MaxBareiss

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Google Chrome 145 Released with JPEG-XL Image Support(phoronix.com)
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
I find the Epoxy substitute very interesting - I feel like there could be a lot of uses for an epoxy strong enough to work in Carbon Fiber applications but can be removed with a chemical process at room temperature. Re-enterable potting com
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
John Oliver called out a number of similarly interesting names on The Bugle: https://youtu.be/Q-i1M1Oh3h0?t=220
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
Yes. There are many vehicles which earn the highest rating from IIHS. It's more useful to think of vehicles which can't pass every test as deficient; except for new tests, which are designed so that most vehicles fail the year the
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
My understanding is that these companies were gaming the benchmarks, but one possible justification is that many vehicles have only one occupant: the driver. Adding weight and reinforcements for a seating position that's typically unoc
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
Not all crash test dummies are 50th percentile males[1]. In the United States: Regulatory Frontal: 50th male in front-left and front-right, or 5th female in front-left and front-right Regulatory Side, struck by SUV: 50th male Regulatory Sid
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
Modern vehicles have seatbelt pre-tensioners to get drivers as close to the tested crash position as quickly as possible. Some vehicles also move the seat position before a crash to get you closer to the test position as well.
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
Advanced versions of systems like this can report crash severity to help first responders make triage decisions. Advanced crash notification systems have clear benefits: if every vehicle/driver had an ACN system, an additional ~2,700 v
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by MaxBareiss 5y ago
Correct me if this is what you meant by "talked with the NHTSA", but another place you can submit information is to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI): https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#ind