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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Having just got out of code white, I'm convinced this is mainly a vehicle for the animators to go insane with.

    As long as they're having fun!

    Anyway, is not anything deep or support meaningful, but if you're in the mood for a very good animated movie that'll hit all ages, it's great. Very funny - there was a little kid giggling her head off at Yors antics behind us, which was pretty adorable

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  • HefflingHeffling No Pic EverRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    redx wrote: »
    Wild, minor employees are eligible to vote for unionization? Sign cards?

    God no, then they will start wanting lunch breaks or PPE.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Gee, I wonder if what is causing this wave of unionization in the South has anything to do with what is causing the completely coincidental push for child labor by Southern legislators...

    I'm sure the events are totally unrelated.

    I find it interesting that we're almost exactly one generation out from when the major automakers moved down there with one of the main motivations being to kill the unions in Detroit. Hopefully it's a reflection of the larger death of Reaganism.

    It's infuriating that the last forty years of politics have been heavily determined by idiots like my parents who, to this day, still buy the Republican bullshit line that it unions the killed Detroit, not insanely greedy car makers being allowed to duck out on paying people a decent wage. Because it was definitely unions choosing to make big inefficient costly cars in the face of crippling competition from overseas efficiency vehicles, not those poor old smart not-at-all-greedy corporate shitheads refusing to change something that would hurt their profit margins.

    And also not coincidentally, here were are again with inflation kicking up, gas prices going up, and US care manufacturers right back to building moron-tanks "because that's what the market wants" even though everybody I know is dying to have affordable, efficient, useful vehicles.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    [Edit: apparently I know less about cars than I thought I did

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    America is begging for a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, but it won't happen specifically because of dumb as shit regulation that have happened over the last 20 years.

    There's no regulation actually stopping these vehicles being made, it's car manufacturers in the US being unwilling to take even the slightest hit to their profits to pay the fees. They'll still make money on smaller-footprint vehicles, it just won't be as much ridiculous profit. And they already make a ton of great efficiency vehicles! But sell them all overseas and importing them is, coincidentally, ridiculously expensive when it isn't outright forbidden.

    That's not to say the regulations in question aren't idiotic (regulations that incentivize large fucking footprints on vehicles? I can only hope all the politicians involved meet some bad ends for that) but we could have efficiency vehicles in the US right now if manufacturers weren't allowed to avoid paying the fees.

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Because the regulation is based on wheelbase tons of vehicles covered by that regulation do get made and sold, just not pickup trucks.

    The real problem is the last few times the Big 3 actually tried, or when imports that have entered the market in that size range, that massive overwhelming pent up demand that car bloggers talk about but market researchers can't find went, "Meh," and kept buying SUVs. Even the 1st generation Tacoma that's always held up as such a paragon saw declining sales and customer satisfaction and then turned around when they made it three feet longer.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Speaking of openings, Ranger Reject/Loser Ranger’s OP has a lyric video that goes for a different franchise nod than Super Sentai:

    https://youtu.be/nAxSTbugJ_U?feature=shared

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Meanwhile if you’ve never seen Showa-era Ultraman, and going “wait a second that’s… what?! why do I know that style?!”

    Your answer:
    https://youtu.be/mqZlK_CjPXI?feature=shared

    And the originals (especially Seven’s):
    https://youtu.be/pqRKLS-hl98?feature=shared
    https://youtu.be/pvXlnx-GiIQ?feature=shared

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  • AstharielAsthariel The Book Eater Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 257 spoilers:

    If it was possible to reveal Itadori's family situation and his connection to Sukuna in a more half-assed way, I cannot see how it could be possible.

    This should be a giant fucking deal, and yet I read it and feel nothing.

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  • RedTideRedTide Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Thawmus wrote: »
    I just don't have the faith others have that Americans would actually want to buy smaller trucks. I mean, I would! But I don't think most would.

    They want bigger trucks that are bigger than other bigger trucks. Utility doesn't factor into it whatsoever.

    I went to a bar yesterday and my car was surrounded by trucks that are 3x its size but each had a truck bed a solid 3 feet smaller than my old Ranchero had.


    It's entirely a cultural thing. You'd be made fun of for this shit overseas, but here it means your penis must be enormous!

    They want a family vehicle that has more towing capacity then the truck of the guy they hate at work.

    Or alternatively, a family vehicle that is roughly identical to the one all of their buddies have.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Thawmus wrote: »
    I just don't have the faith others have that Americans would actually want to buy smaller trucks. I mean, I would! But I don't think most would.

