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nicerdicer

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  • ich🚗iel

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  • Ich glaube mittlerweile, dass diese E-Call-Funktion einfach nur deswegen eingeführt worden ist, damit begründet werden kann, dass das Auto immerzu seinen Standort preisgeben muss.

    Gerade in Deutschland ist doch so ziemlich jeder Landstrich bewirtschaftet. Wenn jemand verunglückt, dann doch am ehesten in der Nähe einer Straße. Das bleibt doch nicht lange unbeobachtet. Außerdem sind Fahrzeuge immer sicherer geworden. Man überlebt selbst schwere Unfälle viel eher als noch vor einigen Jahrzehnten.

    Die grundsätzliche Idee hinter E-Call verstehe ich, aber hat nicht auch jeder, der unterwegs ist, sein Smartphone dabei? Es wäre sicherlich technisch möglich, das Smartphone so zu programmieren, dass auf Wunsch ein Notruf abgesetzt werden könne, wenn die Fortbewegungsgeschwindigkeit abrupt endet (z.B. von 100 km/h auf 0 km/h innerhalb von 2 Sekunden), bzw., wenn ein Smartphone mit einem Fahrzeug über CarPlay verbunden wäre.

    Bei einem Unfall innerhalb eines Funkloches würde in keinem Fall ein Notruf abgesetzt werden können.

  • 🎶 Let it snu, let it snu, let it snu 🎵

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  • What's the most interesting thing you've learned from TV Tropes?

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  • I always thought that entering, hot-wiring and driving away with a car was a complete fabrication, as cars have a steering column lock that prevents movement of the steering wheel. This scenario is often depeicted in older movies.

    At least I thought so. I recently learned that this doesn't seem to be true, as there were cars around that do not have such locking mechanism. So this TV trope doesn't seem to be far fetched. I think it is a safety requirement now to combat car theft. I assume that modern, recent cars are locked electronically rather than mechanically.

    However, I don't think that car manufacturers leave/left a conventient ammount of cable length underneath the steering column to be yanked out and to be hotwired in a comfortable and accessible way.

  • General Motors 1997 EV1 electric car

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  • This vehicle shows that electric cars suitable for daily use could have been a thing for decades already. With upcoming advancements in battery technology GM could have been what Tesla was a decade ago and nobody would have to fear the uprise of Chinese cars, displacing domestic car makers in the very near future. The unwillingness of long term investments in favor for short term profits by selling combustion-powered cars rendered GM to a bystander in EV developement.

  • Defunctland — Disney's Animatronics: A Living History [1h45m]

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  • Well researched and informative as always!

  • Why do people install expensive hardwood flooring in their kitchens, the place where you are most likely to drop food, cutlery, spill liquids, etc?

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  • We are on good terms with our landlord, and repairs (mostly heating) are taken care of quickly. So far there are no problems at all. But we like to anticipate the worst. I too believe that spills on a wooden floor in a kitchen are normal wear and tear. I think it all depends on what else in the appartement is worn out (some things even due to real negligence), if we move out any time in the future eventually.

  • Der NDR stoppt einen kritischen Beitrag über ein Partnermedium – und will das nicht begründen | Übermedien

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  • Are there people without handedness?

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  • your overly detailed explanation is very believable

    I hope so, that's why the explanation is so detailed.

  • Are there people without handedness?

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  • I am right-handed, and I tought myself to use my mouse with the left hand when working on my laptop.

    The reason for that is that I have a couch, where the ottomane (the "long" part where you can rest your legs on) is attached to the right side (referenced to my seating position), meaning that, when sitting on this side of the couch, the arm rest of the ottomane is to my right side which doesn't leave enough room to operate the mouse without obstruction.

    The side left to me (where the rest of the couch is), is unobstructed and leaves enough room to place and operate the mouse there.

    At first, it was hard to navigate with the non-domiant hand, and I used it for navigating within the web browser. The majority of mouse navigation in a browser is scrolling anyway.

    After a just a few of weeks I noticed that handling the mouse with the left hand became more and more precisely. Now I use my left hand exclusively with the mouse. I even noticed that when doing stuff in Blender or Affinity for example, keyboard shortcuts are more accessible to me with the right hand when working with a laptop.

    When at work however, I use the mouse with my dominant (right) hand, as the desk layout allows me to do that.

  • Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi confirm they are in merger talks

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  • The one (the boxy one, pre 1995) where the driver sits on the front axle has an outstanding design. Too bad they don't make this design anymore due to crash safety reasons. The one (ca. 1995 onwards) where the driver sits behind the front axle looks boring, like any other generic family van.

  • How do we know that governments don't just have a secret hardware backdoor in all our devices?

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  • Seeing these Powerpoint slides again makes me realize that grapic design is really their passion.

  • Why do people install expensive hardwood flooring in their kitchens, the place where you are most likely to drop food, cutlery, spill liquids, etc?

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  • Our kitchen is integrated into the living room (open kitchen space) and the whole room has hardwood flooring. Due to the room layout it would be hard to establish a "border" where the flooring could change (e.g. tile floor in the kitchen area). It it easier to have one type of flooring across all the room.

    We rent, and unfortunately we were the first ones after the hardwood flooring was put in, which means that every spill and every scratch is on us. We decided not to bother, as every spill leaves a mark (regardless how fast your clean-up effort is), and thus adds character to the floor. It's a living room after all.

    We know that a chunk of the security deposit will likely be gone if we move out. It would probably be as much money as to have the floor sanded down by ourselves.

