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Silverado_Express said:
I had it on from 1 until I fell asleep after 9. They should have hired the people that took down the twin towers. That sinking took entirely way too long
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Luck that I caught it. I'd fallen asleep in my chair, woke up, and checked the live feed. about a 40% list, water right at the gunwale. Totally gone in about 7 minutes from that point.
 
benXJ said:
They must have been paid by the hour.
And why at night?

complete tomfoolery
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because they totally underestimated how long the setup and initial getting the sinking going would take
awheelterd said:
Why not just shoot some torpedoes at it? Would have been way cooler
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because they want it to stay as a whole piece so it can serve as a reef and a cool attraction for divers.
 
I would 100 % buy one tomorrow to replace my rust bucket 93.
It's so frustrating that we can't get stuff like this because of excess safety requirements that aren't really necessary for every vehicle and situation.
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Toyota's $13,000 Pickup Truck: A Look At The Pros & Cons Of Owning One - SlashGear

When you're talking about a truck that costs only $13,000 in 2025, there are gonna be some downsides, so let's take a look at Toyota's new budget pickup.
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RatLabGuy said:
I would 100 % buy one tomorrow to replace my rust bucket 93.
It's so frustrating that we can't get stuff like this because of excess safety requirements that aren't really necessary for every vehicle and situation.
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Toyota's $13,000 Pickup Truck: A Look At The Pros & Cons Of Owning One - SlashGear

When you're talking about a truck that costs only $13,000 in 2025, there are gonna be some downsides, so let's take a look at Toyota's new budget pickup.
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But.... but... If it saves even just one life!
 
zuke said:
But.... but... If it saves even just one life!
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Right? So many things done in the name of safety that never amount to much more than excess cost and regulation. Obviously there are some high-yield things like seat belts and ABS which are great, but some of these things I'd like to be able to opt out of like auto braking and Lane keeping. They are more distracting than useful.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Right? So many things done in the name of safety that never amount to much more than excess cost and regulation. Obviously there are some high-yield things like seat belts and ABS which are great, but some of these things I'd like to be able to opt out of like auto braking and Lane keeping. They are more distracting than useful.
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I hate the auto nannies in my moms new car. A car pulled out into an intersection too far one time and when I swerved to miss them the lane assist freaked out and tried to steer me back in the lane, which was half occupied by the other car. I turn them off every time I drive it now.

Duane
 
CLRracer said:
I hate the auto nannies in my moms new car. A car pulled out into an intersection too far one time and when I swerved to miss them the lane assist freaked out and tried to steer me back in the lane, which was half occupied by the other car. I turn them off every time I drive it now.

Duane
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I was pulling out from a busy T intersection in the wife's van a couple weeks ago, had to wait on a car to turn left, and started to go as they were turning so that I could squeeze into a gap in traffic, and the f'n van slams on the brakes, kills the throttle, and flashes a big red STOP! message on the dash! It was a perfectly safe maneuver until that happened, and I think that was the first time my wife truly understood why I hate these excessive "safety" systems so much! She was like "How the hell do you turn that off?!?! That is dangerous!”
 
jeepinmatt said:
Right? So many things done in the name of safety that never amount to much more than excess cost and regulation. Obviously there are some high-yield things like seat belts and ABS which are great, but some of these things I'd like to be able to opt out of like auto braking and Lane keeping. They are more distracting than useful.
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Our government needs to study how the (commercial) health insurance industry works. Yes, it's hard to put value on a single life, but it's absolutely possible. A life has a dollar value, and a time value, just ask Kaiser Permanente.
 
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Incoming NC State students will see another tuition increase in 2027

NC State's Board of Trustees approved a 3% tuition increase for incoming instate and out-of-state students. That translates to a $202 increase in tuition for instate students and only applies to incoming students.
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do they have no shame?!

"$4.5 million, will be used to “increase the quality and accessibility of the NC State educational experience” and to “provide funding for faculty promotional increases,” according to board materials."-----none of that makes a better engineer

tom foolery
 
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Delivering a ruthless masterclass in national security and zero-tolerance governance, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proved once again why she is hailed as the true Iron Lady of Europe—wasting zero time after an extremist preacher issued a blatant call to wage war against non-Muslims on Italian soil, signing swift expulsion orders that saw the radical cleric and his family deported right back to their home country within 48 hours. When national sovereignty is on the line, there are no endless debates, no appeasement, and zero excuses—just swift, uncompromising justice!
 
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