I didn't learn that Red Dead Redemption 2 had a fast travel system until after my first playthrough. I completed a second playthrough shortly after and still didn't use it. Im glad the game had the feature still because I know not everyone has 5-10 minutes to ride everywhere or are not as interested in that aspect of the game. The world was plenty compelling for me, personally, to not use it. I liberally use fast travel in other games. Sometimes I want immersion, sometimes I want to progress the story. I don't think it's indictive of lazy design. I really appreciate the option when I have it.
Yep, I voted for Bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries. In the general, I voted for the candidate he endorsed. In November, I'll be voting for his endorsed candidate again.
Hang around for a while and one of your followers will bring you quests to do that unlock the new stuff. They first came up to me right after I loaded in, so you may need to reload your save.
He sure is. Remember he invited Trump across the border and told him he was the first president to come over. Trump bragged about that afterwords and talked about opening hotels on the NK waterfront.
Cannot handle cold is a bit extreme. My EV averages around 232 miles of range now (7 years old) charging to 80% is about 185-190 miles of range. When the temperatures dip to into the negatives, I can get about 110-120 miles comfortably (heat on/heated seats, heated wheel). Am I road tripping in that temperature range, no. But a daily commute and cold soaking in the office parking lot is still easily accomplished.
A while back we had a prolonged power outage and our supercharger was pretty backed up with people that couldn't charge at home. My guess is the picture above is a similar situation. People running their cars down and then getting stuck in a supercharger line while their heater sucks down what little power they have left.
I agree, hydrogen technology and anything else that can bring sustainability to transportation is great, but saying one option we currently have available can't work in heat or cold is a stretch.
Except this is Biden's Whitehouse continuing to tell Congress to approve aid and the GOP blocking that. This was the last package the US could provide without further congressional action. That's not likely as long as GOP runs the house. Biden and the Democratic party have been pretty lock step in providing aid.
On top of all that, you have to factor in the development and testing costs for the CVR or FDR too. These are usually off the shelf, previously developed components. A seemingly trivial change like bigger storage suddenly costs several hundred thousand dollars to retest and time to recertify by dozens with agencies around the world. If the regulations have not changed, then there is no reason for to go through that whole R&D process again when the same bought and paid for system works.
Environmental impact statements and plans for projects like these rarely include details for end of life stages. In my environmental program, we reviewed and submitted comments on some. I selected a solar farm that was scheduled to last 20 years and then be removed. The only details they provided for end of life was that the panels would be disposed of locally. This is a common trend in any industry, not just green tech. However, I argue that we are at a point where we need to transform our entire energy infrastructure system in a short time. We have an opportunity to do it right and not end up with solar panels in landfills or derelict wind farms as we have burning coal mines and wells leaking gas.
For US based readers, you can look up projects on the EPA's site and make comments yourself. You don't need to be an expert to encourage sustainable practices.
Joe Biden finalized a 5.2% federal pay raise for many civilian employees for 2024. The highest in over two decades, with the second highest being last year's.
The article, and their sources for cost analysis, don't appear to say, but how long is the lifespan of the production infrastructure? This detail is often left off these kinds of graphics and I have found that many articles pick 20 years as the lifespan, since that is the typical lifespan of common solar panels (not saying that can't last longer, but 20 years is a nice easy number). This becomes problematic when leveling cost against nuclear, where the plants a built to run 50 years and often run longer. Fossil fuels to a similar extent with many running long past 50 years. Nuclear takes a long time to become profitable, around 15 years typically. Not a problem in a 50-65 year cost analysis, but certainly a problem in a 20 year scenario. Unfortunately, 20 year cost analysis are common and if the article doesn't say what their timeline is, that is usually the case.
The 119th Congress will be seated on January 3rd 2025 and the presidential election certification will be January 6th. So if the Dems win the majority in 2024, they won't have the power to deny certificatation outright. Though, I'm sure a minority will still object to every swing state like they did in 2020, just to draw it out.
How weird, I've never seen that configuration. Today I learned. I just wanted to add that in case anyone read that and thought their living space was unsafe with a combination detector. The EPA says, if they are CO specific, to put them about eye level from the floor, or on the ceiling.
If you're referring to Carbon Monoxide detectors [I recognize the OP made an error calling them CO2] commonly referred to as "smoke/CO", then, in the US at least, smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors are usually combined units. I've never found one to be separated like that. A common example is below. Carbon Monoxide is similar, if not lighter than common air density, so putting one on the floor wouldn't make any real difference.
I didn't learn that Red Dead Redemption 2 had a fast travel system until after my first playthrough. I completed a second playthrough shortly after and still didn't use it. Im glad the game had the feature still because I know not everyone has 5-10 minutes to ride everywhere or are not as interested in that aspect of the game. The world was plenty compelling for me, personally, to not use it. I liberally use fast travel in other games. Sometimes I want immersion, sometimes I want to progress the story. I don't think it's indictive of lazy design. I really appreciate the option when I have it.