spongebue
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- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
How much could it cost to have a handful of requested groceries for a few chefs, knowing some of whom won’t move further, compared to the entire cost of producing the show?
- Comment on I'm looking for a no frills, physical key EV. Am I looking for something that no longer exists? 3 weeks ago:
Sounds like you’re looking for something that only exists in the used market, which may be your plan anyway.
The Mitsubishi imiev never took off, but it’s probably the least-frilly EV you can buy. But as Doug Demuro will tell you, it’s a bit quirky. Assuming you’re American, yes, is was released in the States but no, you probably wouldn’t have heard of it. I’m not sure I’d recommend it necessarily, but it’s an option
That said, I have a Chevy Bolt. Pretty easy to find on the used market (and with that, get service if you need it) no dumb features nobody asked for. It does have Android Auto/Apple Car Play, which is actually pretty awesome (I believe it’s the 2022+ models with wireless car play). Their base models are pretty barebones (some don’t even have DC fast charging, watch out for that) but higher trims do have some nice features to them. It’s kind of a car you’ve seen on the road but didn’t know you actually wanted.
By the way, backup cameras became mandated a while ago. I’m not sure the screen size requirements (I’ve seen some cars put it in the rear view mirror, which was kinda cool actually) but since most cars need a screen now to support that, and higher trim levels will use that screen for other things, and making multiple pieces of hardware for the same car is an annoyance for car makers, you’ll probably see a screen on most cars. Just FYI.
- Comment on how is it to work everyday but Wednesdays and Thursdays? 4 weeks ago:
Split days off sounds pretty bad to be honest. Wednesday and Thursday doesn’t sound terrible and has its advantages, but as a M-F worker I would have a hard time meeting up with someone working a schedule like that.
I would suggest taking off Friday-Saturday or Sunday-Monday. Little bit of the best of both worlds, plus you can avoid some of what you mentioned earlier.
- Comment on Does not the constitution say something one should not be charged or something to vote? If so then why does my home state charge 50$ to get a regular id to vote? Is that no illegal? 5 weeks ago:
What state are you in? Some states have a free ID for voting purposes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still shitty that you have to go through that but see if yours is one of them
- Comment on Oops, something went wrong! 5 weeks ago:
An apology would be nice, but do you really need to explain to the server that you still haven’t received your food? I think they know that
- Comment on Oops, something went wrong! 5 weeks ago:
How does telling someone about a problem they’re already aware of help you?
- Comment on Can someone recommend me a wireless headset? 5 weeks ago:
Have you looked into bone conduction headphones? I’ve had a set for about 3 years now and it’s still going strong. It has its pros and cons for sure, but I’m a huge fan. Mine is the Openrun Pro by Shokz. Maybe a hair beyond your budget, but should last really well for you
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Even if it is his birth name… If it were my birth name, I’d use a nickname
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 2 months ago:
No, if you find a flight you like and, instead of putting your credit card information right there, you drive to the airport, pay for parking, wait in line at the ticket counter, tell the agent you want to buy that itinerary you just found online, argue with them when they say they can’t/won’t so it because it’s freaking Frontier, pay for your ticket, walk 10 minutes back to your car in the parking ramp, pay for your hour of parking, and drive home.
Probably not worth it for a single person/purchase, but if it’s charged per person, per direction (I think it is but not sure) and you’re paying for your whole family it may be worth it.
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 2 months ago:
That’s only really done now for nonrevenue (employee) travel and changes in existing itineraries (trying to get an earlier flight, getting rebooked to a full flight because you missed your connection and that’s the next one, etc)
Some flights during certain seasons (spring break in Florida, for example) are so full that you hardly stand a chance of getting on, and of course that’s the airlines’ fault
- Comment on The price breakdown of my flight is kinda funny, 80% taxes and fees 2 months ago:
Well, half of it is a “carrier interface charge” - basically, you’re playing to buy online. Fees are taxed differently, but they have to be optional. If you buy at an airport, they don’t charge it.
That Frontier for ya. The Ryanair of the US
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
This sounds like the work of a developer. If you want to take a plot of land and sell it for $2x/m², it’s entirely possible… But it may take $3x/m² worth of improvements if you’re not careful.
