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  • Or, you know, wake up at the same literal time, no matter what the clock says. Listen to your circadian rhythms, not some number on the wall. The time shift doesn't magically give people an extra hour. That's all marketing. DST stands for Daylight Stealing Time, as far as I'm concerned.

    Disclaimer: I'm a night owl; I could care less for waking up early.

  • Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown
  • ...coolant to warm enough to evaporate the moisture...

    Where I come from, we just scrape off enough ice to see where you're going, and crack a window to keep it dry enough the interior doesn't freeze. But, hey, if you know how to leave early enough to get to places on time in a warm cabin, more power to you 😉

  • Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown
  • ...in Chicago ... pre-heating the car is a must 3 months of the year.

    I don't believe you've lived anywhere cold for very long. Cold places existed long before remote start. The car warms up while you finish shoveling and brushing off the car. You're warm from shoveling, and the car is ready to go. If it's just cold and you're late to whatever, you sit your shivering ass down behind the wheel and drive away anyways...

  • "Concord servers are now offline. Thank you to all the freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy"
  • Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical of StopKillingGames. It feels like a good thing, but it also comes off as naive. Like the whole "just distribute the server" requirement is impossible with the way modern games are developed, and may be cost-prohibitive to implement for most developers well into the future. Besides, some games really are less like a painting and more like a musical; performance art necessarily has to end at some point, so it's all about the experience and the memories. Nobody complains when the actors take a bow, because that's the expectation.

    Louis Rossman sometimes rubs me the wrong way, but he usually makes really good, nuanced points: https://youtu.be/TF4zH8bJDI8?si=m4QGHfHY1fOtITpw

    Keep the debate alive, because we all love playing games.

  • Harris Says Privatizing Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Could Add $1,200 To Mortgage Costs: Is She Right?
  • Always works out real well for the owners while everyone else pays the bill.

    Ironically, there's a whole movement that directly fights that sentiment by deregulating the supply of housing. It's called YIMBY. When housing is a rarity, it's more expensive, so why not make more housing?

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    At massive Vegas rally, Harris energizes Democrats, pledges to end tax on tips - The Nevada Independent
  • Although I absolutely think we've gone overboard on tipping, I genuinely think tipping shouldn't be completely banned. Rather, ban expected tipping.

    For instance, last time my wife and I were in London, we, as a clueless American couple, visited a tavern during their busiest period after work. We left a few pounds above and beyond the bill because it was clear they went above and beyond to serve us promptly and excellently despite the fact that they were literally overflowing with patrons. That's how tipping should work.

  • Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report
  • Yes, the reporting is incredibly lazy. Such is The Guardian's standards.

    Drax is the largest power station in the UK. Assuming the figures in Wikipedia are in the same ballpark as the nameless report that The Guardian is referencing without citation, Drax has a capacity of 3.9 GW. Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is capable of producing about 2 GW of net electricity. It's doubtful they're actually running either to capacity, but we can estimate that Drax produces roughly double the power as Ratcliffe-on-Soar. That means Drax is still roughly emitting double the carbon per watt.

    It would be nice to know whether that figure includes biomass transport across the Atlantic...

    edit: typo

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