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  1. He thinks fundamentals means being able to predict the price of a future contract, wherein there are more involvement from financial institutions (participating in speculation/financialization) than there are from the actual producers of the physical product.
  2. What are the odds that environmentalists get basic actual facts wrong? Lithium is extracted from brines in Chile in hands-off operation, or in open pits in Australia. Sweden: Electric car have 25x less incidence of fire https://www.msb.se/sv/aktuellt/nyheter/2023/maj/brander-i-eltransportmedel-under-2022 IIHS: Electric cars lowest risk of non-crash fire loss https://www.iihs.org/media/c93b98d8-6a7d-44a1-810e-4468ec539e05/uIu4tg/HLDI Research/Fire losses/HLDI_FireLosses_1218.pdf Are those horrific countries Chile, Australia, or Tesla's own lithium refining operation starting up in Texas? Coal burning electric powerplants charging EVs are eliminating greenhouse gases, because the lifetime emissions of electric vehicle -- INCLUDING its production -- is lower than of combustion vehicles, "AT THIS POINT IN TIME", INCLUSIVE of coal as a power source. And will be even net cleaner as coal is being reduced a power source. Have you bothered to read, perhaps, the governments assessment: https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric-emissions https://greet.anl.gov/publication-c2g_lca_us_ldv https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/ev_emissions_impact.pdf "Centerpoint can't keep Houston powered"..... you mean during this natural disaster, when there are also fuel shortages? https://abc13.com/post/hurricane-beryl-recovery-long-lines-gas-groceries-kroger-heb-open/15047040/ https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/07/10/looking-for-gas-help-us-update-our-list-of-open-gas-stations-in-houston/ https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/weather/2024/07/11/gasoline-shortages-add-to-woes-caused-by-ongoing-power-outages-in-houston/ Residents can also power their EVs with domestic solar power. Do you perhaps have your own coal burning plant and hydrocarbon refinery in your house?
  3. It's funny hearing the crickets because we all know these people have no substantive answers. Their perspective is a shallow, emotive, moralizing one, where the extent of their thinking doesn't go past identifying something they *feel* is "bad". That's all there is to it. That's why they never get anything done. Which is why their group is sleeping in tents on the lawn of the business district, protesting the other group that's inside the building doing actual work.
  4. Then why do you have such trouble understanding it? We appoint you emperor of earth. You are the global moral arbiter and its sole legislature. How much profit are fast food companies permitted to earn? What is the law you would write to regulate against its "gouging" (probably involves defining objectively what gouging is). Go. We're listening.
  5. Batteries don't like extreme high or low state of charge. Favored resting SOC is at half-capacity or below. On important devices with software control - laptops, phones - enable a 80% cap for regular use. That way, it doesn't matter if you leave it plugged in. On other stuff like power tool batteries, after a use, if it's not around empty, just let it sit. Don't feel like you have to keep it always topped off and ready.
  6. It’s a Volvo. I’ve been in the 2 and its squarely an upscale, premium feeling car, unless your threshold for luxury is S-class and above. Which also makes the Model Y LR at $41k post-credit a pretty insane deal IMO.
  7. What does it say about you that you think genius is required to understand that prices are a result of the natural inclination for all parties to act in their best interest? If its this finesse that you claim the Ivy League whiz kids lack, how were they able to supposedly gouge for all these years? Are you even able to see your own contradiction…or the physical reality of 10 competing fast food restaurants within every square mile in your city?
  8. Ah, okay, so now the consequence of their “gouging” is theyre actually eroding their profit. Is their greed a net good thing for your McDonalds habit, guy?
  9. Wait a minute bold guy, why arent they taking more then? Is this corporate generosity?
  10. Protip for any thief who breaks into my parents house: the most value-dense thing you can steal is my dads worn notepad with his 150+ handwritten passwords in it. The only trick is you gotta figure out which password is active for which account because hes only got 10 accounts total and the passwords keep expiring on them due to failed attempts.
  11. Milk for lunch is a choice
  12. Mom?
  13. Alvin and the chipmunks is undisputably the worst cartoon gimmick/concept/idea ever. how the hell did it ever get greenlit
  14. The security of the internets foremost texas longhorns website all depends on the sleeping schedule of 1 guy. Sounds like the perfect presidential candidate.
  15. Real talk, because of past security issues? Ive tried all 3, currently paying for bitwarden, and i find lastpass usability the best. starting to migrate over apples built-in icloud keychain manager thing tho
  16. Wow thats crazy i thought these corporations were gouging monotonically because of endless greedflation pricing power.
  17. More gas is consumed in winter for heating than in summer for cooling (electric AC). Gas storage builds over the summer and draws down over winter, year in and year out.
  18. The best opsec is not using a fake identity. The best opsec is assuming the identity of a real person you dislike. My email is kentonpaulino@yahoo.com
  19. If you’re the *real* immamac, name all 300 of hitby’s socks.
  20. dont chain complex multi-stop trips into a single flight itinerary, itll limit your choices and yield higher prices. thats because the booking engines try to keep the carriers within a partner networks. book the main transatlantic trip first, so austin to berlin or warsaw, and the connections separately. in this case the itinerary is not too complex so you could try searching for a “multi-leg” itinerary (aka “open jaw”), austin to warsaw & berlin to austin; book warsaw to berlin separately. btw there is only 1 carrier serving waw-berlin, its the national polish carrier LOT. there are also tons of direct trains taking only 5 hours. given annoyance of going to/from airport, waiting, baggage cost, etc, train might be much better experience. warsaw is actually quite unpopular for tourists, but i like it a ton. its super chill and people are nice. hotels selection are good. the marriott, westin, hilton (obama stayed there) are all very reasonably priced. for 4 adults staying in 1 place the Platinum Residence serviced apartment is a great option too. (ive stayed in all of them). independent hotels in germany are typically a bit…err..weird. holiday inn and holiday inn express across germany are very reliable properties, as are best westerns. book small, specific tours as you need at each place. in 2024 with smartphones and cheap data access and everyone pretty much speaking english you dont need a full hands-off tour to do all the little stuff for you such as getting around the city
  21. Thats a metal cross, a steel knife, and a coin made up of nickel-copper. jesus christ people.
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