plebpoet

econ

RIP #10: What makes a good post? +Long form content is increasing on SN

SimpleStacker

Girl Sniffing Flowers

bitcoingraffiti

Christianity

Another Christian loan is available. $10-$150 up to 1 year.

BlokchainB

mostly_harmless

Bitcoin is complex; people are busy

billytheked

I think you laid out truthfully the way it has been since 2020 or 2021. But from here on, I think we'll see a *subtle* shift. Yes, people who aren't in those categories are not going to approach technology money the same way -- but the financial tools they already use that are solving technical problems for them, these will get them using bitcoin faster than they even realize it. 
I just think we'll see corporate integration in a new way, for better or for worse

HealthAndFitness

High C02 Levels & Poor Performance

k00b

messing with like a science experiment?
Idk but I am getting plants for the space

a toxic maxi mix - SNZ #36!

bitcoin

The True and Accurate History of Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism

Scoresby

Rizful.com presents: Best buy-with-BTC 🎄Christmas Gifts For Girlfriends

rizful_com

Stacker Saloon

saloon

## SNZ #CLASSIFIEDS

the perfect place to shoutout the stacker you love most

[get yours](https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_OQc6yF9Z4M) on this week's zine and have it timestamped forever!

devs

Donate to Nitter?

nitter

What is it 

Nevermind I clicked the link 

How to Convert YouTube Videos Into Infographics

brent

who would rather look at an infographic than watch a YouTube video?
Not me

Stacker News Zine -- as a Christmas gift??

and to you

Do you like the Christmas graphic

it would be interesting to profile that person: a bitcoiner…what else?

## howdy stackers and happy holidays

![](https://m.stacker.news/120263)

If I'm the first person to remind you that Christmas shopping is upon us, I am so sorry. But be ye heartened for I have glad tidings:

### you can get SNZ for the person in your life who loves BTC

I received an inquiry today from a Christmas shopper hoping to give the gift of zines this year. And so I made it possible - [you can order here](https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_i11tdVXoD5) (if you live in the US...sorry)

I was touched that someone would think of my zine as a worthy gift!

<sub>(if you read this and find out later that it's your gift...sorry for ruining that surprise)</sub>


## in other news

Get your order in for [SNZ #Classifieds](https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_OQc6yF9Z4M) this week and spread the Christmas cheer, why not?

Ciggy

AskSN

Many people's lives rely on vehicular transportation, and many people live without specific knowledge of the inner workings of their vehicle. This exposes a vulnerability - taking your car to a shop when it needs repair. How can you be discerning about what your mechanic prescribes? How do you find a mechanic to trust? 

Anecdotally, I recently stopped in for a routine oil change for my Toyota. Because I drive a Toyota, I trust that repairs are fast-standard-easy nearly anywhere I might choose to go. For oil changes, I have come to rely on [Take 5](https://www.take5.com/) **only** because it is a convenient choice. (Also insert something here about how I find it uncomfortable to go to a car mechanics alone as a woman and have had several bad experiences doing so - at Take 5, I don't get out of the car, and it helps to alleviate the anxiety and has so far guaranteed a good outcome in this regard. There's probably more to say about that, but right now, I don't think this is the interesting part of my story). It is convenient, I know how much I'm going to pay, and they respect when I give them a "no" to their extra recommended services. 

When I pulled in recently, I found that I was one of the many who had come in for "quick" oil changes ahead of holiday travel. It was a long line, even the mechanic who greeted me said, "There are two of us here, and we're training new people. It's gonna be a minute." So I was like, yikes, do I stay? Well, I needed it done, I had no where else to be, and the guy ahead of me moved up after 15 minutes. 

It was finally my turn, and now the hero of this story arrived. His name was Tamethius. He was calm, cool, collected, and clearly running the show. He was engaging me with friendly banter while meticulously and with devout leadership teaching the ins-and-outs of the oil change maneuvers to the (very small in stature, female) trainees. He was not what I expected when I pulled in, seeing each of the three bays full with a line three cars deep on a holiday weekend, severely understaffed. The vibe in the shop could have been all huffs and puffs, grunts and grumbles. It wasn't. And on top of this, all of these people in an unspoken agreement are putting the trust of their own lives into his hands. The service he commands in his shop means the safety of these vehicles on the road. He wore that responsibility fashionably. 

I told him, sincerely, as I left, "thank you for your good work." Simple words, but heavy with meaning when you can give them to someone and mean it. Especially when the job is routine and often thankless. 

Do you have a good mechanic? Do you trust an individual or a brand? Did you teach yourself car maintenance so that you don't have to trust anyone? And my other question is, projecting into the future, will anyone casually learn car maintenance anymore??