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The new EV mail trucks are running routes in my area now. Not my route yet but I have seen them within a few miles of my house.

The battery size really surprised me. I can see this working well with 1/3 the battery, but 1000lbs is crazy. The lighter motor and removal of the fuel tank will help a little, but…

So, lie about RSU and Bonus? It seems like base salary would be easy to track, but other benefits would be much harder.

People acclimatize pretty well if you let them. We keep our house at 65F all winter, and set the AC for 85F in the summer and everyone is pretty happy. The payback period on a good…

We just unplugged our vending machine with similar timing.

So, the answer to "when having less information is better" is "when YOU have less information".

Tailored Industries (the factory) says they have over 300 products that are available immediately as white-labeled items at your custom online boutique. I don't know if any of thes…

TI says that they offer custom yarn at their "Flagship" level, with a $20k upfront cost. Not sure how that compares to setting up production overseas. Look at their plan features c…

Semi-serious question: can I send a company a letter that modifies the terms and say that continuing to provide me the service implies consent?

If AI and robotics reach their logical goals then projects like this are about to become more and more important. I don't mind machines taking all of the jobs, as long as all of th…

I really thought a sub post was better than one long one. I never understood the two account thing except for specific situations where you don't want to talk about X with an accou…

Making houses 3 orders of magnitude smaller and cheaper isn't very popular. But I get your sentiment.

I had a 2004 WRC that we replaced with the IONIQ 6. The Hyundai is a great upgrade, and let us keep AWD. We could get by with less range on that car, but for now we just take the t…

I didn't want to say it in my original post because I don't want to offend anyone, but "Most pickups are gender affirming care".

I don't think people who can meet there needs with public transit are the target market of many car manufacturers. Most truck miles are driving to work and the store. Your use case…

Cost is a concern, and there will be a cost penalty at purchase time for a while. That will impact some people, but there is still a big market for expensive trucks.

I live in a two car household, and I need one vehicle that is comfortable on long trips, and one to handle truck jobs like hauling brush, firewood, oversized items and 3 bikes. My …

Electric pickup trucks are hard, mostly because they need to fill an imaginary, or aspirational use case. More than 99% of the pickup truck miles in the US could be filled by an el…

Credit unions, or small banks are likely to be helpful in some situations. When building our house 8 years ago we had a lot of trouble getting the construction loan mostly because …

The US has clear regulations on headlights that limit the number of Watts. That worked when everyone had halogen bulbs, but doesn't fit with LEDs.

My solar install is scheduled for December. Even if it ends up missing the cutoff for a tax break I still think it’s the right thing to do. The combination of investing in green en…

I spent some time in Germany last year and I couldn't believe that the chemical name is somehow different between Europe and the US.

This is true in so many places. Once a week I get mad at Swagger for this. Why can't I select the endpoint URL?!? Why do I have to retype it when I am trying to discuss it with our…

We are experimenting with our daughter this year: Our school system offers advanced math via their remote learning system. This means that during math class, my kid will take onlin…

One thing that helps to counter this somewhat is that if your paper is proven to be wrong, the journal can force a retraction. A retraction isn't exactly career ending, but it is a…