March 2023 Current Event thread

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stealie72: Jan 10, 2007

Personally hoping Tesla fucks off forever as soon as possible now that competent car makers are making more electric cars.

Edit: I stand by this snipe.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 23:39

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 19:24

brains: May 12, 2004

facialimpediment posted:

the horse pasters are buying the farm

https://twitter.com/VICENews/status/1635258925133201410?t=UqZhnp18IOwE7OF3yazuWQ&s=19

you can take the worms out of the horse but you can't take the worms out of the brain

# ? Mar 13, 2023 23:58

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Mr. Nice! posted:

In less depressing current events, the tesla semis bought by pepsi are basically useless, can only tow loads of chips for a fraction of the claimed mileage, and there have been eight instances already of the trucks requiring a tow.

Idiots Tesla-splaining truck driving to truck drivers on twitter was pretty funny

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:07

A.o.D.: Jan 15, 2006

Mirconium posted:

Postal office is buying 10k e-transits, so it's not all bad.

E-transits actually don't have amazing range because they had to shoe-horn a battery onto a frame that was made for other stuff, but still, that's some gasoline off the roads.

100 miles of range is probably way more than enough for most daily postal routes. I can see where it would be wholly inadequate for rural routes, but gas is still a thing for that.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:12

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Tiny Timbs posted:

Idiots Tesla-splaining truck driving to truck drivers on twitter was pretty funny

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:13

Kaiser Schnitzel: Mar 29, 2006; Schnitzel mit uns

pmchem posted:

link FT article that is linking to SA?

https://www.ft.com/content/54e5258b-2871-41bc-a2c7-6c65026f6042
May be paywalled.

The link is to https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=3

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:14

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

M_Gargantua posted:

I really hope that leaves a market hole for competently made electric semis instead of poisoning the market.

There will be a role for diesel until 2075, but urban delivery is not one of them.

Diesel Electrics will probably make up the gap.

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/13/january-6-military-intelligence-hatchet-speed/

# ? Mar 14, 2023 01:17

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600968577246711808?s=20

Basically just take your pick from the replies, like Mr �Business & Finance Tech News / Science News / Space News / Science Technology / #btc / #� / FSD Beta Tester� here:

https://twitter.com/MMartinsbin/status/1601239252758843392?s=20

# ? Mar 14, 2023 01:29

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Room for slippers?

# ? Mar 14, 2023 01:36

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

FrozenVent posted:

Room for slippers?

Doors on both sides?

# ? Mar 14, 2023 01:43

maffew buildings: Apr 29, 2009; too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned

As someone who will never use this vehicle for it's stated purpose I think

# ? Mar 14, 2023 01:47

Midjack: Dec 24, 2007

lightpole posted:

Covids a parasite, a Chinese government conspiracy, and Fauci is a liar

source your quotes

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:17

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

This is why you don�t let engineers anywhere near the production floor.

�Can�t we just weld floats to the side of the boat to make it carry more?�

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:21

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Meet Yvonne St Cyr.

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1635435722583814145

quote:

After she left court Friday after her conviction on each count, she fired up the Facebook app and went live on her husband's account.

"Three people on, wonder if they're all the prosecutors!" she commented on the handful of users who tuned in before she filled in her viewers about the outcome. "Guilty on all six counts, not surprised. Not shocked. Honestly, I knew that my justice was not going to come through their corrupt system. I have been advised not to talk about their corrupt system, but you know me! I'm not afraid of anything."

�God�s got my back, and I�m protected,� St Cyr said. So, she thought, did Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host who promoted former President Donald Trump while bashing him in his private text messages.

Sentencing is set for June 9, she told her small audience. "If we ever make it to sentencing. I think the truth will come before then, and their s---'s gonna blow up! So, just keep watching Tucker, keep spreading the truth, keep talking about the corruption, keep sharing, and we will bring the system doooooowwwwn."

---

As she told it on the stand, St Cyr�s radicalization started with the 2014 documentary "Fed Up," which focuses on �Big Sugar� and the impact of processed food on American health.

�If they aren�t telling us the truth about sugar, then what else are they hiding from us?� St Cyr asked on the stand. That�s when she �started researching for myself,� she said, adding that when Covid-19 came along, she believed health restrictions were more about control than about combatting the deadly virus.

�I researched and researched and researched,� St Cyr said. �I believe media is propaganda.�

Don't be Yvonne St Cyr. And especially don't get convicted of two felony counts of obstructing and interfering with law enforcement during a civil disorder (and four misdemeanors). Feeding your brain worms isn't worth that kind of gamble!

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:42

lightpole: Jun 4, 2004; I think that MBAs are useful, in case you are looking for an answer to the question of "Is lightpole a total fucking idiot".

Midjack posted:

source your quotes

I did my own research obviously

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:42

lightpole: Jun 4, 2004; I think that MBAs are useful, in case you are looking for an answer to the question of "Is lightpole a total fucking idiot".

FrozenVent posted:

Room for slippers?

I appreciate this due to all the times I've arrived on board and my wonderful union brothers and sisters never bothered to take off their boots when leaving the engine room and tracked oil all over the stateroom.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:45

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

CommieGIR posted:

Diesel Electrics will probably make up the gap.

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/13/january-6-military-intelligence-hatchet-speed/

I'm actually kinda shocked diesel-electric cars aren't a thing already, what with how successful hybrids have been.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:48

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

FrozenVent posted:

This is why you don’t let engineers anywhere near the production floor.

“Can’t we just weld floats to the side of the boat to make it carry more?”

You know who's worse than engineers? Naval architects.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 02:54

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

You know who's worse than engineers? Naval architects.

And the naval architects say this about the officers responsible for design requirements.

"This design isn't what you wanted, but it's what you asked for."

