TheWeirdestCunt

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I get that they weren't technically movie stars but it would be so cool to see the real James Hunt and Niki Lauda playing themselves in Rush

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All the ice cream vans that show up in my area play The Entertainer, idk if it's just a local thing or if most ice cream vans in the UK play that one though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I'm in the UK and there's definitely better cider if you're willing to pay £5+ for a single bottle but there used to be a really cheap South African cider that was way better than the big UK brands. IDK what happened but you only seem to be able to get it online at a way higher cost now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I still need to play these games, I got them for free because I pre ordered 76. But I refunded 76 right as Bethesda started to refuse refunds so I got my money back from the online store I ordered from but kept my copy of the game on my Bethesda account too. (And yet I still haven't played since launch)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've been doing cognitive behavioural therapy to try and sort out my depression and I found that having to stick to an exact time table actually made it worse, instead I've just got to try and get one thing done at some point every day and then each week I add another job on untill I'm able to get all of them done like a functioning person.

I'm also supposed to pair it with doing something that I enjoy that gets me out of the house but I keep forgetting to do that bit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Make sure to keep copies of all the complaint letters you get

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even then we still don't use the same control scheme as the model T then, the model T had a separate forward and reverse pedal and no clutch.

But fly by wire isn't a matter of difficulty it's a matter of redundancy and safety, like I pointed out before, people aren't going to maintain the system properly and if there isn't a back up it's going to lead to accidents.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Fly by wire would be a terrible design for a car, I've seen people driving on space saver tires or with taped up windows for months. If people already just ignore warning lights until something physically stops them from driving then at least having a physical steering column means there's still control after the power steering fails so that they don't go straight on into oncoming traffic.

On your other point about still using the same control systems as a model T, modern cars don't. Hydraulic steering came around in the 50s and almost all modern cars have electric power steering, the model T had completely unassisted rack and pinion steering. I can't find any definite answer on what the last car without any hydraulic steering was but I'd definitely like to find out if anyone knows.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's the last ocean liner in existence and it's more efficient than a cruise ship but yeah it's still pretty fuel hungry. There aren't any commercial sailing ships left anymore though even in a cargo capacity, companies don't run them because their speed is so inconsistent that they can't run on a regular schedule.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Idk none of the donkeys I've worked with have been very smart

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They always seem so chill in photos but I've worked with them and they're one of the most skittish animals I've dealt with, the tapir they lived with was always wanting scratches though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The Abroad In Japan Podcasts is a really great listen, short but regular episodes and there's a decent amount of variety in what they talk about

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