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Re: Fox Stars - Lying, Two-Faced Fuc#s -Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims. ‘Crazy Stuff.’ - 5 weeks ago

I am shocked, shocked, that all those FauxNews personalities are affirmed liars!

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Re: How to survive an earthquake... - 5 weeks ago

Quotecbelt3 Yeah no… 1- don’t live in a poorly made building 2- get the heck outside ASAP. I still remember waking up outside my apartment at about 4 AM. Then I realized I had felt the earthquake (4 on the Richter) and had just run outside before waking up. 1. Often virtually impossible to determine that. 2. This is the opposite of advice given by earthquake safety authorities bec

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Re: Which airline, which credit card to avoind checked bag fees? - 5 weeks ago

I would definitely lean towards United, but more importantly, which airline has a hub in your home city?

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Re: Tesla recalls 362,000 U.S. vehicles over Full Self-Driving software - 5 weeks ago

QuoteCarnos Jax Some people are also saying there's probably some kind of understanding between the government and Tesla now, to not go after FSD, in exchange for Tesla opening up their Super Charger network. The "some people are saying" trope has outlived its usefulness and any veracity it might ever have had.

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Re: Anyone using a laptop stand? - 6 weeks ago

I made one out of wood that holds my MBPR at about the same angle as the MOFT. I used it a lot while working from home, sometimes alone, sometimes with separate keyboard. Definitely a neck saver!

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Re: Carjacking thwarted by manual transmission vehicle - 6 weeks ago

Quotegadje QuoteHarbourmaster I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days? Only north america has this problem. Few cars elsewhere have automatic transmissions. Probably because fuel is much more expensive elsewhere.

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Re: MR Fit Club: Don't be a lazy bum - 6 weeks ago

Six straight days of skiing this week. My butt and leg muscles hurt!

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Re: Super Bowl talk (spoilers) - 6 weeks ago

I'm a soccer guy rather than an american football guy, so my interpretation comes from that angle. It seemed to me that several of the touchdowns were the result of extreme defensive fails (i.e. receivers that were wide open near the end zone with no defensive players marking them or massive holes in the defensive line that the QB simply strolled through unchallenged). Not to mention those "

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Re: Are you making plans for the 2024 Eclipse? - 6 weeks ago

I’m looking at reservations in Mazatlán.

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Re: Congratulations in order! - 6 weeks ago

Interesting. My wife also has a 2003 Benz, although it has about 70,000 miles on it. It's a 2-seater convertible, an SLK 320.

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Re: Seems like the solar thing in real danger here in SD - 7 weeks ago

QuoteBill in NC QuoteJoeH QuoteBill in NC Quotedavester QuoteBill in NC So what's the actual charge per month? Or is it currently only a proposal from the utilities or their lobbyists? IMHO, all whole-house inverters should support a standalone/island mode with battery connection so they can be configured as both on-grid & off-grid installs. The extra circuitry and components required

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Re: Why 2A is so critical - 7 weeks ago

QuoteMr645 If the USA truly had unrestricted 2A, that balloon would have never made it out of Montana. That's all you got? Seriously?

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Re: Roll Call: What did you do during the forum break? - 7 weeks ago

I went skiing all day.

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Re: Seems like the solar thing in real danger here in SD - 7 weeks ago

QuoteBill in NC So what's the actual charge per month? Or is it currently only a proposal from the utilities or their lobbyists? IMHO, all whole-house inverters should support a standalone/island mode with battery connection so they can be configured as both on-grid & off-grid installs. The extra circuitry and components required to do that are very expensive, which is why very few pe

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Re: “ Even after you think you bought a car, dealerships can 'yo-yo' you and take it back “ - 7 weeks ago

In many states it is illegal to buy a car that does not sell through a dealership. This is why Teslas can't be sold in some states. This is an incredibly corrupt system that is basically a propping up of an unnecessary middleman. So many state governments are totally corrupt and bought by the highest bidder (i.e. the car dealership lobbyists).

