making my code simpler by cutting down on the number of boolean literals I used. Turns out it was a false economy.

Arrgh. Slashdot ate my angle brackets. My post makes no sense. And there's no "edit post" button. I resign.

I have huge respect for Musk and his achievements but he's obviously a bit mad. I think he really believes that he'll create a human colony on Mars in years. The same mental illness that makes him think getting to Mars is easy is also responsible for him thinking that strong AI is easy. He's deluded on both counts. However, at least he's a spiritual leader for the good of humanity on the former. On the latter, I just wish he'd keep quite.

In Europe this death would probably have been prevented by the fact that all articulated trucks (I guess that's called a big rig in American) have side impact bars between the front and rear sets of wheels, specifically to prevent cars going underneath in a collision. Here's a picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

It works on cars been driven by humans too.