Random Rants
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@popvulture agreed Austin has changed since I moved back in 2000. Wife and I bought a home in 2020 and the increase in value is wild.
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Hello guys. I read your posts. I multiply everything you wrote by 3. And what you get is what can be called life in Russia. On the one hand, cheap services in the service sector, on the other hand, expensive goods, loans and the weakness of Russian business. The cheapest car costs 10 thousand dollars. Mortgage loan 15-16 percent per annum. Consumer loan from 16 percent and above. Housing prices have increased by a third since the start of the war. Fuel prices are rising slowly, but in small steps every month. The average salary is less than $500 per month. And many live on 250 So believe me guys, your destiny is still luxury)))
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I just cancelled an upcoming Turo car rental because after booking they sent a "required disclosure" message that they have an Apple Air Tag on the keychain to track the keys if they get lost. I get if they want to have a tracker in the car, but I'm not ok with a host having a tracker in my pocket. Seems like a step too far towards a full on invasion of privacy.
I know my phone's always being tracked but this feels different.
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Google: fuck you in particular for not allowing YouTube TV to load outside of the US. What is the point of downloading videos? I paid to add the 4K package specifically to watch Shōgun on a trip.
Similarly, Amazon, fuck you in particular too for needing a network connection at all to watch downloaded content.
Only Disney has gotten this feature correct.
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Yep you definitely can but I didn’t bother installing a VPN just to use the service while in Berlin, where we didn’t have time to watch, and you can’t run one on United WiFi anyway.
Bonus fuck you to whoever keeps shitting themselves on this flight. It smells like a nursing home in here
My wife thought it was a diaper from a nearby baby but no infant is capable of such devastation. This is someone who had too much beer and sauerkraut and/or a ruptured colostomy bag.
sigh I guess I’ll try to fall asleep. My Iron Heart bandana is doing the best it can as a mask. Wish I had an N95.
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@Tago-Mago I’m no expert but that doesn’t look quite right. More seriously, hope you’re ok and everything gets fixed quickly and without too much damage to your IH budget.
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@Tago-Mago I have cars way older that look way better underneath. I'd say that one needs much more than just a new exhaust.
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@Tago-Mago You definitely want some work done as where the control arm mounts is rusted through and is going to cause you major issues if it breaks when you're driving...
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Two years ago I fell asleep while driving on the highway. It was a long journey. The bump stop saved the day. Otherwise I would have gone into the oncoming road. And maybe I haven’t talked to you anymore)
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Whoa, buddy! You walked away?
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@Tago-Mago how are the winters where you live? A lot of snow and ice on the road? That looks like the result of the salt solution they use here in Norway to keep the roads clear of ice.
It’s a very devisive issue here as it does huge damage to private properly (the cars), while there is a question mark around its effectiveness with regards to increasing road safety.
“Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses”- Virginia Woolf
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@Walery-Smirnoff happy (new) birthday
