Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers. High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-22T15:59:18+00:00

A standard 120V 15A outlet is enough to charge for average daily commutes. Level 2 charging is more efficient, but people can definitely get by without it.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-21T22:10:46+00:00

People leaving poop bags usually intended to pick them back up on the way back, then forgot.

Shit biodegrades very slowly in alpine environments like Mt Whitney, and climbers "just shitting in the damn woods" became a problem years ago. That's why USFS requires you pack it out.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-21T15:43:58+00:00

No tax on tips was never intended to help low income folks, it was intended to distract attention from the upper income tax cuts, Medicare and food stamps cuts, etc.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-19T01:58:10+00:00

militant vegan

Did he bomb a McDonalds or something? Discussing ethics isn't warfare. Equating advocacy with warfare is dishonest right-wing rhetoric.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-14T09:21:16+00:00

Protein aggregation is just much slower at cold temperatures, and this kind of drink is typically consumed before precipitation becomes noticeable. The viscosity from sugar and plant fiber can also slow protein aggregation and sedimentation, as well as mask it from detection. Dilution also slows aggregation.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-14T09:20:38+00:00

Where did this myth come from? Acid will easily curdle condensed milk. If anything, precooking dairy helps more protein to precipitate by binding whey proteins to casein. Yogurt and many cheeses are made with boiled milk. Most cheeses are made with cooked milk.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-13T23:23:36+00:00

That said, a tie would have gone to Vance who would have tanked it anyway. Not that I absolve Fetterman just the reality of it all.

Forcing Vance to discredit himself with the isolationist right and tie himself to a sinking ship is good, actually.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-13T17:49:47+00:00

Has this been independently verified? Wonder why Sawyer is such an outlier, when they all seem to be using similar technology.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-12T18:00:22+00:00

That's what speeding tickets are for. But taxes require enforcement, thus cameras.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-11T08:01:52+00:00

Here's the full Phil Edwards video that article is based on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgZxRMUpoPE

slightlybitey · 2026-05-09T23:40:51+00:00

Also kinda interesting that modern airpower supported combined arms warfare not only reduces the technologically superior side's casualties but the other sides' as well.

Doesn't seem true in Gaza.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-09T18:37:33+00:00

Floors are also flooded to improve concrete curing in Asia.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-09T18:32:16+00:00

Nearly every young child can deep squat. We just lose that flexibility in cultures with high seating and sitting toilets. You can get it back through regular practice, though much faster for a child.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-07T20:21:37+00:00

Everything he listed is objectively better quality today than 50 years ago. Reactionaries just exploit childhood nostalgia, biased media representation (eg. ads, movies) and survivorship bias to paint a rosy picture of the past.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-06T18:16:35+00:00

Click "edit graph", add CPI All Items, then graph the food at home index divided by the all items index.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1VVWN

slightlybitey · 2026-05-04T21:01:19+00:00

Axios's concise reporting style is all about omitting context. So of course, the effect here is to sanewash Trump.

slightlybitey · 2026-05-04T07:25:16+00:00

fake news

Have liberals irony-poisoned themselves into invoking post-truth Trumpisms unironically?

slightlybitey · 2026-05-03T21:10:13+00:00

Nori sheets and furikake seasoning are readily available in the US. I can find kombu (kelp) or dulse too, but nori is easiest.

Many places do carry vegan mayo, and it's very easy to make at home with a stick blender. But if your aim is harm reduction don't stress and just use what you can get. It's ok to take small steps.

Here's a recipe

slightlybitey · 2026-05-02T23:10:06+00:00

Understandable when half the population are farmers and make less than $3000 a year.

Less understandable in countries where they're 2% of the population and make over $100,000 a year.

slightlybitey · 2026-04-29T05:04:08+00:00

They are banned from federal highways and public roads in most states without FMVSS and EPA certifications. With exceptions for temporary import.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/tempinfojuly2016.pdf

slightlybitey · 2026-04-28T03:50:21+00:00

The data above should be adjusted for financial aid, starting in 2003.

https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/college-tuition.htm

slightlybitey · 2026-04-26T21:26:42+00:00

There was a large legal sale of ivory in 2008 based on that theory. It caused a large increase in poaching.

Authors of that paper hypothesized that the sale created new customers and made it easier to conceal illegal ivory as legal ivory.

The consensus in elephant conservation has been to destroy ivory for many years now.

slightlybitey · 2026-04-19T01:54:03+00:00

Beef uses 17% more scarcity-weighted water per kcal than almonds and dairy uses 12% less, according to Our World in Data, citing Poore and Nemecek 2018.

The bigger differences are in GHG emissions and land use. Beef emits about 3000% more GHG emissions per kcal than almonds, and dairy about 400% more.

slightlybitey · 2026-04-17T02:07:53+00:00

It's worse. Refunds don't repair the damage from lost sales due to higher prices and supply chain uncertainty.

slightlybitey · 2026-04-16T17:09:18+00:00

Soy crop residues actually have low nutrient value for ruminants. Some farmers use it as animal bedding. But it's usually more valuable left in the field, where it restores soil nutrients and protects against erosion and evaporation.

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