This was never the case, even when the ink on the declaration of independence was still wet.

How many of "the people" were involved in these decisions?

...let alone packets.

I was born on the great antipodean continent, I live there also. I don't, however, consider myself Australian. Being an Australian implies membership of a body-politic, which implies supplicating to politicians and their sycophants. I don't do that.

already knows about the Jevons' paradox.

Live it up. Use it all liberally before some horde of misers ration it sparingly.

As it happens, the fucks were on VHS.

is plenty after all.

I'll sign up to this program.

You also may not have heard of DME, which can be created over a catalyst from cellulosic derived syngas.

By "declaring war" on entities which do not exhibit the traits of Westphalian sovereignty, the political class has tacitly undermined their claim of territorial integrity.

So a wife-beater is benevolent, so long as he brings home the bacon and occasionally shows up at the door with flowers?

I think you'll find that the US Constitution purports to _prohibit_ extrajudicial action regardless of the allegiance of the individual. The fourth amendment, even if construed to only cover "The People", when combined with the tenth amendment would imply that only state-actors or individuals are able to exercise extra-judicial power.

Amazing how ineffective these intelligence agencies are when the issue in question goes against the absolute power agenda...

You were using the wrong control. A brake is what slows a vehicle.

Note how it was the e-brake that actually worked in your case. A better solution would have been to use the service brake.

The efficiencies typically quoted for internal combustion engines are _peak_ efficiencies, obtained at a specific engine speed and loading. Real world thermal efficiency, even excluding losses to braking, aerodynamics and powertrain friction is heavily dependent on how the vehicle is driven. Keeping engine speed low(ish) and working close to wide-open throttle is important for obtaining best efficiency. This is why the pulse-glide method works for "hyper-milers"

Diesels engines are less affected, since the power output is controlled by fuel input, rather than manifold vacuum. It's also the reason why they take a long time to reach operating temperature.

On a drive-cycle basis, the efficiency of an internal combustion engine is beyond woeful. That ICEs are so terrible in their current conventional application is the only reason EVs can be even close to competitive.

It is a gang challenge. The gang members wear a fancy costumes and drive cars with flashing bling bling on top.