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infernal machines posted:"popular in detroit" may not be the most effective slogan they do tend to buy cars that nobody else does, I saw a lot of those Cadillac ev's here too
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Jonah Galtberg posted:most "holy gently caress this is the most hilarious thread of all time" threads are terrible but zaurgthread is something else "Hey guys I'm struggling to keep my head above water and constantly make dumb decisions, should I buy crypto currency?" "No, definitely do not do that." quote:I put $3113 USD into cryptocurrency gambling, all via credit card. I started with $250 and originally planned on just doing $250 a month over the course of 4 months for a total of a $1k gamble, but it fairly quickly turned into $3113. At one point I was up (on paper) a good %. This morning during the lowest point I dipped into the negatives. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3827922&userid=50446&perpage=40&pagenumber=6#post480906389
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iospace posted:I've seen a few here in Milwaukee. i've heard before that old rationale for not expanding congress is that they've run out of space in the congressional office building
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Marijuana posted:i've heard before that old rationale for not expanding congress is that they've run out of space in the congressional office building Which is a load of poo poo. Before it was "There's not enough room in the chambers", which got quickly shotdown by the fact that they can fit both the senate and the house in there at the same time for State of the Union addresses. The real reason is it would threaten a lot of secure seats.
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Marijuana posted:i've heard before that old rationale for not expanding congress is that they've run out of space in the congressional office building they did run out and built a congress subway between the capital building and their offices
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:they do tend to buy cars that nobody else does, I saw a lot of those Cadillac ev's here too I'm assuming it's employee/affiliate/former employee/family deals keeping FCA afloat at this point.
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FAUXTON posted:I'm assuming it's employee/affiliate/former employee/family deals keeping FCA afloat at this point. every Charger/grand Cherokee owner on the road in SE Michigan drives like massive cunts and the corporate culture at FCA is toxic as gently caress and full of shitheads so this is also what we determined
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iospace posted:The Senate was designed to allow smaller states to have more power. The House was the opposite, designed to give bigger states more power. The real problem is the House has not expanded in well over a century, so it no longer accurately represents larger states. Though the constitution is bad at this point anyway so gently caress it all. well yeah, the senate was designed when there were gonna be like thirteen states instead of 3x that many, and the most populous state only had like 12x the population of the least instead of 66x (fun fact: Wyoming, which has a house and two senate seats, has fewer people than dc, which has neither)
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Sep 6, 2018 17:09
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:every Charger/grand Cherokee owner on the road in SE Michigan drives like massive cunts and the corporate culture at FCA is toxic as gently caress and full of shitheads so this is also what we determined they're assholes over here on the west side too op.
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Sep 6, 2018 17:11
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Cocoa Crispies posted:(fun fact: Wyoming, which has a house and two senate seats, has fewer people than dc, which has neither) las angeles could house almost the entire population of wyoming using only its hotel rooms
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Cocoa Crispies posted:well yeah, the senate was designed when there were gonna be like thirteen states instead of 3x that many, and the most populous state only had like 12x the population of the least instead of 66x  If you look at the majority skintone of the residents the reason for this will become immediately apparent.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:well yeah, the senate was designed when there were gonna be like thirteen states instead of 3x that many, and the most populous state only had like 12x the population of the least instead of 66x it was also conceived of about a century before urbanization really started taking off
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Twerk from Home posted:Chevy Bolt, but it's a lame subcompact car that Americans will never buy. I have the Volt, which is kinda like the Bolt v0.8 i guess (55mi all electric with range extender engine for 350mi+ that stays off until needed) and I love the thing otoh im not infected by the MUST HAVE PICKUP TRUCK disease
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that said when the gas engine comes on you are drat well aware its on because the car suddenly becomes a laggardly piece of poo poo Not a problem most of the time but hoooo buddy is that tiny little engine struggling
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Ciaphas posted:that said when the gas engine comes on you are drat well aware its on because the car suddenly becomes a laggardly piece of poo poo oh, that actually moves the car when it comes on? i'd always just assumed it was meant to charge the battery.
