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New comment by chrisBob in "Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE"

chrisBob — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:08:58 +0000

I am surprised by the otherwise intelligent and caring parents I have met who had their elementary schoolers playing tackle football. I don't understand that decision at all.

New comment by chrisBob in "Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE"

chrisBob — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:06:07 +0000

Yes! A child with a developing brain, and no medical staff on the sidelines is potentially in a worse situation.

New comment by chrisBob in "216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]"

chrisBob — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:13:35 +0000

My in-laws were so proud of themselves. I came home one day and they told me they figured out how to connect my TV to the network so that I don’t have to use my Apple TV if I don’t want. I had to take a few deep breaths to keep from yelling. I am very happy with my TCL tv but I trust it about as far as I can throw my father in law.

New comment by chrisBob in "Grok outage"

chrisBob — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:09:32 +0000

The keyboard springs are sooooo weak. It takes forever for them to recover after a press. Our dude would have to grab the key after each character and pull it back up so it can keep up with him.

New comment by chrisBob in "The climate benefits of retiring an operational combustion engine vehicle"

chrisBob — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:40:17 +0000

The new EV mail trucks are running routes in my area now. Not my route yet but I have seen them within a few miles of my house.

New comment by chrisBob in "Chevrolet Performance eCrate package (400v/200hp)"

chrisBob — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:10:20 +0000

The battery size really surprised me. I can see this working well with 1/3 the battery, but 1000lbs is crazy. The lighter motor and removal of the fuel tank will help a little, but replacing a heavy engine in the front with a heavier battery in the back can't possibly work.

New comment by chrisBob in "Employers use your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept"

chrisBob — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:01:16 +0000

So, lie about RSU and Bonus?

It seems like base salary would be easy to track, but other benefits would be much harder.

New comment by chrisBob in "Solar and batteries can power the world"

chrisBob — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:24:54 +0000

People acclimatize pretty well if you let them. We keep our house at 65F all winter, and set the AC for 85F in the summer and everyone is pretty happy. The payback period on a good sweater is not very long.

New comment by chrisBob in "Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter? (2024)"

chrisBob — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:09:54 +0000

We just unplugged our vending machine with similar timing.

New comment by chrisBob in "US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement"

chrisBob — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:03:04 +0000

So, the answer to "when having less information is better" is "when YOU have less information".

New comment by chrisBob in "3D-Knitting: The Ultimate Guide"

chrisBob — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:25:55 +0000

Tailored Industries (the factory) says they have over 300 products that are available immediately as white-labeled items at your custom online boutique. I don't know if any of these designs were customized or not, but it is a surprisingly low startup cost to put together a shopify store and have Tailored Industries make your clothes on demand. You need some photos, and a cool looking brand, and they do all of the hard work. I wonder if I should open up my own shop...

New comment by chrisBob in "3D-Knitting: The Ultimate Guide"

chrisBob — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:21:18 +0000

TI says that they offer custom yarn at their "Flagship" level, with a $20k upfront cost. Not sure how that compares to setting up production overseas.

Look at their plan features chart: https://tailoredindustry.com/pricing/boutique

New comment by chrisBob in "US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]"

chrisBob — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:16:02 +0000

Semi-serious question: can I send a company a letter that modifies the terms and say that continuing to provide me the service implies consent?

New comment by chrisBob in "Launching the Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative"

chrisBob — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:25:56 +0000

If AI and robotics reach their logical goals then projects like this are about to become more and more important. I don't mind machines taking all of the jobs, as long as all of those displaced workers don't starve.

New comment by chrisBob in "Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch"

chrisBob — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:47:19 +0000

I really thought a sub post was better than one long one. I never understood the two account thing except for specific situations where you don't want to talk about X with an account that has a lot of NSFW content on Y.

New comment by chrisBob in "Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?"

chrisBob — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:44:35 +0000

Making houses 3 orders of magnitude smaller and cheaper isn't very popular.

But I get your sentiment.

New comment by chrisBob in "Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch"

chrisBob — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:44:32 +0000

I had a 2004 WRC that we replaced with the IONIQ 6. The Hyundai is a great upgrade, and let us keep AWD. We could get by with less range on that car, but for now we just take the truck if we are going more than 100 miles one way.

New comment by chrisBob in "Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch"

chrisBob — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:05:03 +0000

I didn't want to say it in my original post because I don't want to offend anyone, but "Most pickups are gender affirming care".

New comment by chrisBob in "Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch"

chrisBob — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:01:26 +0000

I don't think people who can meet there needs with public transit are the target market of many car manufacturers. Most truck miles are driving to work and the store. Your use case sounds like it would be perfect for renting a vehicle, especially since it would save you from storing and insuring it an extra 300 days per year.

New comment by chrisBob in "Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch"

chrisBob — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:47:21 +0000

Cost is a concern, and there will be a cost penalty at purchase time for a while. That will impact some people, but there is still a big market for expensive trucks.