# ? Mar 14, 2023 03:00

CainFortea: Oct 15, 2004

FrozenVent posted:

This is why you don’t let engineers anywhere near the production floor.

“Can’t we just weld floats to the side of the boat to make it carry more?”

I notice you didn't answer the question!

# ? Mar 14, 2023 03:17

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

CainFortea posted:

I notice you didn't answer the question!

No, you can�t. You can�t weld floatie wings to this 30,000 ton bulk carrier to allow it to load more cargo.

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

You know who's worse than engineers? Naval architects.

I should have specified I meant real engineers, not engine operators.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 04:05

Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

FrozenVent posted:

No, you can�t. You can�t weld floatie wings to this 30,000 ton bulk carrier to allow it to load more cargo.

I should have specified I meant real engineers, not engine operators.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 04:46

Brute Squad: Dec 20, 2006; Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human race

FrozenVent posted:

No, you can�t. You can�t weld floatie wings to this 30,000 ton bulk carrier to allow it to load more cargo.

everyone always goes on about adding sails to reduce fuel consumption, but what about adding helium balloons to increase cargo capacity. just attach them to the gunwales.

bing bong so simple

# ? Mar 14, 2023 05:06

ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

Deteriorata posted:

~snip~

ya. no. like, gently caress no.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 05:42

Kith: Sep 17, 2009; You never learn anything
by doing it right.

the gently caress?

# ? Mar 14, 2023 06:37

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Please no insulting the ginger bears

# ? Mar 14, 2023 06:55

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Milo and POTUS posted:

Please no insulting the ginger bears

Yeah if they could read they�d get real upset.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 07:20

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Milo and POTUS posted:

Please no insulting the ginger bears

Are those like gingerbeers?

# ? Mar 14, 2023 09:06

M_Gargantua: Oct 16, 2006; STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES; Exciting Lemon

FrozenVent posted:

I should have specified I meant real engineers, not engine operators.

I think technically he breaks more than he operates.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 13:12

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

I take offense to this *breaks thing not having considered the practical applications of his brilliant plan*

# ? Mar 14, 2023 14:02

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

FrozenVent posted:

No, you can�t. You can�t weld floatie wings to this 30,000 ton bulk carrier to allow it to load more cargo.

Well now I want to see a cargo ship dropping enormous outriggers after getting out to sea. In theory wouldn't the extra stability let you load more since it would be ok for the ship to be lower in the water without risking capsizing?

# ? Mar 14, 2023 14:10

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Well now I want to see a cargo ship dropping enormous outriggers after getting out to sea. In theory wouldn't the extra stability let you load more since it would be ok for the ship to be lower in the water without risking capsizing?

Well first your main constraint on how much you can load is in port, because you�re likely to hit the bottom before you finish loading. If the port�s deep enough, the next limitation is the ship�s minimum freeboard, which yeah that�s a reserve buoyancy stability thing.

It�s not so much about capsizing though, it�s about how low you are in the water and what it would take for waves to swamp the boat and how quickly she�d sink if that happened. Generally, though, the more loaded you are the more stable you are so capsizing isn�t an issue. (Yes I know the above is oversimplified)

Strapping floaties to the side of the ship to load more makes no sense because a) they�d have to be a few thousand cubic meters big b) the straps would have to be able to withstand a few thousand tons of force to keep them on the ship c) the floatie would be between the ship and the dock so the load rig wouldn�t reach d) this is a highly regulated industry and inspectors don�t like it when you point out there�s no rules that say a dog can�t play basketball.

If you want to load more at the same draft, you have to make the ship bigger. It�s that simple.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 14:21

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Reject modernity.

Embrace sponsons.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 14:38

Mr. Nice!: Oct 13, 2005; bone shaking.
soul baking.

I wonder what the WSJ thinks is the reason SVB went down...

https://twitter.com/bcmerchant/status/1635331043216736256

...oh.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 15:00

CBJSprague24: Dec 5, 2010; another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1635640692641869828

It's a Trump attack ad that also tries to needle Durr Fuhrer into goading his idiot followers into attacking FOX. :perfect:

# ? Mar 14, 2023 15:01

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Mr. Nice! posted:

I wonder what the WSJ thinks is the reason SVB went down...

https://twitter.com/bcmerchant/status/1635331043216736256

...oh.

Yup, Desantis is on this tack too. It's horseshit, obviously but it'll work for the exact sort of brownshirt it's meant to appeal to. The WSJ's been a rag for a long rear end time anyway

# ? Mar 14, 2023 15:06

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Mr. Nice! posted:

I wonder what the WSJ thinks is the reason SVB went down...

...oh.

And the CEO was a super duper white guy.

Anyways,

facialimpediment posted:

https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1635200053496393728?t=S-MXHHwFjk8DLNtZgAHStg&s=19

Just another day in big brain investing:

https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong/status/1635639661031768067?t=Aj5Qd31rOzxf11WICoDCLw&s=19

# ? Mar 14, 2023 15:06

US Berder Patrol: Jul 11, 2006; oorah

Mr. Nice! posted:

I wonder what the WSJ thinks is the reason SVB went down...

https://twitter.com/bcmerchant/status/1635331043216736256

...oh.

Veterans

# ? Mar 14, 2023 17:32

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Mr. Nice! posted:

I wonder what the WSJ thinks is the reason SVB went down...

https://twitter.com/bcmerchant/status/1635331043216736256

...oh.

poo poo, they had a black? Talk about running a Burger King kid's club!

# ? Mar 14, 2023 17:47

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 19:24

Itchy_Grundle: Feb 22, 2003

US Berder Patrol posted:

Veterans

They should have known better when they saw the Dodge Chargers pulling into the lot.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 17:53

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