    They want bigger trucks that are bigger than other bigger trucks. Utility doesn't factor into it whatsoever.

    I went to a bar yesterday and my car was surrounded by trucks that are 3x its size but each had a truck bed a solid 3 feet smaller than my old Ranchero had.


    It's entirely a cultural thing. You'd be made fun of for this shit overseas, but here it means your penis must be enormous!

    There has to be better regulation around personal vehicle size

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    It's an arms race. Other people on the road have giant vehicles that will kill me and my family if we crash soooo

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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I would just really like to see more hybrids available.

    Its difficult to go fully electric, as sub 40 weather conditions and outdated infrastructure and outdoor public parking etc can really mess things up unless you are in the upper quintile of wealth.

    Hybrid on the other hand while less efficient than pure electric due to having to carry both batteries and an ICE and fuel tank, really has possibility, especially as the daily commute and errands vehicle where you dont need distance or tow capacity.

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  • zagdrobzagdrob Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    America is begging for a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, but it won't happen specifically because of dumb as shit regulation that have happened over the last 20 years.

    An electric 1998 Tacoma with a crew cab would sell approximately ten million units

    It would also be a complete deathtrap compared to anything on the road, missing a ton of comfort and convenience options, and the 1998 MSRP adjusted for inflation is more than a 2024 Maverick.

    When automakers build the cars people claim they want (Volt / Bolt, Fiesta / Focus, Dart, TourX) they languish on the lots even with massive rebates. People want to buy crossovers, trucks, and SUVs.

    Anyone who spends time around car blogs knows that when automakers build the car people claim they want they sell like seven of them.

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  • DocshiftyDocshifty Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    zagdrob wrote: »
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    America is begging for a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, but it won't happen specifically because of dumb as shit regulation that have happened over the last 20 years.

    An electric 1998 Tacoma with a crew cab would sell approximately ten million units

    It would also be a complete deathtrap compared to anything on the road, missing a ton of comfort and convenience options, and the 1998 MSRP adjusted for inflation is more than a 2024 Maverick.

    When automakers build the cars people claim they want (Volt / Bolt, Fiesta / Focus, Dart, TourX) they languish on the lots even with massive rebates. People want to buy crossovers, trucks, and SUVs.

    Anyone who spends time around car blogs knows that when automakers build the car people claim they want they sell like seven of them.

    SIA has replaced domestic production of the Impreza with the Crosstrek. By 2025, A line will phase out the Legacy and Outback (approx. 40-70% of the line on a given day) and begin Forester production. Unsure if B line follows suit.

    Even companies that don't make large vehicles are still focusing on "bigger"

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Hey this is neat: Labor Officials To Seek Injunction Against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    The Biden NLRB is actually mostly functional and attempting to do the thing it is designed to do, and that alone makes him the most pro-labor President we've ever had.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    It's really depressing that basically all you need to clear that bar is to limit yourself to a shovel and not bring in any industrial mining equipment.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Possible candidate for the ED of the year:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiCMXJ4zKWA

    It really nails the vibe of the show, too.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Asthariel wrote: »
    Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 257 spoilers:

    If it was possible to reveal Itadori's family situation and his connection to Sukuna in a more half-assed way, I cannot see how it could be possible.

    This should be a giant fucking deal, and yet I read it and feel nothing.
    “Oh yeah I guess Itadori’s like the child of my reincarnated twin brother and Kenjaku so that’s why he’s special and all.”
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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited April 14
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    That's not to say the regulations in question aren't idiotic (regulations that incentivize large fucking footprints on vehicles? I can only hope all the politicians involved meet some bad ends for that) but we could have efficiency vehicles in the US right now if manufacturers weren't allowed to avoid paying the fees.

    The regulations weren’t idiotic and the politicians which enacted them were probably not evil.

    The regulations were originally to ensure that commercial vehicles. Those used for things like hauling and moving equipment, were not impacting the emissions standards of the general fleet. A truck that actually needs to and does regularly haul 2,000 lbs of goods simply cannot meet emission standards like a passenger vehicle can and treating them the same is not good.

    The problem is a little bit capture and a little bit unintended consequences. “Commercial vehicles don’t count” has to define what a commercial vehicle is and in so defining this provides the loophole.

    The actual answer is to tie vehicle size to tax and regulatory structures for commercial vehicles. If you want to buy a big truck that doesn’t have the same emissions standards as the cars you get to go the truck speed limit. You’re prohibited in times you can be in certain spaces that have delivery restrictions. You’re required to have a commercial drivers license.

