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New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales"

ImprovedSilence — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:34:59 +0000

it's a perceived must. when running "all season" tires year round the AWD inspires more confidence, and most people don't even know winter tires are a thing. Plus 4x4 only helps you start moving, but once you are, every car still only has 2 wheels to turn and 4 to stop, which are quite possibly more crucial in snow....

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Ask HN: Unemployed almost a year after graduating MIT – a rant"

ImprovedSilence — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:28:37 +0000

It could be that. It could be AI farming. Ask questions you want AI to be able to answer, get a bunch of reasonable comments for the models to gobble up. Next time you ask google, gemeni might even post links to this very post! I'd say it's 50/50 if it's for AI or astroturfing.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year"

ImprovedSilence — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:00:12 +0000

Even still, I suspect tractor deaths and injuries are far far higher per driver than for cars. Tractors are very capable, but it's also very very easy to get in a dangerous situation with them.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "US to Stop Producing Pennies in 2026"

ImprovedSilence — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:25:45 +0000

Very incorrect, the US constitution states "[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures"

Congress, not the executive. And the supreme court has ruled that power to be exclusive

source: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/...

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Responses to unicycling"

ImprovedSilence — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:55:48 +0000

>> Something terrible happens to men as they grow up

lol... testosterone? or perhaps testosterone combined with thousands of years of "wolf pack" evolution where one has to prod and disrupt to find "their place" in the pecking order?

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Responses to unicycling"

ImprovedSilence — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:52:02 +0000

> “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

Strange, cuz Marylin Monroe told me "if you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything."

So maybe men are just constantly calibrating a competitive sense of humor..?

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Responses to unicycling"

ImprovedSilence — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:41:48 +0000

From his writing he sounds British, where class has a somewhat different context and from what I gather, can be inferred from speech/dress.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Responses to unicycling"

ImprovedSilence — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:38:31 +0000

uh... it is 100% is how men make friends...

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy"

ImprovedSilence — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:15:22 +0000

yeah buts its not even cheap like aliexpress. its overpriced mushroom brands!! there are no deals that I see on Amazon anymore, or at least maybe they know im more likely to pony up the extra $$, so thats what they show me…

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy"

ImprovedSilence — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:13:30 +0000

yeah but those are easy to filter to results available in store. or even in my store, so i can go pick it up tonight even!

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy"

ImprovedSilence — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:06:32 +0000

i ise ublock origin, but I too suffer from abysmal search results on Amazon. Im sure their AI has decided ill just buy all the junk after i give up on finding what I actually looked for.

Ive also noticed lower prices for the same items if ive recently searched on walmart or target recently too…

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "X Announces Peer-to-Peer Payment Service Will Launch in 2024"

ImprovedSilence — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:05:50 +0000

>> I've literally never heard of anyone using google pay, zelle or venmo or cashapp

But you use Twitter..? That's some crazy bubble. venmo isn't even a tech savvy thing, everyone everywhere I know that moves money between individuals or super-small business transactions (think cleaning service, girl scout cookies, club dues) uses it...

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Cycling Doping Fallacies"

ImprovedSilence — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 01:23:05 +0000

oh for sure. every big money sport is loaded with doping and most hardly test. NFL, soccer, hockey, baseball (still), even golf I’d bet on.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Formula 1 didn't realize Las Vegas would be cold in November"

ImprovedSilence — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 03:56:12 +0000

while I agree that the v10 is the most unholy of sky shredding sounds…. its been almost 20yrs since F1 has had them at this point. Times change I guess..

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "A carbohydrate revolution is speeding up pro cycling"

ImprovedSilence — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 02:51:45 +0000

No, the cardio/fitness aspect of soccer absolutely cannot be overlooked, especially at the top levels where players are at the margin and need that edge, and where the amount of competition and pay and global attention is two orders of magnitude higher than cycling. And you got shit like EPO which basically erases recovery time, but you'll never catch unless you test daily.

>> Soccer also has breaks and substitutes

Kiiiinda, but not really at the pro level.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Daylight saving time can seriously affect your health"

ImprovedSilence — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 02:42:49 +0000

Na. the only real solution is the one we currently have.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "A carbohydrate revolution is speeding up pro cycling"

ImprovedSilence — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 17:11:57 +0000

I’m not going to disagree with the sentiment that drugs are speeding up the peleton. but >>” most drug filled sport”. comes off as probably naive. o think footbal, hockey, soccer, or baseball are are more clean is laughable, they just dont test for anything EVER, except maybe steroids every so often. id bet my bottom dollar all those pro sports with $$$$ flying around HAMMER any drug cocktail that might get them the edge. its just not tested or as public as pro cycling.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Life After “Calvin and Hobbes”"

ImprovedSilence — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:22:06 +0000

Everyone knew about LOTR and read the books before the movies came out. It was in no way some obscure out of print lit, it was both pop and a cult classic, and it was very much front and center of any must read fantasy bookshelf. Hence the wildly profitable movies.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Disc Brakes Took over the Cycling World. Here's Why That Was a Mistake"

ImprovedSilence — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 03:18:05 +0000

>>The guy sounds like a super bike snob.

Well, he is the writer of bikesnobnyc, so yes.

New comment by ImprovedSilence in "Pixel 8 Pro"

ImprovedSilence — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:04:57 +0000

im all about keeping my phone 5+ years, but I think that “significant” progress is likely only realized in small incremental amounts..