The More or Less of Whatnot Thread 2023

[MFS62]

I hope the Central Park owl is doing ok.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

Happy Pi day to all.
The peak of the celebration, as I'm sure you all know, comes at 1:59

[metirish]

I hope the Central Park owl is doing ok.
Later

That owl would be ok if the fucking owl ghouls stopped chasing it around the park and posting the location on Twitter for more ghouls to go see it .....

[Lefty Specialist]

that's what regenerative braking does. it takes the energy from the wheels spinning, slowing their roll, and storing that energy in the battery.

when you don't want the car to slow down, you need to put energy into the wheels from the battery.

for me, the best architecture for a car was the chevy volt, which was primarily an electric vehicle, but with an internal combustion range extender engine that could also add power to the wheels when needed. i really wished they'd've made it in something bigger than a 4-seat compact car, like maybe a largish midsized wagon, because damn i would've been all over that in a heartbeat.

i have a thing for wagons.

Disclaimer: I hate Elon Musk. But I've owned a Model Y since 2020.

One-pedal driving is the way to go; once you take the foot off the 'gas', you instantly start to slow down and all that energy goes into the battery. It's possible to come to a complete stop this way without even using the brake pedal. Takes a little getting used to but now regular brakes throw me. Most electric cars are set up this way now.

Chevy Volts and Honda Clarity were nice compromises; about 50 miles of electric range before cutting over to gas. The Volt was too small, but the Clarity was surprisingly roomy. Both have been discontinued, though.

Wagons have gone the way of the dodo because people want the high position of the SUV. I've got my eye on the Chevy Equinox coming out in 2024; it's not too big but not too small. Supposedly starting at $30,000 but you'll never get one at that price.




I'll wait for the initial hoopla and backlog to die down and then go for one. I will never buy a gas car again.

[MFS62]

The best (bullseye) line from that movie is:

"Listen, I'm a politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar, and when
I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops."

(slaps head) D'oh. And Captain Marko Ramius is Lithuanian, from Vilnus.

Later

[Lefty Specialist]

There are very few times you can refer to marrying a 66-year-old woman as 'robbing the cradle'. This is one of those times.

Happy 5th engagement, Rupert Murdoch! Hope she wrote the pre-nup!


https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/20 ... ngagement/

[whippoorwill]

He was married to Jerry Hall?

[MFS62]

That picture should come with a warning, especially around meal time.

Later

[kcmets]

I got a $237 check today from some AT&T settlement I know
nothing about. I like getting surprise checks.

[whippoorwill]

Nice!!!

I got one for 16 cents from Apple a couple weeks ago.
It was a surprise too!

[kcmets]

Don't spend it all in one place.

[metirish]

I got a $237 check today from some AT&T settlement I know
nothing about. I like getting surprise checks.

I got $12.76 from them for a settlement last month

[Frayed Knot]

So Rick 'I will never turn my back on Iona' Pitino signs a year six year deal to coach hoops at St. Johns and will leave ... Iona*


*after Iona gave him a job despite all his, let's just say, off the court issues.

[Edgy MD]

Rick is a strange character.

Why folks want to line up to give him money is beyond me.

[Edgy MD]

Moving in a different direction in the next borough over is St. Francis of Brooklyn, who are, stunningly, shutting down their entire athletic department, despite competing at Division I and being one of the inaugural members of the NCAA back in 1896.

They had long been part of my plan for an all-New York holiday collegiate hoops tournament at MSG and The Barclays Center every year.

[kcmets]

Nice!!!I got one for 16 cents from Apple a couple weeks ago.
It was a surprise too!

Fifty cents to send out sixteen cents doesn't sound like a good business plan.

[kcmets]

If Pitino can make The Johnnies relevant again hat off to him.

I have my doubts, but I'm never wrong sometimes.

[Frayed Knot]

And when was the last time you heard of a 70 y/o getting a six year contract?

[Edgy MD]

Hey, it's pretty common in the Senate.

[MFS62]

Hey, it's pretty common in the Senate.

Bring back the BOC!

Later

[MFS62]

Just saw an ad for "hometown quality" cannabis goods.
Whatever THAT means.
The couple in the picture were dressed as wholesome country folks.
That ain't MY home town.

Later

[A Boy Named Seo]

Wholesome country farmers have been growing cannabis in the US since before it was the US!

[whippoorwill]

Nice!!!I got one for 16 cents from Apple a couple weeks ago.
It was a surprise too!

Fifty cents to send out sixteen cents doesn't sound like a good business plan.

You should have seen the teller’s face when I deposited it

[kcmets]

Will there be anything else today, Ms. K?
No thanks, just want to put my sixteen cents in.

[whippoorwill]

Lol
Actually I know her well; she worked there when I did