Pidgin is similar to Ebonics.
I was just surprised to find that BBC has a pidgin edition.
And the story is a corker.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
North Carolina wants to spend $50,000 to trash public EV chargers. Car and Driver shared the news of a bill moving through the state’s legislature. The bill, House Bill 1049, would set aside $50,000 to get rid of the free public EV chargers unless free gas pumps are built alongside the free public EV chargers.
The author of the Car and Driver article, Ezra Dyer noted that this was happening in his state. His incoming state House representative, Ben Moss is sponsoring the bill. Dyer noted that there are three free public Level 2 EV chargers in his town and unless the towns and cities refuse to build free gas and diesel pumps next to the EV chargers, Moss wants them gone. Dyer wrote that the main theme of the bill is:
“We’ve simply got to do something about these free public chargers, even if it costs us $50,000! Those things cost tens of cents per hour when they’re being used.”
It gets worse. House Bill 1049 will also target businesses that have free public EV chargers on their property. This will hurt small businesses. The bill will allow the owners of diesel and gas vehicles to pitch fits if any amount of money from whatever product they purchase go towards the cost of providing free EV charging to customers.
The bill states that all customer receipts will have to show what part of the bill went toward the charger in the lot.
I agree that they should not be “free”. Charge an amount equal to the respective State’s gas tax. They are being powered by fossil fuels anyway. Who foots the bill for those fuels?
Here in Minnesota much of the gas tax goes toward building and maintaining roads. Folks who us the free EV chargers are currently contributing nothing toward maintaining and building those roads that they also use. So I agree with Rusty, they should at the very least be paying a tax equivalent to their states gas tax.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Who's not in favor of more laws, lol. Agree that road taxes should be equitably applied to all vehicles. There is some consideration of changing the tax to one based on mileage per year regardless of the vehicle.
@silvermouse said:
Who's not in favor of more laws, lol. Agree that road taxes should be equitably applied to all vehicles. There is some consideration of changing the tax to one based on mileage per year regardless of the vehicle.
Seems to me that so long as we keep coming up with, and implimenting, new ideas (such electric vehicles) that we will forever be implimenting new laws as well.
Tax based on mileage is an interesting idea, but how would that be kept track of and verified?
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Mine doesn’t either; however, we all pay a tax each year when we license our vehicles. I am never in favor of new taxes but I don’t believe in footing the bill for someone so they can feel virtuous because they are using their fossil fuels from another source.
This "free ride" idea for electric vehicles is obviously a case of the government picking winners and losers. And if it suits their purpose, merchants will pretend to favor them as well. It's not just vehicles either. Have you taken notice of the ads for Skil brand battery powered lawn equipment. Anyone still using gas powered equipment is portrayed as a zombie, and the people using the Skil brand battery powered equipment are, you know, good people who wouldn't use fossil fuels, (unless their electricity comes from coal powered or natural gas powered electric generators.) https://youtu.be/8U5-WrfmTlE
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
The auto industry is racing towards a future full of microtransactions
It’s no surprise that BMW isn’t trumpeting the news, though. Since the company announced in 2020 that its cars’ operating system would allow for microtransactions on features like automatic high beams and adaptive cruise control, customers have decried the move as greedy and exploitative.
Carmakers have always charged customers more money for high-end features, of course, but the dynamic is very different when software, rather than hardware, is the limiting factor.
CHARGING MORE FOR HIGH-END FEATURES FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU ALREADY OWN THEM
In the case of heated seats, for example, BMW owners already have all the necessary components, but BMW has simply placed a software block on their functionality that buyers then have to pay to remove. For some software features that might lead to ongoing expenses for the carmaker (like automated traffic camera alerts, for example), charging a subscription seems more reasonable. But that’s not an issue for heated seats.
Other features that BMW is locking behind subscriptions (as per the company’s digital UK store) include heated steering wheels, from $12 a month; the option to record footage from your car’s cameras, priced at $235 for “unlimited” use; and the “IconicSounds Sport package,” which lets you play engine sounds in your car for a one-time fee of $117.
