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How to get wealthy as a lawyer: nepotism your way into a large firm, work 80-100 hrs/week for a decade, maybe by then your nepotism pal will retire and make you partner
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Aug 10, 2023 16:40
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Mustached Demon posted:There's plenty of data science applications to churn through terabytes of data quickly but I'd call those algorithms instead of AI It makes me mad that people are calling simple if / then processes "AI". No man that's just a sorting algorithm and AI would gently caress it up. I asked GPT to order an unsorted table by a specific column and it completely hosed it up.
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Aug 10, 2023 16:43
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euphronius posted:I feel like it was somewhat normal for teens to have their own cars in the 80s and 90s?? . like getting a job and buying a car or having parents help a bit. like a 1987 ford escort was not much money. I may be misremembering or biased by affluence When I was that age in the mid 2000s it was pretty normal for kids to have a lovely car. This was not a particularly affluent area either, used cars were just kind of cheap
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Aug 10, 2023 16:51
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Mustached Demon posted:There's plenty of data science applications to churn through terabytes of data quickly but I'd call those algorithms instead of AI What did AI do to you, for you to say such hateful things?
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Aug 10, 2023 16:51
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It's a good thing America didn't plan its entire transportation infrastructure around cars
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Aug 10, 2023 16:53
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euphronius posted:I feel like it was somewhat normal for teens to have their own cars in the 80s and 90s?? . like getting a job and buying a car or having parents help a bit. like a 1987 ford escort was not much money. I may be misremembering or biased by affluence yeah I had a car when I was 16 (in 2000), and '89 acura integra. I bought it off of my sister in law for $600 I miss that car, I should never have gotten rid of it. still the best car I've ever owned
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Aug 10, 2023 16:55
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spacemang_spliff posted:yeah I had a car when I was 16 (in 2000), and '89 acura integra. I bought it off of my sister in law for $600 
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Aug 10, 2023 16:57
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dodge neons were cheap as gently caress iirc VW golfs. old rear end Civics
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Aug 10, 2023 16:57
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lmao
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Aug 10, 2023 16:58
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euphronius posted:I feel like it was somewhat normal for teens to have their own cars in the 80s and 90s?? . like getting a job and buying a car or having parents help a bit. like a 1987 ford escort was not much money. I may be misremembering or biased by affluence do kids not get cars these days? or do you mean when their parents buy it for them vs. buying it for themselves?
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Aug 10, 2023 16:58
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FlapYoJacks posted:This was around 10 years ago. gently caress this country. There should be a service or educational series that teaches people how to gently caress over the government to avoid clawbacks. Transfer those assets super early!
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Aug 10, 2023 16:58
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DrPossum posted:do kids not get cars these days? or do you mean when their parents buy it for them vs. buying it for themselves? How could they? The kind of beater that used to cost $800 is now $8,000.
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Aug 10, 2023 16:59
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euphronius posted:dodge neons were cheap as gently caress iirc I also had a neon. that car was a piece of poo poo. the cigarette lighter port fell apart when I put a charger in it lol I have a VW Golf now, which is decent but not as fun as the integra. the integra had pop up headlights
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Aug 10, 2023 16:59
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DrPossum posted:do kids not get cars these days? or do you mean when their parents buy it for them vs. buying it for themselves? I do not know many teens (my oldest kid is 17) but none of them have cars . everyone just uses a family car when needed I mean a 10 year !! old wrangler is over 20k
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Aug 10, 2023 17:01
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Twerk from Home posted:How could they? The kind of beater that used to cost $800 is now $8,000. 
