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In a new poll only 19% of people in the US said it was "very" or "extremely" likely that an EV would be their next car. Citing the lack of charging - decline Apr 11, 12:15 8
- I got vetoed again because we don't have a garage and my wife doesn't want an external charger on the house. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 12:21 3
  - you should build a garage so you can buy an EV -- nm - decline Apr 11, 12:28 2
    - That was honestly suggested but not sure we could on our lot. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 12:38 1
      - convert the kid's room to a garage! -- nm - decline Apr 11, 12:39
- The lack of charging stations is a huge obstacle. - JaxSean Apr 11, 12:17 3
  - Hardly. Destination charging is far more important than en-route charging. The number of people who drive more than 250 miles a day is miniscule - oblique Apr 11, 12:20 1
    - You are right but also wrong. Until charging stations are as ubiquitous as gas stations EV adoption will be very slow to happen -- (edited) - decline Apr 11, 12:47
  - these being everywhere is why their are so many Tesla's on the roads in NJ - Jovian Apr 11, 12:19
Sting has announced a fall tour - MDH Apr 11, 12:10 12
- Peter Frampton touring - MDH Apr 11, 12:12 8
  - It's called the "Never Say Never Tour" -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:18
  - I thought his last tour ("The Farewell Tour") was his final one, but what do I know. - nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 12:15 3
    - he retired because of his hands (arthritis). I bet the offer was to good for him to sit home, and his hands are doing ok... - Remlik Apr 11, 12:18 2
      - Here's a little more about his decision, and a quote from him -- (link) - MDH Apr 11, 12:20 1
        
        That's great news. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 11, 12:25
  - oh really. He retired. He must have gotten bored sitting at home. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 12:14 2
    - He has some type of progressive muscle disorder which I thought he said would eventually affect his playing. I guess not, thankfully. - zunkskunk Apr 11, 12:24
    - And found his inflatable pig. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 11, 12:19
- Foo Fighters with a handful more headline dates - MDH Apr 11, 12:12
- SZA has added a second leg to her tour, fall in arenas - MDH Apr 11, 12:11 1
  - Good for her. Performing on one leg is exhausting. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 11, 12:14
When I pass on to that MAD magazine in the sky -- (link) - JD Apr 11, 12:06 [youtube]
George Thorogood: After announcing shows yesterday, 18 dates on the tour canceled as he has a medical emergency &need surgery asap -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 12:05
VH1 series including ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,’ ‘Couples Retreat’ and ‘Caught In The Act: Unfaithful’ are moving to MTV -- (link) - budice Apr 11, 11:56 2
- Same reason RuPaul moved to MTV from VH1 from Logo. It's their top channel -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:09
- VH1 is now under the BET umbrella and Paramount wants to sell BET. Ergo, keep the shows you want, dump the rest on the new owners of BET. -- nm* - Mop Apr 11, 11:58
Martha was a staunch defender of animals and animal rights, loving all creatures big and small and, to a considerably lesser extent, - JD Apr 11, 11:50 3
- "Kaiser stands to inherit the vast estate of expired Kohl's coupons along with various weird things she found at estate sales" - Mop Apr 11, 11:57 1
  - We should do this for each other (post mortem) -- nm - JD Apr 11, 12:03
- 'Anyone wearing a wire is asked to stay 1,000 feet away from Mark so there are no more "misunderstandings."' -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 11:55
NY DA Alvin Bragg is suing Jim Jordan and House Republicans -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 11:43 3
- Was just coming to post the Mastodon link. woot! -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 11, 12:07 [mastodon]
- yay! -- nm - mud Apr 11, 12:04
- LFG! -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 11:47
NCAAF: Kliff Kingsbury joins USC Trojans staff official -- (link) - budice Apr 11, 11:37 1
- His GF is more USC/LA than AZ - JD Apr 11, 11:40
Cardboard papercuts are *the* *freaking* *worst* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 11:35 3
- Yup. I make a distinction between "paper cut" and "cardboard cut". -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 11:45
- Money still is the worst, but I’d definitely say a strong second. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 11:36 1
  - Agreed. Money is much worse because it's so freaking filthy. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 11, 11:40
Hulu just ratioed Billy McFarland -- (link) - budice Apr 11, 11:30
"15 of the worst cities in America, according to Reddit". Yeah, let me not click on that. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:30
42 people arrested, 442 criminal charges laid in yearlong investigation into cross-border gun trafficking. -- (link) - mud Apr 11, 11:14 2
- The meaning of life? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:17 1
  - is this a Python ref.? -- nm - mud Apr 11, 12:03
EY has scrapped their breakup plans. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 11:11 8
- They should reaffirm their commitment by changing the logo to E&Y instead of something that annoyingly implies a vowel sound. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:57
- Turns out the partners left behind don't want to give up their future gains. Who would have guessed? -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 11:53
- Because I'm an airline nerd, I was like 'Etihad Airways was going to break up?' - ty97 Apr 11, 11:33
- the CFO of a client went back and bought back their shares because they were certain they would get a significant return from the breakup. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 11, 11:30
- but what about Britney? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 11:22
- Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had no comment at this time. -- nm - budice Apr 11, 11:18
- EU: Still doing Da Butt. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:13
- I knew those kids would work it out. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:12
El Oso Blanco said some things the other night... -- (link) - David Apr 11, 10:59
I get far too much enjoyment out of asking telemarketers if they're Scam Likely. - David Apr 11, 10:55 2
- “This is my partner, Potential Spam.” “I’ll call later.” -- nm - Tim Apr 11, 11:05
- my good friend S. Pam Risk -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:57
Dominion trial restrictions -- (link) - TWuG Apr 11, 10:46 3
- One for the plaintiff, one for the defendant...and you better believe that it is pertinent when they come after me -- nm - JD Apr 11, 10:54 2
  - Dominion is probably fine with leaving Jan 6th out. Fox not being able to rely on the newsworthiness defense is much more crippling -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:56 1
    - Yep, they probably knew and planned on that ruling being a long shot anyway. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 11:00
You had one job: Truck carrying toxic soil from East Palestine overturns in Columbiana County -- (link) - oblique Apr 11, 10:42
A24: Talk to Me trailer -- (link) - decline Apr 11, 10:41 [youtube] 7
- Looks okay. But with Evil Dead Rise in my nearview, it is hard to be more than a blip. Maybe after. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:16
- Flatliners vibes. Looks interesting and too scary for me! -- nm - sycor Apr 11, 11:13
- awwwwwwfuckno. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 10:57 4
  - I always watch A24 trailers and think 'that looks awesome'. Then I see them on a streaming service at night, home alone, and am always like 'Nope!' -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:59 3
    - Speaking of A24, I've yet to see Midsommar. How gory / 'traditional' horror is it? - JD Apr 11, 11:06 2
      - gory for sure, traditional almost not at all - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 11:09 1
        