    Re: people buy bigger cars

    Yea because when you’re driving a volt next to a f-250 is fucking terrifying. People compensate by being in higher, heavier vehicles, when other people are in higher/heavier vehicles.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The Loser Ranger ED is pretty good, but is apparently being kept off Youtube or something.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    On happpier notes, Akane-Banashi has resolved one arc in a really nice fashion, and then setup BIG STAKES for the next arc without them directly being about akane, so i'm really looking forward to seeing how this goes down. Ruri-Dragon is now online published and bi-weekly, so the author has way less pressure on them, and gets to continue their work, which is great!

    Sakamato Days and Undead Unluck contiune being fun (and extremely violent in the case of SD)

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  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Code White was pretty good, although it pushed the limits of Yor's gullibility further than the manga or the anime.

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  • shrykeshryke Member of the Beast Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Mvrck wrote: »
    It's really depressing that basically all you need to clear that bar is to limit yourself to a shovel and not bring in any industrial mining equipment.

    I'm not 100% sure what this is trying to say but Biden is most definitely digging up, not down on labour rights. Things are actively improving. His NLRB has done a ton to advance labour rights in a way we haven't seen maybe ever in the US. Certainly not for a long damn time.

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  • zagdrobzagdrob Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    The chicken tax that keeps me from buying a new kei truck was/is idiotic

    NHTSA is never gonna clear a kei truck for 85 mph highways. The chicken tax is stupid but anyone driving even a new kei truck on public roads and highways is suicidal.

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  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    shryke wrote: »
    Mvrck wrote: »
    It's really depressing that basically all you need to clear that bar is to limit yourself to a shovel and not bring in any industrial mining equipment.

    I'm not 100% sure what this is trying to say but Biden is most definitely digging up, not down on labour rights. Things are actively improving. His NLRB has done a ton to advance labour rights in a way we haven't seen maybe ever in the US. Certainly not for a long damn time.

    That's their point. The US has been so violently opposed to organized labor that even this seemed impossible a few years ago. Which yes, is pretty depressing when you think about it.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    TryCatcher wrote: »
    shryke wrote: »
    Mvrck wrote: »
    It's really depressing that basically all you need to clear that bar is to limit yourself to a shovel and not bring in any industrial mining equipment.

    I'm not 100% sure what this is trying to say but Biden is most definitely digging up, not down on labour rights. Things are actively improving. His NLRB has done a ton to advance labour rights in a way we haven't seen maybe ever in the US. Certainly not for a long damn time.

    That's their point. The US has been so violently opposed to organized labor that even this seemed impossible a few years ago. Which yes, is pretty depressing when you think about it.

    Yeah like, shit was so bad that you couldn't just walk over the bar to clear it, you could actively dig down and still not come close to being worse in many ways.

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  • SummaryJudgmentSummaryJudgment Grab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front door Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    by any useful definition "dig down" means getting worse

    if you're trying to say that the rate of things getting worse is slowing then that's another thing, but things are getting better?

    I feel like we're torturing this figure of speech

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  • HefflingHeffling No Pic EverRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    by any useful definition "dig down" means getting worse

    if you're trying to say that the rate of things getting worse is slowing then that's another thing, but things are getting better?

    I feel like we're torturing this figure of speech

    I think he means that the bar was so low you'd have to unearth it just to be sure you were stepping over it.

    Biden has required all of his cabinet to attend union and labor relations training. Outside of the railroad strikes he's been very pro union.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Railroad unions got the thing they were asking for in the end, partly because of Biden.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    On happpier notes, Akane-Banashi has resolved one arc in a really nice fashion, and then setup BIG STAKES for the next arc without them directly being about akane, so i'm really looking forward to seeing how this goes down.

    I really need to make some sort of org chart to keep track of who's who / who _was_ who, because it looks as if the bigger picture stuff is going to start being more important in ways where it'll be extra confusing if I don't know the implications of X being Y's old teacher or whatever.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    So since Chainsaw Man has yet to get any word of a US release, I grabbed volume 1 of the LE while I was in Tokyo(and the OST) -
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    No hope of playing on a US player probably, but worked great on my external, even found subtitle files for the episodes. Even had some neat features like a cast interview and clean OPs/EDs.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    This week on Delicious in Dungeon: Harpies, and a Chimera.

    https://youtu.be/7Ts9s3FK2N4?si=3Ybu6WGCeJ6I_hND

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  • arthurinscalesarthurinscales Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    so i was wondering what was happening with the Junji Ito Uzumaki anime

    sadly, it has been delayed indefinitely and has no release date right now

    adult swim released an animation clip though and it looks great
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrqvjjKlOs

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