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Re: Seems like the solar thing in real danger here in SD - 8 weeks ago

SD? I'm presuming this is South Dakota, land of Big Oil, and not San Diego, land of sun-loving Republicans.

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Re: Will there ever be peace on this side of the forum? - 8 weeks ago

Quotemattkime Should I check and see if Bill Clinton is available? I heard that Jared Kushner was assigned to that.

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Re: Ebags.com sucks now! - 8 weeks ago

Still loving my 9 year old Ebag travel pack.

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Re: Harvard health tip for men: how many times a month? - 8 weeks ago

21 times a week seems to be pushing it a bit...oh wait, you said month? No problem!

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Re: Tax opinion - 8 weeks ago

Oops, I didn't notice the 2021/2022 thing in the OP. I retract my answer. You can't claim that expense in 2022 if you only used it in 2021.

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Re: Tax opinion - 8 weeks ago

Seems like a no-brainer to say "yes".

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Re: Consumer Reports on different versions of self-driving systems- Tesla ranked 7 - 2 months ago

QuotePeterW If a Tesla driver/occupant hits something while the car is in Autopilot, will insurance pay for the “accident”? If the driver has liability insurance then the answer is yes, though he/she is still responsible for the accident, just the same as the pilot of a plane or captain of a ship with autopilot engaged is not absolved of responsibility if their vehicle hits something.

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Re: Consumer Reports on different versions of self-driving systems- Tesla ranked 7 - 2 months ago

Quotegadje Tesla still claim this is Full Self-Driving Capability which is a lie. No they don't. What they refer to as FSD is an optional system that Consumer Reports did not test so it is outside the scope of this thread. CR tested Tesla's standard "Autopilot" system. Also, Tesla acknowledges that the FSD option is not capable of full self driving now but they expect it to become ope

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Re: This is nuts!: Blue 'flying spiral' captured by telescope over Hawaii - 2 months ago

Damn! I knew that I threw my lighted frisbee hard, but I didn't think it'd go that far.

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Re: in your retirement fund(s), how many different funds/etfs/stocks are you holding? - 2 months ago

We have nine separate accounts, with thirteen different securities spread amongst those. It was worse before and I've been trying to consolidate these. The reason for so many accounts is that we have each had multiple jobs over the years with multiple different 401ks, 401bs, SEP-IRAs, IRAs, deferred comp plans, etc. Even though I track all these items in a large spreadsheet, I have found this mes

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Re: Consumer Reports on different versions of self-driving systems- Tesla ranked 7 - 2 months ago

Here's the link to the actual article rather than the article about the article: . I'm not sure whether it's behind a paywall or not.

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Re: Always keep in mind - 2 months ago

Quotekj QuoteOmbligo I would feel more secure with someone other than Biden, his age is going to be a serious issue. Same. There has to be someone. I would probably vote for Mitt Romney before I would vote for Trump. But if Hillary ran, I'd sit it out again. Well, Hillary isn't going to run so the point is moot. However, sitting out is close to the same thing as voting for Trump. People do

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Re: FU: New job... but, also a bad time... Just need to vent AND celebrate a bit. - 2 months ago

That sounds really rough Paul. Sorry to hear about your buddy. I think that these things come along periodically to remind us to live for today.

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Re: ‘ Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Lindsey Vonn’s Record for World Cup Wins ‘ - 2 months ago

Cool. I'm heading to the slopes tomorrow. Let's see if I can incorporate some of her technique in my runs.

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Re: great SCOTT?!.....Arizona suburb sues Scottsdale, AZ for cutting off water.... - 2 months ago

Bunch of grifters who wanted something for nothing...let em go thirsty! Let's see now... 1. The developers used lawyers and sleazy tactics to subvert laws designed to stop development where there was no water. 2. The homeowners happily bought into places with no water supply for bargain basement prices with no taxes that could be used to pay for a water supply in a region of the country

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