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Comment Re:Hugs my 2000s car... (Score 1) 155

LOL you made a decision entirely based on hearsay and inuendo. All good, it is your choice.
I've never had an issue talking to an english speaking person after a quick pickup, and like the cable company I find they will give me discounts, or vouchers for tickets. Heck they even gave me a season of NFL. I just complain about the price or consider leaving every 6 month or so.

Comment Re: Hugs my 2000s car... (Score 1) 155

The only ads they run are for their own stations or shows. That always cheesed me off because it IS STILL and ad. They have a partnership with Pandora so I get both. I BT in my phone at home on my stereo, and in the car all the time.
Spanish Flamenco guitar has been this weeks rage. Ottmar Leibert, CUBA, and Rodrigo y Gabriella.
Of course YMMV and everyones' tastes are different.

Submission + - Trump stuns auto industry with tiny-car move that promises ultra-cheap wheels (dailymail.co.uk)

sinij writes:

President Donald Trump says he's moving to legalize Japan's beloved kei cars — the tiny, boxy, almost toy-like vans, trucks, and coupes that have a cult following overseas. And he wants US automakers to start building them here.

This makes a lot of sense in urban settings, especially when electrified. Hopefully these are restricted from highway system.

Submission + - Microsoft faces new complaint for allegedly aiding Israeli war crimes in Gaza (aljazeera.com)

Alain Williams writes: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced it filed a complaint against Microsoft, accusing the global tech giant of unlawfully processing data on behalf of the Israeli military and facilitating the killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

In the complaint, the council asked the Data Protection Commission – the European Union’s lead data regulator for the company – to “urgently investigate” Microsoft Ireland’s processing.

“Microsoft’s technology has put millions of Palestinians in danger. These are not abstract data-protection failures — they are violations that have enabled real-world violence,” Joe O’Brien, ICCL’s executive director, said in a statement.

“When EU infrastructure is used to enable surveillance and targeting, the Irish Data Protection Commission must step in — and it must use its full powers to hold Microsoft to account.”

After months of complaints from rights groups and Microsoft whistleblowers, the company said in September it cancelled some services to the Israeli military over concerns that it was violating Microsoft’s terms of service by using cloud computing software to spy on millions of Palestinians.

Comment Re:Hugs my 2000s car... (Score 2) 155

I like my SiriusXM. I listen on the road, on my mobile EVERYWHERE else. 300+ stations that I can listen to knowing that the artists are actually getting a piece of my $$$, unlike any other modern platform. SiriusXM is better for the musicians than anything but buying CD's and merch from a show. It also has artist based stations for ANYONE I can think of. I also found that I actually enjoy a curated selection by someone else who knows music. It is hard to hear new stuff from my MP3 collection. Many of the XMSirius DJ's are musicians that broadcast from the road. I drive alot and having to not change stations all the time is a joy.
It is not cheap but I derive an enormous amount of pleasure from SiriusXM.

Comment Re:My honda does that now (Score 1) 254

I'm in Arizona, USA. If I stick to 65 mph I get run over in the right(slow) lane. You have to top 80 mph to get into the passing lane(left) here. I see 75% giant duallie trucks pulling 5th wheelers, loaded with ATV's/ sand rails/side-by-sides and motor bikes. All of these running on AV. gas. Hell, they still burn in the fields here...Air quality is job 19.

Submission + - European Union May Not Ban Combustion Cars After All (caranddriver.com)

sinij writes:

The European Union's plan to ban new combustion cars starting in 2035 may be over before it has a chance to go into effect, if Germany's leader has anything to say about it.

2035 target was simply infeasible with current technology. While some promising new developments, like solid state batteries, are being worked on, they are not yet ready for mass production.

Submission + - new high-temp superconducting material (nature.com) 1

bobdevine writes: A Chinese group found superconductivity up to 96 K under high pressure in bilayer nickelate single crystals. The difference is that they synthesized the material at ambient pressure.

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