Frankly, if you have to ask these kinds of questions Lemmy is not the place to get the answers. You can get a college degree in this kind of thing, and it seems like you’d need to start at the very basic level.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
That’s a basic economics thing that doesn’t have an easy answer. But basically, at lower prices, people generally demand a higher quantity of something. Raise the price, and people start to think twice and consider other options. Supply is the opposite: at a higher price, more of a product will be produced (or in the case of pre-owned land, landowners are more likely to cash out). At lower prices, people won’t bother.
So in the case of land, price is affected by what people want, but also what’s available. If there is a lot of open space and that’s what everyone wants, groovy! But if people want limited amounts of tree land, prices are going to skyrocket for that and people will look at open land as an alternative.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
You’re putting your priority of beauty on others, who seem to prioritize function if they do hobby farming (in which case, trees could get in the way of whatever they’re trying to do with the land)
Neither preference is wrong. In theory prices should reflect supply and demand.
- Comment on Doordash deserves it's fate 2 months ago:
I don’t mind driving, and I’m such a weirdo about paying/tipping when I can do something myself. I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve had food delivered in the last decade
- Comment on what are “female jocks” called? 2 months ago:
Very similar time frame for me… I always thought that preps were more of an upper-class group. Maybe there’s a little overlap between those two groups though.
- Comment on Is the Nintendo Switch 2 the end of innovative consoles? 2 months ago:
Every other Nintendo console shakes things up pretty massively, the next one is mostly a horsepower upgrade with no major innovation
NES / SNES (home console gaming in general)
N64 / GameCube (viable 3D graphics)
Wii / Wii U (much different control. I have to admit I never really touched the Wii U but it follows the pattern of missing the major hype)
Switch / Switch 2 (mixing an honest console with honest portability)
- Comment on How alarmed should I be to see stool in my blood? 2 months ago:
I ate beets a few days ago. Wife and I each had a brief panic in our respective morning poops the next day. Hasn’t been an issue since
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
We did it!
Such a difficult accomplishment 🥹
- Comment on [Elon Musk] January hasn't even ended and we already have the Photo of the Year. 2 months ago:
Also like… That’s probably the only time you’ll see sympathy over neurodivergency from the people saying that
- Comment on Has any child who was separated from parents because of Trump's immigration policies ever said something about it directly to Trump? 2 months ago:
How far away is the Mar a Lago kitchen? That could at least put him close to one
- Comment on Hulu quizzing about the ads played 2 months ago:
What country and what law?
- Comment on Ordering coffee in the USA triggers me 2 months ago:
I’ve never worked at a coffee shop, but I know our taste sensitivities are different at different temperatures. I’d be surprised if they were exactly identical products to account both for that, and the fact that your product is about to be diluted when it gets combined with ice (depending on the temperature before that happens). The ingredients may be more or less the same, but the proportions and concentrations may not be.
- Comment on Ordering coffee in the USA triggers me 2 months ago:
Again, part of the overall drink is supposed to be made of the water from melted ice. It’s hard to compare sizes perfectly with that in mind, but it’s a less-extreme similarity to comparing a jug of orange juice with a can of concentrate (the kind you mix with water in a pitcher at home). Different products, but also different sizes for a reason.
- Comment on Ordering coffee in the USA triggers me 2 months ago:
Did you expect them to offset the less ice with more coffee?
In my experience, many iced coffee drinks are made a bit warm and more concentrated. The ice melts a bit, diluting the drink and giving more liquid overall.
Do they do that to an extreme? Probably. But there’s also more to it than “I got a drink with less ice and it wasn’t very full”
- Comment on "Family Size" has no meaning anymore 3 months ago:
Note to self: If I ever need to push @M137@lemmy.world 's buttons, food packaging typography misunderstandings is a great option.
- Comment on "Family Size" has no meaning anymore 3 months ago:
(Lantina isn’t a word, that was the joke)
- Comment on "Family Size" has no meaning anymore 3 months ago:
Could be Lantina
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Some people are workaholics, especially people who think like that.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
“how do you plan to counter the inevitable contraction of your workforce to achieve your expansion goals?”
Also, he’s probably a shit person. If he actually implements this plan I’d start inviting him to stuff on his extra work day (maybe pull in other mutual friends). Bonus points if you can make the first extra day such an awesome thing that it either eats him up inside on that day, or if you manage to get him to accept all of his employees revolt over it