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Comment #30163915
The ease is in moving between measurements. How many feet are in 102.3 inches? Sure I can do the math to calculate it in my head and take a few seconds. How many meters are in 240c…
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Comment #30155721
new idea: subHN, subreddits but fore HN
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Comment #30155648
I'm guessing that the parent has a physical key and the fob won't let them lock it. My '05 Nissan Altima let me start the engine with a physical key, and then lock the car with the…
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Comment #30155519
There are a few American suburbs that are well-walkable and still support automobile transport. They're just not engineered to _only_ support automotive transport. We've had them, …
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Comment #30155504
I don't know about which city or urban environment, but my downtown area (largest city in our state), isn't crime ridden, has no smog, sure there's likely more pollution, but with …
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Comment #30155433
> Unaffordable for the City Isn't this the city that gave a few hundred million away from it's earmarked infrastructure and maintenance budge to the police department over the past…
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Comment #30153185
I love mine, and refused to trade it for the Subie. Unfortunately, the transmission is leaking, and the engine burns oil pretty excessively. Plan is to swap the engine and transmis…
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Comment #30151443
Most pedestrian crash tests are at low enough speed that there isn't visible energy absorption, plus most dummies aren't equivalent to most human scales. They tend to be modeled af…
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Comment #30151240
While not under $20k, the Subaru Impreza and Crosstrek are currently offered with a stick shift on the base trim, and for the Impreza Sport ($23k) it's offered standard with a stic…
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Comment #30151150
Front bumpers of most cars/truck are generally plastic and can at least absorb energy of an impact with a pedestrian (albeit the hood is often near neck high and can snap their nec…
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Comment #30151019
I bought a 2022 Subaru Impreza Sport Hatchback last year in September. 5 Speed Manual Transmission Heated Seats Cruise Control SXM Radio All-wheel drive No turbo to consume oil, no…
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Comment #30150874
You don't have to have a VR headset or hardware in order to join people in VR chat. I've joined friends using a standard monitor with a keyboard and mouse. Of course the name doesn…
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Comment #30150819
I remember the research being done on Ivermectin and found that the reasons a de-wormer helps fighting against Covid was due in part that many of the places that the study was perf…
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Comment #30107957
New Pixel data transfer? Plugged in iPhone with the supplied USB-C -> A adapter, and all my contacts, photos, calendar data, etc. migrated to the new phone. Took less time than my …
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Comment #30103449
> People don't get spoiled or poisoned products. I'm quite sure that this still happens only to lesser extents. Compare European food regulations to U.S. food regulations. American…
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Comment #30103376
The unbanked Americans are people who either are unable to open an account, or have been denied opening accounts. To cash their checks, keep their income, etc..., they have to pay …
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Comment #30103288
Missouri resident here. DOR (Department of Revenue is also the DMV in Missouri) wait times while long recently, haven't been anywhere as terrible as everyone makes it out to be. Ap…
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Comment #30093028
> Other similar apps My first assumption by the subtitle was the 'SFW Fan-Creator Platform' essentially a SFW variant of OnlyFans. In which case, OnlyFans was able to function with…
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Comment #30092980
Block chrome too, redirect to Firefox.
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Comment #30092291
Space Grey
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Comment #30092216
> Always the very rich people with iPhone 13 Max .... Funnily enough, I can name numerous people who use iPhone 13 Pros/Pro Maxes, just bought this past year and are certainly maki…
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Comment #30091928
I carry my backpack or have a jacket on me at almost all times, and having the headphone cable holes in each has prevented this from happening anywhere as often as it used to. Plus…
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Comment #30088662
Windows first, because Microsoft wants their OS to not give any lime-light to Linux or alternative OS's.
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Comment #30088496
A national ID could be issued not through the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) or other similar bureaucracies in whichever state you live in, but through the Post office. Every c…
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Comment #30088461
> living under the identity of someone else Quite sure most people, the vast majority of people would rather this be tightened up just for the fact that they don't want to have oth…