boonhet

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 hours ago

Killer Mike uses music, influence and money to further his cause.

For the uninitiated, here's an entire music video about prejudice, also hinting at the growth of the prison industry

He also started a bank with the goal of lending money to minority-owned businesses and minorities in general

This song uses 'blame your crew quicker than Trump fucks his youngest' as an insult. Music video itself somewhat symbolizes the 2016 election year, which is even mentioned by Killer Mike (who of course thought Clinton would win regardless of whether it's an election or fist fight)

But of course one would also expect Wu-Tang Clan to be important in a mayoral race in NYC in particular.

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

They are, but it's an aussie doing the lobbying to get them to do this

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I live in a country praised for its IT industry, digital government and whatever

I got off ADSL in 2024. Fucking lol. I don't even live on a farm or anything. Lucky to receive fiber though, now they want to prioritize 5G home connections instead.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 17 hours ago

Two coupes and a gran coupe.

And they're way too thin to be Americans lol, also the entire group looks Asian

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Not very big cars and they're not Americans.

Grass does look weird though

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Sebring is more of a sedan or cabriolet depending on exact model tbh

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 23 hours ago

Median wealth is irrelevant, that's just money. You have to keep in mind that to produce goods and services that money can buy, you need people who can work. Right now we've still got more people working than not. This will not be the case forever.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 23 hours ago

Thing is, you may have to go to jail, depending on what the company is caught doing. Your name will be all over the news too.

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

Buddy. You’re a whole lot more racist than I am.

Hmm, must not be a nice person then

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

NYC might have a moderate socialist dem candidate for mayoral election this year. He crushed it in the primary. Even my straight male ass has a boner for him at this stage. And I don't even get to vote, I'm not American, nor do I live there lol

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

With 8 or 9 speeds, you still never really leave that ideal torque band while driving, no modern engine is so peaky that you're off peak torque after 100 rpm. The rubber banding sounds/feels weird to me too, even though it's not inherently bad.

Turbo cars in particular have very long flat torque curves.

Also, what IS the sweet spot? Just like on an auto, it's software that determines what ratio to use in a CVT. Software is not infallible. Sure they test it, but at the end of the day there's several factors to balance. There is no "ideal".

Seriously. If you're looking for a new car, don't discount them. Research them. They swap the ZF 8HP into monstrous builds now because of its ability to take shit and its ability to put power into the wheels. ZF engineers managed to make it shift better, have more gears, be more fuel efficient… and at the same time, be more reliable AND contain fewer parts than their outgoing 6 speed. The 9G-tronic is just as good if not better, but only available in Mercedes and very few other cars (Nissan 400Z, Astons). I had one and it made my 2 liter 143kW diesel feel faster than my current remapped 3 liter diesel around 200ish kW.

For my next automotive mishap, I'm considering either the ZF or Aisin 8 speed mated to a V8. Haven't tried the newer Aisin box yet, but the 6 speed in my first gen Cayenne S was the most solid part of the car lol. I've got two terrible ideas and one great idea lined up but since the great idea is a Lexus, it means twice the fuel consumption and less comfort than the horrible ideas. The Lexy is also available as a hybrid with CVT and more power but everyone said its the worse car despite being way more expensive than the 8 speed auto non-hybrid

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

I'm in Europe, but latitude is about the same as Anchorage, Alaska.

For winter it's not uncommon to have auxiliary heating that starts off a remote or app. Plus you wear clothes to make up for it

Summer is like 4-5 minutes of idling and then it’s not TOO bad to get inside. Unless you parked straight in the sun and your first drive of the day is in the afternoon.

Best car I've ever owned was a rusty 2003 MB E-class. 4 zone climate went down to 12C, seats were heated and ventilated, and you could set it to run the interior fan for 30 min with ignition off. 1000 miles to a tank of diesel.

Cost me a whopping 3k. They're available as diesels in the US too (2005 MY only) and last about a million miles, but US did not get the diesel in the wagon body style I had, which made it the ultimate do-anything car

 

Long story short, despite living in a detached home with not too much 2.4 GHz noise, my Logitech unifying receiver has trouble with my mouse at 20 centimeters from the receiver. Keyboard at roughly 7-8 centimeters range has less trouble, but not none.

I can't be arsed to get an USB extension cord or anything. This is a stupid-ass problem. I want to replace them with something new. What mouse would you suggest that's ergonomic, but not too expensive? I'd say 150€ is the absolute limit, but would prefer under 100€. Mouse should be wireless as I have a tendency of moving it around. It's just the Unifying Receiver tripping me up - I've not had much trouble with other wireless mice in the past, and the same mouse works completely fine on Bluetooth as far as range is concerned, but it's a pain to reconnect on Linux for some reason or another.

I do a little gaming, but mostly software engineering. Precision isn't as important as comfort. I also don't want to get something uber weird shaped, it should still look and feel like a mouse ideally.

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