    Despite hardwood flooring has some disadvantages regarding spills and scratches, it makes the room much more cozy than any other type of flooring. The most durable type of flooring would be sealed screed flooring you expect in a warehouse. But that wouldn't look cozy.

  • What advice have you heard or tried that was just flat-out wrong?

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  • Yeah I get it. I too have some people inside my social circle who don't seem to understand that certain things work very well for me (my outdated phone for example) and like to give unsoliced advice, because they mean well (in their own specific way). It is hard to combat these kind of people, as it would be ridiculous to cut ties over such bullshit argument. I guess thats the price for being a part of a social group.

  • Why are faucets so expensive?

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  • High quality faucets (the ones which are expensive) usually do not leak. My girlfriend and I found that out the hard way. After moving in we built the kitchen and then we went and bought the cheapest IKEA faucet the store had to offer (back then for just 10 €), thinking "what could happen, it is just a faucet".

    It turned out that this faucet leaked water, even when closed. But it was so little that one didn't notice. It went over years. All that leaking water eventually seeped into the countertop, along the hole where the sink is built in, where the material (particle board) of the countertop is exposed. Now our whole countertop is puffy and has been expanded because of the water seeping into the particle board.

    We bought an expensive faucet after that, but it doesn't attach to the countertop so well, because its surface is uneven due to the water seeping into the countertop. During summer, when the countertop dries out and decreases in thickness due to higher temperatures the new faucet comes loose. Until we get a new countertop we then have to deliberately wet the countertop where the faucet sticks out so that it can expand to tighten the faucet again.

    Thats why (good) faucets are expensive - you pay for peace of mind partially.

  • Rabattchecker Honey: Erweiterung jubelt Kunden heimlich Affiliate-Cookies unter

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  • Warum sollte jemand Drittes (in dem Fall Honey) wollen, dass jemand auf einer Shopping-Seite die besten Gutscheine einlösen kann? Aus reinem Altruismus kann dies ja nicht geschehen. Solange man also nicht die Motive hinter einer solchen Browser-Erweiterung versteht, kann es sich nur um einen Scam handeln - in diesem Fall werden nur die Influencer, die die Affiliate-Links zu Verfügung stellen, abgezockt, und nicht der Nutzer dieser Erweiterung.

    Aber auch sonst kann man potentielle Scams erkennen, wenn man sich die Frage stellt, warum jemand Drittes denn ein Interesse hat, dass man selber einen Vorteil durch Irgendwas gewinnt.

    Ähnlich ist es doch mit irgendwelchen Crypto-Investments (komm in die Gruppe!): Warum sollte denn irgendein Crypto-Jockel interessiert daran sein, dass ich dicke Gewinne einfahre? Doch nur, wenn er mich damit über den Tisch ziehen kann!

    Wenn ich viel Geld hätte, dann wäre es doch gar nicht in meinem Interesse, wenn andere auch viel Geld hätten. Es wäre doch meinen Interessen viel zuträglicher, wenn ich viel Geld hätte, andere aber nur wenig.

    Aber wahrscheinlich gilt auch hier: Gier frisst Hirn. Ähnlch ist es doch auch bei den einzelnen Supermarkt-Apps. Ich stand letztens bei Lidl an der Kasse und die Person vor mir hatte wohl Probleme mit der App. Sie wurde dann aufgefordert, die Telefonnummer zu nennen, was dann auch gemacht wurde - für jeden hörbar in der Kassenschlange. Alles nur, um 20 Cent Rabatt auf einen Joghurt zu bekommen. Auch hier ist kein Altruismus im Spiel: Die Supermärkte erhoffen sich, ein Profil über die Vorlieben des Kunden zu erstellen, um dann gezielt die Preisgestaltung anzupassen. Zur Belohnung gibt es dann Cent-Rabatte.

  • Never understood why iOS/macOS users install so many Google apps

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  • I can elaborate why I have Google Maps installed on an iPhone, despite that I can use Apple Maps, which is pre-installed:

    Google Maps is way better in announcing directions when travelling with a car, because it announces several times ahead: at 4 km before an intersection, at 800 m and finally when to actually drive through an intersection. This is more helpful than Apples announcement, which is just once a few kilometers ahead of the point where to change direction. Also, intersections are depicted more clearly in Google Maps.

    Additional to that, I find that the woman from Google sounds way more nicer than that bitch from Apple. Apples voice has a pissed-off undertone, probably because it needs to tell you directions in the first place.

    On the other hand, the street-view feature is better on Apple Maps.

  • What advice have you heard or tried that was just flat-out wrong?

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  • But I live in Los Angeles where the people I know will feel shame on my behalf due to the car I drive.

    Maybe your people should pitch in for a new ride on your behalf then, instead of yourself.

    German cars are deliberately over-engineered to increase repairing costs. They fail less often than cheaper cars, but when they do, it's time to check your covering on your bank account, because that's gonna cost you.

  • I walked all over the damn store looking for butter

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  • Home improvement stores do the same illogical placement of their goods: If you want to buy a shovel, you would that shovel expect to be located in the aisle with the garden tools, right? Wrong! Of course, it is located in the timber isle, because the handle is made of wood - that's what they probably thought.

  • I walked all over the damn store looking for butter

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  • Where I live supermarkets have coffee and smoothie vending machines, so you can have an in-store-coffee while you are buying your groceries. They have it installed to keep you longer in their store, hoping that you buy stuff you didn't need in the first place.