Robert7301201

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All EVs come with Level 1 chargers that plug in to your standard house outlet, NEMA 5-15R. If there's an outlet nearby you can charge your car.

That can still be difficult for apartment renters, but there's no need to modify your house.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

It's the wind turbines knocking the water out of the sky!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I'll give you a hint: Arr!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Heat stroke probably.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you use the Infinitime firmware? I remember weather display being fairly limited back when I tried.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (11 children)

I see a big problem with the opt-out being abusive parents could pocket the money without feeding the child.

Money isn't the only barrier to food security.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

https://lemmy.world/comment/8535938

They just said that to "drive engagement".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation, operated and managed as a for-profit company, but with the U.S. government as its controlling shareholder. The Amtrak Board of Directors are appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. https://www.amtrak.com/stakeholder-faqs

I'd consider it state capitalism. A private for-profit company owns the means of production/capital but that company is government owned.

That being said though, I don't think its fair to blame Amtrak being a private company as the reason Amtrak has high prices. Amtrak is at the mercy of freight rail as Amtrak only owns 3% of the rails they operate on. They pretty much have to pay whatever the freight companies say and freight is given preference over passenger trains. Amtrak has never made a profit since its creation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not 100%. Amtrak's FY2022 fact sheet says that 72.6% of miles driven was on tracks owned by other railroads. That doesn't tell us how much rail they own, but they do own some of their own rail.

Not only does it mean higher prices, but worse service because they have to rely on freight companies to maintain their rails properly and preference is given to freight leading to passenger delays.

Edit: Found a better source.

Ninety-seven percent of the route-miles traveled by Amtrak trains are on tracks owned by other railroads.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I would guess because Amtrak isn't being subsidized enough. A lot of government money is spent on building and maintaining roads. If the consumer had to pay for that directly in the form of toll roads instead of through taxes then Amtrak would be much more competitive.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Am I the only one who lays a towel out on the floor in front of the shower? This thread has me thinking what I thought was standard practice might not be.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago

Unacceptable, he has to play The Boulder.

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