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I used to work with a Michael Hunt and in grad school knew a Richard Head.3 points
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Comfort food to this international citizen is the following: Japanese Katsu in all protein versions, Korean BBQ, German Schnitzel, Italian Pasta, French Buttery mashed potatoes, Any sauce made from the 5 french sauces: The Five Mother Sauces of French Cuisine, Greek food, Chinese stir fry, Just about anything Rice based from the Asian rim. I could go on, but now I am hungry and time for a late dinner. 😛3 points
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Winter fun!2 points
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It is a two edged sword, modern cars are hugely complex People are actually driving them more, as newer cars have become more complex and more difficult to repair. Gravy meal team six is a thing... I keep a large stock on hand in my woodworking shop. Should be an interesting test of the incoming administration.2 points
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Mostly the Italian and Greek food. Beyond American food and some seafood, that is mostly what I eat when going out to eat. Of the others, French food isn't something you run into often, even though it can be stratospherically good. Also, a satisfying (Cantonese) Chinese or Japanese meal is sometimes a much needed change of pace.2 points
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Do me a favor. Pick up some N95s just to have. This new bird flu. The timeline of cases is eerily similar to the start of Covid. First a case in Vancouver. Now 60 cases in California. A case in Louisiana. Lions and tigers in an animal sanctuary dropping dead. It’s clearly made the jump to mammals. All 50 states have chicken farms vastly infected. It has a higher mortality rate than covid.2 points
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Of all of the bad automotive ideas, this ranks near the top.1 point
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This goes for the Toyota Hydrogen is better than EV approach, such a complex high compression engine solution that I cannot see it being better than an EV.1 point
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“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology.” - E.O. Wilson1 point
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Evidently Germany is having trouble with its rail system...1 point
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Love the "sled" and, in this case, I do mean sled. However, I wouldn't want to sacrifice a sweet 1979 Bonneville Brougham sedan, probably with a smooth running small block Pontiac 301 (4.9L) V8, on a tree for that kind of fun. Not only that, it would remind me of Sonny Bono, which I always get reminded of in the Sonny Bono concourse at the Palm Springs Airport. RIP Sonny Bono.1 point
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I can appreciate that...but I have eaten at a lot of food markets that were less than stellar. Would trust this clean restaurant more than a bunch of others. But I dig your point...1 point
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See my post in Random Thoughts, the complexity of modern ICE vehicles will create major problems for them moving forward.1 point
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The testing of all the new production Solid State battery lines is showing that the next generation of EV batteries should last two plus decades with 372 miles to 621 miles of range. Honda Solid state battery is rated at 750 km which is 466 miles and LG / Samsung has stated that their solid state battery will come in a wide range of sizes from 600 km to 1000 km so at this point, if you have a battery pack good for 621 miles of range or 1000 km, that is pretty much a solid day of road trip with charging at DC that evening or a level 2 over night at the hotel. Pretty much makes range anxiety a thing of the past. Course I am consistently averaging 300 to 320 miles of range on my EV9 and as @Drew Dowdell pointed out even after 12 years on the high side at 265 miles, plenty for local driving. I feel this is no different than the drop off in performance from an ICE auto in regard to HP/Torque except that EVs tend to not lose the HP/Torque like an ICE auto does while consuming more gas. Instead, you're just looking at battery degradation. Good read on EV Motors: Electric Vehicle Motor Lifespan: How Long Does It Last? — PRIMECOMTECH Pretty much, EVs I feel will outlast ICE autos.1 point
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My issue with the Train restaurant is the exposure to flying bacteria from others onto your food and drink. When the pandemic hit, my wife and I still wanted to keep our family traditions going with mundo making, holiday cookie making, etc. As such, we looked for ways to ensure people could attend and participate and keep everyone healthy and safe. What I realized is how much spittle comes out of one's mouth when talking. As such, the amount of mouth bacteria that comes out onto food makes me no longer go out to eat. I have petitioned our local health department to make these types of masks a requirement as it does not make it hard to breath, but it does make it much safer for food handling. Course while this is the new standard in the asian rim for food handling, here in backwards America, people are selfish and cannot even bother to test to see the visual facts of how much comes out of ones mouth. I do challange everyone if you want to see how much natural spittle comes out of ones mouth, wear one of these while talking with your family / friends and see the evidence. As cool as the train delivery thing is, I would have to pass on this as a not very clean experience of food and drink.
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I saw that video..reminds me a lot of backwoods eastern Ohio driving when I was a lot younger...I had a buddy in college w/ a silver w/ red interior and top '78 Bonneville, we used to hoon around on backwoods backroads in the winter in it.. I recall eating at a sushi restaurant w/ a track w/ flat bed train cars with varieties of sushi going round and round...1 point
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Not "local" by any stretch of the imagination! It appears to be expensive. Maybe every now and then. Comments point to others like this in the U.S., most of which are no longer around. While I like trains, I love urban transit rail systems that have heavy rail as opposed to light rail.1 point
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I want to eat here1 point
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Teslas are overpriced junk....1 point
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Swing baby swing... Swing baby swing...1 point
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I am really thinking an EV might be my next car.1 point
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I think "comfort food" is just an embellishment for what MAGAs eat.1 point
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Legitimate (laptop) safe This one fits a good sized laptop.
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This is so true. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/12/11/the-rise-of-the-lazy-overachiever-why-your-best-employees-are-working-less-and-winning-more/1 point
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Lamborghini is entering the EV space and how best to give the world the best EV sports car than to benchmark the current best mass produced EV that has something no one else has. E-shift, THE SIMULATED electric shifting EV. https://carbuzz.com/video-lamborghini-caught-benchmarking-hyundai-ioniq-5-n/1 point
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A commonly held perception about lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrids may not be true according to a Stanford University study that shows the batteries lasting longer than earlier lab tests had shown. In a paper published on December 9th, researchers from the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory monitored differences in battery health when the batteries were subjected to two types of battery charge and discharge cycled. The most commonly used method of lab testing batteries involves charging and discharging the batteries using a constant current. Another more involved test, called Dynamic Cycling, mimics real-world activity more closely with surges in use followed by rest and regeneration cycles. The researchers found that the batteries subjected to the dynamic cycle test fared better in in health metrics such as the degradation of electrodes and lithium. The team tested four charge-discharge patterns to 92 sample batteries over two years and found that the closer to real world use the pattern was, the better the health results of the battery at the end of the test with up to a 40 percent improvement over the standard test. The results were unexpected because the researchers thought rapid changes in charge-discharge in the dynamic cycling test would cause faster degradation of the battery components. Fear of expensive battery replacement costs had impacted the adoption of electric vehicles despite the likelihood that they will last 12 years or more.1 point -
Even though some degradation is expected, with ranges as high as they are getting these days, it's not really going to affect your day-to-day life if you're charging at home each night. A newer EV with a 320 mile range from the factory will still get 265 miles of range if the battery degrades to 80% after 12 years. That's still a longer range than some base model Tesla Model-3s1 point
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This is awesome news showing that the R&D into EVs is far stronger and better than ICE supporters have stated. 12yrs for a battery pack is on par with the life of an ICE engine. That stated, it would imply to me that like any auto, ice or EV, if taken care of they will last a much longer time than many expect.1 point
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Make me question holding onto old auto's when you see how poorly they are made from a Safety standpoint.1 point
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