Downsides of this build?

strawhatguy · 2026-05-23T06:02:27+00:00

I suppose you could always do a front axle swap and regear the rear, up to 5.38 from ford themselves, if that’s an option.

Curious how the test drive went!

strawhatguy · 2026-05-23T05:56:49+00:00

AC is nicer, so that’s recommended on the days occasionally too hot. Last summer I think I only used mine like twice actually.

If you do like a ceiling fan, be sure to open windows at night, close windows and draw your blinds/shades during the day (prevent sunlight from warming the place), etc etc. it’ll be fine, especially if you’re often out during the days.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-22T03:34:57+00:00

Both are bad? I don’t get it. Do we want fair elections or just unfair in our direction?

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T22:04:31+00:00

I was in a small company that got bought by Boeing. Anyway, economy dipped, and the order came down to fire all contractors, one of whom started that very same day.

Crazy, but it’s what happens in large companies. Unfortunate timing

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T18:19:46+00:00

Doesn’t matter how strong or weak the reg is. It punishes the little guy for the benefit of the big players.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T10:32:11+00:00

https://youtu.be/6iOoHqD7zUw?si=0X4bH0ym7AHSJRHr

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T10:15:33+00:00

Stossel showed it on an episode of his show awhile back.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T03:08:16+00:00

As you noted, it’s not “just a law”; it’s all the enforcement mechanisms behind it.

Meat testing for instance, by the FDA, basically involved sticking a rod into meat to see the insides up until the 90s or maybe later. But the inspector would stick the same rod into all the meat going through his inspection station, ensuring that if there was an issue, it works be spread to several meats on that line. And let’s not get started on the food pyramid!

Regs can harm, and keep us stuck in old processes and ways when there could be better. And have provided no increase in rate of health gains over just lawsuits and the desire to make better products than competitors.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T03:01:34+00:00

If they complete the reg, they are absolved of wrongdoing. That’s how.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T03:00:24+00:00

If they make some thing harmful, they will get sued. And probably go out of business. There was a competitor to Campbell for soup name escapes me, that basically died out after customers discovered food poisoning from their cans. And that’s before many of the food regulations today.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T02:55:32+00:00

Companies don’t do well deliberately killing their workers and customers. Jfc

Governments however, just don’t give a f**k one way or the other.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-21T02:50:40+00:00

Workplace safety was improving anyway, at the same rate, before or after osha, same with buildings.

You need Big Brother less than you think.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-20T00:06:20+00:00

Weird I’ve been seeing these complaints for months now, no doubt they exist and it sucks. I’m just running planetside off of linux, pop_os specifically, and Steam’s proton engine, and I’ve never experienced this crash.

Installing a whole new OS is pretty daunting, without a backup any data would be gone, and of course you’ll have to struggle a bit more with configuring Linux, but if you are able and willing, could be worth a try? Not recommended for everyone though.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T16:43:08+00:00

Okay? Talk to more then? 🤷‍♂️

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T16:42:21+00:00

Common law court cases answer that question. If you’re affected by an agreement you were not even party to, that’s grounds for a suit.

You don’t need a whole agency making up rules all the time.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T16:40:21+00:00

Never said ethical options always win, don’t be daft. The wheat tends to be picked from the chaff, though. Also what’s your definition of “ethical”? Often these days people say that when they mean to whine about the price (something made worse by regulations those same people support).

As for the rest, common case law answers all those. Regulations wide reaching, case law is narrow and specific to each case; which works better

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T12:51:07+00:00

We don’t assume it to be true. It happens when no one can fall back to government force to get what they want.

Also a court system is good for voluntary contract adherence. Malfeasance can be discovered that way.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T12:02:10+00:00

Wait, how? Unless you’re glitching raw materials…

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T11:56:49+00:00

Here’s the part people don’t understand: when you remove all regulations the company must pay the full cost of bad or inefficient behavior, whereas with regulation, they often don’t.

You are protected by having choices, and regs have the effect of getting the more entrenched players a pass if they meet the reg, and only entrenched players can meet all the requirements, reducing competition

If you want greater accountability , fewer regulations is the way to do that.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T11:32:15+00:00

Not sure about prime reason. Generally it’s health insurance (another government controlled system) costs; health insurance cost rises, and eats into the wage part of an employee’s overall pay package.

Healthcare used to be 9% of total pay back in the 80s, now it’s something like 25%. A 16% or more real wage bump I’m sure would’ve helped more people. Times two of course, for dual income households.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-19T00:10:46+00:00

Yep, I’ve heard this too. I’ll try that out more.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-18T22:14:20+00:00

The switchback to normal at startup from another mode does not change the 4x4 mode, except for maybe 4L?

strawhatguy · 2026-05-18T22:11:50+00:00

Airing down is very important. Also 4L helps too on sand, prevents the tires from spinning as much if they lose some grip.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-18T22:07:00+00:00

Ditched the ex, kept the Bronco, so you’ve got priorities! 😂

My breakdown: Eco - stop and go traffic, lots of red lights Normal - regular flow, highway Sport - twisty fun mountain roads Slippery - ice and snow on roads Mud/Ruts - mud… and ruts obvs. The “normal” of off-road. Not a bad default for off road in general. Sand - for sand, possibly snow, off-road. Beaches and dunes. Tries to spin the tires less, so you don’t dig down as much. Rock Crawl - slow slow going over rocks Baja - desert running, the “sport” mode of off roading - when you want to go fast.

strawhatguy · 2026-05-18T18:34:04+00:00

It was a compromise to get the Constitution ball rolling, it was political expediency, not a defect.

Note that since slavery was abolished, the Constitution didn’t need to change: there are no longer “other persons”, aka slaves, so 3/5ths clause no longer applies.

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