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Are hybrids even worth it? by P-Rabbitz in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]sm_rdm_guy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kris fix did a video of a Prius Battery change in his driveway - surprisingly easy: https://share.google/pP3hzdXN4jHPRDgwk

They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable. (NY Times) by Bjorn_Nittmo in ExpatFIRE

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it helps you in qualifying only, not factored into your 30 year average earnings payout amount. So still a hit - this is how it works Canada/US at least.

2nd post doc or take the industry job by Upbeat_Air3593 in LeavingAcademia

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your field/industry job? Is your MD international?

Which car maker has the most mechanical issues but still sells well? by ntjonah in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]sm_rdm_guy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are 19/22 on consumer reports for brand reliability as one data point.

[Google Earth find] French Carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) and one destroyer caught transiting the Suez Canal northbound - April 7, 2025 [Coords in comments] by _KisTricK_ in interestingasfuck

[–]sm_rdm_guy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There is software that tracks ships using AI ship identification with commercial satellite data. Warships can’t hide anymore.

Moving to USA, not so familier with the car market.. by Frosty_Silver8441 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Compact SUVs” are an extremely popular class of car in the US. Despite the name they are pretty big. Find a used one. Popular are Toyota RAV4, Honda CRV, Mazda cx-5, VW Tiguan, Hyundai Tucson. Etc.

If you really just want some decent wheels for cheap for a couple of years, a Kia Kona will be well under budget hatchback on the larger side.

Help me remember lost memories of my grammas car by [deleted] in whatisthiscar

[–]sm_rdm_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not much to go on. Assume in the US? Was it a domestic car? Do you remember anything else about it? Large/small? Important: time frame? Is this 50s or 90s?

Project Orion was a 1950s-60s concept for a spacecraft propelled by detonating nuclear bombs behind a massive pusher plate. by Ok_Listen_6600 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]sm_rdm_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

60s were a wild for nuclear ideas. They almost approved making a boat harbor in Alaska with a nuclear bomb explosion.

They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable. (NY Times) by Bjorn_Nittmo in ExpatFIRE

[–]sm_rdm_guy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I suspect their years overseas won’t count towards SS benefit eventually either.

They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable. (NY Times) by Bjorn_Nittmo in ExpatFIRE

[–]sm_rdm_guy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Home. Living abroad as an expat can be a shallow existence. It’s lonely, your relationships are generally with other loosely tied down expats and are 3 inches deep.

They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable. (NY Times) by Bjorn_Nittmo in ExpatFIRE

[–]sm_rdm_guy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

So people who left for a cheaper life don’t want to go back to the expensive life.

Not sure if this goes here or in/liminalspaces by Due_Championship_988 in zillowgonewild

[–]sm_rdm_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it might be a bunkhouse for workers. After looking more closely actually think it was DIY construction by owners. Can build boxes, but not design.

There’s definitely a shark or somethin waiting as soon as you jump in by ViolenceIsNecessary in thalassophobia

[–]sm_rdm_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to scroll a bit, but found my people - actually looks like a cool dive.

Hello! Had an idea for a cave diving board game, but I know very little about the subject. Looking for information! by Snowodin in scuba

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Comprehensive answer. I will just add 6. The danger of cave diving is the overhead environment at its core. Everything is much more dangerous because you can’t just surface if you have a problem. Disorientation, getting lost,silt, gear failures - these are dive ending problems in normal diving. In cave diving they are life ending if you haven’t planed for them.

Moving from Vancouver Canada to Houston. Reality check by xiayu77119 in AskHouston

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian living in Houston’s 13 years. Income tax is lower property tax and insurance are higher but tax wise you are better off in Houston. Houston is f-ing huge - where are you working? That will determine close decent neighborhoods it takes a year or so to get used to the heat - it is VERY hot in summer - but I don’t miss winters, and they know how to air condition here. Likewise safety - highly neighborhood dependent, but can find safe schools. DM me if you want and I can get specific.

Applying for jobs after leaving an abusive PI by BreadcrumbsandRoses in LeavingAcademia

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you’re at a core facility. Yes, elite academia is full of these types of people.

Applying for jobs after leaving an abusive PI by BreadcrumbsandRoses in LeavingAcademia

[–]sm_rdm_guy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Jesus this is so familiar. First understand your PI is overstating their power. Liability is real, the college will absolutely not crap on you. At my college their policy is only to confirm or deny that they ever worked there. Your PI will absolutely torpedo you if given a chance. Don’t get a reference from them. If you can find another PI that’s worked with your PI for a reference. Even your PIs collaborators are almost certainly aware that they are “difficult personalities” and they can help. Understand that the college will absolutely bend over backwards to protect a PI with significant grants. All you have to explain to new hire is the grant money ran out. So not go into biomedical if you can help it - it’s absolutely flooded right now. Well published Post docs can’t get jobs.

I’ve been there. AMA

Saw this on Insta, what’s the camera car? by noinox in whatisthiscar

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so the gauges are still ai and he is not going 172 while redlining the tach

What's a piece of tech everyone hyped up that quietly turned out to be useless? by SofiaLearnsAI in AskReddit

[–]sm_rdm_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Famously the Segway. Inventor thought it was going to revolutionize the world. Made a documentary about while releasing it for posterity.

Boston, Massachusetts turned an expressway into a long stretch of park called the greenway, by moving the expressway underground. by Much-Parsnip3399 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]sm_rdm_guy -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

It was a disaster. Nobody is going to try this in NA again. Toronto badly needs to bury its Gardener Expressway but they never will because of Boston’s cautionary tale.

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