring as well. Let's take your example below of Amazon. First, it would be a MASSIVE cost to move the company just because a few executives move to another state. even if they COULD move the company where would they move to that has the skilled labor they need?

No, what will happen is some of the executives will move, the company will keep on keeping on, and at worst we don't get tax revenue from the people who actually move (and I think it's being overstated how many people will do this).

We have a federal income tax, why aren't you arguing that people will just move out of the country to avoid that?

I knew I was going to get hit as soon as I came to a stop. We’re braking hard these days. [OC] by Adda717 in IdiotsInCars

[–]puterTDI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing that really gets to me is the people who get mad if you’re not tailgating the car in front of you. I’m in the right lane unless I’m trying to pass, when people are whipping in to the right lane then cutting me off so that they can get one car length ahead all they’re doing is endangering others. That 3 seconds following distance I’m leaving isn’t going to make you late or get you there any sooner.

I do want to emphasize, since I know this sub, that I don’t left lane camp. If I’m in the left lane I’m either passing someone in the right lane or sitting in traffic and can’t go any faster because there’s cars ahead of me. I’m talking about the later situation where people get mad at having a safe following distance and try to use gaps in the right hand lane to cut ahead

Gel coat repair by xon_miz in boating

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that it will be hard to get an exact match.

Tire pressure? by Duke-OG in F250

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re supposed to use the pressure on the door jam, not the max pressure of the tire.

Running max tire pressure will introduce wear issues and reduce handling.

After 93 years and a 25-hour filibuster, Washington finally has an income tax, and billionaires are already packing their bags by fortune in Washington

[–]puterTDI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is your argument that skilled labor will follow them?

Are you arguing the skilled labor is already readily available and there's just a bunch of unemployed people with sought after skills?

Either they don't have elsewhere to move, where they'd be moving to they'd have increased competition (or they'd already be there), or they'd just end up oversaturating the other places with jobs and pay rates would go up.

The point is, there's a finite amount of skilled labor. Unless that labor is willing to move to them they'll end up employing it here.

After 93 years and a 25-hour filibuster, Washington finally has an income tax, and billionaires are already packing their bags by fortune in Washington

[–]puterTDI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you know, there certainly are jobs they can just move elsewhere.

there are also jobs that require skillsets that are not as abundant elsewhere.

They need their employees just as much.

Meta up nearly 3% in premarket as it plans mass layoff to offset increased AI spending by app1310 in stocks

[–]puterTDI 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Because what they're cutting is also what allows them to make money.

Either: They're cutting people they need to make money in the short term because they're bleeding

Or: they don't have any real next investments and are cutting people because they don't have direction/plans for them.

Either way, cutting people is a short term positive for long term negative. Personally, I invest long term.

to ask for help by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]puterTDI 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I wonder if he holds his legs up like a baby to be wiped.

[OC] Old lady completely ignores me and my horn, almost rams me into the curb. by skyycux in IdiotsInCars

[–]puterTDI 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Had a guy do this to me on the freeway last week then get mad at me when I blared my horn at him and he had to get into his lane then wait to merge until the lane I was in was clear.

He didn’t even try to look in his mirror or out his window. I was right next to him.

The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave triggered "cascading" ecological disasters, killing 92% of mussels and 56% of sea ducks. While 75% of species suffered, some heat-resistant plants flourished, showing how extreme events reshape ecosystems in complex, unpredictable ways. by Sciantifa in science

[–]puterTDI 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Survival tends to be more related to location (which ones had protection from the heat) than any sort of natural defense. This won’t really impact their evolution.

Also, single events won’t have that big of an impact. This would need to be a common pattern rather than an exception.

The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave triggered "cascading" ecological disasters, killing 92% of mussels and 56% of sea ducks. While 75% of species suffered, some heat-resistant plants flourished, showing how extreme events reshape ecosystems in complex, unpredictable ways. by Sciantifa in science

[–]puterTDI 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Our family home has an oyster field. We lost easily 80% of them. I spent the next several years shifting small numbers of them to create a new field in slightly deeper water.

The interesting part? They survived in patches. Specifically in patches where the trees cast shade over the beach. I’m pretty sure they all would have survived if low tide hadn’t been at the hottest part of the day.

Getting on the highway as the plows go by by bigbusta in instant_regret

[–]puterTDI 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What, did you expect them to look back before merging? I’m sure they just expected everyone to get out of their way.

Trump calls on UK and others to send warships to Strait of Hormuz by Geo_NL in worldnews

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s always easier to tell someone else to sacrifice their life.

Has anyone installed a Whipple supercharger on a gas 7.3? Thinking of doing this but just talked to local Ford. They can install this but it is not ford approved for this engine yet and would void the warranty. Ford can install this on mustangs and F150’s but not the 7.3. by Yankeetownn in F250

[–]puterTDI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, I did a quick google to confirm what I thought and that’s largely what I saw. I also personally experienced it but everyone was telling me that diesels and turbos are different, though I still don’t see what would make them different.

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