[-] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I got a whole ass-toolkit in my car, I could theoretically take the whole thing apart with what I got (putting it back together though ehhhhhhh)

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The Livewire One. I figure it's the motorcycle equivalent of buying the flagship smartphone from a couple years ago. The second-gen LWs have come out but none of them have as good range or acceleration because one of the lessons they learned was that the electric moto market doesnt have much of a stomach for a 30k premium bike, but by now the price has been cut to nearly half of what it was originally introduced at and it's a really good deal at 16.5k (with taxes, title, and fees you're looking at more like 20k new, still decent cuz the equivalent Zero starts at 20k and goes up to 24k out the door, but if you can get a used one in good shape at around 10-11k that's probably the best electric moto deal on the market right now).

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Depending on your financial situation you might be able to solve the first two things with one of those modern weight loss drugs, a bunch of my family are on them and they say they give them a ton of energy.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

Rode my motorcycle in short sleeves today for like three hours, I don't recommend it now I've got both wind and sun burns on my forearms.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The test knocked every other motorcycle I was considering buying completely out of the running, it was so good.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

just test rode an electric motorcycle. holy shit experiencing pure SPEED like that is almost a religious experience. There's no vibrations, no shifting, no delay, no smell and the only sound is the futuristic "whirrrrrrrr" and the wind in your face.

e-bikes offer a similar type of fun to be sure, but under and over 25 mph are two totally different worlds.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

My dog let me pick her up and bear hug her this morning. She's so fluffy!

(not for very long mind you, but a couple seconds is all I need)

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

Same. I won't go into details because FUCK but we live in such an evil world and it gets to me sometimes.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

I've pretty much 100% confirmed that I have sleep apnea but I can't do anything about it until I get health insurance again.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

If Elon wasn't publically fueding with Trump he would be a natural fit given his brand. Imagine a Starlink Weather Service where you need to have an overpriced subscription to unreliable slow internet (that doubles as a cat bed) in order to get up to date weather data.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Something I want to tack on to your analysis here is that the premise that the person you're quoting is working from wrong, at least according to Tim Cook, the primary draw of Chinese manufacturing hasn't been low labor costs for a long time, their main draw is their highly skilled workforce.

Moving manufacturing to America wouldn't increase prices as much as people generally think, the most expensive part of the transition would be training Americans to do the job.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago

this is a strategy so dumb it wouldn't even work in hoi4

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