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Comment Re: China is leaving the US in the dust (Score 1) 168

You can probably drive it there, but that doesnâ(TM)t mean youâ(TM)re importing it. Actually importing can be a pain in the arse and potentially expensive. It will need to comply with federal and perhaps local regulations, which isnâ(TM)t a given, even if importing from a jurisdiction with stricter emissions and safety requirements, or a similar regime like Canadaâ(TM)s. If the vehicle hasnâ(TM)t previously been deemed eligible, thatâ(TM)s more work. You might also need to prove that it hasnâ(TM)t been modified. You might have to pay for modifications to make it compliant.

I incidentally looked at shipping my car from Toronto to London when I was struggling to sell it at a fair price before emigrating. A shipping container at the time was cheap at about 800 quid. It wasnâ(TM)t even the hassle that put me off, it was having the steering wheel on the wrong side, even if it would have made visiting the continent easier. Ultimately though, Iâ(TM)m glad to still be car free 18 years later.

Comment Re:Nobody produces PC blu ray drives anymore (Score 1) 41

I have a decent drive; I don't have a decent enclosure for it. It's old, but it's got a parallel ATA interface and the enclosure has USB 2 and FW400 interfaces, which were never really good enough. I wish I could find a full size enclosure with PATA->USB-C or some other adapter for PATA that would fit inside a modern enclosure.

Comment Re:Obviously (Score 2) 95

It's not about it being a looser fit, but just being a bit larger and thus generating more lift. I think the Guardian picked up more details, although still somewhat brief: https://www.theguardian.com/sp...

As for looseness - who said anything about that? A batwing suit is pretty loose until it's put in to action, why would this be any different?

Comment Re: modern cars are less safe (Score 2) 181

I didn't use my turn signal *after* passing a car (who does that ?)

It's the law in some places. Having taken the driving test in both the UK and Ontario, I can tell you it's the law in Canada. The US often has similar laws:

See point #3 in the passing section:
https://www.ontario.ca/documen...

After overtaking, signal that you want to move back into the lane you started from

Comment Re: Just like (Score 1) 43

Yeah, it was confusing. It was hard to understand the implications of picking the base preconfigured models, especially for non-technical people. Then, there was overlap between these pathways once you started configuring things, making that original choice even less clear. Sounds like a good move to me.

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