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  1. dont chain complex multi-stop trips into a single flight itinerary, itll limit your choices and yield higher prices. thats because the booking engines try to keep the carriers within a partner networks. book the main transatlantic trip first, so austin to berlin or warsaw, and the connections separately. in this case the itinerary is not too complex so you could try searching for a “multi-leg” itinerary (aka “open jaw”), austin to warsaw & berlin to austin; book warsaw to berlin separately. btw there is only 1 carrier serving waw-berlin, its the national polish carrier LOT. there are also tons of direct trains taking only 5 hours. given annoyance of going to/from airport, waiting, baggage cost, etc, train might be much better experience. warsaw is actually quite unpopular for tourists, but i like it a ton. its super chill and people are nice. hotels selection are good. the marriott, westin, hilton (obama stayed there) are all very reasonably priced. for 4 adults staying in 1 place the Platinum Residence serviced apartment is a great option too. (ive stayed in all of them). independent hotels in germany are typically a bit…err..weird. holiday inn and holiday inn express across germany are very reliable properties, as are best westerns. book small, specific tours as you need at each place. in 2024 with smartphones and cheap data access and everyone pretty much speaking english you dont need a full hands-off tour to do all the little stuff for you such as getting around the city
  2. Thats a metal cross, a steel knife, and a coin made up of nickel-copper. jesus christ people.
  3. How do we know this is the admin speaking and not the unsophisticated hacker?
  4. I dont judge people on the car they drive. Unless the car they drive is this:
  5. The Prelude was one of my favorite cars as a kid. Almost 30 years ago it came with 200hp (220hp for the Type S). Next year theyre going to be re-released….with a 200hp hybrid drivetrain. Cmon man! Really a worse product than the Civic Si.
  6. Seems to me the winds have slightly shifted. The flows into ESG-centric funds have waned. i.e., there is less financial pressure for companies to signal compliance with things like COP21, COP28, NZE2050, etc. A few reports I've seen from companies, they are behind on their emissions objective, so its a moving target just to show they're doing something. Despite how much lip service Oxi pays around emissions reduction in their investor material.... for actual compensation, only 4.5% (30% of 15% cash incentive) of Vicki's total target pay is tied to it. Board doesn't seem too invested in that topic. The other determinant is political pressure and that's more difficult to predict. Like if the govt places a carbon-intensity cap on projects before they're sanctioned. If you ask me... once the public gets around to the benefits of nuclear, a lot of this stuff goes away.
  7. bro let me meme in peace
  8. It's not another topic. Whether CO2 projects are economic ipso facto determines whether net zero is pie-in-the-sky. After all, everyone responds to incentives. Nobody is writing off CO2 EOR as wholesale unpractical. Whether CO2 is used in place of water, steam, gels, chemicals, are a matter of economics specific to each reservoir/field/operation. Clean energy projects so far are less economic than hydrocarbons. The industry's Scope 1 and 2 emissions alone are a massive 5 gigaton/yr. At the moment, the total global capture capacity projected at 2030 is...0.5Gt/yr. 10%...assuming zero increase in demand in hydrocarbon. Netting out the industry emissions to zero requires expenditure of money, energy, and time on a scope thats unrealistic. That's why some are 'so negative'. The pledge for net zero is not binding. Operators will commit to the extent 'required' by the capital markets (eg wall street) or regulators. Their capex on core, profitable business, are revised and reverted every few years.. you think they're truly going to spend on a 30 year horizon to meet 2050 emissions promise? current executives won't be around, board won't be around, hell, most of these companies in operations today won't be around by then.
  9. IMO best overall product is Tesla. Hyundai/Kia new-generation stuff is a close 2nd. If you index on lux and comfort, best is BMW iX. If you want performance, best is Taycan. New Polestar 3 looks awfully attractive though... In Europe, almost all cars share same charging format as Tesla (CCS2), and Superchargers opened up to them before the US. Has not impacted SC availability at all.
  10. Oh its the Toyota Mathematica
  11. The employees must tire of instructing to first-time renters. “okay, what happens if i dont buy the damage waiver?” “and how much gas do i put into it?”
  12. These numbers never matter. If these banks dont actually trade on these numbers, neither should anyone else. When these analysts/strategists publish these targets, its only to serve as marketing fodder and brand reinforcement to advertise their thinking process. Same shit with management consulting blog posts, briefs, and white papers. Its shallow…and pedantic
  13. 9 inches? how does the colon take that length?
  14. insurance adjuster when he receives both videos
  15. thats a clear murder
  16. havent you thought to ask... why ARENT you in Dallas?
  17. welp, let's burn down another city in protest
  18. You can put a silicone mat on the cooktop so you dont need to be as gentle with the cookware. Magnetic field works through the silicone so heating efficiency shouldnt be much affected. https://www.ikea.com/nl/en/p/baktradition-baking-mat-white-turquoise-60480167/ This mat withstands 450F. Common oven liner products are said to withstand up to 500, 600F. For size matching the rule is match the size of pan to the cooktop, but if there's a mismatch, use the larger cooktop grid... which is not a problem for induction because only the part in contact with the pan will heat up.
  19. AI being genuinely useful. I asked Microsoft Copilot to rephrase those paragraphs as a normal person would instead of a psychopath: 1. I want to join a strategy session and use my skills to help. I look for better, cheaper ways to improve. As a leader and team player, I share ideas and challenges to work together. I support having a diverse team for better results. I find solutions before presenting problems and welcome feedback to improve. I’m not afraid to challenge the norm and push for better outcomes. 2. I turn leadership strategies into clear actions and goals. I promote a customer-focused, innovative, and continuously improving culture to help the company grow. I create systems to track progress and measure success. I build partnerships across teams to improve processes. I lead events to expand market reach and increase brand awareness. I develop and mentor staff through onboarding, communication, training, and performance management, ensuring the team is motivated and has the right skills.
  20. You know what they say once they go shaq they dont come baq
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