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- Comment on Trump fraud ruling reveals New York's 'assault' on real estate, 'Mr Wonderful' says: Move your business out 7 months ago:
Agreed. New York is on the decline. It’s not really to do with New York itself though - Covid has hammered all big cities in the USA. Remote work made companies realize they can get the same work done without the crazy cost of paying for workspace. See the same in 3 other cities I have customers - Houston has an ongoing exodus of higher paying jobs due to unpopular Texas policies combined with remote work. I used to go there on a monthly basis. Our office there closed in December, and we’re a leading IT company. Raleigh NC is another example like that, but not quite as bad. Basically any city with a high percentage of jobs that migrated to remote work have been hit hard. What follows those jobs leaving is decline of all the restaurants and other businesses that depend on those folks living there and spending money. I have one co-worker that moved from Houston to Sault St. Marie Michigan - wayyy up north. He literally got in a bidding war for a house up there. Pre-covid that would have never happened. I have another peer that lived in Detroit proper, and is now living on the Oregon coast a stones throw from CA. Of course these are all anecdotal accounts, but the stats I’ve read all point to a system change away from urban centers prompted by remote work. I know that’s what it was for me too.
- Comment on Illegal immigration could have major impact on House seats, Electoral College: experts 7 months ago:
It certainly had an impact in the recent New York House race, LOL
- Comment on The Fourth Circuit has upheld a Maryland county ordinance requiring gun stores to distribute various literature "to all purchasers of guns or ammunition," saying it doesn't violate the First Amendment 8 months ago:
Cool. Now pass a law requiring gun insurance. I keep hoping to see that. Ain’t nothing in the Constitution preventing that. I’ll gladly pay it.
- Comment on 25 Republican Governors Sign Letter Backing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Right to Secure the Border 8 months ago:
In other news, there was another time red States grouped together in support of slavery. In that instance the red states lost too.
- Comment on HUGE: Border Patrol Turns on Joe Biden, Proclaims Support for Texas National Guard 8 months ago:
HUGE
- Comment on Poll: Nearly 70% of Americans support Texas in border battle, only 27% oppose 8 months ago:
Rasmussen = exclusively old people. Talk about a worthless survey.
Meanwhile, discounting seniors watching Fox News, everyone else is watching the GOP kill a bi-partisan bill meant to actually fix the problem. Why? Because the House of Insurrectionists hasn’t the spine to stand up to cult-leader Trump. Trump sees immigration as the only thing he can flog as an election issue, given the economy, inflation, jobs, gas prices, wage increase, etc. are all doing great. If legislators address immigration, he can’t do his “build the wall” chant.
- Comment on British officer: "You're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds." 8 months ago:
The UK is about 20 years ahead in the decline of religion. My friend Iain has had two churches close their doors in the last 15 years. He’s in his mid-fifties and has mentioned him and his wife are the youngest couple left attending their current church. They have to drive 30 minutes one-way to get to there now. Basically the indoctrination loop broke in the UK a very long time ago, and without teaching kids to believe in invisible nonsense from a very young age… boom, no more religion.
UK isn’t like the USA - you can’t annoy people with this nonsense in public. Why they’d bother writing an article about it, unsure.
- Comment on Nothing good 10 months ago:
Now If you had said towel, I would have assumed it was the ultimate Douglas Adams reply, lol.
- Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV 10 months ago:
These devices were annoying a decade ago. Comical that people still buy these when Roku and Android TV are so much nicer.
- Comment on Nothing good 10 months ago:
I was rolling laughing at this, and then I had to try to explain it to my wife. It is basically unexplainable.
- Comment on Is it safe to use pans with peeling nonstick coating? 10 months ago:
No, it’s toxic. Replace it with carbon steel, stainless steel, or cast iron.
- Comment on WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’ 11 months ago:
Israel perpetrates atrocities against Palestinians, creating terrorists, which Israel uses as an excuse to continue stealing land and killing Palestinians, creating more terrorists, which Israel… a few decades of that now. Would be quite happy to end that ancient war with nukes, and put up a monument on the green glowing glass - “This is what religion gets you”
- Comment on Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain 11 months ago:
Yes, expensive new car shiny. Right up until something or anything goes wrong with it and you get charged 10 times more than any other company and ripped off. I’m sure at that point your opinion about that car will change. perhaps you’ll be among the lucky owners that don’t encounter that kind of fun. Your solo experience means practically nothing.
- Comment on Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain 11 months ago:
So buy a hybrid, charge at home, and done. Is the environmental impact different enough from a fully electric vehicle vs hybrid, when you take into account the pollution from lithium mining and refinement? Not dramatically better, no. It’s idiotic to buy a Tesla that is a flaming piece of garbage, just because it’s the only option in a particular area or country. The simple solution is to wait until viable, good quality products are available. It won’t be long.
- Comment on Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain 11 months ago:
I have no sympathy at this point for anyone buying one of these pieces of garbage from a company led by a person who quite obviously a flaming piece of garbage, producing products that are quite obviously flaming pieces of garbage.
I mean, there are so many alternatives now, you really have to ignore how horrible Musk is to buy one of these, and you have to have your head stuck in the ground for a couple of years now to not know that Tesla quality control is diaper poo.
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