[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, that would be silly.

God is more like a platypus. No nipples or bellybutton (but could surely produce milk if they felt like it), venomous, and hatched from an egg.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 months ago

It looks like a pretty typical windshield, except mounted close to vertical. Last I knew the USPS was running at a profit, except for the bribed politicians making it a law they need to fund pensions way into the future, that is.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 4 months ago

Because he'll say anything, and everything, then deny he has ever used the word "thing" - doesn't even know it, never heard of it before...

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 months ago

That doesn't sound right. The US is constructed to maximize profits for its oligarchy, there's no 7th yacht in allowing the serfs not to pay off their medical debts?

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 5 months ago

A single billion is an obscene amount of money for an individual, I can't fathom how anyone can be worth/earn a billion in a couple of years.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago

Can you go to Costco without getting a hotdog?

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In 59 crashes examined by NHTSA, the agency found that Tesla drivers had enough time, “five or more seconds,” prior to crashing into another object in which to react. In 19 of those crashes, the hazard was visible for 10 or more seconds before the collision. Reviewing crash logs and data provided by Tesla, NHTSA found that drivers failed to brake or steer to avoid the hazard in a majority of the crashes analyzed.
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NHTSA also compared Tesla’s Level 2 (L2) automation features to products available in other companies’ vehicles. Unlike other systems, Autopilot would disengage rather than allow drivers to adjust their steering. This “discourages” drivers from staying involved in the task of driving, NHTSA said.
“A comparison of Tesla’s design choices to those of L2 peers identified Tesla as an industry outlier in its approach to L2 technology by mismatching a weak driver engagement system with Autopilot’s permissive operating capabilities,” the agency said.
Even the brand name “Autopilot” is misleading, NHTSA said, conjuring up the idea that drivers are not in control. While other companies use some version of “assist,” “sense,” or “team,” Tesla’s products lure drivers into thinking they are more capable than they are.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/26/24141361/tesla-autopilot-fsd-nhtsa-investigation-report-crash-death

It is not a single crash. There are assisted driving system out there using pupil tracking, to make sure drivers are still paying attention.
Tesla's solution is something along you need to be resting at least one hand on the steering wheel. And don't get me started on how they are diluting the concept of "full self driving"...

But yeah, you're right, the only reason I'm sceptical of Tesla's semi-self-driving tech; is because I think Elon is an egomaniac little bitch, who is incapable of ever admitting he was wrong in even the smallest way.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 8 months ago

It is a combination of how tall the front is, and if it sweeps backwards a bit, or is practically perpendicular to the ground.

What matters is how likely a pedestrian is to be pulled under the vehicle, instead of pushed up onto the hood. You can have a fairly tall grill, if it is angled backwards somewhat. And it won't be a near instant death bulldozer for pedestrians.
Tall and flat is the most dangerous combination, and that is exactly the trend of most big and giant trucks & SUVs.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago

Dang, that's much bigger than I expected!

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 8 months ago

What the duck is that beak, possibly of some kind of soft tissue, above the tongue??

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago

Accuses others of coping, wrote 4 all caps words in the title.

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Just look in the folder you've been saving pictures & memes from reddit for years.

[-] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago

Thanks Biden indeed!

But, you know I may just be a humble earthling; maybe they should make it the law that companies have to pay for cleaning up anything they polluted?
What with all the externalized costs

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