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The Superbar / Re: 2024 PGA Championship Thread
« Last post by CreightonWarrior on Today at 08:20:55 AM »
The most productive thing LPD did yesterday was provide us with a top 5 twitter day. What a fun ride.
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The Superbar / Re: EV's
« Last post by GOO on Today at 08:17:03 AM »
I continue to be surprised by the general thoughts on perceived ev issues. It is a valued learning experience coming here for me. I’m not on any other social media so it’s good to get others views, accurate or not. EV’s are not really a topic of discussion in my life except for here. I work 6 or 7 days a week and have a family life, so little off the cuff interaction with others that is not work related.

I never think about ev range or how many miles of range I have on my ev, unless it is one of the 6 to 10 times a year I’m taking a long trip. Or, when I’ll be on a medium sized trip and it is really cold all day - very cold weather is still a place for battery improvement.  Early on with an ev I would check range constantly. But, one adapts and I don’t even pay attention on daily use - 350 days out of the year I have no clue what the range is, not an issue.

On trips, the car tells me when and where to stop to charge (and sometimes I modify my charge stop to a different location depending on lunch or bathroom breaks).
When I drive my wife’s hybrid I have to remind myself to check  the gas level. I’m so used to just driving an ev not paying attention to charge level.

 Plus, with an ev you literally have no expenses that you’d have with an engine. None. No belt changes, oil, failed engine parts, radiators, the list goes on etc etc., ev’s have such a lower cost of ownership. At least with a Tesla it’s just a new cabin filter every two years, add window washer fluid, tires. Brake pads and breaks rarely get used, so replacement of pads will likely be because of age after 10 years or well over 150k. Similar to good hybrids but even less brake usage and the regen is more powerful. I never had to replace break pads on hybrid Toyotas under 125k miles.

 I’m also surprised by the fear of hybrid battery failure. Again this tech has come a long way and for Toyota at least a non issue.

The thought of an ev (at least Tesla) battery failure short of 250k miles is not a concern at all. Not with 3 or Y teslas. 2013 or so model S had some issues with high mileage but those were fixed long ago.  For me should be well over 300k+ long after the car has little value. Yes, something can go wrong but no different than a  gas guzzler I had that needed a new engine tear down a rebuild at under 100k. At least the ev has a battery engine warranty of, I think 8 years 120k.  I’d think this is also true for Hyundai and Kia. I’d be afraid of other manufacturers at this point. Nissan had bad battery tech and software in the past for a company in the game so long. I suspect they have improved both, but I haven’t researched it.

Three, I’m surprised by the gas crowd who are anti ev. One would logically think they’d like other people driving non-gas cars to keep gas prices down. More hybrids and ev’s on the road have to help keep pressure off gas prices and help prevent opec from deciding to drive up prices for oil as it would convert more drivers to ev’s and hybrids. And once you go ev, I doubt many go back. I know I won’t. Maybe I’m an outlier but the driving experience is so much better.

Finallly, and I’ve never thought this before, Tesla is close on full self drive. The new AI trained software is actually amazing. A high jump from even 6 months ago. I actually can see them pulling this off within the next 2 years, unless they have peaked and the final 10% is too hard to close on. I’ve always thought it is way, way off. No longer.  It appears to me it is going to be here soon.  Faster than I expected by many years; a decade plus. I thought chip tech on board cars was way off and cloud tech chips would have to be in the car.  Apparently that’s not the case. People just can’t freak out nationally and globally when there are self drive accidents, logic and safety should logically be the guide comparing it versus human driver error and accidents. Logic should rule the mind, but… we know it will get challenged and one computer driving car death probably will get more attention than 10,000 plus humans killing others. Can people be logical?  I think so, but maybe knowing people are not logical beings, I hope to much.  I’ll be looking at accident rates and serious accident rates and deaths per million miles driven by computers versus humans. It will data driven not emotional.
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The Superbar / Re: 2024 NFL Offseason and Draft Thread
« Last post by Uncle Rico on Today at 08:05:07 AM »
Seems the nuns who helped found the college where Butker spoke aren't so keen on his speech.

Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division. One of our concerns was the assertion that being a homemaker is the highest calling for a woman. We sisters have dedicated our lives to God and God’s people, including the many women whom we have taught and influenced during the past 160 years. These women have made a tremendous difference in the world in their roles as wives and mothers and through their God-given gifts in leadership, scholarship, and their careers.

Our community has taught young women and men not just how to be “homemakers” in a limited sense, but rather how to make a Gospel-centered, compassionate home within themselves where they can welcome others as Christ, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves. We reject a narrow definition of what it means to be Catholic. We are faithful members of the Catholic Church who embrace and promote the values of the Gospel, St. Benedict, and Vatican II and the teachings of Pope Francis.


https://www.mountosb.org/

Not surprised.  Butker is a Neanderthal but he’ll be a hero for culture warriors whether he wants to be or not and a villain to progressives whether he wants to be or not.

Free speech doesn’t save one from criticism.  It is disappointing more so for the college that now has unwanted attention and clearly disagrees with his worldview.
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The Superbar / Re: 2024 PGA Championship Thread
« Last post by WhiteTrash on Today at 07:56:33 AM »
I saw a variation of this yesterday.   Rory with a divorce, Scottie with a car wreck.   Proving once again that it takes at least two of the current generation of superstars to equal one Tiger.
Well played  ;D
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The Superbar / Re: 2024 PGA Championship Thread
« Last post by Uncle Rico on Today at 07:56:20 AM »
  you must have your own comedy podcast and show-so much "good stuff" here for free

  #reeeekoschtickfordummys

I assume you’re doing comedy, too, or at least I hope for the sake of the Dental School’s reputation.
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The Superbar / Re: Golf 2024
« Last post by Uncle Rico on Today at 07:55:10 AM »
Sounds like the musings of a turn back the clock reactionary.

100%

Hopeless golf romantic stuck in the world of High Noon drinking blowhards
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The Superbar / Re: 2024 NFL Offseason and Draft Thread
« Last post by Pakuni on Today at 07:40:43 AM »
Seems the nuns who helped found the college where Butker spoke aren't so keen on his speech.

Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division. One of our concerns was the assertion that being a homemaker is the highest calling for a woman. We sisters have dedicated our lives to God and God’s people, including the many women whom we have taught and influenced during the past 160 years. These women have made a tremendous difference in the world in their roles as wives and mothers and through their God-given gifts in leadership, scholarship, and their careers.

Our community has taught young women and men not just how to be “homemakers” in a limited sense, but rather how to make a Gospel-centered, compassionate home within themselves where they can welcome others as Christ, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves. We reject a narrow definition of what it means to be Catholic. We are faithful members of the Catholic Church who embrace and promote the values of the Gospel, St. Benedict, and Vatican II and the teachings of Pope Francis.


https://www.mountosb.org/
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The Superbar / Re: Golf 2024
« Last post by tower912 on Today at 07:28:00 AM »
Lenny, not to put too fine a point on it, but many here, including you, have fallen into ruts and are no longer as interesting as they used to be.   Familiarity breeding contempt.   People changing and no longer having the same joy they used to.   I read certain posters and decide it is easier to put them on ignore than engage in the same argument for the nth time.

Maybe it is the nature of a relatively insular message board.   Maybe it is life.   I don't know.   
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The Superbar / Re: Golf 2024
« Last post by Lennys Tap on Today at 07:14:38 AM »
Lenny, Rico thrives on yanking your chain.

Tower

Wrong. Rico used to thrive with occasional but creative and genuinely funny stuff. I looked forward to reading his musings. Every once in a while we see a glimpse of that guy but mostly he’s just a broken record now. Same old stuff, over and over and over again. Once bright has turned boring. He doesn’t yank my chain at all - he yanks his own.
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The Superbar / Re: 2024 PGA Championship Thread
« Last post by tower912 on Today at 06:50:04 AM »
I saw a variation of this yesterday.   Rory with a divorce, Scottie with a car wreck.   Proving once again that it takes at least two of the current generation of superstars to equal one Tiger.
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