I think he's suggesting that a 'tiller' can pop out of the dash so the dumbfounded dipshits sitting there can be held liable for being 'in control' at the moment of impact.
There are plenty of 'numb' old school power steering systems in the world. See most trucks, cadillacs etc.
IIRC Acura/Honda has pure drive by wire cars. No connection between brake pedal and hydraulic system except computers.
No car has a brake system as scary as an old Cadillac Allante. Failure mode, pedal to the floor, e brake takes three pumps to engage and auto-releases if the car is in gear (so you can't get but one pump until you shift to N). Had a pedal to hydraulic connection, but used solenoids to release pressure for ABS and a high pressure system and solenoids for traction control and ABS. Lose the high pressure system, pedal to the floor on first ABS 'pump'. All with --Apple 2 (GM 1990) level technology. They die by rear ending someone. Only other car with that brake system was recalled for it, somehow GM's showpiece was not.
Not all ebrake systems have the dual drum/disk setup. The ones that don't use the regular rear brake pads/shoes. Shitty brakes, but they will stop you eventually.
The drum/disk brakes particularly suck. Especially as they rust on slushbox cars as they are never used. Usually not even 'parking brakes'.
Ebrakes have all kinds of issues on slushboxes. Some back drum brakes only adjust when the ebrake is applied. Automatic trans cars with these brakes are typically stopping with zero rear brake action as the adjuster is rusted in the fully back position.
Some ECUs are near bulletproof. Others have 100% failure rates. Many were made with crap chinese caps. If they haven't been rebuilt yet, the electrolyte has eaten the traces. That's about 5 years, all makes, all models. Including Japanese cars, who you would think should know better, as their industry were the ones to let the Chinese steel the bad design.
Then there is the generation of Chrysler ECUs that respond to a bad oxygen sensor by burning up their O2 sensor hardware.
The car companies are notorious corner cutters, 'not invented here'ers and generally slow to take up new tech. All of the big, non-botique ones anyhow.
I'll grant you that my examples are of 20 year old cars. But cars should last 20 years and more. The bad caps lasted between 10 and 15 years, then 100% failure and no good new parts anywhere on earth. I'm betting there are similar (not in specifics) in the current new car population. It's not like the car companies have any real incentive to make their cars last, their customers being 99+% ego driven anyhow.
Unless the old folks were morons, you shouldn't have to say a word. It's pretty presumptive.
If you are wise you will have a trusted non-family member that you have put in charge of such arrangements. It's too much to put on a kid, put it on a younger friend (with their shit together, who is not it the will in any way).
Unless you want your heirs to spend the rest of their lives fighting, trustees should also not be heirs or related to heirs. If you want to give the trustee something/pay them, do it while you're healthy. If you have a lawyer, that's an obvious choice, especially if you have something. Trusts to hide the assets from tax vultures etc.
They should all get busy first thing and leave their employers to deal with their exhaustion. 'Sorry boss, too tired. Fucked the wife three times this morning. Got up at 2am to get started.'
Never buy lego sets. Buy cleaned used lego by the pound.
Building exactly the 'kit' in a set is a sure sign of stupid. If your kid only makes what is on the package then loses interest, you should get him a nice suit and tie for christmas.
You're kidding yourself if you think the flunkout sequence goes 'CS than (engineering/real science)'. Nowhere on earth. CS is for people who can't handle EE.
The spooks just spy on their neighbors citizens. The neighbor's spooks are spying on their citizens. They exchange information. Constitution, shmoonstitution.
It's the liberal educators that have abandoned 'liberal education'. About the only school in America still teaching it is 'The University of Chicago'. The rest are full tilt into progressive indoctrination and are too busy to read 'dead white men'.
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I think he's suggesting that a 'tiller' can pop out of the dash so the dumbfounded dipshits sitting there can be held liable for being 'in control' at the moment of impact.
Keep it up, you'll get the Darwin yet. Pick 'shortest route' around Death Valley for loads of fun.
There are plenty of 'numb' old school power steering systems in the world. See most trucks, cadillacs etc.
IIRC Acura/Honda has pure drive by wire cars. No connection between brake pedal and hydraulic system except computers.
No car has a brake system as scary as an old Cadillac Allante. Failure mode, pedal to the floor, e brake takes three pumps to engage and auto-releases if the car is in gear (so you can't get but one pump until you shift to N). Had a pedal to hydraulic connection, but used solenoids to release pressure for ABS and a high pressure system and solenoids for traction control and ABS. Lose the high pressure system, pedal to the floor on first ABS 'pump'. All with --Apple 2 (GM 1990) level technology. They die by rear ending someone. Only other car with that brake system was recalled for it, somehow GM's showpiece was not.