        Hmmm...."But I thought it was going to be like Hereditary..." -- nm - JD Apr 11, 11:12
Sitwap: The Marvels trailer...love it -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 10:37 [youtube] 14
- I liked it a lot. Very kid - and girl - friendly. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 11:59
- Kitties! -- nm - JD Apr 11, 11:17
- It looks okay. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:17
- I was whelmed -- nm - eag Apr 11, 11:13 6
  - looks incredibly fun -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 11:19 5
    - I got an MCU freaky Friday vibe to it -- nm - eag Apr 11, 11:29
    - I suspect that the people who view it like you (and me) had similar views on the Ms. Marvel show. It has the same vibe -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 11:21 3
      - It's the one Marvel series I didn't finish -- nm - eag Apr 11, 11:28 2
        
        a shame. it's charming. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 11:42
        
        The one I had to force myself to. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:30
- It looks fun, but making Captain Marvel have so little screen time is a bad move. -- nm - Inigo Apr 11, 10:59 2
  - Financially yes, but I'm fine with it because Brie has the least amount of charisma (at least in this role) of the trio. - Max Apr 11, 11:26 1
    - blasphemer! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 11:27
- I loved it, too. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 11, 10:47
Mastodon trending topic: #BananaASongOrMovie -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 11, 10:29
Elizabeth Holmes bought a 1 way ticket to Mexico...bail revoked -- (link) - Beaker Apr 11, 10:17 23
- "Hey esse, I think she's a gringo in hiding." "Why?" "Because she looks Swedish!" - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:27 1
  - I can only imagine it was just a hold over spot to get to some non-extradition country. -- nm - sycor Apr 11, 11:54
- She's just a small town girl living in this lonely world, she bought a one way ticket going n knee where -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 11:15
- I gotta admit that you got me with the link title and then resulting headline 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 11, 10:52
- Had two kids and the ticket to Mexico. Tried the mom plea to avoid the slammer. -- nm - budice Apr 11, 10:35 1
  - "Oops, forgot I was on parole" "Whoopsie daisie!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 10:36
- isn't the smart move to hire a jet and change flight plans once in the air? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 10:33 5
  - learn to fly a plane, file flight plan, deviate -- nm - colin Apr 11, 10:37 4
    - Fly over another plane that is going to the other destination, switch transponders mid-flight ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 10:41 1
      - basically what we're saying is literally any other plan is a better plan than hers. -- nm - colin Apr 11, 10:43
    - no reason to learn how to land if she has a parachute :) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 10:41 1
      - buy corpse, torch plane, live free -- nm - colin Apr 11, 10:42
- not saying there's a double standard but SBF has been similarly thumbing his nose at SDNY for months since his indictment - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:31
- i mean, at least BUY the Return ticket! It would look marginally less-bad. -- nm* - Andie Apr 11, 10:29 1
  - Right? At least *PRETEND* -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:32
- She has to be one of the dumbest smart people I've ever heard of -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:18 7
  - Her pathology seems to be that she thinks everyone else is dumb. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 10:49 1
    - She paid for the ticket in Dunning-Krugerrands -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 10:52
  - I'm still waiting for her Only Fans page :)))))))))))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 10:33 3
    - gross -- nm - Diva Apr 11, 11:28 2
      - I mean.. if she actually looked like Seyfried or Lawrence I could see it. But she is not an attractive woman. - Jovian Apr 11, 12:11 1
        
