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    I'd like the limit the amount of posts of vintage or antique items that are no longer in production.

    YES. Thank you. This is the kind of community I've been looking for.

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    Just wanted to jump in here - I ended up doing as the commenter below me has said and bought a 20TB external hard drive. Well worth doing imo. I'm going to keep all of my important media that I want to save on the 5TB as a backup.

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  • Daily Thread - Moonday 26/06/2023
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    I feel a bit weird stimulating that community myself, because I don't live there any more. It was really nice to keep up with what was going on! And some people do post on Lemmy...but not enough.

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  • What's going to happen to all of these SUVs?
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    It's a status symbol. I used to live next to tradies who would laugh about a guy turning up on the worksite with a cheap Ute or an automatic transmission. Having a big, powerful muscle car is - as Nick Offerman describes it - like having a carapace for these men to hide in and feel protected.

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  • What's going to happen to all of these SUVs?
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    I have owned a SUV in the past - Toyota Rav. I really liked that car. It was a pain to park and I scraped it a few times, but it felt nice to be higher up and comfortable, especially when I was a new driver.

    I know in hindsight now I don't need any of those things. I'm a lot more confident as a driver and am perfectly happy with smaller cars.

    You should watch Not Just Bikes' video on Light Trucks, it's pretty eye opening.

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  • What's going to happen to all of these SUVs?
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    That's sad. But do you think it's less to do with wanting to own a bigger car, and more that regular people can't really afford to buy new cars anyway? So the sample size is skewed in favour of rich people (or moderately well off) who can actually afford a new car in the first place?

    Maybe that's why we are seeing a surge in e bikes.

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  • What's going to happen to all of these SUVs?
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    We need to start having waste be part of the consideration when producing a product. If your product is meant to last a long time, there should be a strategy for bringing it back and recycling it fully. This goes for computers, phones, cars, whatever!

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  • I live in the UK and I drive an Astra. It's a four door hatchback style car from the late 00s, I bought it used and still runs fine even if it's getting on a bit. I know it won't last forever, so I'll probably buy another used car. Right now, it seems like every new car for sale is a SUV - maybe a crossover which is more moderately sized, but basically an SUV. Buying a new car like my Astra feels niche, I don't think I have ever seen one at a dealership in the last 5 years. What's going to happen to all of these SUVs in 5-10 years? The used market is going to be filthy with them and people are going to buy and drive them because they'll be cheap - regardless of the fact they are unsafe, costly to run and damaging to road infrastructure. I don't think we will see any car other than a SUV style car, or a van, on the roads in 5 years. Does this not terrify anybody else? Something has to change here - either a shift to micro mobility scooters and e bikes or a massive increase in transit investment - or we are headed towards an even bigger disaster. Anybody else feel this way?

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    Public transport determined to win hearts and minds | Cyprus Mail
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    So - the announcements are in Greek, they've just modernised the buses. Cool. Seems like it should be something used more often by the locals.

    There has got to be more to this story. Do the buses get stuck in the same traffic jams as other cars? Are they infrequent? Do they only service certain areas?

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  • What would a modern Enterprise series look like?
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    Well said. Archer could have been such an interesting character who grows throughout the series, and I think that was much of the original plan, but I think the writers were straight up exhausted from TNG - DS9 - VOY for like 30 years and gave up trying.

    9/11 allegory with the Xindi - I mean, it was a pretty big event and it's only natural for America's biggest sci fi show to try and tackle it. The Xindi arc was interesting and I think really good in some parts - but it didn't feel like Trek to me. This wasn't the show to try it on.

    I feel so bad for Scott Bakula. This was going to be an absolutely defining role for him but he was given nothing to work with, and was cut loose right when the interesting stuff started showing up. I really want him to get another chance to shine, with some decent writing up to the calibre of Strange New Worlds at least.

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  • Daily Thread - Moonday 26/06/2023
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    I think there will be a lot of confused people trying to access Reddit. We might get a few stragglers but I think word of mouth is better for getting people involved - ie messaging them to come over.

    Quality over quantity, absolutely!

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    I'm not from Melbourne, but it's great to see Melbourne people using their Fedi alternative to Reddit. The Brisbane one is dead!

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    Yeah if I had full warranty I would be happy taking a punt but not sure I should take the risk... probably better to wait for a sale

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    Buying used drives from Amazon Warehouse

    There's a great deal on a drive from Amazon Warehouse, but I'm a bit concerned about the quality of the drive and the fact I can't return it. Anybody have any experience buying something like this?

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    I think it's going to suck. The city is going to collapse under the weight of it all - roads jammed, public transport breaking down. Call me a disaster monger but if something drastic isn't done to the make the city better connected it's done for.

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  • Across the Spider-Verse: Unsustainable Working Conditions "death by a thousand paper cuts"
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    I work in the media industry. Yes, sometimes there are times when you have to work like hell. But it shouldn't be this way by default and expecting people to work insane hours to compensate for a lack of planning is stupid, unnecessary and burns out your team. If you really think like this, you're the kind of person I would never want to work with.

    By the sounds of the article the director didn't understand how to plan for 3D animation - which just makes them a bad director who made others spend time fixing their mistakes.

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  • What would a modern Enterprise series look like?
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    You're right...I am thinking it would basically be a reboot. Or some kind of time shenanigans which change history. Not sure.

    I've been looking for the Good That Men Do for a while, no luck yet...but I hear it's good!

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  • Sometimes I feel like I'm part of the minority who actually enjoyed Enterprise. Sure, there were some stinkers but the world was incredibly interesting and in Series 3 / 4 I really felt like it scratched that Trek lore itch for me. If Enterprise was to be rebooted for a series 5, perhaps on Paramount+ or another streaming service, what would it look like? I don't think Jolene Blalock would come back but I'm sure Scott Bakula could be convinced as well as most of the other actors. I would really hope they keep the early 2000s aesthetic of the NX-01 and all of the retro low-tech gear, perhaps show a gradual transition into the aesthetic of Strange New Worlds. You could mix in some time shenanigans to explain why things look different than they did in TOS and make some fun callbacks, like In A Mirror Darkly. There's a lot of room to move before the series finale happens - or you could just retcon it and present it as a deep cover-up. So many opportunities! I want to hear this community's opinions!

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    I haven't listened to this podcast before but got interested when Spotify recommended it to me. Nick Offerman is an avid cyclist and has a lot of things to say about the benefits of walking and cycling and how we can better connect the city with the natural environment. Was a really interesting listen - I felt this community might enjoy!

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    Crosspost from !urbanplanning@lemmy.ml - I found this very interesting that traffic wasn't really adversely affected!

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    Hi all. I currently have a SFF pc (HP Optiplex-like but smaller) running Plex and some other software. Happy with my software setup for the time being. However - I'm stuck with what to do next on the storage front. I have a 5TB external HDD that's plugged into the little PC and that's basically what I use for all of my storage. This isn't enough (running out of space) and also doesn't feel very versatile. Where to from here? I don't know whether to go the RAID route and buy an enclosure that supports it, or just get a bunch of drives and chain them together. A Synology NAS seems way too expensive. What should I do?

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    Overcharged Egg gives their take on the new CS2 trailer
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    Quite excited about this! I know we have a few posts on this community already dissecting the trailer but I always enjoy Egg's take on things. I think I'm most excited for the deeper simulation control - and seasons!

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    Is there a Cities Skylines community out there? I'm a big fan of the game and with CS2 coming out I'd love to chat with others about it.

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