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721.
by serf 2y ago
older generation BMWs do this same thing; it's achieved by a ratchet system on the door handle that interacts with the mechanically actuated lock. it isn't electronic in the case of BMW. I don't know what Chevrolet does.
722.
by serf 2y ago
that's the same boiler-plate reason they give for every firing due to an embarrassing mishap. google 'for loss of trust and confidence in his ability military' and look at the news tab, every embarrassment to a military group
723.
by serf 2y ago
>What does that even mean? What would a middle/center party do, exactly? Forget the wording 'centrist', parent is trying to describe the need for a party that seeks allies from all angles rather than trying to produce outr
724.
by serf 2y ago
so long and thanks for all the fish. I love wireguard and the configuration methods compared to openvpn.
725.
by serf 2y ago
he retired last year, but it's amusing to think of some exec-level ceo going onto forums to peddle merch. with BB's stock performance : maybe?
726.
by serf 2y ago
chibios is great, but I haven't followed their culture or licensing in a few years now. my experiences then would lead me to recommend it, though.
727.
by serf 2y ago
because it's a unique taste , a unique method, and a cultural significance for some people -- no one is forcing you to eat it. Why would anyone eat fugu or collect wild mushrooms? It's fun and interesting. That's why. Danger
728.
by serf 2y ago
one of the quickest ways to ruin the way an established boat plan 'swims' is by adding a tall rig after de-masting. it's extremely enticing to 'add more sail' to a boat in order to squeeze more speed out of it, or a
729.
by serf 2y ago
it's probably futile, and the 'AI/art protests' seem to miss the point that the protest itself is also encouraging The Man to seriously consider AI-powered replacement. The protest itself is exactly the kind of thing tha
730.
by serf 2y ago
>"New: Retargeting for testicles." someone in a long past IRC said once that all the (visual) details in a human is in their fingerprints and their ballbags, everything else is generic. I don't do vfx really, so I can&#x27
731.
by serf 2y ago
>You can overlap this so the engine continously delivers torque to the wheels. Thus, no head bobbing. head bobbing (sudden g-force jerks) was fixed before the introduction of another clutch; that's a function of rev-matching between
732.
by serf 2y ago
>At idle power the motor should probably only be engaged when also braking. a cars' stability is aided by engine braking; if that isn't there it must be accommodated by knowledge of such a fact by the ABS/TCS/VCS syst
733.
by serf 2y ago
yes. for at least 20+ years now BMW/Porsche/VW also use the onboard IMUs and gyros and wheelspeed sensors to determine whether or not a shift should happen , say, in the middle of a long high speed banking turn.
734.
by serf 2y ago
No. The method of action is different. An automatic transmission using a torque converter loses more energy in the form of heat than a traditional manual gearbox. The only gearboxes that have the same efficiency regardless of whether or not
735.
by serf 2y ago
>Even as I cyclist I must agree that it's one of the nicest looking electric cars out there. cars and cyclists aren't mutually exclusive, even if popular media and outlets would have you think otherwise. > For transporting a
736.
by serf 2y ago
this is a cost savings feature that was enabled by electric motor torque at low speed and the consumer's willingness to sacrifice high speed operation to focus on city driving. electric motors hugely benefit from gearboxes, they'r
737.
by serf 2y ago
there are behaviors that are avoided not simply because they're allowed or disallowed, but because they'll likely generate trouble regardless of the outcome. poking at a corporation for the sake of legal infringement is still like
738.
by serf 2y ago
ah yes, the good ole iron age where castings were likely to have large amounts of arsenic/beryllium/copper/bronze contamination. much better than 'black plastic'. I get your point , waffle irons are plentiful and av
739.
by serf 2y ago
all it really does in practice is produce a market for paid cheats. if it's a pain in the ass to stay ahead of the anti-cheats, then people with the skills to do so will expect (and receive) payment from those wishing to cheat.
740.
by serf 2y ago
Yes, unless this was edited later on. > 'might replace my aging phone with a newer unit, ' unless you just want to argue about the semantics and differences between 'aging', 'newer' , and 'new'.
741.
by serf 2y ago
>And for me, the idea that they might replace my aging phone with a newer unit, is a big plus. As I think it would be for almost everyone. except that isn't generally how factory repairs are handled. I don't know about Apple sp
742.
by serf 2y ago
>Some private or low level staffer looking for some boilerplate language or editing feedback on a PowerPoint presentation? Using chatgpt as a better Google translate instead of getting more locals and their families into a precarious sit
743.
by serf 2y ago
she was Maxine, Enid's father's new-old girlfriend who was re-introducing herself back into Enid's family-life (to Enid's dismay).[0] apologies for the horrible picture URL, it's a picture of the character Maxine. [
744.
by serf 2y ago
>It is a distinction stemming from real world practice. You wont fail a drug test at work and be fired due to alcohol. You wont get shunned and kicked out thanksgiving for having a glass of wine. it doesn't really work like that in
745.
by serf 2y ago
it doesn't really scale in the traditional sense, it just pushes the 'damage' out to the entire net. freenet overall is one of the most bandwidth and storage intensive platforms out there. I understand why -- but I say this a
746.
by serf 2y ago
my 0.2 cents : as a kid I had a lot of sovereignty during halloween. I got to pick the costume, get done-up, and then perform. I got to walk around my neighborhood nearly unattended, which was a rarity. I got to hang out with friends, and t
747.
by serf 2y ago
similar things were said about the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevrolet Avalanche; they ended up having the same long-tern issues that they were predicted to have; torn mounting points and reduced repair-ability when the inevitable occurs.
748.
by serf 2y ago
>This makes me sad. I gotta say, I think I agree. Maybe it's just rose-tinted-glasses, but I remember a time when software was split between "IBM-Corpo" culture, and zany SV/MIT/Caltech culture where people threw
749.
by serf 2y ago
it's not really a PC problem, its an attestability problem. Even with kernel level nonsense a cheat can be made technically undetectable by essentially making a 'player robot' that uses a camera and CV to watch a screen and t
750.
by serf 2y ago
>How do you reconcile his "bullshit" with the fact his spaceships are saving astronauts from space? this reminds me of a common political tactic. "Mr. SoandSo couldn't be lying, look at his donation records and philan

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