Now US manufacturers can go even more all-on on the stupidly-large vehicles they sell domestically (because of higher profit margins.)

Of course, it means they won't be able to sell anything in Europe or Asia.

If you can get your AI-powered robots to commit your war crimes for you, I think you get out of jail free?

I am lucky enough to live a 10-minute walk from my nearest public library branch. I can borrow books, CDs, DVDs, video games, jigsaw puzzles and even musical instruments. They even have a maker space with 3-D printers you can use for just the cost of the filament. They also have a couple of passes to get into various local museums and galleries for free. (Those are popular, so you have to book them way in advance to have any chance of getting them.)

It's a fantastic resource.

Good. Mastodon is a lot less harmful to its users than Facebook is, because it doesn't have algorithms that try to maximize "engagement".

Social media companies that use "engagement algorithms" are pure evil. They know their products are harmful but attempt to hide that fact. Banning them for kids under 16 is a start, but I would like to see this entire business model banned for anyone. It's a scourge on humanity.

Social media platforms like Mastodon that don't use "engagement" algorithms, don't have "sponsored posts", don't show you ads, and have an option so you only see content from accounts you actually follow are fine. The Facebooks, Instagrams and TikToks of the world are evil criminal enterprises that, in a just world, would be shut down and charged with criminal conspiracy.

I agree with the registries that even if this is legal, it's an abuse of the process. Whatever country has jurisdiction over Afrinic (Mauritius?) should simply expropriate the IP addresses and give them back to Afrinic. It's not as though we don't have enormous legal precedent for expropriating property when it's in the public interest.

Part of the problem is our terrible competition environment. Our competition law is basically toothless and almost never really enforced. So in most industries, we have a few big players who don't need to innovate or be productive to stay profitable, and a high barrier of entry for innovative new players.

And unfortunately, the huge players are very successful at lobbying the government to keep the status quo.

This is very disappointing, especially seeing as even traditionally worst-offenders like China are going all-in on renewables. It's short-term gain for long-term pain.

Aww. My bubble has been burst.

Because it's likely to lead social media giants to quit the EU, and we'll see mental health across the EU improve tremendously.

Oh come on. How many British drivers do a significant proportion of their annual mileage in the Republic of Ireland? I'd be amazed if even 0.1% of British drivers do more than 3% of their mileage in Ireland.

How many truckers are driving electric vehicles, though?

That's an edge case not worth fixing.

Simple: At the exit point, passport control records your mileage. When you return, they record it again. Any travels outside the country don't get counted.

But as others have said, it's a really tiny edge case, probably not worth worrying about.

I know the UK is not part of the EU, but I was replying to someone who mentioned the UK.