Kevin Delavega

@veryunchill Warriors 11/1 odds to win the Finals right now

@butt_watermelon US is currently the largest oil producer in the world.

I feel like everyone forgets that the United States of America has insane amounts of oil that just requires around $100 a barrel to be profitable to extract.

@ramez There's a heatwave in southern california so I looked at the Flex Alert website to see if they they were gonna ask consumers to reduce use during peak periods. Graph was similar to this, tons of capacity during the day due to solar. wild caiso.com/todays-outlook

Texas is the clean energy capital of the United States. And a chunk of that is because of their easy permitting, relatively ample transmission, and highly deregulated electricity market. Abundance thinking in energy works.

@FlickerToons @facetedcarapace Obviously I've never done this in my ICE car, but I just realized that now that I drive an EV I can just sit in the car with the AC on guilt-free. ngl kinda mind blowing

@facetedcarapace I can’t fathom people that sit in their car for their lunch break idling it with the AC on for 30 min to an hour.

one of the most disgusting incredibly common aspects of American culture is 30 cars idling outside of a fast food place waiting for chicken nuggies for 40 minutes

@Meadownator @painbuiltt Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking. People used to HATE the current gens when they first came out, now it's totally normal and people are crying about 'take me backkkk'. Like bruh yall hated that shit too at first.

@painbuiltt In 3-5 years youll love them. Thats the rules with the BMW cycle

why is bmw so adamant on making the ugliest cars imaginable rn

@DylanKTID @painbuiltt I mean a ton of people hated the beaver snout that's on the G80 when it first came out. It's hard to predict how tastes will change

@painbuiltt Head of design that was behind the G80 left for Rolls Royce in late 2024, idk who does it now but theyre not as good clearly

@theryandreyer I'm a 'relatively' new runner (started in 2012) but the Strava era glorified training logs. Didn't someone say "they don't give out the gold medal to the athlete with the cleanest training log"? Running is literally the easiest sport to prove yourself in. Go race.

What you think people say when they see your 8:30/mile pace on Strava: "Wow, that guy is so fast" What they actually say: "That guy has been running 8:30s for 3 years and blows up at all his races"

@Lib_Development I prefer sitting as low as possible. A shorter, lower center of gravity vehicle is more stable than a tall one.

Why do people despise vehicles sized for actual human beings so much. I do not appreciate having to crouch down to enter my vehicle! High ceilings and seating positions are good and comfortable!

@SchopenhauerOn @BTCBreadMan I mean it depends on the state. CA is Community Property, so earned income after marriage is equally owned (50/50). Doesn't matter whose name is on the bank account. I think what you're saying is that you should get a prenup.

@BTCBreadMan It would only be a no-brainer under the condition of 0% divorce rate. With divorce rate approaching 50% the real no-brainer is to not merging finances. Which is unfortunate and sad, because couples forgo the positive synergy effects of being a team.

When I got married 15 years ago the thought of not completely merging our finances did not even occur to me. It just seemed like an obvious no-brainer that married couples 100% share their financial situation.

@Face_Almighty44 So... is the mortgage the same?

for your entertainment, this was our budget in the spring of 2019.

@MikeCalcara EVs have a pretty straightforward use case IMO. If you commute and you can charge at home, it's a no brainer. If you commute but you can only charge at work, maybe. If you can do neither, it's not worth the hassle to find and use public chargers, even if it's still cheaper.

