JWBananas @ JWBananas @startrek.website

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The linked study includes disposal in their calculations. Disposables still come out ahead.

Thanks, the song is stuck in my head now

It needed to contrast sharply with the Enterprise, because hero ship.

First you need to address your mental health

The stations that carry it tend to only carry one brand to begin with. The owner of that brand is generally the one that pays, as they have to submit for testing at their own expense.

It's not always more expensive. All Costco gas is Top Tier, for instance.

They require the brand to use the 2x detergent level for every grade, at every location, to display the Top Tier logo.

I go through a tank of gas every 1-2 days. When I don't fill with Top Tier, my fuel economy goes down on that tank. When I consistently don't fill with Top Tier, my fuel economy goes down even on my next tank of Top Tier. That's when it's time to throw in a bottle of polyetheramine (Techron, Redline, Gumout Regane, etc.) to clean things up.

DI engines unfortunately require deeper, periodic cleaning, as the additive will not reach the valves. But I do not have a DI engine, so the detergent makes a significant difference.

It particularly makes a difference in how often I have to (or do not have to) replace lifters to keep them in spec. This engine has solid, non-adjustable lifters.

Top Tier is about detergent pack, not about regular versus premium, so I'm not sure why you bring that up. Top Tier requires 2x the EPA mandated minimum detergent.

TL;DR ChatGPT = What to Expect When Expecting

The detergent is the biggest difference. Top Tier brands are guaranteed to have 2x the EPA mandated minimum detergent levels.

If you aren't getting more detergent at the pump, you end up having to pour it in later to restore performance.

This. A thousand times this. Khan Academy is an incredible free resource.

Especially the one who specifically called out the Black Mountain when they were ascending.

Antivirus and firewalls aren't as useful when you can bypass shields and either physically beam or holographically project something directly into the override circuitry. You don't need to take over the computer if you can take over the controls.

No, but the replies are often more strongly charged.

Have you de-Googled or something? They only really nail you when you don't have a signed-in Google account with real-world web usage, particularly if your connection originates from a flagged IP.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/fuel-economy-efficiency/top-tier-gas-is-better-for-your-car-and-might-be-among-the-c-a9639508891/

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.

Edit to add: Bert literally stops the movie at one point to fourth-wall how hopeless everything looks. Ernie reassures him by asking what kind of movie would have a sad ending. Bert immediately replies Titanic.

Of all the episodes so far, this was certainly one of them.

Curse these wretched beats for actually making this one bearable.

The manufacture of 2.5 years of disposable diapers has a lower carbon footprint than the energy usage to launder cloth diapers over the same time period.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291130/scho0808boir-e-e.pdf

See also https://youtu.be/GMBegZ4HQvk?si=8YeRCnCXO-rc4HE4

Cheap gas ain't good gas anyway. You end up paying for it later in lost fuel efficiency.

You can buy Top Tier now, or you can buy a bottle of polyetheramine later.

Edit to add: this is about the type and quantity of detergent pack, not about the octane/grade. Brands are required to have 2x the EPA mandated minimum detergent in all grades and at all locations to carry the Top Tier logo.

Costco carries it. So the generalization of cheap = bad does not always hold. But it very often will.

I worked for a big chain store. Like, a really big chain store, but not that one.

At the end of the night, they would collect all the coupons from the registers, weigh them, and throw them away.

The store would get credited based on the weight.