DrCake

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[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nah I don’t think I do actually

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The testings fine, it’s the hours that are a real pain in the ass

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

The US needs more whimsy. “Crossing guard” just sounds way too formal

 

More dangerous and selfish behaviour from drivers.

For those outside the UK “lollipop woman” is someone assigned to a pedestrian crossing outside schools in high vis and usually with a big “stop” sign (the lollipop). Absolutely no way a driver could not see them.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 90 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For humans by humans

Could have fooled me

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People here definitely do say shit like that. It's literally the very next comment I read.

I read that as you saw a comment on here that said that?

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

They’ve done this with a few other games. I remember the EU5 review being really choppy and it turned out they were running it on like 6-7 year old hardware. It might just be a cost cutting measure to not buy the latest stuff for all their reviewers but I basically ignore most of what they say now.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So with the remaining $17m that would be 17,000 e-bike. Say that’s about 1/3 the cost of an e-bike (it’s more like 1/2 but some can get very expensive). For the same level of subsidy you only get 680 cars (average $50k, 1/2 subsidy). Unless it’s still a $1k subsidy in which case what’s the point, who will that persuade who wasn’t already going to buy one? So incredibly wasteful

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We can’t just take the robotaxi companies at their word that they are safer though. Countries need some kind of way to test these like human driving tests. Some kind of automated verification system for each update before it can go public.

Otherwise who’s to say Tesla, for example, won’t release a buggy update that becomes worse? They are already releasing versions that allow the car to exceed the speed limit by x amount so to me that would be an instant fail on a test.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’d buy a private island so that I never had to wipe again, but each to their own…

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

So they invest in LNG and then threaten supposed “allies” to protect that investment. You know instead of investing in renewables or anything

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe some companies are taking a hit to profits? At least for a period, maybe slowly increase prices

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago

She didn’t even “come out of nowhere” looks like the driver should have seen her crossing with enough time. That’s assuming he even looked up from his phone

 

So I’m walking to an evening class at a local college, it’s dark. There’s a bend just before the junction and as I’m walking across a car comes round way too fast. I had to step back to avoid being hit. I was wearing gloves and as it went past I hit it, no idea why, just instinct and anger.

I carry on walking and I see the driver has pulled over a bit down the road, I was expecting a “sorry are you ok” but she instead shouted “did you just hit my car?”. That set me off, shouting at her that she almost fucking ran me over. Then she says “you don’t have to use that kind of language”, the fucking nerve.

Gave up and just walked off. Wish I’d have smashed the wing mirror or keyed the car or something.

Has anyone else almost been run over and how do you deal with the anger of it?

 

Hate how the BBC always use passive voice for car crashes. No mention that a driver is at fault.

 

The Conservatives in Wales lose their last ditch attempt to stop the speed limit change from 30mph to 20mph. The change will be coming into force on the 17th September

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