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slenkon PayPal has restricted our account after we invoiced a key containing “ALEP”

Yup. They closed my account with money in it, with no explanation why my account has been closed and absolutely zero recourse.

slenkon SVB Hall of Shame

I feel like if it were slower though, then the bank would have been fine.

Granted, I can't talk about the board or their investing decisions because I don't feel educated enough to speak on that part.

slenkon SVB Hall of Shame

Weren't they technically ok before the run as long as there wasn't a run?

slenkon SVB Hall of Shame

Well if everyone didn't just follow everyone else blindly, there wouldn't have been a run

slenkon FDIC Establishes Signature Bridge Bank, N.A., As Successor to Signature Bank

So, all the customers should be punished by the execs decisions?

slenkon Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms

Batteries in their current form are incredibly harmful to the environment, and I think would need to be replaced more than nuclear fuel sources.

slenkon FCC Considering Banning Transfer of Online Consent Forms

As a consumer, this seems great for me.

slenkon Amazon employees push CEO Andy Jassy to drop return-to-office mandate

Not everyone is an individual. Does that take into account a family that they might be supporting?

I am not the only one that thinks Seattle is expensive - not sure why you are so adamant it is not.

https://www.quickenloans.com/learn/most-expensive-cities-in-...

https://www.kiplinger.com/real-estate/605051/most-expensive-...

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-most-expensive-cities-for...

slenkon Amazon employees push CEO Andy Jassy to drop return-to-office mandate

A quick google search shows that median income seems well above 100k

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-media...

https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Housing/Proper...

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/seattlecitywash...

slenkon Amazon employees push CEO Andy Jassy to drop return-to-office mandate

But your cost of living goes up if you have to commute and/or live close enough to use public transportation to get to the offices.

The cities FAANG companies are located in don't seem to be exactly cheap.

slenkon Half of Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them

Title: "Sinclair's script for stations"

slenkon Half of Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them

I can't get past this ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWLjYJ4BzvI

slenkon Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why

Flouridation has been studied and scuritnized pretty heavily since the 40s. No one is just assuming it's fine. It is.

The positives of flouridation far outweigh any of the negative consequences that could occur. But I have never heard of anyone with a flouride problem in my life.

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

Holy crap the electricity for pumps didn't click with me.

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

But if EVERY person had an EV it would have had problems.

And what if you were one of the unfortunate people who lost power for 5 days and had an EV? If it wasn't charged enough to go to a charging station that might have power...what do you do?

I am honestly curious: how in the world did gas pumps freeze? Are gas pumps actually built differently in the north?

slenkon Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why

Probably because you're not heating your home a lot of the year in Hawaii

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

Think about the Texas electrical grid. Do you think ERCOT could handle a massive influx of EVs when an ice storm disrupts half the state?

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

And the more natural gas, the more methane that is leaked into the atmosphere, which is a much stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gas-climatebox-explai...

https://group.met.com/en/mind-the-fyouture/mindthefyouture/n...

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/super-pot...

Methane is bad. Even is mentioned in your link.

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

I'll admit I didn't take that into account. This assumes the power plants won't cause pollutants in dense urban areas though

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

So...couple things.

1) I am jealous you live somewhere where nuclear is an option. In most states in the US, nuclear power is decreasing.

2) Natural gas isn't any better than coal.

3) Coal won't go away as long as conservatives are in power in the house - they love coal.

4) I think ICE vs Electric greatly depends on how much you use your car. I drive maybe once or twice a week, only city - I am going to be constantly having to charge my car since the battery will go dead if you leave it unplugged in cold weather (Michigan). A tank of gas lasts me for like 3 months. There is no way EV would be better for the environment.

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

Natural gas is NO better than coal. Don't let the current media blitz fool you

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

Personally I don't think we should. Sorry if I implied that.

As long as coal is powering the electricity in the cars, what exactly is helping the environment?

slenkon Tesla to open some superchargers to other vehicles

I don't think most electrical grids can spare that much high amperage all the time. You know they aren't getting priority on the grid.

slenkon Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

I just think it would be wise to not blindly trust any agency right now. I would like to see some independently verified levels at the crash site and at the locations where people are reporting issues.

slenkon Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

Didn't realize that distinction - thank you.

Do you know if they recommended it right away or after a few days?

slenkon Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

EPA also said the dust from the towers collapsing on 9/11 was safe.

slenkon Tell HN: Salesforce is mandating RTO 3 days/wk for all employee

So do they have to go into that falling over tower in SF? Or is that just the SF tower by name only

slenkon Mastodon.lol will shut down on May 9, 2023

But people are making this an antisemetic attack. Nothing about that is antisemetic.

I would say y'all comparing jews with goblins are the racists.

slenkon Mastodon.lol will shut down on May 9, 2023

I think the only people making that goblin reference are people looking to be mad.

Do you really think tales of dwarfs and goblins didn't exist before people cared about races so much?

I'm just baffled by the reaching here.

Let people play a video game.