i love living in a sci-fi dystopia

Budley Doright

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I currently own a F250 4x4 (long bed) that I bought new and am the only owner. It just hit 100,000 miles and still drives like new. it actually rides better with a load in the back. It has the best feature you can have on a truck.....the pink slip
Same with both my 3/4 ton diesels. Ride is way better with the camper in the back. My present one is a 2007 chev 2500 with 60,000 miles. I put about 3000 miles a year on it lol. My company truck is a 2021 F150 XLT, nice truck!
 

TacoMac

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I'm calling bullshit.

Something happens to that pipeline every single year right as schools let out and vacation season begins.

And every single year the gas prices double but amazingly nobody ever runs out of gas.

This is the 7th year in a row something has happened to that apparently worthless pipeline.
 

Budley Doright

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I grew up in the east coast and have to agree. The pacific or spiney lobster is better.

If only they had claws....
They are better and I eat a lot of both, well used to before Covid :(. I typically get to the east coast every 2 years and buy 10 for a mega dinner at the camp. The spiny lobster are much sweeter. Just had some last night and scallops last week.
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CunningCanuk

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They are better and I eat a lot of both, well used to before Covid :(. I typically get to the east coast every 2 years and buy 10 for a mega dinner at the camp. The spiny lobster are much sweeter. Just had some last night and scallops last week.
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Yeah. Definitely sweeter. I have a good buddy who is a lobster fisherman and if I ever told him that, he wouldn’t talk to me again.

Scallops are my favourite. I used to pick them up right off the boat for 5 bucks a pound. I’d eat 1/2 pound raw on the way home. last I checked around here, $45 a pound and they were not the kinda fresh I was used to.

I’d arm wrestle ya for a couple of those babies on your plate.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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I wonder how many of their computers are still running windows XT?

Pay in shitcoin or freeze in the fucking dark! Maybe help finance the North Korean economy and weapons program. Upgrading computer systems and network security costs money, money that would be better spent on a fat bonus and that new house in the Hamptons. Besides, when it all fucks up the feds will be there with another cash handout that they can skim off, a great way to get some of that infrastructure money! No downside, they are rich and white, so nothing will happen to them for failing to protect vital national security infrastructure, no reason not to pocket the money or use it to pay lobbyists.
 

Unclebaldrick

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I wonder how many of their computers are still running windows XT?

Pay in shitcoin or freeze in the fucking dark! Maybe help finance the North Korean economy and weapons program. Upgrading computer systems and network security costs money, money that would be better spent on a fat bonus and that new house in the Hamptons. Besides, when it all fucks up the feds will be there with another cash handout that they can skim off, a great way to get some of that infrastructure money! No downside, they are rich and white, so nothing will happen to them for failing to protect vital national security infrastructure, no reason not to pocket the money or use it to pay lobbyists.
More likely Branson, MO.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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You mean XP?

I have a dedicated computer for CD production that runs Windows95
Yep, it's been awhile! :lol: But I'm sure there are legacy systems around that are still using it, GREED! If it works don't fix it etc.

Besides if it all comes crashing down, there's all that infrastructure cash. Makes me wonder, if the government is gonna give grid operators, pipeline companies and ISPs money for upgrades, how big an ownership stake are they gonna take? I mean these outfits have been making money hand over fist for decades and not spending a dime to upgrade. There appears to be a moral hazard here if the government lays cash on them to upgrade their systems, what incentive do they have to do even basic maintenance? Let it crash, create a national emergency and the government will come by with some cash and they can make away like bandits.
 

smokinrav

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So, as always, its best to let the facts come in. Sounds more like a murder/suicide now.

" The crash made headlines because no one was found in the driver's seat, raising suspicions that Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance system was involved in the deaths. This now seems unlikely—the NTSB says that video footage shows the occupants getting into the front seats of the car shortly before the crash. Additionally, the NTSB was unable to engage a component of Autopilot on the stretch of road where the crash happened.
The crash occurred on April 17 in Spring, located in Harris County, Texas. According to the NTSB report, footage from the owner's home security system shows that the driver and a passenger entered the car at the owner's house. They then traveled approximately 550 feet (167 m) "before departing the road on a curve, driving over the curb, and hitting a drainage culvert, a raised manhole, and a tree." At this point, the Tesla's lithium-ion traction battery was damaged and caught fire"

 
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TacoMac

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So, as always, its best to let the facts come in. Sounds more like a murder/suicide now.

" The crash made headlines because no one was found in the driver's seat, raising suspicions that Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance system was involved in the deaths. This now seems unlikely—the NTSB says that video footage shows the occupants getting into the front seats of the car shortly before the crash. Additionally, the NTSB was unable to engage a component of Autopilot on the stretch of road where the crash happened.
The crash occurred on April 17 in Spring, located in Harris County, Texas. According to the NTSB report, footage from the owner's home security system shows that the driver and a passenger entered the car at the owner's house. They then traveled approximately 550 feet (167 m) "before departing the road on a curve, driving over the curb, and hitting a drainage culvert, a raised manhole, and a tree." At this point, the Tesla's lithium-ion traction battery was damaged and caught fire"

I had always wondered if the doors were jammed shut from the impact and the driver crawled into the back seat trying to escape.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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So, as always, its best to let the facts come in. Sounds more like a murder/suicide now.

" The crash made headlines because no one was found in the driver's seat, raising suspicions that Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance system was involved in the deaths. This now seems unlikely—the NTSB says that video footage shows the occupants getting into the front seats of the car shortly before the crash. Additionally, the NTSB was unable to engage a component of Autopilot on the stretch of road where the crash happened.
The crash occurred on April 17 in Spring, located in Harris County, Texas. According to the NTSB report, footage from the owner's home security system shows that the driver and a passenger entered the car at the owner's house. They then traveled approximately 550 feet (167 m) "before departing the road on a curve, driving over the curb, and hitting a drainage culvert, a raised manhole, and a tree." At this point, the Tesla's lithium-ion traction battery was damaged and caught fire"

At one time the government ordered recalls and fixes for boneheaded designs and serious safety flaws like this. Crawl in the fucking back seat to release the door? Jesus Christ!

Tesla is not alone in this problem however and any vehicle with electric door locks and windows is vulnerable
 
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