Slave labour more or less. In some countries a worker gets a fraction of the pay he would get in other counties. Also in many places factories don't have to produce in an environmentally sound way. That saves money also in the short run.

And yes, cfls don't like frequent starting. There's a filament in them that only gets used during startup.

Cfl's are often driven too hard. Especially the small bright ones. They squeeze more juice through them than is good for them, to make them emit more light. The clunky not too bright ones should laster longer. I have good experiences with the ones from ikea. Exactly the same applies to bright led bulbs also. Lumens sell, low price sells -> squeeze more juice though fewer or lower grade led's.

I'm not too worried about a guy with a cellphone checking his mail using my public wifi. Doesn't happen all day, especially because that guy would have to be in a 100m radius from my house.

Tried that, didn't block the signal.

I thought this Android dude raw dogged an apple

Diesels also run cooler. Most of the time an engine is used under light load, to maintain speed of the car. A diesel, unlike an Otto engine takes in the full amount of air under light load, this reduces the temperature of the exhaust gasses tremendously. That reduces problems with valves, is easier on the oil, seals etc.

I only know it as "Fiasco In Auto Technique"

... not cool enough. Everyone has them....!

They may have been tested insufficiently for use on 240V wallsockets or they try to save a buck by using 250V caps in Murica instead of the proper 400V ones.

Can't we have IPv5 as a compromise?

That must have been the Citroën Xantia Activa.

I don't know about Mercedes, but the hydraulic suspension systems on citroen vehicles actually was very reliable and problem free if and only if it would get the right kind of maintenance, like changing hydraulic fluid every 60.000km and cleaning the filters and checking the pressure on the pressure spheres. Although easy to fix, most garages would not know about this or charge rediculous prices for it, lease companies don't care, so the cars have a bad reputation and can be bought cheap with totally clogged hydraulics and no suspension at all.

I'm quite disappointed with the ride quality of most hookers.

It would be most helpful if high speed roads would have higher outer corners