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I don't think I have ever found content on the internet, other then wikipedia and a few forums, that are at all worth paying for. Needs just to just publish newsletter and zines about trains and puck rock just for fun, when did the idea that one should be able to make a living from that stuff come about?
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Sep 14, 2016 15:34
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At least we don't have to worry about sponsored content here yet. I'm just going to kick back and enjoy a delicious Coke Zero (with all the flavor but none of the calories!) and continue browsing these fine forums, fellow goons.
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Wintermutant posted:At least we don't have to worry about sponsored content here yet. I'm just going to kick back and enjoy a delicious Coke Zero (with all the flavor but none of the calories!) and continue browsing these fine forums, fellow goons. Now let's pause a moment from Gaming Garbage to talk about MeUndies! Ever feel like your underwear just doesn't fit right? Well MeUndies are here to...
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Sep 14, 2016 15:53
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build it beautiful
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I would shill for Coke Zero, it has always been there for me when I want a kalimotxo but don't want to get fat(er).
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Yeah if you're blocking me because I have ublock on then I don't want to see whatever it was I clicked on. I briefly remember a time when certain sites would check your browser version and then pop up something like "you know you really should be using Firefox" but iirc these were mostly noncommercial sites with weird owners. Still, gently caress off.
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Sep 14, 2016 17:21
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Every so often I'll try to browse newspaper sites with uBlock off in a moment of goodwill but get punished immediately by full wraparound movies, usually about cars. Always cars  
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I switched to uBlock Origin a while ago because of this thread. AdBlock not only let some ads through even before they decided to start selling ads, but it makes your internet go slower because it takes up so much space on your browser.red19fire posted:Yeah, NJ is amazing because you have some of the richest suburbs in america, then you cross a street and you're in grinding third world poverty. Like Cherry Hill cops basically sit on the border with Camden and pull over every car that passes, like they're defending the homeland from marauders. I'm not even sure if Camden has a police department anymore. NJ was at one point, and probably still is, the political corruption capital of the country. I still like New Jersey, though. I'm just more of a city guy.
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I kinda missed bank chat, but if you don't qualify for USAA, Ally bank has been my dope online bank of choice for many years. No bullshit maintenance fees, they refund your ATM fee from any ATM, and the overdraft fee is only $9 and they only do it once per day. (But I never overdraft  )E: Apparently they've gotten a bit shittier, fee is now $25 (still max of one/day) and they only refund $10 in ATM fees per month. Still great, though.
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Y-Hat posted:I switched to uBlock Origin a while ago because of this thread. AdBlock not only let some ads through even before they decided to start selling ads, but it makes your internet go slower because it takes up so much space on your browser. Lol thei unlock site says safari can't download this file.
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WampaLord posted:I kinda missed bank chat, but if you don't qualify for USAA, Ally bank has been my dope online bank of choice for many years. I'm surprised they're even that good since I'm pretty sure they only exist because GMAC Finance needed to be a bank in order to qualify for TARP. They literally could have been the worst bank ever and still gotten that sweet taxpayer money.
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WampaLord posted:I kinda missed bank chat, but if you don't qualify for USAA, Ally bank has been my dope online bank of choice for many years. Go to a credit union and manage your money better is my advice.
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Sep 14, 2016 18:36
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MechaFrogzilla posted:Now let's pause a moment from Gaming Garbage to talk about MeUndies! Ever feel like your underwear just doesn't fit right? Well MeUndies are here to... Let me tell you about SquareSpace!
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Ford moving all production of small cars from U.S. to Mexico In a move that could draw fresh fire in the presidential race, Ford Motor (F) says it is shifting all North American small car production from U.S. to Mexico. CEO Mark Fields also says the automaker is committing $4.5 billion to develop more than a dozen new electrified models by 2020. "Over the next two to three years, we will have migrated all of our small car production to Mexico and out of the United States," Fields said. The industry has known for decades that domestic manufacturers struggle to make a profit on small cars. Shifting their assembly to Mexico can reduce costs. But it also puts Ford and the industry back in the political crosshairs. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in particular, has singled out Ford for moving jobs to Mexico. Fiat Chrysler has also made similar moves, shifting car production out of the U.S. in order to focus on pickups and SUVs in its domestic automaking operations. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/14/ford-moving-all-production-small-cars-mexico/90354334/ Kind of funny how toyotas are more made in america than fords are soon to be.
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Neurion posted:Let me tell you about SquareSpace! But can i have a limited edition freddie?
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Whats the main reason to move to Mexico? Labor costs?
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WampaLord posted:I kinda missed bank chat, but if you don't qualify for USAA, Ally bank has been my dope online bank of choice for many years. Maybe their personal banking is decent, but I've never seen a bank allow as lovely lease/auto loan terms as Ally. They allow some of the most predatory loans I've ever seen. We're talking massive buy-out terms (like if you want to sell your car to a different car company dealership, congratulations! Now you have to pay an extra $2500, which will almost certainly kill your chance at buying a car.) I've also seen people in their 80s smashed into 5 year LEASES at $500/month on base model Camrys, AFTER trading a car in where they had owned outright. (This equates to about a $15k total rip-off). gently caress Ally, that poo poo is inexcusable. Tumble has a new favorite as of 22:54 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Lime Tonics posted:Ford moving all production of small cars from U.S. to Mexico The lines on mechanical items and poo poo is so blurred anymore. I used to work at a roller bearing company and we would receive huge pallets of chinese steel cut bearings, assemble them and mark them "MADE IN USA" then ship most of them to Mexico to be used in "American" made cars since they were "MADE IN USA" despite being the literal cheapest possible steel bearings in existence that were then sent out of the country for installation.