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President Beep posted:oh, that actually moves the car when it comes on? i'd always just assumed it was meant to charge the battery. the volt's just a prius with wall-charging and a bigger battery submit reply
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Cocoa Crispies posted:submit reply No dont.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:the volt's just a prius with wall-charging and a bigger battery iirc the Prius ICE is on at all times right? the volt only comes on when the battery is out or fuel needs burning (I’ve been on the same tank for almost a year and it’s going stale lol)
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Ciaphas posted:iirc the Prius ICE is on at all times right? the volt only comes on when the battery is out or fuel needs burning (I’ve been on the same tank for almost a year and it’s going stale lol) nah, by like '09 the Prius could go a mile or so and up to like 40 mph on the electrics only
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- I wonder if he loses standing because he benefitted from Muskie tanking the stock rather than taking losses - Tesla fanboys are willfully ignorant that there's a legal definition for "secured funding", I watched people on Slashdot link the legal definition and still have the TSLA koolaid drinkers saying "wrong, there are many definitions of funding secured"
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i'll never understand the mindset of a billionaire defender
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mewse posted:- I wonder if he loses standing because he benefitted from Muskie tanking the stock rather than taking losses this is a common problem tbh. legal definitions are generally much more specific than dictionary definitions, and people just assume the latter is the correct one.
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here's the complaint: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dml9bxz4rohzzbo/Left%20v.%20Tesla%2018-05463.pdf?dl=0 seems pretty straightforward to me. he said something material when he knew it wasn't true, stock price changed, it's his fault.
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Marijuana posted:i'll never understand the mindset of a billionaire defender "mmmm I just love the taste of boot"
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Marijuana posted:i'll never understand the mindset of a billionaire defender Because the GOP has convinced wide swathes of the US that they're "temporarily embarrassed millionaires", and that they'll make it big some day, thus taxes on the wealthy are bad. Because money is power, and people want to be powerful, and they look at that person and go "That will be me some day." Reality is none of those people are going to find that golden ticket, ever.
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In short, Death to capitalism.
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iospace posted:In short,
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Also this, but capitalism is a world-wide plague.
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Marijuana posted:i'll never understand the mindset of a billionaire defender usually it's people who stand to benefit Lil Muskys tho don't even have that reason
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fishmech posted:usually it's people who stand to benefit Ah, but idolizing the muskman strokes their egos. The bazingas bask in his reflected epicness.
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mewse posted:- I wonder if he loses standing because he benefitted from Muskie tanking the stock rather than taking losses not sure about this particular plaintiff, but certainly some short sellers will have lost money on margin calls and options that expired during the brief uptick the stock enjoyed after the tweet, even though it's down now
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folks, "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" was a put down directed at middle-class communists. 
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fishmech posted:usually it's people who stand to benefit muskrats just love that musk mmm mmm makes em hungry just thinkin about it
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Ciaphas posted:iirc the Prius ICE is on at all times right? the volt only comes on when the battery is out or fuel needs burning (I’ve been on the same tank for almost a year and it’s going stale lol) nah the prius and the insight (honda's version) both kill the ice, though the insight's will turn on if you let off the brake. the prius will actually drive a little bit before the ice turns back on, or will just stay in ev mode if you're putting through a parking lot at 10 miles an hour also, iospace posted:In short,
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Marijuana posted:folks, "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" was a put down directed at middle-class communists. what. no it wasnt
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Zamujasa posted:nah the prius and the insight (honda's version) both kill the ice, though the insight's will turn on if you let off the brake. the prius will actually drive a little bit before the ice turns back on, or will just stay in ev mode if you're putting through a parking lot at 10 miles an hour Yup. The EU mandated all cars, at least, be mild hybrids by a certain point. Really all that entails is that there's an electric motor to help with acceleration (and hills). It's not as powerful as a Prius's motor, buuuuuuuut that assistance is enough to reduce emissions a lot because acceleration is where the gas engine works the hardest. It also acts as the car's starter, which is much more durable than a traditional starter when having to turn on and off again at a stoplight like a lot of cars these days.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:the corporate culture at FCA is toxic as gently caress and full of shitheads so this is also what we determined chrysler is an insane hell company who thinks way too highly of themselves and everyone there loves the smell of their own farts
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Cat Face Joe posted:chrysler is an insane hell company who thinks way too highly of themselves and everyone there loves the smell of their own farts I mean, they do own Ferrari, so it checks out.
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