If true, this is where tariffs can be a useful tool. Slap an 8% tariff on Chinese made cars to even the playing field and let them all compete on their own merits

Starship/superheavy is amazing technology that I’ve been excited to follow.

But it doesn’t make any sense in today’s space market. If Falcon already carries 80% of the worlds launches, based on mass to orbit, what use is something designed for 10x that?

It only makes sense along with increasing the space market 10x, and the more the better. It would never get off the ground without the guaranteed Starlink launches, the promise of more than all other satellites combined, but that’s not enough to justify the program. A continuous presence somewhere beyond earth orbit is practically required, to expand the space market enough

Does it really matter whether it’s a lunar base or a mars base? Either way is made possible by Starship, but also either way is necessary for the ambitions of the Starship program

Anyone try Rancher? Is that still a thing? When I looked into k8s a few years back, Ranchers was highly recommended to simplify managing k8s if you couldn’t automate. Supposedly friendly and free.

Tesla always had “light show” as a fun gimmick. It’s one of the first things you show friends and family.

There’s a few canned versions but apparently you can create your own on usb stick. Supposedly it was an outgrowth of qa, so it includes things like windows and trunk opening and closing, side mirrors folding and unfolding, all timed to music, etc. Even before the active matrix headlights were approved for regular use, one of the canned light shows used them to spell out “Tesla” on whatever is in front of you.

A recent update mentioned new light shows and a way to synchronize. I can certainly imagine a Tesla club having great fun with this

One of the articles on this topic claimed wages were 8% of the cost of a truck, when made in us. So all this bitching and moaning about how it’s all the fault of workers wanting livable wages, the difference is under 8% of the overall cost.

Somehow prices seem double, so clearly it’s not based on the 8%

Wow, that’s any tough question that probably you’re the best to answer over random lemmings.

But I’ll play. My thoughts as someone who has never been limited like that are …… its the preparation more than the cooking

• electric can opener if you don’t already. My first thought is how do you open those cans one handed.
• rice cooker is dump in two ingredients and forget it until dinner. It’s like 15 minutes so you can be making the rest of dinner in the meanwhile
• knives are tough. Someone suggested a mandolin but mine is clearly two handed operation. Perhaps one of those larger ones built into a bowl? I guess you want something that is secure in the counter
• mini food processor/chopper. I always found the full sized ones Overly complex for most tasks, but the mini ones are great. Single button, parts go in the dishwasher.
• one skillet meals. They seem easier to me, but even if not, your selection of meals is probably important. Internet can help with recipes if you can think of a search term
• mini potatoes. I can’t stand instant potatoes, but can understand it’s a hassle to peel and cut. Mini potatoes, or generally cooking baked potatoes, are great with less prep work
• my far out thought of the day: glass top stoves suck. I transitioned from gas to induction last year, and it’s nicer in several ways. But now I can’t stir or mix without holding the pan to keep it from sliding around

My understanding was that many farm workers were entirely legal under temporary work programs. Farmers need a flood of additional workers during harvest, that they can’t afford year round, and people in lower income countries can benefit from a month or two of higher pay.

That’s one of the things that seem missing from this conversation. What parts of it work or don’t work? Wouldn’t it have been much cheaper, easier, respect human rights and the law to adjust that where necessary? (But probably needs to include consequences for companies)

How is that program doing? Still allowed? How do farmers expect to handle the work? Are people being terrorized by ice into not participating because they can expect inhumane treatment based on the color of their skin?

This sort of anecdote is important, because it’s too easy to claim that working for your family is an exception, or that kids should be able to help out with the family business.

The most dangerous time. When all the ghouls can do whatever they want under the guise of “mango is still in charge”. At least when the sofa king steps in, there’ll be one person to blame for evil policies

At her age that would be a life sentence.

If the actual crime was driving when she’s no longer capable, then killing people, any justice needs to start with no longer driving. Plus, aren’t the people not taking her license also complicit with letting her drive when she’s is no longer capable?

there’s precedent with Gif.

That was always my dream if I lived more rurally. Imagine having a garage so big that you could work on several cars all the time!

As it turns out I found more interesting things to build and fix, so my peak “car guy” was like 17 and I never did anything more complex than replace brakes and springs

Not without feathers but a bird is a bird

You could argue this is where I am now, in the us, in an inner suburb of a major city

• I can walk to shops, restaurants, trains, and do most weekends
• I could walk to a grocery but I usually drive so I can carry, especially when my kids are home from college
• I’m part time work from home
• I’m on the edge where single family zoning starts.
• but no one I know lives in the city anymore
• but my job is no longer downtown nor walkable

I would really miss all the suburban niceties like a deck, grill, basement, garage and driveway, my own spot of land, a house.

I don’t drive very much anymore but it’s an EV. However a lot of that is between online shopping and part time work from home I’ve really cut back on routine drives, so my percentage of longer trips to car usage is higher

EDIT: on the other hand a lot of it is attitude. Especially with discussions over why some people never clear snow from their sidewalks, it’s very clear that even here many people don’t see walking as an option for anything. There’s no reason to clear the sidewalks in winter because the idea that people may want to walk is just so alien

All of the above, depending on exact conditions

• when I was entirely without a car, I just walked. I was single so carrying groceries usually worked ok. As a first Thanksgiving when I got married I Walked to the grocery like 5 times for all the stiff we needed and didn’t think of ahead of time
• I saw plenty of people with carts and tried that a few times
• I briefly tried delivery
• I saw people using taxis - I didn’t realize at the time but many of them compromised by walking to and taxiing back
• I have usually had a car though, even if groceries was my only weekly trip (plus occasional needs)

Actually now that I live in an urban suburb, I could do a lot without a car but carrying groceries is not worth the fight to find an alternate way

YMMV but if you look around online you’ll see much higher overall costs are more typical and more importantly most people greatly underestimate them

A roasted bird? Why not? Y’all are making assumptions that this is a chicken and the peasant a small farmer but why not a traveling mime trapping pigeons from the square?

This is an argument that it’s morally fair to be chickenarian

Yeah, this is such a shame: we could have been at like 13 planets by now!