vorpuni

@vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time keeps marching forward⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My experience with such old cars, where their age is starting to make full restoration advisable:

  • mechanically reliable and simple to fix (and critical parts are usually available, quality varies)
  • everything electrical is shit (and old), you need to go through everything to check the connections, completely rotten through ground wires aren’t necessarily visible and will cause endless pain until you find them
  • the rust-proofing wasn’t great but it was there so usually if they’re still alive by now they just need the usual spots where those models rust checked before purchase and/or crash damage thoroughly checked
  • crash safety is nonexistent, ABS and ESP aren’t that useful if you learned how to drive without, if you rely on ESP, better learn not to
  • the fastest affordable cars from the 1980s are slower than family cars from the 2020s, still feels like you’re going way faster
  • if you buy something predating catalytic converters in your country, be prepared for it to smell atrocious
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Benn Jordan: “Leveragism”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see how France has much hope. Maybe compared to the UK it’s better but it’s headed the same way…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't tempt me with a good time.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How much soap are we talking?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I feel like this could have been a smaller package⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe, but even with more expensive plastic and shipping, it’s still small and lightweight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We produce more resources than we could ever consume in the least sustainable ways possible.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Beef is heavily subsidised either by giving money directly to the producers, or letting them get away with pollution (or deforestation in places like Brazil) and using terrible food and/or drugs for their product.

  Without subsidies I’m pretty sure beef wouldn’t be affordable even in rich countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Contractual trap on remote working job offer⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Depending on where they’re based the data protection authority may act on complaints about this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The people who warned against this when the PATRIOT Act passed were called “conspiracy theorists” at the time.