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Bluewing

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  • trains rule

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  • "Sorta fixes" ain't really a fix. And not everyone has the time or ability to go shopping every two or three days. Nor are grocery stores within walking distance for everyone.

  • trains rule

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  • You assume large and well stocked grocery stores exist everywhere. That is most assuredly not the case in every city, town, or hamlet. And as for large amounts of shopping, you have never fed a teenage boy or girl have you. They can eat up their weight in groceries every week. And yes, fresh arugula is not readily available in many places. So that's great for you. But again, don't assume other people get to have the same choices you do.

  • trains rule

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  • Trains cant take you to specific spots, especially outside the greater urban areas.

    That's called the "Last mile" problem. Trains and buses aren't much good for a whole day's worth of shopping either. Try and haul 2 weeks worth of groceries for a family of 3 on a bus. But trains are great for longer distance travel from one area to another. And buses can be great for a quick one-stop trip to the hardware store. But a cargo e-bike would be better yet for light shopping.

    I'm all for banning all motor vehicles in major cities, except emergency units. And leave the daily driving to those of us that live in the middle of nowhere and seldom visit large cities.

  • Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11

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  • I thought Microsoft was forcing users to update now?

  • Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11

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  • No one likes stepping in dog shit, but it is a natural thing. Windows 11 is NOT natural. And is not a thing you should do-- ever!

  • USA: Slate's New Electric Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than $24,950

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  • Yeah, same for me. Buying groceries or going to see a doctor is a 100+mile round trip for me. At a 240 mile range, it was doable for me. At around 205 miles, that's cutting it really close considering winters here can be very cold trimming the range. And while I know I can charge at home, chargers in the wild are still far and few between.

    I still want one though. I'm very jealous of those can find them useful. The whole concept of being able to absolutely repair and change your base vehicle at home and when you want to is going to be a big selling point to many.

  • California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices

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  • Where I live, it is a law that a gas station has to be within 10 cents of all the other gas stations in the area. So prices move up or down in lockstep with the surrounding prices. They get like 2 days to comply.

    Is it useful? It does even prices out. And most gas stations do not make much profit off of the fuels they sell. Only a nickel a gallon at most around here. The gas just gets you to stop and walk into their convenience store. It's the soda pop, pizza, sandwiches, chips and other crap they sell that is the real profit makers.

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  • No thanks. I'll stick to my Gin and Tonics for malaria prevention.

  • we're living in the future

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  • Never trust a medical profession that hasn't changed their standard techniques since the Dark Ages. And it also explains why they didn't join medical doctors in the AMA and created their own ADA with hookers, cocaine and blackjack.

  • It's so expensive to upgrade...

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  • It can be. But many times that difficult game play is just lazy and shitty design.

  • It's so expensive to upgrade...

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  • Write a better story or create better game play and all of a sudden, the hardware doesn't mean as much. But that's so much harder to do. So poor stories and difficult game play it is!

  • ‘Please avoid chugging your ranch’: TSA forced to issue warning as foreign World Cup fans fall in love with American condiment

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  • Oh, I agree with you. We have a very diverse and tasty cuisine in the US. Filled with foodstuffs that will blow even the most jaded gourmand away.

    But if you're a tourist here for the first time in your life, this might well be the only time you get to eat a “real” Big Mac, Whopper, or burrito and potatoes ole. These are things you've read about and seen in movies and probably TV. So there ain't no shame in getting some chicken nuggets and dipping them in ranch dressing and really enjoying the food. And the most important part, where you ate that crappy chicken. It will be a lifetime memory.

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  • I love me some atomic spins....

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  • It often does because even commercial wild rice is expensive and cutting it with regular white rice makes for a much cheaper dish. And the bland white rice offers no extra flavor to the dish.

    But there are those of us who have access to real wild rice that has been hand harvested and hand parched over an open wood fire. That's God tier wild rice. And I would never disrespect that wild rice in such a fashion.

  • ‘Please avoid chugging your ranch’: TSA forced to issue warning as foreign World Cup fans fall in love with American condiment

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  • And that's a valid thing to be excited by. It's the same as wandering the streets of Vietnam or Tripoli late at night to eat the street food. And you should do it because it's not something you can experience back home very easily.

    So if you're in the US, try some Burger King and Taco Bell by all means. And if you are really adventurous and daring, eat a gas station hotdog too.

  • Awwwww for cryin' out loud!!!!

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  • Isn't amazing what slicers can do? There ain't no guard rails where we're going!

  • Awwwww for cryin' out loud!!!!

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  • Ha! Years ago, I once spent nearly 2 whole days trying to unknowingly splice PLA and PETG together. All because I was an idiot and didn't read the spool labels. I just assumed, with the obvious results and damage to my ego....

  • FixMyPrint with a twist

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  • Always, always buy Gates belts. And belt tension is a real issue with CoreXY printers. And I consider the belts to be consumables that need to be replaced on a schedule. If you've been running those belts for 2 years, replacing them will make you happy again.

  • Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time

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  • Obviously fuel taxes do not cover the whole cost of road maintenance, and they haven't for decades. Where are those EVs paying road use taxes beyond registration and license fees? The more you drive an ICE car, the more fuel tax you will pay. And that's fair. Shouldn't EVs pay for the mileage they drive on the roads too? Is it OK that an EV that doesn't drive many miles a year should pay the same flat tax/fee that another EV that gets driven 3x as many miles?

    I'm all for EV use, I'd own one if I could afford one for sure. But the prices are a bar to ownership. In any case, states ARE looking into chiseling into the lost revenue that EVs are currently ducking. They want the revenue stream.