A client came to me last month dead set on a Tesla Model Y. Before we pulled the trigger, I asked him a few questions. Where do you live? An apartment downtown. No dedicated charging spot. A couple of shared chargers in the garage that are almost always taken by the time he gets home at night. How long is your commute? About 180 miles round trip, 3 days a week. Do you take road trips? Every few months. About 400 miles each way to see family. Think about what that actually looks like day to day. He gets home after a long day, pulls into the garage, and the two shared chargers are taken. Again. So he goes to bed with whatever charge he has left. He wakes up, checks his range, and hopes it's enough for the day. No charging at work either. An EV works best when you're able to charge consistently. For him, it would've been a daily inconvenience at best and a stranded car at worst. He actually needed a plug-in hybrid. Electric for the short days, gas for the road trips. He ended up in a Toyota RAV4 Prime. Loves it. This happens a lot simply because people don't have the time to research different types of vehicles. So I put together a full breakdown that takes less than 5 minutes to read. Gas vs. Hybrid vs. Electric. With real numbers on fuel costs, maintenance, depreciation, and total cost of ownership across all three. Comment COMPARE below and I'll send it to you. Make sure you're following me so the DM goes through.

@LinkofSunshine @Michael_Druggan yeah i thought you were talking about pollen first i was like

@Michael_Druggan On anaphylactic protein based food allergies like peanut butter

There is basically 0 hard evidence that airborne allergies exist outside of extremely rare circumstances In one experiment, they just straight up held 29 people 3-inches away from a thing of peanut butter and found not a single one had anything close to a reaction

AI writing drives me fuckin insane it's so shitty

@EastTNMama Oh huh. You're right, people would say like "That was a tough situation for my wife and I" but that's grammatically incorrect. I actually never thought about it before. Also, "He told my wife and me about it" sounds weird. "He told me and my wife about it" sounds better.

I just want people who are smart to stop saying “my wife and I” or “my husband and I” when it’s supposed to be me. This one is so very easy to fix. If you would say me you say my wife and me. —She and I went to work. He told my wife and me. I went to work. He told me. Let me help

@EDUreboot @GerberKawasaki You said "in most of California" which I agree on. In my specific neighborhood/city, EV home charging is cheaper. In other cities, where 87 is cheaper and home electricity is more expensive, a Prius is cheaper. I literally just did the math for you, not sure what else you need.

@EDUreboot @GerberKawasaki This is the avg in my county, in my specific neighborhood it's $5.79. I average 220W/mi driving which is 4.54mi/kW while actively driving. So the 92% charging efficiency and parked power use (sentry mode, etc) are already baked into my 99mpg calculation.

Just buy an EV and your cost of living will go down by thousands of dollars a year. Driving a gas car is 4-5 times more expensive. Lots of great EVs at a good prices online.

@briandstone I was getting quotes near $400/mo from GEICO, State Farm, etc Los Angeles late 30s no at-fault accidents in 10+ years no points on record etc. But Tesla Insurance was $217/mo for the same coverage.

Why in the world is Consumer Reports quoting these insane, unrealistic insurance rates for Teslas? I’ve never heard of anyone paying $400/mo to insure a Model 3.

@inerati $1000 Android phone?! Why not just get an iPhone then?!

how annoying is this if everything else in your life is apple

@tavianvictor @sanpellyenjoyer yeah searches on Reddit are mentioning the same thing. I think they first removed it from the Standard, then removed it from all trims. Insanely stupid. Unless you for sure know you're going to do FSD forever, no point in getting a Tesla.

@kevindlv @sanpellyenjoyer I think you’re right. That’s crazy. Luckily I have a 2025

I’m gonna go jeetmode and get a Model Y, fuck this. 0% financing

@tavianvictor @sanpellyenjoyer I think that was the case a couple months ago, but I just went on the site and there's no mention of autosteer separate from FSD anymore on any trim.

@kevindlv @sanpellyenjoyer Premium does, standard does not.

@EDUreboot @GerberKawasaki Possibly, since electricity in CA in expensive, but generally depends on if you can charge at home or not. '26 Prius is ~57mpg, '26 Model 3 charging on LADWP power ($0.24/kWh) is ~99mpg based on $5.79/gal. But on only supercharging ($0.48/kWh) it's worse, ~50mpg

@GerberKawasaki Not true everywhere. A Toyota Hybrid is probably the cheapest car to own in most of California