shininghero

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Not surprising. This sort of mismanagement tracks for a man who has bankrupted:

  • A shuttle company
  • Four casinos
  • Two hotels
  • A mortgage company
  • A steak brand
  • A travel agency
  • A university, and
  • A vodka brand
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

And this is just another reason for me to get a lowering kit with my slate truck. It both gets me a little closer to the sedan road height I'm already used to, and also incidentally prevents kids from being obscured.

I'll take an unplanned bonus any day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Love to, but they usually come in pairs or more. Any plans for avoiding the subsequent retaliatory gunfire?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool idea, awful site design.

Seriously, how in the world did you manage to freeze a mobile browser... with plain ASCII text?!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I once drove that long to get to a convention.

Never. Again.

Just because you can drive for 12+ hours, doesn't mean you should. Next time I'm either planning two full days for that sort of driving, or taking a plane.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Oh nooo, I'll have pass time by...
Read the ingredients on the shampoo bottle!

THE HORROR!!! THE SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE INFUSED HORROR!!!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, never heard it. Must have been on lemmygrad, or one of the other tankie instances no one federates with.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Yep. Maxim 29 is in full effect here. Let them fight.

Personally though, I'm more annoyed that this may fast-track the death of the federal EV rebate program. I really wanted my future slate truck to be around $20k.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, is it the empty two-line path on the south side of the intersection? If so, that needs better marking anyways.

Just give the guy a list of materials, tools, and relevant safety and installation codes, and let him cook. He's already willing to do the job for you, help him do it right, and also save some taxpayer dollars in the process.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

No worries, shit happens. As long as I was able to drill them through quelling their panic and evaluating the threat, I did my part.

You'd be surprised how universal this skill is, and conversely, his easily a panicked person can be coerced into a decision that benefits a bad actor. Look over some of the banking and computer scams that come from India, I guarantee most will hinge on keeping the target panicked and not thinking clearly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Anything that bucks the trend of "Way too big for its own good" is worthwhile.

Personally though, I'll be skipping over Telo due to it following the unfortunate trend of 'touchscreen everything'. Tactile feedback on all cabin controls is a hard requirement, I must be able to control the HVAC and radio without taking my eyes off the road.

Also I'm a tinkerer at heart, and Slate is definitely pandering to that.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If that's the case, it's possible I've communicated poorly. The overall sentiment should be:

  • Don't Panic. Seriously, panicking almost always results in poor decisions.
  • Discern the threat model from all available intel.
  • Plan accordingly.
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