boonhet

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

It's so true. Would you like to buy some Trump memorabilia? Made in 100% American spirit in China

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

What's the reasoning behind CVTs being the only non-manual transmissions you'd consider?

They lack the nice feel of manuals and the reliability of modern automatics. Have you tried an 8HP or 9G-Tronic? Either one will last you a long time and shift so smooth during relaxed driving that you can't tell it's going through gears.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago
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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I can't even stand clothes that rub against my skin the wrong way, let alone car seats lol. Maybe some sort of sensory overload issue for me.

Where I live, it gets so cold you can't drive away right after starting the engine anyway, you won't see through your windows. You start the engine and heated seats and heated rear window (and front if you have a Ford) and then start clearing the ice off your windows.

In the summer, hot car is hot regardless of seats. Start the car and AC, have a cigarette or finish your chat, then get in the car.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I know some of those, but they don't count.

Most of those are still just going to use Visa and Mastercard underneath to process payments by card... Since those are mostly all Visa or Mastercard. There are exceptions but those are regional.

There are a lot of "payment processors" but only 2 major card companies and that's an issue.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

Estonia. I've seen 1980s or 90s heaps of junk with heated seats. It's kind of a requirement when it gets to -33C in the winter. It's also very cheap for manufacturers to add, so a lot of them include it as standard equipment in northern countries.

It was more common than AC here until AC became standard equipment in cars.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm not American and even I only know Visa and Mastercard. I know there used to be Maestro, but that was also owned by Mastercard. So what else is there that works globally?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I read it as the company is pivoting, not the app which they'll just stop working on

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, machine learning models trained to solve a specific problem can be very good at solving that problem. It's artificial "general" intelligence we haven't achieved but are trying to sell.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

There were over a dozen that did hit if you count both times he got hit. No idea how many missed, likely a lot.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Fabric isn't superior in comfort, it has way too much friction. Definitely the cheaper and greener option though.

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