As an oldster, I remember this. One entertaining thing you leave out was that the federal government had much stronger mandates for passenger safety planned. But they wrote in an escape clause, "You don't have to do this if enough states pass seatbelt laws." Thus, car companies strongly supported seatbelt laws because this way they didn't have to figure out how to keep people safe.
Let's say it's "Pre-alpha", as in "It kinda works on my computer".
As a salesperson once told me, "Your computer is too small a market to provide an adequate return."
Sure buddy, I'll just sell my paid-off home and uproot my whole life so I can be closer to work, that's a brilliant solution.
And I'm sure I can be guaranteed employment for the next 30 years while I pay off my house that I bought to be convenient to work.
Apple was obviously going to buy Disney back when Power Mac G3 came out, as shown by the hidden Mickey on the side of the computer.
(Hint: Rotate the the image 270 degrees)
One scalable carbon capture technology turns the CO2 into limestone.
Which is awesome! Where is this deployed!?
Oh. Nowhere. But they may have something next year.
I appreciate all the great technologies that we can look forward to. Personally, my favorite is geothermal--drill a hole in the middle of a coal plant and use that heat instead of the heat from the coal to boil water.. But should we not build solar energy plants because something like this could come along any day now and would make solar obsolete?
Carbon capture could very well give new life to coal/oil/natural gas plants. And if it works, I'm all for it. But while we're waiting, how about we go with solar?
Samsung makes a number of Galaxy Book models, but this is the first one of the past few years that has really targeted the deep-pocketed professional user -- that is, the core audience for Apple's high-powered and wildly expensive MacBook Pro 16.
"The last time I listened to AM radio was in the late 1970s," writes long-time Slashdot reader non-e-moose. "And then it was mostly because there were either no FM stations in reception range, or I was riding my bicycle and only had a transistor radio."
Hell they don't even accidentally reach 140 kph.
Depends on the car...
140 kph is 87 mph. I remember driving a V8-powered car for the first time after years of small cars. I was going highway speed and thought, "What happens if I mash the gas pedal?"
I was doing 90 before I knew it. And it was still accelerating.
Not used to a car with that much power...
If I were an automotive engineer who had decades, or even just years, of experience designing machines that reliably get from point a to point b several hundred miles away [...]
...I wouldn't be working for Dodge.
(rimshot)
How sad can you be where you need artificial engine noises?
I can somewhat understand the desire for artificial engine noises. I grew up driving a stick shift and no tachometer and, yes, I listened to the engine to determine when to shift (up or down). So having some sort of noise which represents the speed or efficiency of the car might be a better solution than some gauge that you look at (versus the road).
That said, there's no excuse for having the noise outside the cabin.
If you get me a soda-fetching robot, I will return to the office.
Every smartphone before iPhone was a full blown piece of shit at anything other than email, which is where the Blackberry stood out.
Actually, they were really good at making phone calls...
You kids today with your texting and your tweeting...
I can do the house faster with my ancient panasonic canister, and the one room carpet gets the shark with beaterbar.
Actually, my Neato cleans the house faster than I can because it does it and I don't have to. I have nice clean carpets and it took zero amount of my time.
Get hold of portable property. -- Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations"
