The reason why the Jimny (Samurai) was discontinued in the US was due to Consumer Reports corrupting their testing procedures due to corporate pressure.
The fact that a Jimny will not survive being hit by an oversized Truck reflects more poorly on the society that is normalising driving oversized Trucks than on the Jimny.
The SLATE Truck looks interesting. It is an EV from a new upstart.
The have an interesting sales model but they are backed by Bezos so they are probably more financially stable that Tesla.
As evil as Graham Lineham is, I do need to post the parody of these forwarders that was in The IT Crowd.
Pure Hydronium (H3O+) is the most acidic substance. Pure Hydroxide (OH-) is the most caustic oxidising agent.
Dihydrogen monoxide is what you get when you mix the two together.
I am inferring a difference between an algorithm that is based on simple rules, and an algorithm that is constantly being dishonestly modified for commercial, political and financial benefit.
The fact that comments are prioritised by simple rules, an not by some sort of monolithic ALGORITHM, keeps the discussion dynamic.
Honestly, I think is the whole ”First Post” mindset.
When you post a reply on Mastodon, it is more intimate, the only people who see it are the original tooter and anyone who actively seeks more commentary. It is a dialogue between two people, or multiple dialogues between one person and many others.
Lemmy is more like a forum, where everyone can see all comments, right underneath the original post. It is more like an open-table discussion.
It is not that Lemmy is more social, it is just less personal.
Riva TNT2
It depends on the Jurisdiction.
IANAL, but in Australia, the Driver is responsible if any passengers are not wearing their seatbelt.
Is there any way I can determine how big that coat hanger is? Is there something I can compare it to for scale?
I blame their mothers.
Mine had a 3-speed crash box with an unusual shift-pattern that basically made the theft-proof. It also ran on both LPG and Petrol so I could drive it everywhere without having to refill.
Petrol was reasonably priced back then and LPG was even cheaper.
Owning shares when you are an elected official with jurisdiction over the industry you own shares in.
Also, any political figure owning shares in a media organisation, regardless of whether it is traditional media or “new media”.
Passing on the left in regions with LH traffic (RHD)
Since it is the opposite of Overtaking, it is typically called undertaking, especially if you try to undertake a large truck with limited visibility on the passenger side.
It is absolutely atrocious to use and constantly tries to ram Algorithmic crap down your through. The thing is, most normies are there and for every person who is Internet savvy enough to see the benefit of Mastodon and Lemmy (and Pixelfed, etc) there are a dozen normies who don’t and can’t be bothered finding out.
I would not say that Facebook is popular, but I will say that it is common. It is literally the Lowest Common Denominator for port of social interaction on the Internet.
That would just be silly. Cable ties!
Fortunately, in our household, the decorative pillows have been held at bay by the couch blankets.
Their horrible stench of wet dog, cat urine and teenage girl menses is enough to keep the invading pillows at bay.
Kinetic Yellow.
Illegal in some countries because that sort of colour is reserved for Emergency Vehicles.
I wanted to join Team Tennis Ball when I purchased my Jimny, but decided that Team Latte was a much better team to be on.