        also gross -- nm - Diva Apr 11, 14:13
  - whats the over/under on the amount of babies she has while in prison? -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:26
The podcast "Cheat!" released their latest and last episode. The show is over after 4 great seasons. -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 10:13
The NYPD paid $750K for new robot technologies, including an AI robot called K5, that will likely patrol in Times Square or subway stations. - decline Apr 11, 10:11 3
- Step away from the M&Ms store. YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO COMPLY -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 10:20
- paid for with they money they definitely didn’t seize improperly with asset forfeiture -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:15
- It's not like we have any other needs where that money could be better spent. -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 10:15
DiFi really just gonna torch whatever’s left of her legacy on the way out of the door -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:04 2
- ugh. Can they do anything to remove her? it would be a shame to do it...buuutttt it needs to happen -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 10:14 1
  - she was pretty much non compos mentis before she went in the hospital for shingles. who knows what state she's in currently. if Newsom really wanted - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:30
Streaming: HBO Max + Discovery+ = Max. Announcement tomorrow. $16/mo -- (link*) - budice Apr 11, 10:03 11
- Am I killfiled?! -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 10:08 1
  - This one doesn’t have Jeremy Strong’s weird ass outfit so your link is superior. - spamlet Apr 11, 10:11
- This is probably how AT&T gets out of giving me free HBO Max -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 10:06 3
  - I doubt it. They'd lose millions of subscribers that way. - David Apr 11, 10:53 1
    - interesting -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 11, 11:11
  - My thoughts exactly -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 10:06
- Anyone who takes that deal, please come talk to me. I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale, cheap.. -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:05 3
  - HBO Max is my most viewed streamer. So I am angry. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:28
  - I apparently pay that just for HBO MAX -- nm - Dano Apr 11, 10:15 1
    - holy hell -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 11, 10:34
- great, just give me the one without Discovery -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:05
Alibaba has entered the chat -- (link) - oblique Apr 11, 10:02 2
- Will it chat in Chinese ? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:04 1
  - apparently yes -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 10:05
Cory Doctorow starts out writing a book review, but soon launches into a great discussion of income inequality and inherited wealth -- (link) - mara Apr 11, 09:58
Whoa: Tupperware, the 77-year-old firm said there was "substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern". -- (link) - decline Apr 11, 09:56 4
- this is just ringing the dinner bell for the private equity ghouls -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 10:02
- Sad, but also, they haven't made quality tupperware in decades? -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 09:57 1
  - Yup. They made the products cheaper and cheaper but still charged premium prices. Eventually others came along and ate their lunch. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 10:05
- the party's over? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 09:56
This is your periodic reminder/complaint/gripe that Canadian flights are stupid expensive. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 11, 09:49
Wow. Lions trade former #3 overall pick Jeff Okudah to Falcons for a 5th round pick. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 11, 09:43 3
- He's been a total bust, but a lot of that is due to injury. -- nm - David Apr 11, 09:53 2
  - Has to be worth a flyer. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 11, 10:04 1
    - All I know is that the poor kid has visited doctors way too much for any 24-year-old. -- nm - David Apr 11, 10:43
The Mother (Jennifer Lopez) - Netflix - May 12th -- (link) - Beaker Apr 11, 09:34 [youtube] 1
- They missed the boat by not using that old Danzig song (Mother) for this movie -- nm* - decline Apr 11, 09:41
I don’t think I’m speaking alone when I say that I’m not going back into any closet or such. That’s just not going to happen. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 09:23 4
- ... what if you need something to wear? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:25 3
  - he probably has a dresser -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:31 2
    - Cabana boy? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:33 1
      - I wished. Naw, it’s the plastic one I bought to move here. I’m not exactly a luxuriant gay. I need that second income, no kid thing going on. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 09:40
My mother could not stop talking about the fourth John Wick movie for basically 3 years. - Tim Apr 11, 09:20 4
- Did you see the two, miraculous fair balls, from the Mets game? ESPN has clips if you missed it—so crazy/cool -- nm - Flavorize Apr 11, 09:41 1
  - Posted it last night -- (link) - Tim Apr 11, 10:06 [Backboard]
- And when she finally stopped talking about John Wick, she remembered to tell you about all the family emergencies that occurred? -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 09:23 1
  - I think maybe we know where the alcohol went in this story. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:24
Enjoy the free win, Starkville! - spamlet Apr 11, 09:11
I filed my taxes over the weekend. I felt like I was late, but noticed I filed a day earlier this year compared to last year. - ty97 Apr 11, 09:08 4
- I did federal, still need to do two states and local. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 09:40 1
  - I mailed my local in today. Fed & states were done a couple weeks back -- nm* - decline Apr 11, 09:52
- I need to do mine. I'm dreading it, but need to get it over with. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 09:39 1
  - I had done mine (in TurboTax) a few weeks ago but was waiting for any last minute forms or amended forms. - ty97 Apr 11, 09:52
lemmings! -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 11, 09:06

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