Others have addressed your other questions, but I want to add that the “coil whine” that irritates you is probably the car’s slow-moving warning system. EVs are effectively silent at slow speeds because there is no engine noise or road noise, so they are required to make an annoying sound when maneuvering to get your attention. While it is an important safety feature, I agree some are very obnoxious.
Competition is good for the consumer. More options from more players will encourage more charging infrastructure and (ostensibly) more innovation. It’s not just Elon Musk vs China. Every automaker that wants to sell cars in the USA is on notice. If they want to compete in the EV subcategory, they need to focus on price and performance. People want budget-conscious EVs.
This is an easy case. Using published works to train AI without paying for the right to do so is piracy. The judge making this determination is an idiot.
Slowpoke meme, I chose you… like 10 years ago.
ChatGPT can’t make a rug as well as a 300 year old loom.
Disfigurement? Kid’s doing something wrong.
I mean, if we’re being pedantic, geek was a term for a specific circus performer who would eat gross things and hammer nails into their faces. Anything to gross out the audience. The term expanded to mean “weirdo” over time, and became associated with the term “nerd.” It has further evolved with the popularity of the phrase “geek out” to mean someone with strong enthusiasm for a specific topic. That’s the most recent popular definition of the word.
Either way, any legitimate “geek” would already know that they shouldn’t expect Alexa to respect their data privacy.
Calling Alexa users “geeks” is like calling McDonald’s diners “foodies.” Like, it might be true, but all current evidence to the contrary. Like if you wrote an article “Foodies are upset that McDonald’s is adding HFCS to their barbeque sauce.”
You’re right, but I would wager they thought that statement was too stupid to be considered a reason.
A reasonable question, but I wouldn’t be able to fit my family in the Skoda. I know, I’ve tried. Getting two kids, two dogs, and the associated accoutrements around town just isn’t possible in a hatchback. The Minivan is an attractive option, but the hills and snowy winters in my neck of the woods suggest an AWD vehicle. The smallest car I considered was the Subaru Outback, and even that’s not particularly compact.
If we had viable public transit options, things would be different. We could travel via train on vacations, or take the bus about town for errands and appointments. If we had sidewalks and bike lanes, we could take advantage of good weather and get a little exercise to boot. We would probably still own a large car, but we would drive it less.
There’s one big one missing, no viable public transit options. America has half a rail system and a tenth of the bussing it actually needs. We’re blessed and cursed with an abundance of space, and we sprawled out across the land on the assumption that everyone would have a car.
There isn’t an easy fix. It’s not just a matter of adding more busses, it’s where and how people live and work. It’s how highways and neighborhoods are laid out. I’m fortunate to live close to a rail hub, but I still have to drive there from my house, and I would need a car at any destination. We don’t even have sidewalks or bike lanes between here and there.
I don’t think they were counting the middle one.
Use firebolt, because it cannot ignite anything worn or held.
That you. I don’t feel strongly one way or the other.
I dunno, that’s a lot of reading. I’d rather share what I think than learn what someone else thinks. Can’t I just react to the first impression?
It is like a home movie in that it is an attempt to humanize the victim. There is no evidence in a home movie, no relevant facts, just an idea of the person that’s gone. You’re right that one is a memory of something that happened while the other is a fabrication of something that might have happened, but they are both equally (ir)relevant and emotionally manipulative. Many jurisdictions do prohibit victim statements beyond a written or verbal testimony. Some countries and states require you to use a form and won’t admit statements that do not adhere to the form.
Also remember that this is for the judge, not a jury.
Victim statements to the court are always emotionally manipulative. It’s akin to playing a video of home movies of the deceased, and obviously the judge understands that it is a fictitious creation.
That just seems like the EU sold a bunch of data to China for $600 million.
I mean, it’s also entirely possible you’ve heard a failing magnetic drive, a humming battery, or a squeeky mechanical thing like brakes or bearings. Those are all strong indicators of a significant problem with the car, and should be fixed immediately. But if you hear it every time, as soon as the car starts moving in a parking lot, that’s the safety feature.