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Jastiger posted:Whats the main reason to move to Mexico? Labor costs? Labor costs, and I'm sure the Mexican government doesn't give care how much garbage the plant pushes into the environment. People who blame the UAW for the slow demise of the US auto industry say that labor here simply isn't viable at $35 an hour, but it isn't viable at $7.25 an hour either.
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Jastiger posted:Whats the main reason to move to Mexico? Labor costs? Bribes are way cheaper than taxes
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Booblord Zagats posted:Bribes are way cheaper than taxes I'd bribe you any day 
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People who say that the UAW is such a cancer on the American auto industry weren't paying attention when a foreign carmaker, a German one I think, actively encouraged its workforce to unionize in their Tennessee plant. The state would have taken action against them if they succeeded because Republicans run on spite instead of any of their self-professed ideals (which includes non-interference in the private sector), but the idiots voted against it anyway.
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The whole union bashing thing is stupid anyway because "accepting a lower salary to save the business" is a loving pointless argument when children in China will make the poo poo for pennies an hour. Pretty soon people will be upset when American workers refuse to work for free. The there's also the my job doesn't give pensions why should yours argument.
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how come car prices didn't drop after they moved all the factories to places where they paid pennies on the dollar compared to american workers and didn't pay pensions and poo poo.
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Groovelord Neato posted:how come car prices didn't drop after they moved all the factories to places where they paid pennies on the dollar compared to american workers and didn't pay pensions and poo poo. Gotta pay for nanny state bullshit like 'crash tests'
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Groovelord Neato posted:how come car prices didn't drop after they moved all the factories to places where they paid pennies on the dollar compared to american workers and didn't pay pensions and poo poo.
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Citizen Tayne posted:Labor costs, and I'm sure the Mexican government doesn't give care how much garbage the plant pushes into the environment. Ross Perot was right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgx1C_S6ls
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Groovelord Neato posted:how come car prices didn't drop after they moved all the factories to places where they paid pennies on the dollar compared to american workers and didn't pay pensions and poo poo. Shareholders.
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etalian posted:Ross Perot was right Clinton is piqued at giant sucking sound.
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Groovelord Neato posted:how come car prices didn't drop after they moved all the factories to places where they paid pennies on the dollar compared to american workers and didn't pay pensions and poo poo. U.S. automakers don't make money off small cars so there's no room to discount even with cheaper labor. Small cars are mostly sold to boost CAFE numbers so they can keep selling high margin SUV's and trucks. It's probably changing since the oil shocks. Ford in particular has been moving away from SUV's and towards smaller cars. But they still make their money off larger vehicles.
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Krispy Kareem posted:U.S. automakers don't make money off small cars so there's no room to discount even with cheaper labor. Small cars are mostly sold to boost CAFE numbers so they can keep selling high margin SUV's and trucks. Is ford doing ok? I was pretty shocked when I found out they'd discontinued Econolines in 2015.
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Fly is cool
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Grand Prize Winner posted:Is ford doing ok? I was pretty shocked when I found out they'd discontinued Econolines in 2015. Ford is easily the healthiest of the Big 3
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Ford is the only big American automaker that has any real traction in Europe. Theyre reasonably priced and judging by mandatory car inspection statistics also fairly reliable. EDIT: 2 of top 10 most sold cars in Europe are Fords, the most sold non-Ford is Jeep Renegade at rank 71 behind such mighty brands as Lada. 
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etalian posted:Ross Perot was right Welp. He was (and so were/are liberal econonists who saw this a mile away) What is CAFE in the context of the post above?
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uncleTomOfFinland posted:Ford is the only big American automaker that has any real traction in Europe. Theyre reasonably priced and judging by mandatory car inspection statistics also fairly reliable. The fact that anyone at all, in Europe or elsewhere, would buy any product from noted Worst Car Company In History, Chrysler, is astounding. I don't know how or why that shitterrible company was seen as worth buying by Fiat. It's as dumb as Nissan buying Mitsubishi (aka the Japanese Chrysler) earlier this year. In fact none of the big 3 American car companies deserved to survive putting out the horrible dogshit vehicles they puked onto the market throughout the entirety of the 80's and 90's. If it wasn't for dumb blind patriotism, none of them would have survived, and even with that two of them very nearly didn't. DEEP STATE PLOT has a new favorite as of 06:39 on Sep 15, 2016 |
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Krispy Kareem posted:U.S. automakers don't make money off small cars so there's no room to discount even with cheaper labor. Small cars are mostly sold to boost CAFE numbers so they can keep selling high margin SUV's and trucks. Why is there a larger margin on bigger vehicles anyway? I have been looking at SUVs and minivans (lol) and the drat price doubles compared to a sedan. I am sure they are more expensive to make but not TWICE as expensive. Is it because less people buy them so they have to inflate the price for that reason? You can get 2 brand new Toyota Yaris' for the price of 1 of Toyota's cheapest minivan or SUV. Why not just increase the prices on the smaller cars a bit and lower the price on the bigger cars a bit?
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