Jon needs a carbon monoxide detector and a new oven.

Fuck, Germany introduced unleaded fuel only in 1984 and still offered leaded fuel for a long time.

It was required because of the introduction of catalytic converters, which would get damaged by lead in the fuel.

When I was at Bundeswehr I was in hospital for some time and got some thorough diagnosis. They asked me if I worked with lead in the past (no), so I seem to have at least some lead levels in my body.

(Can’t think of a I AM NOT CRAZY pun right now)

Exactly this thought made made me understand “god is irrelevant” a long time ago and I became an agnosticist.

I really can not understand people who are only “good” because they fear an ultimate judgment, and not be good just because they want to out of their own volition.

In case there are gods, I’ll be judged for who I am, anyways. It doesn’t matter if I play “good child”. If there are no gods, I’m still happier if I’m not an asshole.

Don’t you know how to use the three seashells?

I live in Germany, was a teenager in the 80s. We would have been ground zero then, and would be ground zero now.

I’ve already spent all the fear of nuclear war in the 80s. I am just not able to fear nuclear war now, anymore. The fear just dulls after nearly half a century.

The choice is to let a madman bring war to one country after another or to stop it - with the cost that stopping has a miniscule chance of me getting vaporized.

But doing nothing will keep the risk of nuclear war for another 50 years. It has to be stopped now, appeasement never did anything good.

Yeah 5000 of them to get the 500 mW a smartphone needs in standby mode. 50000 if you want to power up the phone from stabdby (assuming it just uses 5 Watts)

It is the article that mentioned smart phones which is bullshit. This is a (probably expensive) battery specialized for extremely low power devices which need to run for many years. It will never be something that powers your phone.

The tech is really cool and there’s applications for such a battery - just not phones.

The place next to the door was unoccupied, the incident (fortunately) also happened while the fasten seatbelts lights were still on.

A couple of mobile phones got sucked out but no human.

Just purchase it now and next year the full self flying package will be available. We’re doing it with cameras only.

Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing…

• Hey Joe, is this set up for the correct specs for the plug doors?

• Bert, don’t ask such things, else we’ll be here until night. Just fix those darn bolts with it, then let’s go for a drink.

Regarding cooking I just bought my first decent knife (from Fein in Solingen, which is a traditional knife-making company)

Not the absolute high end, but just one step better as most of the normal industrial stuff - ai couldn’t be happier.

There’s mashups of both.

Level 3 autonomy is exactly that. Mercedes allows you to do other things than driving in specific situations like specific (!) highways etc.

BMW also has Level 3 on low speeds on specific highways.

This is not autonomy in all situations but only during the day, no rain etc.

For limited situations the car fully takes over and in case of an accident it is legally Mercedes’ or BMW’s responsibility not the driver.

That specific situation is indicated by the lights.

It will not drive autonomously in a city or so or where pedestrians are.

All cars in NL have yellow plates. The guy before you made a joke.

Different regulations apply for the driver when the car is autonomous vs controlled by a driver.

These lights do not indicate driving assists like Tesla’s autopilot but full level 3 and above autonomy. In level 3 for example, Mercedes is responsible for any damages due to accidents - not the driver.

Also in level 3 the driver may legally use their phone, which is illegal for a car driver normally and give them a ticket.

So there IS a legal requirement to find out about the autonomy level of a car from outside.

The reason for these lights is that Mercedes has Level 3 autonomy, so the car can self drive without the driver taking attention - for example here in Germany it is illegal (and there are photo traps) to use your phone on while driving. The lights are a solution to the exemption that you are allowed to use your phone while your car is on Level 3 autonomy.

On level 3 you need to be able to take over again within 30 seconds after the car actively asks you to do so.

I know from own experience that a short tongue tie makes it harder to become a cunning linguist.

My tongue tie scrapes on the lower teeth when sticking my tongue out. (I think my situation is a lot better than yours) Still, it might be more comfortable to have a doctor make a small incision instead of scraping and tearing it when things get steamy.

Never work on Saturday or Sunday. In other words, get enough rest.

I can manage my own mind a looooot better when I’m not stressed out or overworked. It. makes the difference of managing life for me.

(It also includes not to do too many exhausting fun things. NOT trying to control things for a day is so relaxing. If I stay in front of the Playstation and just eat junk food for a weekend, then I probably needed that)

Now even Betteridge’s law is dead.

What about some decent driver’s education and not letting kids drive cars? Just like the rest of the civilized world handles it?