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yeah the helium thing is a lol airgas is force majeure'ing helium tank rentals unless you purchase x amount per year, and it won't be long until they just stop renting it not that there's a lot of people welding aluminum or whatever else helium is the only gas and renting it from airgas but still a hefty lol that the gop wanted to burn up the national reserve to own the libs
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What the gently caress is wrong with his face?
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May 12, 2019 06:10
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He looks like Ozzy lmao
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Judakel posted:What the gently caress is wrong with his face? I dunno man you tell me 
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Helium most abundant element in the universe bing bong so simple
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Wasn't there a big deal being raised about helium-3 on the moon a few years ago? Or did my mind just stroke off for a while.
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Judakel posted:What the gently caress is wrong with his face? serious case of tom clancy face which means always wearing sunglasses
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Wasn't there a big deal being raised about helium-3 on the moon a few years ago? Or did my mind just stroke off for a while. No thats still a thing, but helium 3 is especially valuable for some potential fusion reactor designs so that stuff would be earmarked pretty fast also I can't imagine it moon mining would be energy positive
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Shalebridge Cradle posted:also I can't imagine it moon mining would be energy positive Or cheap.
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I still haven't heard a good explanation of why Uber is so unprofitable. The drivers front all the vehicle costs so what do they have for overhead other than servers and accompanying computer janitors?
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Kung Food posted:I still haven't heard a good explanation of why Uber is so unprofitable. The drivers front all the vehicle costs so what do they have for overhead other than servers and accompanying computer janitors? Have you ever seen how low the fares are? There's no room for profit, and the reason it's so low is to choke out competitors that are trying to do the same tactic.
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Lambert posted:People absolutely know about these systems being driverless and take no issue with this fact. a train on rail tracks vs cars on roads is apples to oranges
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Kung Food posted:I still haven't heard a good explanation of why Uber is so unprofitable. The drivers front all the vehicle costs so what do they have for overhead other than servers and accompanying computer janitors? they're also pouring money into autonomous driving attempts
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tomatoes-mexico/u-s-to-levy-tariff-on-imported-mexican-tomatoes-in-trade-spat-idUSKCN1SD2JRquote:The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it will begin imposing a 17.5 percent tariff on imported Mexican tomatoes, but said it is optimistic that a deal can be reached to extend a 2013 agreement that suspended a U.S. anti-dumping investigation. Mexican tomatoes account for half of the US market at $2 billion. *Pounding table and chanting* TRADE WAR TRADE WAR
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OhFunny posted:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tomatoes-mexico/u-s-to-levy-tariff-on-imported-mexican-tomatoes-in-trade-spat-idUSKCN1SD2JR 
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OhFunny posted:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tomatoes-mexico/u-s-to-levy-tariff-on-imported-mexican-tomatoes-in-trade-spat-idUSKCN1SD2JR 
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Just replace tomatoes with soy beans in all recipes. Problem solved.
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soy is just shorthand for industrialised farming for meat is it? ie herds of cows 10,000 strong like in that movie Okja
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Jel Shaker posted:soy is just shorthand for industrialised farming for meat is it? ie herds of cows 10,000 strong like in that movie Okja Most of the soy we were exporting is used for animal feed, though not necessarily cattle.
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Day Man posted:Speaking as a scientist who designs equipment that requires helium to function correctly, gently caress anyone who uses any of our limited, non-regenerative helium supply for a loving balloon. now now, we can *technically* produce helium in limited quantities. You just need a nuclear reactor set to breed thermonuclear weapons materials.
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punished milkman posted:lmao isnt casey nutsack a millionaire youtuber. fuckin guy giving $20 dollar tips and bragging about it on twitter Youtube/Instagram influencer should be added to the guillotine list. Especially how they enjoy terrorizing local restaurants and shops if they don't get free stuff.
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a few DRUNK BONERS posted:they're also pouring money into autonomous driving attempts Also advertising, also lobbying local governments to favor them. My wish for Uber death knows no bounds.
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the reason Uber is losing money is they have to recruit drivers constantly. they give referral bonuses to existing drivers and constantly have recruitment bonuses for new ones. they also nearly continuously run "next ten rides/deliveries 50% off!" where they make up the difference in an attempt to get people hooked. I bet they have an income pattern where a relatively small number of whales who use it for loving everything account for an extreme share of their revenue. I've seen people online say they spend $500-700 per month on Uber.
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Jel Shaker posted:soy is just shorthand for industrialised farming for meat is it? ie herds of cows 10,000 strong like in that movie Okja no the midwest grows lots of actual soy beans we just don't eat them (this is why tofu and poo poo is constantly being pushed)
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Shifty Pony posted:the reason Uber is losing money is they have to recruit drivers constantly. they give referral bonuses to existing drivers and constantly have recruitment bonuses for new ones. they also nearly continuously run "next ten rides/deliveries 50% off!" where they make up the difference in an attempt to get people hooked. i’m one of those whales. i use lyft to commute whenever i travel because it’s cheaper than renting a car.
