This is one of several reasons I prefer GrapheneOS. I think some engineers are more concerned with "How do I accomplish this?" vs "Should I do this?"
That's why I'm not happy that Google left out drivers from the Android 16 AOSP code.
Gemini, Google Assistant, and anything else like that should be an "IF I want it", not "You MUST have it".
Could sell them to consumers as another profit avenue. Look at how many chicks that Tractor Supply sells each year.
If you price them appropriately, you could probably save quite a few that others are willing to raise & process themselves or use for their own hens.
Automatic transmissions have many more parts than manual transmissions. Thus, they require more maintenance to keep going and are expensive to rebuild when they brake.
So, "less efficient" depends on the context.
Also, it's not about macho for many. It's about feeling connected to the car vs just being in it. It's similar to the difference between a developer writing software and a person using the software. They can both use it and get work done. But, the developer will feel more connected (I know I do).
Gotta love how some spread. Android hate about not being secure, spying on you, etc. Yet, Apple is doing similarly evil things. They're BOTH doing terrible things (though, I'm not saying all employees).
At least with Android, you can load GrapheneOS or similar and avoid a ton of Big Tech censorship/spying.
I'm on board with more investment in nuclear energy with the latest reactors that are smaller, can be assembled on an assembly line, use solid over liquid fuel (mostly/all?), and could be brought online faster than older styles.
My state saw the effect of renewables failing in winter. And no, I don't buy the media drum-beating & social media FUD about how it was failure of natural gas & other non-renewable sources.
How do we know it's the Milky Way's corpses that were ejected out there? I get there may be a proximity to our galaxy. But, upon what basis do we say it's from the Milky Way?
Don't get me wrong, it sounds interesting either way. But, I hear things often that make me go, "Wait, that's easy to state, but how do you know." And no, the "trust them, they're scientists, certainly they've worked that out by now," argument isn't enough on its own.
- When the car is used & sold to another person, possible costs to clean residual alcohol so that the new owner can start the car.
- Extra cost for those that don't drink at all
- Ignores that you could have a non-drunk person sit in the driver's seat to start the car, but then have a drunk driver get in the seat after that
- If the car fails to detect the issue when started, but the person is drunk, does it later detect the condition & stop the car somehow? How is this done safely?
Never buy from a rich salesman. -- Goldenstern