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Aug 10, 2023 17:01
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literally a ten year old beater
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Aug 10, 2023 17:02
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spacemang_spliff posted:yeah I had a car when I was 16 (in 2000), and '89 acura integra. I bought it off of my sister in law for $600 That car was 11 years old. Today a 2012 Honda civic is $12k
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Aug 10, 2023 17:03
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lol my first car was a pos 1994 ford Taurus and on auto trader there is a SHO model with 60k mikes for 8.5k. I’m sure cars from the 60s would not have been that expensive in 90s dollars if I bought when I was 16.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:04
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Using Bring A Trailer is cheating
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Aug 10, 2023 17:04
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Nothus posted:That car was 11 years old. Today a 2012 Honda civic is $12k yeah and the integra was basically a 2 door civic if i had known then what I know now I never would have gotten rid of it worst case I'd sell it for $5000
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Aug 10, 2023 17:05
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My first car in high school had been my grandmother's car (1992 Pontiac Grand Am); she lived with us but had to stop driving for medical/age reasons, so I got the car but had to take her to all of her appointments, shopping, etc. I wish I still had that car.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:05
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Mokelumne Trekka posted:WFH has extended the lifespan of my vehicle for another few years. thank gently caress that’s a decrease of about 85% from like half a decade ago
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Aug 10, 2023 17:06
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my friend's dad bought him an old beat up corvette as a project car to rebuilt (he did actually finish it by the time we graduated it, we took it to the park and hotboxed it) I can't imagine what a 20 year old corvette would cost now even if it barely ran
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Aug 10, 2023 17:06
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SourKraut posted:My first car in high school had been my grandmother's car (1992 Pontiac Grand Am); she lived with us but had to stop driving for medical/age reasons, so I got the car but had to take her to all of her appointments, shopping, etc. I still see people driving the Pontiac Vibe lol
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Aug 10, 2023 17:07
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my first car was a 1986 caprice classic wagon I got for free from my grandfather. it was amazing . but it leaked oil and died  behold 
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Aug 10, 2023 17:07
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sonatinas posted:lol my first car was a pos 1994 ford Taurus and on auto trader there is a SHO model with 60k mikes for 8.5k. for a good time, compare average-sized 1960s cars to average-sized 2020s cars Everyone likes to talk about the luxury boats from that period as being huge but for every Fleetwood limo there were a thousand Dodge Darts or a hundred Corvairs. 
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Aug 10, 2023 17:08
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growing up my dad would just buy a $500 car once a year from a buy here pay here since they'd never pass the next inspection and he couldn't afford anything else, that's $1000 today with inflation but still way cheaper than the 6 or 7 times more expensive lovely beater cars today. soon poor people will have to just walk everywhere again since public transit is getting shittier and even the worst cars are unaffordable, I guess that's one way to solve traffic
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Aug 10, 2023 17:08
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 One of the most popular new cars in America dwarfs a 1960 luxobarge and weighs ~300kg more
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Aug 10, 2023 17:10
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:for a good time, compare average-sized 1960s cars to average-sized 2020s cars lol the corvair is a compact now
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Aug 10, 2023 17:11
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bring back wood paneling on cars
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Aug 10, 2023 17:11
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Aug 10, 2023 17:11
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spacemang_spliff posted:bring back wood
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Aug 10, 2023 17:12
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/realestate/microgrid-solar-power-energy.htmlWhat if Your Town Doubled as a Private Power Grid? posted:Two-thirds of North Americans are at risk of energy shortfalls this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a nonprofit regulatory authority. Traditionally, homeowners buy generators as a backup power source. But developers are finding that energy-resilient homes and communities are powerful marketing tools to lure buyers and renters. This is where the future is headed. I'd bet that in 20 years all the new tract home developments will have neighborhood-level backup power. Rich people in older houses will all have their own backup power. Once everyone who matters is isolated from power outages, the grid will be allowed to rot and collapse and those without backup power will experience multiple weeks without power annually. My mother in law in Texas already has experienced more than a week in total without power just on that year with the cold winter.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:13
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lol that explains why I'm seeing a rash of generator reviews and seeing generator stores opening there are no organic narratives in America
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Aug 10, 2023 17:14
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spacemang_spliff posted:I still see people driving the Pontiac Vibe lol That's one of the greatest vehicles ever made and I'm still pissed mine got wrecked. A neighbor has one in the same color and it makes me sad to go by it. 95% of the parts are Toyota but it was sold at Pontiac prices, was basically just a corolla hatchback that could fit my bicycle inside it with the back seats down + had rails on top for a kayak, got 30+ mpg. The hvac broke constantly since that was the pontiac part of it.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:18
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trevorreznik posted:That's one of the greatest vehicles ever made and I'm still pissed mine got wrecked. A neighbor has one in the same color and it makes me sad to go by it. 95% of the parts are Toyota but it was sold at Pontiac prices, was basically just a corolla hatchback  The nearest Toyota dealer only stocks one or two of these at a time and always the top-of-the-line trim. Premium Consumer is directed towards the much more expensive "Corolla Cross" instead.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:20
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:
Jesus loving Christ !
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Aug 10, 2023 17:21
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I have no idea what the path forward is for the generation of kids currently in high school wrt moving out, finding housing, and getting a job and car.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:22
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simple they will live at home with their parents
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Aug 10, 2023 17:22
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:
lol. lmao
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Aug 10, 2023 17:22
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