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AI-powered companion robots could end loneliness in older adults in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Am oldish (42), going to be alone if I get to older, ready to have robot friend to keep me from going completely insane.

Actually now that I think about it, can I get one sooner?

Gaming hot takes? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is a good one, I salute you! RDR2 is one of my favorite games of all time, I had to clutch my pearls for a minute there!

GM ditching Apple CarPlay has dealers concerned in c/[email protected]

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

I have an android and am not affected by this but this still sounds incredibly stupid. There are 2 on the market, why would you not want to have them both? Especially when it's been done before and it's a good chunk of potential buyers.

Which one are you? in c/[email protected]

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

Sweet Potato Fries > Onion Rings > Chik Fil A > Five Guys > Steak n Shake

Do you ever feel like you're chained down by your past - things you can't let go of, things you wish you could still do? in c/[email protected]

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

Yes, every single day. It's stifling sometimes. For example there are career routes I wish I could have gone down. I wish I had that on campus experience. I wish I could have met more people or traveled. But I can't now.

Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws in c/[email protected]

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

As someone born in VA, currently living here, in IT and working in the government, it's as bad as you think it is.

Bluesky temporarily halts sign-ups because so many people are joining from Twitter in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This makes me feel better. I thought it was just me having a terrible time trying to find content on Mastodon.

What Fast Food do you love? in c/[email protected]

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

The Sonic up the road from me is literally so slow there was a news segment about it. But the food is so good that we all still go it's wild.

What Fast Food do you love? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hot chicken hot chicken what combo you pickin?

I used to go insane for Canes it's SO GOOD. It's so far away from me now and in a downtown location but I miss them. I used to live within walking distance and ....it was a problem lol. The walk there and back was absolutely not enough to work off even 1 strip.

It feels a lot nicer here on lemmy / kbin in c/[email protected]

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

I'm trying to remember to do the same, I'm so used to saying nothing for fear of being the one post people pick to be the one they downvote to hell for no reason. It's like I want to interact now but as @magnetosphere put it I have PRSD - Post Reddit Stress Disorder

It feels a lot nicer here on lemmy / kbin in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.

I hope that helped!

kbin is growing on me. you guys are great! I'm staying here. never going back in c/[email protected]

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

But...your name is eggy...

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Americans prefer SUVs: I don't. What am I missing? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm genuinely trying to figure out what I'm missing. I prefer hatchbacks, I have a VW GTI right now and its perfect. I have moved myself and other people from house to house, I can store almost everything in it. The car is fast, I can back in anywhere, and its great on gas (despite my enjoyment of said speed). SUVs are huge, they get in the way, they are slow, they take up so much gas to use. I see the use in space, but if you don't have a family of 5 what good are they? I've driven a few but I just don't get it.

I _want_to understand what the draw is. What's so good about them over hatchbacks or sedans?

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Currently looking into cars right now. I have a 17 VW GTI Sport. I have a commute of 50 miles in a day, and right now with gas prices, its costing me like $40 a week its nuts (yes I use premium, yes I (kbin.social)

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Currently looking into cars right now. I have a 17 VW GTI Sport. I have a commute of 50 miles in a day, and right now with gas prices, its costing me like $40 a week its nuts (yes I use premium, yes I know I don't have to, etc etc, its still damn high). So I started thinking about EVs.

Started doing a bunch of searching. I originally had a Mazdaspeed3 and got the VW GTI because I wanted the same thing again, but with ...lets say a little more luxury in it. Nice soft leather, more technology, automatic. VW GTI hit the spot. Price wise, cost of living wise, looks wise, gas mileage, speed, all of it worked.
So I'm lookin at EVs, and ...as this video pointed out, they are 100% absolutely not for me. They do not have hatchbacks most of them are SUVs with a few sedans...only really the Mach-E sort of fits, they cost too much, they damn near require you to own your home or be able to add a charging plug wherever you do live, the infrastructure sucks...like it's just not feasible. I want to have an EV. I seriously want to give some car company my money, stop relying on oil, help my planet and myself but its like...do I want to drive some car I don't really want (Chevy Bolt) just for that? I feel like I'm going to have to make a mental change. I am deeply in love with my VW GTI, its like they made that car specifically for me and me alone, and I'm not feeling that anywhere. I'm going to have to let that feeling go, and I wish I didn't have to. I started looking into hybrids and ....its not looking good either. Yet again I'm stuck being in this spot where nobody cares about my itty bitty demographic and it sucks.

Maybe I'll just leave my car in eco mode and call it a day.

#cars