In the latter case, BMW notes that “the hardware for this feature has already been installed in your vehicle during production, at no extra cost.” How generous.
Nearly 72 per cent of organisations have suffered at least one serious security breach on their website, with vulnerabilities tripling since 2017.
...
Cybercrime cost the world $6 trillion in 2021, reflecting a 300 per cent hike in online criminal activity in the past two years.
Remote working, cloud-based platforms, malware and phishing scams have led to skyrocketing data breaches, while the rollout of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) devices has made us more connected – and vulnerable – than ever.
Nearly 72 per cent of organisations have suffered at least one serious security breach on their website, with vulnerabilities tripling since 2017.
...
Cybercrime cost the world $6 trillion in 2021, reflecting a 300 per cent hike in online criminal activity in the past two years.
Remote working, cloud-based platforms, malware and phishing scams have led to skyrocketing data breaches, while the rollout of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) devices has made us more connected – and vulnerable – than ever.
And yet we still want to have more and more things connected to the internet. Smart.
Another excuse to engage in social media without appearing to be self-centered.
I joined Instagram many years ago, when it wasn't even available for Android. Back then people actually posted pictures from the main camera. Can't stand what it's become, just selfie after selfie. Turn your fkn camera around and take a picture of literally anything but yourself.
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage
The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
@silvermouse said:
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage
The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage
The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
We all know there's tons of crap in bills that is completely unrelated to the original bill. Remember the stimulus bills that sent millions (25? 40? I don't recall) to the Kennedy Center? Or hundreds of millions of dollars to other countries? That probably didn't help stimulate our economy.
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Thanks, that didn't hurt. Holy crap.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
Pidgin is similar to Ebonics.
I was just surprised to find that BBC has a pidgin edition.
And the story is a corker.
North Carolina wants to spend $50,000 to trash public EV chargers. Car and Driver shared the news of a bill moving through the state’s legislature. The bill, House Bill 1049, would set aside $50,000 to get rid of the free public EV chargers unless free gas pumps are built alongside the free public EV chargers.
The author of the Car and Driver article, Ezra Dyer noted that this was happening in his state. His incoming state House representative, Ben Moss is sponsoring the bill. Dyer noted that there are three free public Level 2 EV chargers in his town and unless the towns and cities refuse to build free gas and diesel pumps next to the EV chargers, Moss wants them gone. Dyer wrote that the main theme of the bill is:
“We’ve simply got to do something about these free public chargers, even if it costs us $50,000! Those things cost tens of cents per hour when they’re being used.”
It gets worse. House Bill 1049 will also target businesses that have free public EV chargers on their property. This will hurt small businesses. The bill will allow the owners of diesel and gas vehicles to pitch fits if any amount of money from whatever product they purchase go towards the cost of providing free EV charging to customers.
The bill states that all customer receipts will have to show what part of the bill went toward the charger in the lot.
I agree that they should not be “free”. Charge an amount equal to the respective State’s gas tax. They are being powered by fossil fuels anyway. Who foots the bill for those fuels?
Here in Minnesota much of the gas tax goes toward building and maintaining roads. Folks who us the free EV chargers are currently contributing nothing toward maintaining and building those roads that they also use. So I agree with Rusty, they should at the very least be paying a tax equivalent to their states gas tax.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Who's not in favor of more laws, lol. Agree that road taxes should be equitably applied to all vehicles. There is some consideration of changing the tax to one based on mileage per year regardless of the vehicle.
Seems to me that so long as we keep coming up with, and implimenting, new ideas (such electric vehicles) that we will forever be implimenting new laws as well.
Tax based on mileage is an interesting idea, but how would that be kept track of and verified?
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Don't know about your state but mine requires annual safety inspections and the mileage is recorded.
Mine has no such requirement.
Mine doesn’t either; however, we all pay a tax each year when we license our vehicles. I am never in favor of new taxes but I don’t believe in footing the bill for someone so they can feel virtuous because they are using their fossil fuels from another source.
This "free ride" idea for electric vehicles is obviously a case of the government picking winners and losers. And if it suits their purpose, merchants will pretend to favor them as well. It's not just vehicles either. Have you taken notice of the ads for Skil brand battery powered lawn equipment. Anyone still using gas powered equipment is portrayed as a zombie, and the people using the Skil brand battery powered equipment are, you know, good people who wouldn't use fossil fuels, (unless their electricity comes from coal powered or natural gas powered electric generators.)
https://youtu.be/8U5-WrfmTlE
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20220711/california-targets-first-and-second-amendments-with-advertising-ban
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
The auto industry is racing towards a future full of microtransactions
It’s no surprise that BMW isn’t trumpeting the news, though. Since the company announced in 2020 that its cars’ operating system would allow for microtransactions on features like automatic high beams and adaptive cruise control, customers have decried the move as greedy and exploitative.
Carmakers have always charged customers more money for high-end features, of course, but the dynamic is very different when software, rather than hardware, is the limiting factor.
CHARGING MORE FOR HIGH-END FEATURES FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU ALREADY OWN THEM
In the case of heated seats, for example, BMW owners already have all the necessary components, but BMW has simply placed a software block on their functionality that buyers then have to pay to remove. For some software features that might lead to ongoing expenses for the carmaker (like automated traffic camera alerts, for example), charging a subscription seems more reasonable. But that’s not an issue for heated seats.
Other features that BMW is locking behind subscriptions (as per the company’s digital UK store) include heated steering wheels, from $12 a month; the option to record footage from your car’s cameras, priced at $235 for “unlimited” use; and the “IconicSounds Sport package,” which lets you play engine sounds in your car for a one-time fee of $117.
In the latter case, BMW notes that “the hardware for this feature has already been installed in your vehicle during production, at no extra cost.” How generous.
Nearly 72 per cent of organisations have suffered at least one serious security breach on their website, with vulnerabilities tripling since 2017.
...
Cybercrime cost the world $6 trillion in 2021, reflecting a 300 per cent hike in online criminal activity in the past two years.
Remote working, cloud-based platforms, malware and phishing scams have led to skyrocketing data breaches, while the rollout of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) devices has made us more connected – and vulnerable – than ever.
Charges: Man lit his camper on fire, defaced own garage to appear targeted due to Trump flag
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/denis-molla-brooklyn-center-arson-charges/
Really? I doubt anyone is going to be confused:
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/general-and-fuente-in-legal-battle-over-x
Sounds to me like sales are down and they need another revenue source.
Now I want to try a CAO bx3.
Wow> @silvermouse said:
And yet we still want to have more and more things connected to the internet. Smart.
https://petapixel.com/2022/07/15/the-0-5-selfie-is-the-latest-photo-trend-taking-over-instagram/
Another excuse to engage in social media without appearing to be self-centered.
Sad to say, my phone isn't capable of that 0.5 setting. Rats!
I joined Instagram many years ago, when it wasn't even available for Android. Back then people actually posted pictures from the main camera. Can't stand what it's become, just selfie after selfie. Turn your fkn camera around and take a picture of literally anything but yourself.
Florida family drives into electric car problem: a replacement battery costs more than vehicle itself
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/florida-family-electric-car-problem-replacement-battery-costs-more-vehicle
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage
The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gop-lawmaker-attended-gay-sons-wedding-3-days-voting-sex-marriage-rcna39863
I respect the father's willingness to stand by his convictions and also try to be there for his son.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
@silvermouse said:
What else is hidden in the bill though?
A political attempt to piss off hypocrites and bigots?
We all know there's tons of crap in bills that is completely unrelated to the original bill. Remember the stimulus bills that sent millions (25? 40? I don't recall) to the Kennedy Center? Or hundreds of millions of dollars to other countries? That probably didn't help stimulate our economy.
That's why bills are hundreds of pages and not four. Most of those idiots don't even read the crap they're voting on.
Tesla locks 80 miles of customer’s battery range for $4,500 ransom
https://electrek.co/2022/07/26/tesla-ransom-customer-over-80-miles-battery-range/