Second best thing I ever did was replace my WD NAS' OS with pure vanilla Debian. Best thing I ever did was replace it with a self-built server running Proxmox.

So the money they were spending locally at their own communities has now dried up, and it's all being sucked into Seattle city?

Isn't the Internet supposed to fall apart due to abuses like this?

So much this. It's usually adopted by reference, and that reference is to a specific version. It's not like municipalities are doing apt get upgrade every time there's a new NEC release.

Lots of exceptions for ethnic minorities, political favorites, or people that were simply able to pay the fine directly contradict the blanket statement that "It was illegal to have more than one kid in China," and thus "No, it wasn't. Don't let facts get in the way" is a perfectly valid retort, and not, in fact, an indication that "[He's] a goddamn liar."

My one-child-era Han spouse is one of four total siblings, for example, and is documented, has a hokou, and isn't an illegal child, for example.

So not everyone wants to live in high density urban areas? People value different things? And they're able to act on their values? Good.

Canâ(TM)t you just buy an AM radio if itâ(TM)s so necessary? Rather cheaper than an automobile.

I'm not okay paying for that, but remember, typical people aren't thinking about the incremental charge; they're thinking about the total fillup. The $13 plus $20 is still cheaper than my ICE vehicle. By a lot.

And I said it's cheaper than my ICE vehicle, which isn't an Avalon and is considerably larger. Which is why my EV is my daily.

From 81% to 100% is only an extra twenty bucks. It's still cheaper than filling my ICE vehicle, so it's not really much of a disincentive. The proposed 40 per minute surcharge isn't much of a disincentive, either. In fact, these kinds of things usually serve to make the abusers even more entitled. "After all, I'm paying for it, right?" Look up the Israeli childcare experiment, for example.

I think Tesla does this. When I experimented with their Magic Dock after getting my compatibility update from my manufacturer, it was 51 per kWh, because it was peak time (although there was only one other car there). The schedule of fees indicated that it could be much less expensive after, say, 8:00 pm (I don't recall specifically the entire schedule of fees).

When I use EA outside of Michigan, they've typically charged by the minute rather than the kWh, which makes a certain amount of sense as long as they're not artificially keeping me below my charging curve.

Labor productivity is not about individuals, it's about the operation. The remaining employee individuals are NOT more productive. The business is more efficient. This helps the business, and NOT the remaining employees. Employee pay is market driven, pure and simple.

While it's true that some technologies do make particular individuals more productive, that's not the overarching meaning of labor productivity. If you eliminate everyone in store except the guy that has to sweep the floors, he's not suddenly the most productive person in the world.

If Costco's labor is the issue and packaging is a concern, it seems like an obvious opportunity for a book distributor to figure out how to meet Costco's needs on their end.

Ford's website indicated that I should receive my adapter in June, so the headline is wrong. In fact, it's wrong for most Mach E owners.

In any case, I expect I should have my 2024 before I receive my adapter.

My apologies. I thought the sarcasm was obvious.

How hard can it be to build a car? If those morons in Detroit can do it, then certainly the smartest people in the country can do it?