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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago

It was used for insulation. I once went to the filming location for The Hunger Games where Katniss was supposed to live. The location is in North Carolina. The houses are an abandoned mill town and still standing. Many of the houses had similar interiors, but a lot of the newspaper has been torn down over the years.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 days ago (7 children)

That phrase should be added to all comments about him. Kind of like how some people add 'in bed' after reading fortune cookies.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The recycling symbol for plastics was a great bit of marketing for the plastics industry. 'Just buy a new thing and no worries you can just recycle it.'

Future geologists are going to see a marine deposit of plastic and be able to date exactly the age of the rock layer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Reminds me of a story from college when some friends were high out of their minds on various things. They got pulled over for speeding by a cop who appeared to be running beside their car. Turns out they were only going a few MPH and the cop stopped them for driving way too slow. They got arrested for DWI, obviously. No idea if it was true or not, but still a funny story.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Nothing a few well placed traffic cones couldn't solve.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An educated population is the only way we can compete on the world stage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did exactly that. I also have a column for 'do I fit' since I'm quite tall. Every time I show the Excel spreadsheet at dealerships it changes the conversation. They realize it won't be an immediate sale and relax a good bit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You mean like Crowdstrike?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Does his name represent the 5th month of the year or the white egg based food topping?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

And take a lot of people down with them due to lack of herd immunity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Seriously looking at the Polestar 4. They are sort of Volvo but now 100% electric at this point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I used to be a huge Toyota fan. I've been driving a 3rd hand 2011 Nissan Leaf to work as our secondary car for a number of years and an old Prius for longer trips. We really need a new car to replace the Leaf so that I can drive more than 35 miles. Toyota's bullshit statements on electric cars turned me off to ever buy one again. I've been in a search for months and have noticed that traditional manufacturer dealerships just don't care about electric cars for the reasons you state. I've decided to go with companies that have at least 2 released electric cars. That shows a level of choice and commitment.

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