[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I hope they clog those arties and give toronto a heart attack until they are forced to put in a triple bypass (more bike lanes).

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It would be interesting to break down exactly why they have higher rates. It could be:

  • over reliance on it's automated systems (but FSD is only enabled on a small percentage of cars)
  • safety design flaws (but it has a high safety rating by third parties)
  • Unconventional UX decisions (steering yoke, giant displays with no physical buttons etc)
  • novel behaviour of electric vehicles such as the fact users less familar with it's acceleration behaviour and lack of gear shifts, the increased weight or one pedal driving. (but why aren't other EVs up there)
  • The politicized nature of Tesla attracting more risky customers. (but is that really worse than the type of people buying ferraris and other performance cars?)

The article points to the first point, and that certainly seems plausible, but they don't really provide any evidence to support that.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

the truth is often boring, but thanks

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago

I find it funny that apparently conspiracy theorist directly translated from german is "very wrong theorist"

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Funnily enough, Sinclair is a common name that came from Saint Clair.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Love radiates from the image, making you irradiated with love.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Barring any global events probably. I am quite fortunate.

To start with me and my wife are both sw engineers.

I earn some nice big company stock, from when I started to 5 years later it's 10x'd. I was a few years late to really hit jackpot but I still made a lot and will hopefully continue to gain. My company also matches the first 6% of my rrsp (a 401k for canadains) and I contribute 8%. I also have a maxed tfsa.

I am a pretty aggressive budgeter so I make sure we spend below our means and build uo other savings as well.

There's a bit of a "problem" at my company where many of the senior staff basically have blank cheques because only they understand the overall architecture. I hope to also end up in this position. I knew a guy that worked 2 half days a week for at least 2x my salary with vacation time to boot. All he did was answer questions for a few hours then go home.

I bought a house during a panic price drop in 2020 got a really cheap price and then sold it for a huge profit and bought a run down duplex that is a bad investment property but a good place to live for my polycule (in a super walkable neighborhood to boot!). I plan to die in This house. I got what will probably be an all time low interest rate of 1.7% and have been paying it off faster than necessary. When it renews next year at 4-5% I will hopefully keep the same monthly. If my monthly doesn't grow above that then I'll be pretty on track to have it paid off before I turn 45, giving me more money to save and also lowering the amount I need a month.

If interest rates go down or me/wife gets some nice promotions or my company stock does another big climb then kids might even be on the table.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 176 points 2 months ago

realistically your only hurting the person that lives there next. Even when it eventually becomes too big a problem to ignore that'll prompt the landlord to hastily cover it up and sell it. And you are also hurting the city pipes as well which costs everyone money.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 232 points 3 months ago

Funny but 400 posts with #TrumpIsACoward and 16500 with #Trump2024 . It really just shows how unpopular truth social is more than anything.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 221 points 4 months ago

Do flat earthers think

No

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 132 points 4 months ago

I find it very funny that the supposedly more human pic is in fact a fake.

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