Not all ebrake systems have the dual drum/disk setup. The ones that don't use the regular rear brake pads/shoes. Shitty brakes, but they will stop you eventually.
The drum/disk brakes particularly suck. Especially as they rust on slushbox cars as they are never used. Usually not even 'parking brakes'.
Ebrakes have all kinds of issues on slushboxes. Some back drum brakes only adjust when the ebrake is applied. Automatic trans cars with these brakes are typically stopping with zero rear brake action as the adjuster is rusted in the fully back position.
Doesn't match history. Not remotely.
Some ECUs are near bulletproof. Others have 100% failure rates. Many were made with crap chinese caps. If they haven't been rebuilt yet, the electrolyte has eaten the traces. That's about 5 years, all makes, all models. Including Japanese cars, who you would think should know better, as their industry were the ones to let the Chinese steel the bad design.
Then there is the generation of Chrysler ECUs that respond to a bad oxygen sensor by burning up their O2 sensor hardware.
The car companies are notorious corner cutters, 'not invented here'ers and generally slow to take up new tech. All of the big, non-botique ones anyhow.
I'll grant you that my examples are of 20 year old cars. But cars should last 20 years and more. The bad caps lasted between 10 and 15 years, then 100% failure and no good new parts anywhere on earth. I'm betting there are similar (not in specifics) in the current new car population. It's not like the car companies have any real incentive to make their cars last, their customers being 99+% ego driven anyhow.
You pick up one side and lean it against the wall.
With a little luck, we'll also get a real investigation into the Clinton corruption.
That's the good thing about power switches. The democrats had their time to look at all you allege. Now the shoe is on the other foot.
I'm just hoping whatever dirt Bill had, that kept him out of real trouble the first time, has expired.
Unless the old folks were morons, you shouldn't have to say a word. It's pretty presumptive.
If you are wise you will have a trusted non-family member that you have put in charge of such arrangements. It's too much to put on a kid, put it on a younger friend (with their shit together, who is not it the will in any way).
Unless you want your heirs to spend the rest of their lives fighting, trustees should also not be heirs or related to heirs. If you want to give the trustee something/pay them, do it while you're healthy. If you have a lawyer, that's an obvious choice, especially if you have something. Trusts to hide the assets from tax vultures etc.
Farnsworth: Actually, I can own property, but I'm not a penny less hippy.
They should all get busy first thing and leave their employers to deal with their exhaustion. 'Sorry boss, too tired. Fucked the wife three times this morning. Got up at 2am to get started.'
Exception: Chicago style stuffed pies. Crust, 'toppings', another crust than actual 'toppings'.
Protip: Wake up early and put your priorities into action.
In actual practice. They are often there, but only for a random hour or two, now and then. Which is much worse than the scenario you present.
It is time for Europe and first world Asia to pay a fair share of the costs.
Someday Russia and China too. But first, they need changes of government.
The new ones are so disappointing. 20+ years ago SciAm had real content. Now it's barely better than discover.
No. Full of disinformation designed to get morons (e.g. Weather Underground) to kill themselves.
US army improvised weapons manuals are a much better choice.
But in point of fact a .22 rifle comes after legos, but before five pound tins of powder. (a pellet rifle come before lego)
Never buy lego sets. Buy cleaned used lego by the pound.
Building exactly the 'kit' in a set is a sure sign of stupid. If your kid only makes what is on the package then loses interest, you should get him a nice suit and tie for christmas.
Your counselor won't know your name until you pass the weed outs.
Smart schools won't even let you have a major until you pass the remedials (things you should have learned in HS).
No engineering school at your university?
You're kidding yourself if you think the flunkout sequence goes 'CS than (engineering/real science)'. Nowhere on earth. CS is for people who can't handle EE.
Echelon had that solved 60+ years ago.
The spooks just spy on their neighbors citizens. The neighbor's spooks are spying on their citizens. They exchange information. Constitution, shmoonstitution.
People that voted for the lesser evil. Duh.
They did a good job of restarting the sunni/shia wars. Too bad Obama didn't understand that we wanted them stalemated, not Iran winning.
It's the liberal educators that have abandoned 'liberal education'. About the only school in America still teaching it is 'The University of Chicago'. The rest are full tilt into progressive indoctrination and are too busy to read 'dead white men'.
Not possible. I've been told repeatedly that the wealthy are only 1% and the rest of us are poor.