CompactFlax

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Absolutely ridiculous. But if I had $300,000 that I could spare for a car (which is wholly different than having $300k), Lucid would absolutely be top of the list. They’re currently the most interesting car manufacturer to me. They seem to care about building a modern car that is also pleasant to drive.

There’s lots of short term reviews that sing Lucid’s praises; this review points out some of the shortcomings. Some of this would be frustrating to deal with every day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_RufM2out8

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yes, and often the core area is not affordable on retail, services, or even trade salary so they have to commute in, and the hours may dictate that they can’t take transit; even some large cities have a service pause overnight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I used my work address. My work is small enough that it’ll filter to me eventually if they snail mail me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lmao. Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, google, Microsoft.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago (40 children)

Maybe instead of roads designed for 80, set to 60, and reduced to 40, and then speed-camera’d, they could (get this) build roads that encourage drivers to follow the limit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How many of those cubes is it reasonable for someone to have?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

it depends

Jurisdiction is key, of course.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Income taxes (and also sales taxes, in most cases) disproportionately impact lower earners. Someone earning minimum wage likely devotes the majority of their income to cost of living essentials. Conversely, someone earning 10x minimum wage will spend a much lower percentage.

The exclusion level generally is set quite a bit below minimum wages, and the a progressive tax doesn’t always fix that, as cost of living/inflation can outpace legislation very quickly.

The other reason that it’s not entirely fair is that the wealthy don’t earn a salary. They earn dividends and do all kinds of things to avoid having an income. Someone who pulls down $1 million in salary either needs an accountant or earns an additional 10x compensation via stock grants, dividends, etc., which are (in most jurisdictions) taxed very differently than income. In the USA, for example, the top tax bracket (federal) for income is 37%, whereas a stock grant held for 1 year after vesting would be taxed at no more than 20% (and I’m grossly oversimplifying).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

super concerned about cross-continuation in kosher context

wears mask below nose. And mouth.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  1. It’s still in use, but perhaps seasonally or infrequently.
  2. It’s gonna get fixed just as soon as I have time.
  3. It’s got parts for the other one I have.
  4. Might be useful someday. It’s got parts, and the hardware store is 20 miles away.
  5. Scrap metal value.
  6. The dump is 20 miles away, gonna get a load built up and do a dump run with Jimmy, just as soon as his trailer gets fixed.
  7. The dump doesn’t take that thing.
  8. Redneck decor.
  9. The dump is closed
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The current situation with megabytes of JavaScript is pretty bad, but at the time, there was still a fair bit of dialup active, and mobile web was just starting to be a thing - on EDGE and barely 3G. It would take minutes to load.

Also, Steve Jobs had it in for Flash and that’s what ultimately killed it off, I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I have several dogs. One needs them done weekly, others every 2-3 weeks. It depends on environmental factors. We do it about when they start hitting the floor.

As long as you’re able to cut without nipping the quick, they can be trimmed.

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