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Sadly 2 parts of Arizona use CA gas.

This means a couple of things: those places don't have 93, and the mileage you get out of a gallon is less.

I wish the government would ban 2 stroke engines (like leaf-blowers), which would have a much larger effect on air quality, vs using CA's oxygenated gas.

Those places, are they top tier?

> At one time, credit card companies forced vendors to charge the same, whether cash or credit, but that seems to have fallen by the wayside.

I miss that. I really dislike that it is allowed to charge extra for a credit card. It shows that the company doesn't understand the cost of cash.

Problem with a debit card is that if something goes wrong (product broken, or worse, debit card skimmed) it's my debit card, and thus my money.

Credit card? I file a charge-back which is a forcing mechanism for the vendor. Credit card skimmed? I get a new one, and I don't need to wait for my $ to be re-imbursed.

In Belgium it is common knowledge that cash-only places don't report everything to the feds.

For the same reason those food establishments had to get a government approved White Cash Register, because there was so much money disappearing.

I'm surprised NY allows tinting of the whole front windshield. Here in AZ we're bound by the (stupid) AS-1 line. Tinting here would help more than in NY.

Mandatory video on red turn signals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1lZ9n2bxWA

> I'm surprised. But it shouldn't be up to Tesla; it's illegal and they never get on the road in countries with proper regulations.

The USA doesn't mandate red turn signals. They can be red or amber. Plenty of BMWs with amber turn signals. Although the current one has red turn signals.

I'd say on modern cars it's less bad, the turn signal is usually a strip, and the brake light is larger, joined with a 3rd brake light.

But on one of those old Ford vans, with incandescent red brake/turn signals with no/often broken 3rd light: you have to wait a second before you can determine if the person is braking / indicating.

A bunch of these should be enforce with linting, that way people who still hand-craft code get the same kind of feedback, e.g. Always use {}, even on a one-line "if" statement. & Keep function names short. Less than 30 characters.

Then this one really is a pattern that creates a lot of churn:

- Add a small, to the point, comment to explain what the block does and why. Use examples when possible. Propose ASCII drawings to explain complete systems.

The what _is_ the code.

I'd actually want to know if it is a paid website BEFORE clicking on it.

Nothing worse than clicking on it, and after 5 seconds you get the naggy pop-up that disables the scrolling. Now I need to send it to archive.ph to read it.

I'm fine with a paywall, but put it above, don't interrupt me as I am reading.

Because part of the answer is learning people's experiences.

Dual feeling about this.

Non-OEM tires are usually louder, because they trade in efficiency for noise.

OTOH I had a car that came with Michelin Super Ports and it was a much better ride on Michelin PS4S.

If I used Chrome, I could see this happening. But it happens on both Edge & Firefox.

My work uses Google. Many websites now have a popup 'sign-in with Google' to keep you using their ecosystem.

We're too soft on companies, but equally too hard on people who have a food addiction.

I have lived close to Sunset Blvd. People are VERY loud.

I got mine too after an infection.

What's weird is sometimes I wake up and then all of the sudden I hear it starting.

I think I should be able to add it to the iDrive. How much did BMW save by removing it from the mirror? $0.05 / mirror?

My 2019 car had the cardinal directions in the mirror (N, NE, E, ES, S etc). My 2025 does not anymore. I hate it. I think it helps to get that baseline of orientation, and then you look at the street numbers, and it all starts to come together.

Part of college is growing as a human, and part of that is social interaction.

For the same reason a lot of universities in Europe require you to take philosophy. It's completely unrelated to C++ or data-structures, but it adds to your acumen as a whole.

Not that different from some universities that require you to be able to swim[0].

[0]: https://perec.columbia.edu/swim-test-requirement

Eh, not really. It's the same issue with porting. You always rely on features you didn't properly articulate.

In the USA the X5 is a Mid-sized SUV. Very weird. The X7 is just... too large.

I'm thinking it'll suggest Whiskey, combined with a breathalyzer, to keep you in the sweet spot of the Ballmer peak[0].

[0]: https://xkcd.com/323/

I don't know. I think the goalpost is constantly being moved as to what is acceptable, and they're just trying to squeeze out more revenue per car sold.

And what better way to do so by using this large space in a car?

Thank God they downloaded it over their own 4G connection, not the one I pay for (yes I got the message this morning in my iDrive 7 car...).

I put in a brand because I want _THAT_ brand, _THAT_ variant.

If I want BR30 100W lightbulbs, don't show me 65W ones.

Ads are supposed to be for fuzziness, not search results.

Engine modules are locked because of regulation to ensure that emissions control remain in place.

Pops don't disappear with software updates. Pops disappeared in Europe because of the dreaded OPF.

The icon is there to replay it. It'll auto-play like the 4th of July video.

I don't like how links are abused next to buttons in dark patterns. E.g. in Windows, when its pushing OneDrive to you, it'll ask you a question and it'll be a button 'Yes, pay $x', and then a link that's like 'maybe later'.

> phone calls

(I can't try right now)

Does it record phone calls and then transcribes? Does it announce itself on the call?

Edit: I quickly installed the app, seems like you become the MITM, where you call the other party. Interesting solution.

> Insulation is actually helpul against heat too!

Yes, until you reach that tipping point where once warmed up, you can't cool down anymore.