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Peanut President posted:no the midwest grows lots of actual soy beans we just don't eat them (this is why tofu and poo poo is constantly being pushed) yeah soybeans are the standard rotation in sequence with industrial corn. Replenishes nitrogen in the soil that the corn strips. crop rotation and farming ecosystem science in any setting is some amazing rear end poo poo, it sucks that we use corn for everything and so the market demands we lock it in
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Rex-Goliath posted:i’m one of those whales. i use lyft to commute whenever i travel because it’s cheaper than renting a car. I never used it until I got married and my wife got me into the habit, I use it like a few times a month or so. It's one of those stupid matters of convenience when living in New York City - the closest movie theater near me is like a half hour walk or a 10 minute drive. It's absolutely one of those things that should be nationalized by the Department of Transportation so the fares stay cheap and the drivers are the ones getting paid, not lovely shareholders or executives. I'm going to SF at the end of the month and am probably gonna end up using it a bit there I'm guessing.
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Taintrunner posted:It's absolutely one of those things that should be nationalized by the Department of Transportation so the fares stay cheap and the drivers are the ones getting paid, not lovely shareholders or executives. I'm going to SF at the end of the month and am probably gonna end up using it a bit there I'm guessing. the fares can’t stay cheap and pay drivers decently. drivers get 75% of the fares now, Uber doesn’t issue a dividend, and exec comp is a small% compared to driver pay. Uber can’t get to sustainable by just cutting the money that goes to “lovely shareholders and executives”; they need to raise prices.
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Taintrunner posted:I never used it until I got married and my wife got me into the habit, I use it like a few times a month or so. It's one of those stupid matters of convenience when living in New York City - the closest movie theater near me is like a half hour walk or a 10 minute drive. It's absolutely one of those things that should be nationalized by the Department of Transportation so the fares stay cheap and the drivers are the ones getting paid, not lovely shareholders or executives. I'm going to SF at the end of the month and am probably gonna end up using it a bit there I'm guessing. i think houston was the one that replaced uber and lyft with a coop that’s actually sustainable. hopefully when uber/lyft inevitably implode the rest of our cities follow that example.
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Agean90 posted:Hell yeah brother! Re: Doomsday Economics: Hell yeah brother!
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Passenger: "Thanks for picking me up, hit the bar a little hard, it was my dad's wake after all and" Driver: "WOOOOO! HELL YEAH BROTHER!"
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Taintrunner posted:I never used it until I got married and my wife got me into the habit, I use it like a few times a month or so. It's one of those stupid matters of convenience when living in New York City - the closest movie theater near me is like a half hour walk or a 10 minute drive. It's absolutely one of those things that should be nationalized by the Department of Transportation so the fares stay cheap and the drivers are the ones getting paid, not lovely shareholders or executives. I'm going to SF at the end of the month and am probably gonna end up using it a bit there I'm guessing. ban private car ownership, instate multi trillion program to build out light rail, street cars, and converting roads into for bikes/public transit only.
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I moved from a city with crappy public transit in an area where it was a mile walk across a busy state road to the nearest bus stop, to a city that's extremely walkable with the best public transit in the state and now I'm a radical activist for public transit
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Xaris posted:that's terrible because private car ownership need to go away. uber just drains ridership from public transit, theres zero reason to have a federal uber service when that should be covered by public transit entirely. okay, sure, but that isn't going to happen overnight and we could have a useful transition period in the meantime
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sometimes I just wake up and I'm like, "naw somebody else can worry about how I get to work today" and then somebody else takes me to work while I read or do things I enjoy it's a pretty good system!
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those electric scooters look absolutely ridiculous but they do kinda seem to be a pretty good solution to the "a bit far to walk, but the bus doesn't go there" issue. although they might not be financially sustainable either. they used to be loving everywhere in my neighborhood but I haven't seen one for at least a month.
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Shifty Pony posted:those electric scooters look absolutely ridiculous but they do kinda seem to be a pretty good solution to the "a bit far to walk, but the bus doesn't go there" issue. You can buy those same scooters for under 500 bucks, which in theory seems like a very solid urban alternative to a car but I do wonder about the durability considering they were made to be parts of a huge fleet that could afford some amount of them out at any given time for maintenance
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Xaris posted:that's terrible because private car ownership need to go away. uber just drains ridership from public transit, theres zero reason to have a federal uber service when that should be covered by public transit entirely. I dunno, I think there's something to be said for the accessibility, the everywhereness and the flexible response of something like Uber. Both in terms of very easily allowing people with cars to earn an extra couple of bucks, offering premiums when demand is high, giving people a transport option they can use almost everywhere etc. It's handy. It's nothing compared to public transport for getting x million people to work and back every day in a busy metropolis, but operated as a public utility I can see it has a use case with advantages over the taxi medallion system.
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Often Abbreviated posted:I dunno, I think there's something to be said for the accessibility, the everywhereness and the flexible response of something like Uber. Both in terms of very easily allowing people with cars to earn an extra couple of bucks, offering premiums when demand is high, giving people a transport option they can use almost everywhere etc. It's handy. It's nothing compared to public transport for getting x million people to work and back every day in a busy metropolis, but operated as a public utility I can see it has a use case with advantages over the taxi medallion system.
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