Yep, cast CNN into the trash where we pitched CBS awhile ago. Neither qualify as news anymore.

No shame in getting your freak on in telnet chat rooms or NNTP newsgroups.

I think mine are the best there is.

Likelihood of teenager.

I do have a problem with objective judgment though

Evidence of self-awareness, personal reflection, and confidence enough to admit personal shortcomings: Definitely not a teenager.

I’m glad you were able to confirm the situation. Thanks for following up and satisfying my curiosity too.

Now they have an option for bluetooth and an app if you install it on your phone… but that’s not a car connected to the internet, and we never installed the app.

From what I’m seeing its installed on all cars. The app was the primary way to interact with it, and it is indeed internet connected, including location services (so you can find your car on an internet map if you lost it) in 2019 models. The useful features required a subscription, but the basic features showing when you need an oil change (from vehicle telemetry) and being able to schedule service are apparently free for life. However, Acura disable the paid service July 21, 2025. I wouldn’t have any faith they disable the telemetry though.

The mobile phone radio is apparently in the TCU (Telematic Control Module) which was not an option but installed in all vehicles.

Here’s a youtube video of someone taking their TCU out of their 2020 RDX if you’re interested.

My wife’s 2019 Acura isn’t internet ready…

Acura has been putting mobile data connection and collection devices in their cars since 2014. They call it their subscription service AcuraLink.

It was even installed on their lowest end car in 2014, the ILX:

If you’re depending 100% on public fast chargers, I agree it’s likely not a good fit economically.

Do you have the space to charge where you live? That’s usually the game changer to make EVs slow inexpensive to drive.

If it.were truly 1/9 we wouldn’t be having this conversation because all vehicles would be EVs.

“Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 97.8% of all new passenger car registrations in Norway through the first eight months of 2026, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV).” source

“New energy vehicles (NEVs)—including pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars—accounted for a record 65.2% of new car sales in mainland China” source

Don’t teslas ship with perelli’s?

I think thats only the “Performance” models. The Standard and Long Range originally came with Pilot Sport 4 or Primacy (which don’t last) and have since been replaced on all new shipping cars a few years ago with Hankook Ventus.

Where did you get this idea? EV’s go through brakes and tires faster than their ICE equivalents because of the extra vehicle weight.

Oh my, I think you just showed your hand about lack your of experience on the topic.

EVs (and many hybrids for that matter) use the brake pads significantly less than ICE vehicles because most of the braking energy is recovered from regen. I had a Prius for 9 years and sold it with the original factory brake pads still on it, with likely another 4-5 years of life on them.

My EV’s brake pads are still at 95% life even with the car being 4 years old.

Does impeachment achieve anything, or have any consequences at all? Not really sure what the point is, seems to have no effect

Impeachment in the House is the first step to having a standing President removed from office. The second step (after the required first) is for the Senate to hold a trial. If 2/3rds of the Senators vote to convict, the President is removed.

What has occurred to trump so far is Step #1 two times without Step #2 being executed.

Alternate headline:

“Grifter supporting grifter shut out when trying to set up her own grift grifting grifters following the first grifter”

The GOP seem to need someone to do their thinking for them and tell them what their positions should be. I don’t need a streamer to tell me how to think progressively.

Canadians are our brothers and sisters. Fuck these Americans in particular that bully our closest ally.

I was able to take advantage of the tax credit too to help pay for my heat pump. It allowed us to completely turn off natural gas service at our house which saves us hundreds of dollars a year for our situation.

The discontinuation of the tax credit for energy efficient homes is particularly bad because these type of programs typically gain more adoption the longer they go on as more people are made aware of them. There are likely people only today discovering these programs existed after they were discontinued by trump very early.

And are you confusing “red 4” for some branded stuff? I’m referring to the red part of the NFPA 704 diamond.

Oh apologies I though you were referring to red diesel (aka offroad diesel).

I’m really happy you were able to make the jump! I’m really worried about a whole bunch of my distant neighbors this year. Prices continue to climb, wages (and employment) continue to fall. Its good to hear you dodged this particular bullet. Were you able to take advantage of any of the tax breaks or incentives from your utility provider to pay for part of your upgraded HVAC before the current administration yanked them?

red 4,

Red 4 is just diesel with coloring for taxation differences. This fuel will see the exact same price hikes as road diesel or heating oil because its the same chemistry under the coloring.

formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide,

I would doubt that current residential heating oil storage and combustion systems are compatible with the noxious nature of these two to operate as a direct replacement in a home.

ethanethiol

No idea.

4.7 million Americans heat their homes with heating oil. Heating oil is essentially diesel (same fraction of distillation). Its going to be a cold and expensive winter for millions of Americans.

I can’t tell if this is cope on my part or a possible silver lining to the utter shitshow you just mentioned (plus so much more) when complete control of all 3 houses of government belong to the GOP.

Will this galvanize the US votes for the next 20 years to keep the GOP out of control when all the negative consequences really show in the years ahead? Will any GOP backpedaling fall flat because they had total control and this is what they did with it? I’d like to think so, but the last 15 years of my fellow American voters have been a disappointment.