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That would probably save some money on new paint jobs :)

Cars are *expensive*. If I was in the market for a car I’d absolutely buy a Tesla for below market price, eg a model 3 for less than a comparable Corolla. Seems like that very well…

> (and probably China to prevent dumping) But why does the EU even want a manufacturing sector, don’t you all realize that no sane person wants those jobs? I kid, of course. It’s t…

> the list of US trading partners is dominated by less than a dozen trading blocks: EU, Mexico, Canada, ASEAN, China. That's it. ASEAN countries are eager to make a deal. The USMCA…

China has been trying to build up domestic markets for the past several years. With the US imposing high tariffs on Chinese goods it stands to reason that they’re not in a position…

> Also, as an aside, it’s amazing to me the lengths to which people will go simply to avoid changing their habits. I couldn’t agree more on this point. I lost ~110 lbs in a year, e…

I like this punishment — the damage has already been done, now he’s going to pay for it. Of course he isn’t going to have, or ever earn, $1.2B but the court can garnish his wages. …

I've seen a lot of commentary on Walmart over the years FWIW, https://www.mic.com/articles/104994/walmart-workers-have-a-b... https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/walmart-mcdonalds-…

Depends on where you’re going but neither are that bad, depends on where you live specifically in either of those places. The Bronx has higher crime for sure.

I was thinking about something similar the other day — why does anyone besides my family really care if I wear a seatbelt or not? You know what vehicle I see all the time that does…

> But in reality there's a lot of people who see any snake, insect, or arachnid, and respond with "kill it with fire." Did you have a natural (or learned) revulsion for bugs? If so…

I’m almost scared to post this but — have you been in / around public housing in the US? (Genuine not rhetorical) It’s not uncommon for it to be unsafe and destroyed.

Wow. That’s really something. I’m sure at least some of us here recall professors being investigated and fired for not disclosing relationships with China. I’m also guessing none o…

I just logged in to post the same thing — seems odd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enobosarm I’d read some research about this a couple years ago and didn’t remember seeing anything about effects on the cardiovascular system but that…

Maybe tongue in cheek but that’s not exactly accurate — the government auctions off operating bands and the FCC enforces it. Not like we could enter into the space today by buying …

Mark Zuckerberg practices Jiu Jitsu. Anthony Bourdain practiced Jiu Jutsu. Lots of actors and comedians have started practicing Jiu Jitsu. I’m a CTO and I’ve practiced jiu jitsu an…

I was also thinking that now would be a fun time to work at Twitter. It would seemingly be a huge gamble as to whether it is disorganized with constantly shifting priorities or inc…

I assume that he meant they are well educated, skilled and thusly won’t be working for dirt cheap as they’d have better options. He said the problem isn’t with hiring Indians, it i…

A big stopping point for me in making games or more visual things are assets. I’d been thinking I’d like to try making a comic book when I finally get access to DAL-E

I surely can’t be alone in just not picturing myself on a bike… I walk, take public transit, Uber, etc but will often drive myself places a little too far to walk despite the incon…

That’s great to hear! It does seem to be gaining in popularity for anxiety and depression. I really can’t imagine it being as destructive as opiates having known plenty of people w…

Many people still don’t ;). I’m one of the only software engineers I know who gambles on sports or plays cards. Sports gambling has been legal in the UK and other parts of the EU f…

The state taxes casinos and sports books an insane amount on top of regular federal taxes and whatnot. It’s not totally extractive but they are obviously still profitable. The thin…

I’m always curious about using ketamine for situations like this. I’ve found that with medical marijuana you still feel the pain but you just don’t care because you’re stoned, gran…