mctoasterson

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[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who the fuck is buying Billy Jack on DVD in current year?

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Agree but this does need to be explained to people who aren't in the know. These laws are currently being marketed as "put the power in parents hands" in various states left, right, and center.

Its a good bet when there seems to be widespread bipartisan push for restrictive laws that literally no one asked for, it's gonna be something bad. But you have to explain to mouthbreathers in the electorate why or this shit just gets rammed through.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Prologue may not be as advanced as you would like relative to other EVs, but for those who leased one last year before the credit went away... they got an insane deal. Less than $400/mo with nothing down, for the Elite (top trim level) AWD. Some got them in the $200/mo range.

I'm hoping the lease buys some time in the US market, and in 3 years there are new options that are neither Tesla (the Apple of the EV world) nor Chinese companies. Polestars are expensive and I have heard about the same service issues you mentioned. And I don't like the idea of trading one set of spyware for another.

The Rivian R2 Standard could be a compelling (cheaper) option when it arrives. Or if nothing else there should be a lot more low-mileage used EVs coming off lease around that time. They could be cheaper and still have a lot of life left.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Great. Can't wait for price increases or data caps or both.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

CNN was reporting he had some kind of explosive material along with him. So maybe he expected it to go off but didn't.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I sat in one because the guy at the dealership said it was their only new EV in stock. I see what they were going for, it is kind of a Porsche-esque swooped form factor. Inside I thought it was proportioned very oddly for my size (above average height). It was also very expensive for a non-luxury brand sedan.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah I would think they'd be more useful for indirect tasks also, like supply logistics and sweeping for mines and tripewires.

Also the ground vehicle pictured has a mounted repeating grenade launcher, rather than a machine gun.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Fuck Tony for a number of reasons.

Brandon Hererra will win his seat and is a huge upgrade at that position.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

And then people in the US "need" to buy a $750K house with a walk-in butler pantry because the $350K houses don't have enough counter and cabinet space to store their single-use bullshit applicances. I wish I was kidding.

Also the same lady who "needs" the strawberry shaver for "cooking", actually only uses it twice per year, goes out to eat 3 times per week, and gets DoorDash meals 3 additional times per week.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hmm, good thing I drive an EV and live somewhere the electricity costs 15 cents / kWh.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A stainless steel no-date Rolex Submariner is probably one of the best "beater" watches money can buy. They're pretty much bomb-proof, the auto movement is excellent, there's no date window crystal to worry about scratching, and they're waterproof to any reasonable depth.

If you want a very similar design dive watch with similar quality you could also get a Tudor (subsidiary of Rolex) and it would be cheaper than the Rolex. So that's probably the "entry level" Swiss watch.

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