jaden

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm really interested in those books, thanks for citing them.
But peak period? You're missing the whole information age. In AI alone, we lead the world.
And competition from the USSR is competition, too. You're right that top-down planning is ideal for a lot of things, so the definition of 'competitively' I most intended was more like 'stronger than other countries.'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yup. Imagine a portable hype beast that loves all the same stuff you do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's such a natural human function. In our super advanced society, it really ought to take as much sacrifice as daily bathroom breaks do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah I'm agreeing with you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's like being mean to customer service people of a bad company. it does effect the bottom line, because of high turnover as a result of a toxic workplace, but it mostly hurts the lowest paid people. Unfortunately, it's one of few available levers when MAD is a factor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh but it's so much more fun on a canoe trip, on rivers. Everyone trying to tip each other's boats (except the food boat). Sit-on kayaks tip the easiest but recover quick

 

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It's gonna be an hours drive to get to the office. They dont have accurate info online on hours open, they don't answer the phone, and the voicemail says that they hope to open again on April 4th. It's April 15th. I figure it's gonna be another drive to get to DMV offices, and reviews on both offices show that there's 2 hours waits, and extremely unpredictable closing times. So I'm looking at having to take at least a day off of work, maybe more.

I make like $300 on a good day. The max fines for late registration look like $200, and for the traffic violation it's $50.50, if I understand right from my Google search. If I were able to even get a hold of somebody at either office during business hours, I'd go ahead and register. Honestly though, I'm struggling to justify the opportunity cost. I could get caught and fined twice in a traffic stop before it would be worth doing it.

Am I missing something? Is it financially worth registering my car? What if I just register when I move, in the new state?

 

Last week I bought a used car. I got a title. I moved to Missouri in January, and I'll be moving back out of Missouri in a month. I have insurance on it. I've been looking at the papers I still need online, and at reviews of the different office I need to go to. Apparently, I need info from the assessors office to show that I'm exempt from property tax on the vehicle or to pay it.

It's gonna be an hours drive to get to the office. They dont have accurate info online on hours open, they don't answer the phone, and the voicemail says that they hope to open again on April 4th. It's April 15th. I figure it's gonna be another drive to get to DMV offices, and reviews on both offices show that there's 2 hours waits, and extremely unpredictable closing times. So I'm looking at having to take at least a day off of work, maybe more.

I make like $300 on a good day. The max fines for late registration look like $200, and for the traffic violation it's $50.50, if I understand right from my Google search. If I were able to even get a hold of somebody at either office during business hours, I'd go ahead and register. Honestly though, I'm struggling to justify the opportunity cost. I could get caught and fined twice in a traffic stop before it would be worth doing it.

Am I missing something? Is it financially worth registering my car? What if I just register when I move, in the new state?