LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers....
I only really talk to one person who used to ve a real tesla fanboy. He pre ordered the currently new model and he would always tell me that he can't wait for his new car, and i thought he was just lying, because the car was always just one month away from delivery. When it finally arrived, it had so many problems that he said he wouldn't accept it like it is and the guy was basically: okay, they deliver it to the next on the list and he's on hold again, so he just took it and let it be fixed along the way.
First time he brought it to one of their "garages" he didn't see the car for 3 or so month. They didn't fix any of the cosmetic problems, and most of his problems still persist, but they changed the transmission and acted like they didn't. Then he had a crack in the windshield, which wasn't a tesla problem, but to get a new one they told him it takes like 6 month. He sold the car later for what ge said was a very good price, vut i find that very hard to belive, because the car had many cosmetic issues, and was also very loud, because a lot of things in the cockpit just creeked and rattled.
But “as it gets warmer earlier, we see a larger amount of mosquitoes earlier,” said Max Vigilant, director of mosquito and vector control in Harris County, where Houston is located. “We are getting hotter temperatures earlier.”...
Like idk, when overwatch came out, it was an absolute blast. I wasn't looking forward to it at all, i didn't care for it a bit until i played it. It just got run into the ground slowly. Also they made team fortress 2 way WAY before, and yeah that's what they excites them.
Was it really that good? I heard it was overwatch from wish when it launched but then got better. I never tried it, because i didn't wanna learn something new.
Magician David Copperfield is facing allegations of drugging women before sexual encounters, groping women during live performances, and behaving inappropriately with women who were significantly younger than him — including under 18 — in a new investigative piece in The Guardian....
He was a famous magician. I think everyone above 35 or so knows him for making the statue of liberty disappear or airplanes and things like that. Probably more famous for dating Claudia schiffer at the end of the day. I think to everyone under 30 he's super not relevant.
I find it odd when i go to a random barber who is 19-25 or so asks me what i like. I tell them video games, but it never results into anything, because to them videogames are usually fifa or call of duty. They have never even heard of the games i play. Compared to when i was like 10, everyone seemed to play the same games.
The reason why I think obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal is because obesity is putting up a big burden on our health care system. There are alot of nurses who get injured on the job because they had to move a 300lb morbidly obese person to the other room. Which is morally wrong because they're injurying nurses...
Uh oh you angered the fatties. My dad is fat as fuck and it's the saddest life decision i have ever seen. He's happy to go to an old folks home, because the cute gils take care of him. Yeah have fun laying in your own shit for a few hours because the cute girls are understaffed and have to wait until they are enough to move your sad ass. It's disgusting to eat that much food for no reason but: i just like to eat a lot.
It's sad because the only game he can play with his grandkids is: come a little closer, i'm not gonna stand up for you.
It's pathetic to ve out of breath when you get into a car.
I'm super into mountain biking, and never bought a new bike in my life. The last one i bought was the most expensive bike i ever owned by a long shot, it was practically new and it was like a third of what it would've been new. Dude who sold it said he likes it, but it was bad for climbing, because it was too heavy. He showed me his brand new bike. On the way home i thought: so the carbon bike with aluminium swing arm is too heavy? So i looked up his new bike, which was like £8000-£9000 pounds and was roughly 600 grams lighter than the bike i bought off him. Bike prices might be insane, but i often feel like it's the people's own fault. Cyclists buy absolutely everything no matter the cost it seems.
My friend told me that his boss saw my ebike when i bought some bread and had to get one himself. He's an out of shape baker, and he bought himself a 10k e-ountain bike. That's more than i paid for my ebike, my downhill bike and the enduro i ride almost daily.
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
I don't think i'm a quick thinker guy, but my reflexes are shockingly good. Like i i sometimes knock something over while cooking and i just see it in the corner of my eyes and somehow catch it midair. But in this fraction of a second my inner monologue still goes: i just knocked something over, but what, oh right, i put the soda stream bottle on the counter because i just emptied the dishwasher. Oh no it's also probably the glass one, because i have three glass bottles and only one that is plastic, so this could bet really messy when it breaks, they are also kinda expensive.
And then i somehow hold it in my hand before i fully caught up. Kinda like when you snooze for 10 minutes but have like 2 hours worth of dreams.
In middle school i had this game where i would look at the teacher when he was talking and see how long i could sit there without listening. I thought that's the kind of thing everyone did. I went to a new school and i was way ahead in math foe example, so i would spend most of the time just not paying attention at all. I'm not joking when i blinked once and suddenly i didn't recognise anything on the whiteboard. I was like: holy shit, what happened, how long was i gone?
