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FarmhouseFan OP t1_jbaxy1v wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in New data shows 1 in 7 cars sold globally is an EV, and combustion engine car sales have decreased by 25% since 2017 by FarmhouseFan

Ok, so now you go and tell all the car manufacturers to create hydrogen fuel cell conversion kits for ICE cars. I'll wait here for 50 years while they figure it out.

I've been with dealerships since 2005. It's not a plausible scenario. We can't even get regular maintenance parts.

Ask these manufacturers if they want to pay to hold classes on tech training for this ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE undertaking you've suggested.

Then, convert all the gas station infrastructure to dispense hydrogen.

Bad faith argument? It's literally easier to just make EV's or make cars that are DESIGNED to run on hydrogen. This is the real world where progress must fight against stubbornness. Your idea looks great on paper but that's it.

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FarmhouseFan OP t1_jbaw49u wrote

Reply to New data shows 1 in 7 cars sold globally is an EV, and combustion engine car sales have decreased by 25% since 2017 by FarmhouseFan

I didn't expect this to get even 50 up votes yet here we are.

First off, yes, EV's are ABSOLUTELY better for the planet in the long term over traditional ICE cars. Full stop. End of discussion.

Second, battery tech is improving constantly, and "cleaner" materials are already being used to manufacture these large EV batteries.

The EV market is here whether you like it or not. They are cleaner and require less maintenance (how many oil changes does the average car get? A LOT) than ICE cars, saving you money there as well as not having to stop at a gas station. Infrastructure for EV's is improving every day all over the world.

Dread it, run from it, EV's arrive all the same. They are inevitable.

I say this as a "car guy." I've worked in the auto service industry almost my entire professional life. It's changing, and if your state isn't adapting to these changes, you're already 2 steps behind. You can not fight it. It's here.

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Gilamath t1_jbaw3fo wrote

Reply to Navy renames warship after Black sailor, statesman by citytiger

Robert Smalls is a legend. He'd be a legend if all he had done was escape slavery and his Confederate conscription. But he also delivered the vessel (the CSS Planter) to the Union, rescuing himself, his family, his crew of fellow Black conscripts, and the crew's families. And he did so at a a strategic moment, after the Confederates had just loaded several big guns and ammunition onto the vessel. They tricked the folks at Fort Sumpter, and made their way straight to the Union naval presence nearby, taking down the Confederate flag they'd been flying and putting up a white bedsheet. The Union nearly fired on them in the dark, but as they were raising the gun the sun rose to illuminate the white sheet and the Union held their fire

Smalls and much of the crew were Gullah, and I believe Smalls was one of the first (and few) Gullah statesmen in American history. Smalls did so much more for the nation too. He helped shame Philadelphia and many other big, supposedly tolerant cities to reform some of their most obscene anti-Black ordinances and policies. He provided the Union with major advantages in the war effort, including Tennessee. He was a pivotal figure in Reconstruction. He was legitimately one of the coolest people in American history, and he should be one of the most famous people in the nation. And he's only one of the many, many pivotal figures in American history of Gullah-Geechee background, yet almost no one today knows about him or Gullah-Geechee language & culture

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RiceAlicorn t1_jbavw3c wrote

Reply to comment by another-reddit-noob in Podcaster saves boy and his brothers from being abused by their adoptive father by montanoj88

Off the top of my head, some things that I believe can be asked of you include:

  1. Financial history

  2. Extensive inspections of your home

  3. Your medical history

  4. Drug use (legitimate or recreational; prescriptions, alcohol, etc.)

  5. Marital status

  6. Interviews with your loved ones to ascertain your identity and character

  7. Pretty much anything that is relevant to the adoption process.

It's understandable why they have to act like this, but it makes the adoption process very arduous. On top of all of that, adoption is "invasive" to your money (i.e. expensive as FUCK) and even after jumping every hoop you can be rejected. They can't legally discriminate against you, but they can certainly make up excuses to reject you (see: the difficulty LGBTQ+ people or people trying to adopt as a single parent face in the adoption process)

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Vectorman1989 t1_jbavj8x wrote

Reply to comment by HermitCrabCakes in Podcaster saves boy and his brothers from being abused by their adoptive father by montanoj88

We have a similar case here in Scotland. We're trying to extradite a rapist to the US, but he's making it as difficult as possible. First he claimed he was someone else and now gets wheeled around in an oxygen mask claiming long COVID symptoms. They had a hearing recently and he refused to get in the van to go to court.

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The_Blue_Adept t1_jbaugi7 wrote

Reply to comment by Mythulhu in New data shows 1 in 7 cars sold globally is an EV, and combustion engine car sales have decreased by 25% since 2017 by FarmhouseFan

There was a movie back in the day. Sneakers. Dude was building a mass transportation system. His girl at the time says "But I love my car." It kind of sums up the American view give or take. Go with public transport and suffer or go in my car and do things how I want.

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