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COASTER1921

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  • "Housing" Proposals

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  • If they really wanted to change regulations they'd push changing zoning regulations in cities to allow building anything other than detached single family housing. That would be totally reasonable and help alongside tax incentives. But I have a feeling that's not what's meant by changing regulations...

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  • Web browsers don't integrate to a single account and payment system, nor do they preemptively load entire websites before you start browsing. So you're always waiting for actions to complete or for images to load which feels slower. Mobile websites also tend to be very bloated slowing things down further than if the same functions were done natively in an app. There's also no consistency between websites so you never know when something will/won't work nor how far away you are from checkout. And then to top it all off there's browser compatibility, which is typically pretty poor for anything that isn't Chrome/Safari.

    If a web browsers could really do the same thing all these companies wouldn't feel the need to make their own device specific apps.

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  • Even the best websites don't feel as smooth as native UI elements, and somehow browser compatibility is still a very common issue. Signing in with Google and using gpay for checkout is kind of close, but each website has different design elements complicating the experience while giving up the same amount of your personal data as if using an everything app.

  • Switzerland authorizes removable PV plant on railway track

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  • And you can repair them without needing to shut down a whole railway. All these projects to put solar panels in novel places are totally pointless and solving a problem that doesn't exist.

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  • This is why everything apps are so popular in many parts of the world. Using a mini-app from the internet running within another app is far preferable to downloading a whole app you may never need to use again. The way they do it in China is so seamless even if you've never visited the business before. There's never any special account creation or entering of payment information.

    Obviously it's pretty terrible in terms of user privacy since the everything app has basically unchecked access to all of your personal information and habits, but the convenience is incredible and feels decades ahead of how apps work in the US.

  • People under 25, how many of you are aware that you can get 1080p HD TV programming (and many live sports) for free over the air with no app sign-in or susbscription fee?

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  • The ads on over the air programming are so so terrible. And even with a great antenna the many channels aren't exactly the highest quality content even if they didn't have ads.

    YouTube has taken the place of over the air TV and for good reason.

  • Chevrolet Starts Selling $35K Equinox EV LT Variant, Dealers Already Offering Discounts

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  • Ya good point, I meant legacy manufacturers (GM, Ford, Stellantis).

  • Chevrolet Starts Selling $35K Equinox EV LT Variant, Dealers Already Offering Discounts

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  • An important note is that I live in Texas and like half of the vehicles on the road are pickup trucks. I also see the occasional Hummer EV abomination.

  • Chevrolet Starts Selling $35K Equinox EV LT Variant, Dealers Already Offering Discounts

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  • I've also seen several of the Silverado EV recently. GM bet the hardest on EVs of any US manufacturer by far and I'm really hopeful the new bolt will significantly undercut the rest of the market to the point it makes smaller cars more common. The trend of massive vehicles has to end, the manufacturers like the high margins on them but it's unsafe and unaffordable for most Americans. And it adds pressure to buy one just to be able to be seen by other drivers in their massive SUVs/trucks.

  • In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America's largest native fruit

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  • Not sure, this was 2 weeks ago. Apparently the season was somewhat earlier than normal this year. The C&O Canal trail is the place to go though.

  • Saudi crown prince said he personally 'doesn't care' about Palestinian issue

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  • This goes a bit deeper than their connection to America. The whole reason they were aligned with America in the first place was their mutual hatred of Iran. The Saudis HATE Iran. Coincidentally Hamas's biggest supporter is Iran. Israel surely knows this and for similar reasons why most of the Arabian peninsula states are keeping their distance from this war.

  • In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America's largest native fruit

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  • I finally managed to try pawpaws this year. It was quite nice in Maryland and they're all over along riverbanks. They had nearly identical taste and texture to the sweetsops available throughout Asia, just with larger seeds. I have no idea why they're not widely available, the flavor is sweet and mild like most fruits that are popular in the US.

  • Harris plans to troll Trump over second debate during Alabama football game

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  • We can only hope, but at this point I think it's quite unlikely given how even Fox News Republicans recognize that the first didn't go well.

  • This might also apply to conferences.

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  • Nah the side rows are for when you expect the lecture to be boring or unproductive and you want to leave early.

  • For the first time in my life, I have hit my deductible AND reached my out-of-pocket maximum. I now have three months of actual free healthcare, which is unheard of in the US. What should I get done?

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  • Dental and vision are never included in US health insurance and operate on a totally different confusing insurance framework. They're only available through separate plans and have their own deductables and terms. But unlike health insurance the premiums are generally orders of magnitude lower for both vision and dental.

    The problem I've had is that the maximum benefit is typically in the range of $2k-$3k/yr for dental which is quickly hit if you have any oral surgery needs. Unlike with healthcare I don't feel ripped off when paying for dental/vision since the few hundred dollars per year covers preventative care visits too.

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  • Thank goodness. I've been dreading the renewal process with how spotty usps is at actually delivering mail to my building. I need the visas in it even after I get a new passport as some are valid significantly longer than the passport itself.

  • Slapping Chicken

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  • Ireland rules

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  • As an outsider I'm just amazed that with Brexit there wasn't a large push to unify with Ireland. They never wanted to leave the EU and the border issues it has created have caused so many headaches.

  • 33 years ago...

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  • Without a distro to rally behind I'm personally somewhat skeptical. Ubuntu was the best shot we had but since switching everything over to SNAPs it's on the slow side. With the number of Windows ads and early end of support for Windows 10 there's a real opportunity for desktop Linux, but until there's a well supported distro that genuinely doesn't require using the terminal I can't see there being mass adoption.