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New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "FAA issues national ground stop"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:49:55 +0000

"Somebody said it was aliens. She thought they meant illegal aliens and signed up."

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Mercedes-Benz to halt 'all future investments' in Germany"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:25:48 +0000

> It's not 8 hours of housework

Correct. It was a lot more.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Mercedes-Benz to halt 'all future investments' in Germany"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:24:39 +0000

The 8 hours wasn't the housework!

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Mercedes-Benz to halt 'all future investments' in Germany"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:50:57 +0000

Except, of course, that China is no longer the cheapest manufacturing source around.

https://chinamakershub.com/journal/china-manufacturing-costs...

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Mercedes-Benz to halt 'all future investments' in Germany"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:32:26 +0000

It could also be said that during the 1950's, in a couple of the wealthiest countries in the world, one spouse worked more or less around the clock and the other worked for about 8 hours...

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "A false smoke alarm almost drowned Jane Street's only NYC datacenter"

HeyLaughingBoy — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:28:37 +0000

The sad thing is that it's really a lot easier than everyone seems to think it is.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "A false smoke alarm almost drowned Jane Street's only NYC datacenter"

HeyLaughingBoy — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:26:40 +0000

Orange is a pretty long to way to drive from NYC just to get gas!

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "A false smoke alarm almost drowned Jane Street's only NYC datacenter"

HeyLaughingBoy — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:18:21 +0000

That's even heavier than the buckets of diesel...

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO immediately"

HeyLaughingBoy — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:04:17 +0000

No, it doesn't. If NVidia broke export controls, it doesn't matter who was at the helm when it happened; it's still a problem for the Corporation.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Jensen Huang resigns"

HeyLaughingBoy — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:54:43 +0000

No, not even remotely the same thing. Lack of consent aside, no one would ever say that about a priest.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "100x Developers"

HeyLaughingBoy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:02:50 +0000

> most developers ... are barely capable of programming

[big sigh]

As much as I keep trying to believe that this can't possibly be true, I keep seeing that it is. And I really don't think that AI is going to help matters.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Scion is back and is going to sell a kei truck in America"

HeyLaughingBoy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:57:43 +0000

FWIW, a farm supply store like Tractor Supply or Fleet Farm is not really a garden center, although they usually also carry gardening stuff. It's where you go to buy livestock feed [1], troughs, pasture seeds, tractor repair parts and some simpler implements etc.

1. Not to be confused with a feed mill which will typically only have livestock feed and in bulk for better pricing.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Locating the source of a mysterious beep"

HeyLaughingBoy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:28:48 +0000

Usually starting at 2AM in a house with 12' ceilings.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production"

HeyLaughingBoy — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:23:14 +0000

Probably more like 7-10k lbs, so 3-5 tons, depending on the specifics of the trailer. More if it's a fifth-wheel type.

Yes, clearly there are cases when it makes sense to ship by train, otherwise they wouldn't exist. I can't tell if I'm not getting my point across, or you just want to be pedantic, but the point is that most people who own the capability of transporting something, will transport it themselves.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production"

HeyLaughingBoy — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:01:10 +0000

The answer from someone who owns a truck and a trailer would be "why would it make sense to ship by train when I have a truck and a trailer?"

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production"

HeyLaughingBoy — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:01:06 +0000

There's a comparison that's been making the rounds on social media for a while.

In once panel, there's the Cybertruck whose owner bragged about it carrying a large round hay bale (weighs around 1,500lbs) with the suspension looking like it was about to die. Next to it is a shot of a circa-1980 Ford F250 carrying three of the same bales and sitting perfectly level. TBF, the F250 probably had air bags in the rear suspension, but still...

That thing is only a "truck" because they decided to call it that.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Insects don't swarm at LED lights"

HeyLaughingBoy — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:08:08 +0000

Um, no. I live on a farm and often have to do chores in the dark with an LED headlight. Sometimes I have to turn it off because I'm dive bombed by so many insects.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot"

HeyLaughingBoy — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:08:19 +0000

So, you fear someone else making it "useful in certain environments?"

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot"

HeyLaughingBoy — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:07:24 +0000

Probably sell more of them as expensive cat toys.

New comment by HeyLaughingBoy in "Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot"

HeyLaughingBoy — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:06:09 +0000

I was actually just thinking about something like this this morning. Mainly because I was idly wondering if the kinematics would work with just 3 supporting cables. Intuitively, it seems like it should, but I haven't bothered to research it yet.

Anyone?