GreyEyedGhost

joined 1 year ago
[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago

The whole premise of ABS brakes, which all cars made in North America since 2012 will have, is specifically to allow you to maintain control when you fully apply the brakes. Unless you are a professional driver or have a car without ABS, you should just fully apply the brakes in an emergency stop. Please stop telling people that fully applying the brakes will reduce manueverability when it won't for the majority of drivers in the developed world.

And if someone's vehicle doesn't have ABS, they should know how to properly brake without locking their tires, and when it won't be appropriate to use them.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I prefer action , or even just talking, over pointless gestures.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There are no palatable choices in this election. You can vote for the guy who has said Israel should hurry up and finish the job or the woman who has asked for a cease fire. There are other choices, but they tend to support the first guy. It would be awesome to have a choice that results in the genocide absolutely stopping, and I feel it's entirely appropriate to be angry that isn't an option, but it isn't the choice we have. Perhaps you believe standing aside and doing nothing when the moral choice isn't available is the correct thing to do. I vehemently do not, but that is also an option American voters have, whether through protest voting or abstaining from voting altogether. Unfortunately, my world hasn't been that black and white for a long time.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, okay, I didn't get the reference. Pretty sure it was Simpsons MacGyver.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

It's an interesting form factor, and it isn't like they saved that gotcha for 3/4 of the way through the article.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

As a gamer, there isn't too much I can do about it, except buy games from other stores where the developers offer their games. As a developer, if I'm worried about Valve becoming abusive, it makes sense for me to use more than one marketplace, or a different marketplace than Valve altogether. Since Valve doesn't seem to have a lot of exclusivity deals, this either means it costs more for developers to maintain multiple distribution channels, or they don't think it benefits them to have multiple distribution channels. That said, the continued existence of those other distribution channels leaves the option to leave if they don't like Valve's behavior.

As a gamer, all I can do is support other stores, and I do.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Still more evidence that Daredevil's superpower isn't being able to navigate using echolocation, but to be able to take a beating (which he inherited from his father).

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's pretty well accepted that they taste like pork. Well-marbled, arguably vegan pork.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

"Seven ex boyfriends."

"I said seven exes."

"..."

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I would absolutely do the same as you, but I think I've seen pictures of ebikes with that exact load. It looks insane, but good for them!

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's within specification, but it isn't optimal.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

One thing to keep in mind is that you don't need the infrastructure of a gas station to have an EV charging station. My wife borrowed my car the other day and topped up at an apartment block. Only one place I went to could be charitably called a gas station, the rest were car dealerships and malls. But I'm also fortunate enough to be able to use an L1 charger at home and work so I tend not to use any.

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