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USA: Slate's New Electric Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than $24,950

My buildout went to $33,600 for fastback with roof rack and speakers

While that’s a lot more than base, it’s exactly what I want and it’s still a great price compared to any other EV available to me. The only thing it would really not be good at is road trips but I still have my model Y

But as a big and tall guy I would never buy a vehicle without trying it to see if it’s comfortable for me ….. and to see if I can remove the back seats and fit it out as a camper. (My brother is doing that with a sienna hybrid and he probably has the right idea: lack of range could be a problem if you want to camp for a week with no electric)

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‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI

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Yes, I saw data once. Everyone likes to parrot the concept that past industrial revolutions lead to all sorts of new jobs and the economy kicking it up a gear. But the jobs never pivot. The jobs are lost. A generation or two is disrupted, and worse off before their children and garandchildren see any benefit

That’s ok, because their misery and poverty lets us sit back from the distance of a century and claim it was all for the better

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Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open

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For sure, that’s why I went directly there without finding out, amazed it could still be open

But I imagine deterring scalpers is a big problem art of the reason to raffle for a spot in line. Scalpers are actually a big part of the reason we switched away from consoles to begin with. When the Xbox series X was released, two Christmases in a row, I was unable to get them because limited stock and too many scalpers. Fuck that.

No scalpers buying up all the gaming rig components ….. then we got ai

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Poutine

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That looks really cool, but very far away.

I went to a small local one in New England run by my local brewer. These guys have some great ideas so I really hope they succeed. They just started running it at a local historical estate.

Unfortunately the day I was there did not have as many customers as they were probably hoping. Maybe sundays are light, I don’t know. It appeared to be the family day as we were the only ones without little kids, so that’s fantastic, but less the half the tables were in use

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Senate is set to pass a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices

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Part of the problem is every area is different. I like seeing my senator’s support for it, even as it am skeptical it would help us. Massachusetts was built out long ago, so we have much less new construction than other states, consequently much lower corporate ownership. We’re also high cost of living so have a lot to change. We have state zoning overrides and local regulations that will probably work better for us, but every tool helps. Bring it on

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We're losing

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It’s the consequences of incompetence and shortcuts by some of the most arrogant assholes. It’s highly satisfying

They couldn’t even complete a simple task …. That should never even been in theirnattention