I think no one likes to learn things they have no interest in, and it's generally harder. For me it sometimes feels like when in a movie a grenade goes off and all you hear is that loud peeeeep. I know i should listen, i know it's very important but my brain just shuts off, and there is very little i can do. I can force myself to listen but the peeeep only gets quieter, but it's never gone.
Let me preface this by saying I'm not a fan at all of Bill Burr, but he recently went on Bill Maher's show, and said he was with the students. He's also said some inflammatory things in the past, so I'm not sure. Are we cool with Bill Burr, now?
I used to listen to his podcast. It was never the podcast i was really looking forward to, but it was a good filler. I havend listened to it in like a year or two, and i don't miss it at all. It was kinda just noise after a while.
The crazy thing is that i i were filthy rich, the only thing that would change is that i wouldn't go to work anymore, and i'd probably invest in some sort of farm/weekly market where you can buy actually fresh and cheap veggies and things like that and i wouldn't have to care if it makes money. So i totally get that aspect of it. But pretending to be a complete hippie and selling that lifestyle while you're clearly not, just seems weird
I watched return of the body snatchers when i was around 8. The movie itself doesn't scare me anymore at all, but the feeling i had when i had when i had to run home at night still haunts me.
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Exclusive: Tesla doing damage-control, discounts for European fleet buyers ( www.reuters.com )
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers....
This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years ( www.tomshardware.com )
Norway has some surprising stats ( lemmy.world )
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father ( www.theguardian.com )
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
Houston storm: At least 5 killed, more than 600,000 without power ( abcnews.go.com )
Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more. ( wapo.st )
But “as it gets warmer earlier, we see a larger amount of mosquitoes earlier,” said Max Vigilant, director of mosquito and vector control in Harris County, where Houston is located. “We are getting hotter temperatures earlier.”...
Skateboarding is just "The Floor is Lava" on wheels
What is cake day called on Lemmy?
Tripling down on my stance in mildly infuriating ( lemmy.world )
Greg Abbott declares open season on protesters in Texas ( www.motherjones.com )
Microsoft to release next 'Call of Duty' game on subscription service, source says ( www.reuters.com )
Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows ( abcnews.go.com )
Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter ( www.eurogamer.net )
Though the way the leaker describes it makes it sound more like a 3rd person MOBA than a hero shooter....
Twitter is officially X.com now ( www.theverge.com )
Here's More Proof Tesla Faked Its Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race ( jalopnik.com )
Magician David Copperfield Accused of Grooming, Groping, and Drugging Women ( www.rollingstone.com )
Magician David Copperfield is facing allegations of drugging women before sexual encounters, groping women during live performances, and behaving inappropriately with women who were significantly younger than him — including under 18 — in a new investigative piece in The Guardian....
Video games are now a generation-spanning hobby for 190 million Americans, survey finds ( www.scrippsnews.com )
The average video gamer is now 36 years old — but Gen Alpha and Gen Z are most likely to play games.
18+ Obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal in my opinion
The reason why I think obesity is morally wrong and should be illegal is because obesity is putting up a big burden on our health care system. There are alot of nurses who get injured on the job because they had to move a 300lb morbidly obese person to the other room. Which is morally wrong because they're injurying nurses...
Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit ( www.nbcnews.com )
Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower ( hub.jhu.edu )
Cyclists blame "utterly ridiculous bike prices" for brands' ongoing struggles ( road.cc )
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19380579...
Name a Superhero you just can't stand
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
Dad is full of surprises ( lemmy.world )
TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. ( humanities.ku.dk )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2916897...
It's worse when there's a test involved afterwards ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
Do we like Bill Burr now?
Let me preface this by saying I'm not a fan at all of Bill Burr, but he recently went on Bill Maher's show, and said he was with the students. He's also said some inflammatory things in the past, so I'm not sure. Are we cool with Bill Burr, now?
New Doom Game Could Be Announced At Xbox Showcase In June ( www.gamespot.com )
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Steve Buscemi victim of random street attack in New York City ( www.theguardian.com )
Trustafarians: When the Rich Pretend to be Poor ( www.youtube.com )
Dear God ( lemmy.world )
Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals ( www.theguardian.com )
Among world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe...
I don't understand Temu. ( lemmy.world )
Is he though ( sh.itjust.works )
Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more ( www.tomshardware.com )
What horror story/movie/game/whatever terrifies you even though it's fictional?
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says ( www.cbsnews.com )
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Xiaomi Mix Flip surfaces in real-life image for first time ( www.gizmochina.com )
Target Pride merchandise only available at select stores after rightwing backlash ( www.theguardian.com )
Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available...
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years ( www.theguardian.com )
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities...