I drive to Chicago from Mpls maybe twice every 3 months. Essentially 400 mi.

ABRT shows an EV makes a 6:30 drive over 8hr, almost 25% longer.

I even tried to rent an EV (Genesis GV60 from Avis, that was a clusterfuck) for a run last year and ended up just driving some shitty jeep because when I showed up they'd forgotten to plug the GV60 in and if I waited I'd have missed my meeting in Chicago.

That and I test drove a Volvo PHEV and a) it was kind of a shit ride, b) it has a 35-40 mi elec range* at best, c) despite them explaining when the electric would kick in, when I drove it around for 20 mins, IT NEVER DID...so what the fuck? Why would I pay for 2x powertrains and double the maintenance to (basically) drive an under-engined, overweight car?

*which sales admitted during MN winter coldest months would be more like 20-30 tops...I couldn't even GET TO WORK on that.

Look, I absolutely think eventually EVs will dominate. Right now they're for people who functionally could probably get by with a golf cart instead, virtue signalers, and religious zealots.

I think it's rsilvergun likes to lurk as AC
If you look, almost every one of my posts has this shit attached to it. Even if it isn't faintly political.

I have two sons and I can guarantee that "the system isn't skewed against you, look your older brother isn't a failure like you are" wouldn't exactly hit the way you probably intend.

There's some responsibility of the loss of life on any government agency that allowed for habitable structures in a flood plain.

The camp was in a known flood zone. That entire area is a flood zone. They petitioned the government to remove their camp from the flood zone so they could build more buildings in the flood zone.

The commissioners in Kerr County asked Texas to get the money to upgrade and improve the early warning system for this area. Every time Texas couldn't find the money. As one commissioner said in 2016:

In addition, some of the county commissioners voted against upgrading the system.

My dad knew someone who was on a few medications and regularly watched the Fox tabloid. The guy seemed always upset/concerned/whatever. My dad told him to stop watching the tabloid.

A few months later the two were talking and the guy had stopped taking most of his meds (except the one or two he needed) and he felt much more relax. Less stressed.

When your goal is to "engage" people, whatever it takes is the rule. Stir the pot. Get people riled up.

Why allow both fuel switches to be shut off at this point?

Fire? From my perspecitve (non-technical, non-aeornautical) you should not want something like this to be locked down. You should always allow for something unexpected to occur which would necessitate moving these switches in all circumstances. Locking them down would seem to deprive the pilot/co-pilot the ability to react to a situation.

One of the reasons The Bear is such a great show is because it pretty accurately represents a lot of the struggles restaurants, that are trying to be excellent, go through to give their diners a great experience. I won't post spoilers, but there are a few notable examples from this season that I can think of.

It should also be noted that the cast of the show were all trained in culinary arts to some degree for the show, and a few of the cast members are actual professional chefs and/or restaurateurs.

When I read "Unreasonable Hospitality" by Will Guidara, I could see a lot of the principles and ideas implemented in the show, and at some of the restaurants I have visited, including Eleven Madison Park (both pre and post vegan), which Will was instrumental in turning into a world class restaurant.

And really, that's all these restaurants are doing - trying to elevate the experience they can offer above and beyond the food, because, to be candid, Michelin has given out too many stars in the Bay Area, and there are too many restaurants competing at that level. In my opinion, a city should have no more than one Michelin-starred restaurant per million residents. Last year, Michelin handed out new stars to TEN, count 'em, TEN restaurants in California, and now there are 85 starred restaurants in the state, concentrated in the LA and Bay areas.

Just within the San Francisco city limits, there are 28 Michelin starred restaurants, and 50 in the Bay Area - a total of 5 for every million residents of the SF-SJ-Oakland CSA. It's a little ridiculous.

The whole point of the Michelin Star is that it's supposed to be hard to get, and set you apart from the rest of the crowd. It loses its meaning when they will throw one into your car if you drive around San Fran with your window down for too long.

Sorry, but a restaurant still has no business checking my social media.

They want to see if you're a dick or annoying or a whiner or anything else which might interfere with their restaurant ambiance.

Would you want someone who posts how often they get drunk at restaurants at a place which charges $500/meal?

But as the article also relates, they want to tailor your experience with them. If they see you've announced you're on a diet, they won't suggest the high fat stuff but instead something they think might be more appropriate based on your postings. Or maybe you mentioned how you would like to try XYZ, but never had the chance. Guess who will give you that chance.

For places like this, it's all about personal service and making sure your stay is comfortable.

To say nothing of the the 2000+ cases of people stripping out their large intestines with ivermectin who now have to have colostomy bags.

According to FDA and CDC data, the covid 19 vaccine killed over 4800 people

No, it didn't. Not even close. As of 2023, there were 9 confirmed deaths related to the vaccine itself, and those were only related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

That fake number you pulled out of your ass was debunked years ago.

and had 380k adverse reactions,

Once again, stating things which are not true. The VAERS database lists any reaction of any kind after taking medicine, REGARDLESS if there is any casual link. If I take Advil then get a rash three days later, did Advil cause it or it is poison ivy?

Pointing to a conspiracy site does not help your cause.

... Are the modern equivalent of medieval indulgences "pay me money and you can go ahead and keep sinning".

And just as likely to be effective in a) stopping sinning an/or b) making you innocent.

Haven't you complained repeatedly about shit-wage jobs and Amazon as a soulless employer?

What do you think will compel them to meaningfully pay more and treat workers better than throttling away their legions of low wage no-questions-really-asked workers?

Maybe Amazon (and their ancestors in big box retail) will even start costing more and spur a renaissance in local retail? Yeah I know that's getting into fantasy...

No, the H1-B program has not changed this year under Trump. The number of new visas issued annually remains capped at 65,000, plus an additional 20,000 for people with a masterâ(TM)s degree or higher.

Under Trump's first term, there was increased scrutiny and stricter enforcement on H1-B, leading to higher denial rates (24% vs. 6%) and more requests for evidence. Much of that was overturned in the courts, and the denial rate is back to normal.

Prior to 2004, H1-B numbers were legislatively higher (195,000).

I'm an ICE user, who just bought a new car and after carefully considering an ev or hybrid, chose ICE again because of a long litany of EV shortcomings for my context.
Nevertheless this range accomplishment is great news. I think that's really great.

Is it constructive to immediately assume anyone who disagrees with you is a zealot? Do you think that's convincing anyone to be more open minded?