They are better if you own a house. Otherwise charging becomes a much larger issue. The cost of fast charging at a public charger isn’t any cheaper than filling a gas tank and takes a lot longer with fewer options.

I’m also worried about battery lifespan. My gamily has had 2 hybrids, and both became standard ICE cars because the batteries failed and cost more than the cars are worth to replace. I drive about 35,000 miles a year, and need something that will last. I bought a used 2005 F150 that now has almost 600,000 miles on it with the original engine, and if it does have a failire, I can buy a new engine for about $3500, whereas an EV battery costs 15-20 grand.

The thought behind “always shoot to kill if you draw” comes from 2 main places. One is a misunderstanding, and the other is sociopathic bullshit.

The first is that you should only draw on someone if you have already made the decision to use lethal force to defend yourself, which is absolutely correct. Drawing without intent to shoot the assailant is aggravated assault, not self-defense. And if you don’t intend to kill someone you shouldn’t be shooting them.

But that logic skips the part where situations can change rapidly. You can decide to use lethal force and change your mind before pulling the trigger.

The second place the mindset comes from is a legal liability standpoint. If you draw on them and don’t kill them, you may be prosecuted for aggravated assault. If you kill them you can claim you feared for your life, and they won’t be able to testify against you. That’s the sociopath version.

Correct.

I love how the design is so bad now we’re missing the days when shutting down the computer required the “Start” button.

They’re still feeling the burn from when they tried entering the drone space. The GoPro Karma almost bankrupted them on its own, and marked the end of their perception as a quality brand. It was a disaster they never recovered financially or reputationally.

The concept was great. The gimbal and camera could actually be removed from the drone to use independently. People were excited for their entry into the space, and they built a TON of the drones.

But they were also missing features. They didn’t have an API for third-party integration and flight automation like DJI. They had no collision avoidance features, which had started to become standard in the market by the time the entered. Their battery life was pretty bad.

Oh - and upon release the drones constantly lost connection to GPS and would suddenly shut off mid-flight and fall out of the sky. The FAA actually advised all users to ground them.

They eventually recalled all of the Karma drones over safety concerns, took a huge stock hit, and went through a round of layoffs.

Yeah. Open Source comouter-controlled equipment would be the ideal solution. If the computer fucks up, you can replace it for 50 bucks and flash it from a USB drive.

And tractors have a great history of open-source modding. The PTO and 3-point hitch are gold standards of open standards.

When I was in Alabama, my whole life felt like it revolved around 1 rule:

“Don’t turn your back on the Kudzu.”

Saying Israel is evil isn’t antisemitism.

Blaming Jews for Israel’s sins is.

Asexual idiot in Texas, checking in.

Never turn your back on them. If one gets in the house just drive away and start a new life.

I’ve heard that a million times and it’s wrong.

Yes, you are only supposed to draw when you’ve already made the determination that you have to use lethal force to protect yourself, but things can change.

I drew my gun one time. I was hiking in New Mexico by myself when I was attacked by a homeless Native American. I shoved him away and drew my pistol, and as soon as the gun came out he started running away.

I had drawn intending to fire, but when he instantly retreated, I decided not to shoot.

Employees quitting is the goal. If they get them to quit they don’t have to pay unemployment.

It’s not about making sure I’m close. It’s about not increasing the traffic issues.

If you’re working so hard to keep multiple car-lengths of distance in congested traffic, you’re required to travel slower than traffic. The lane you’re in travels more slowly for anyone behind you.

Yeah, people in the next lane over can pull in front of you and relieve traffic in that lane, but that just results in more lane switching in front of and behind you, leading to more fender benders.

You don’t have to literally be the only business in the industry to have an effective monopoly.

I remember watching an early episode of Angel that clearly had been un-cropped, because you can very clearly see a camera man filming an action scene from a different angle.

Lots of stuff was filmed on tape too.

You try to keep 3 car spaces in front of you. Someone pulls in front of you, so now there’s only 2 spaces. So when traffic starts moving again, you stay still and wait for there to be 3 spaces. Then somebody pulls in front of you, so there’s only 2 spaces in front of you, so you stop and wait for there to be 3 spaces in front of you…

Everybody behind you is going slower now because you won’t match the speed of traffic.

Get really into 3D printing like I did. Then all your cheap-looking plastic crap can actually be expensive office kitsch in disguise.

Is that users or cooks?

I do not know, but I’ve been told meth labs smell like cat piss.

That just invites people to keep pulling in front of you, and now you’re driving slowly while the lane in front of you is moving faster, and you’ve become the traffic jam.