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itronitron··on The Porsche Macan EV is being recalled because its headlights are too bright
>> whereas EU regulations assume they follow the law

That isn't generally true as the EU favors driver assist technologies such as automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, and speed limiter features.

itronitron··on An English castle became a stork magnet
So if the castle is attracting breeding pairs of storks, does that also make it a chick magnet?
itronitron··on Lessons I learned working at an art gallery
Becoming recognized as a good artist depends a great deal on being an effective communicator about one's work. It's sort of self-selecting but it is part of the job.
itronitron··on If not React, then what?
then anything else?
itronitron··on Ask HN: Platform for senior devs to learn other programming languages?
I think the main issue with most documentation is that everything is treated equally, and often critical details get a passing mention, so it's helpful to have focused course material that can give some indication of priority and a heads up for the tricky parts.
itronitron··on Ask HN: Platform for senior devs to learn other programming languages?
I've found https://www.boot.dev/ useful for picking up the language specifics of Python and Go, and they have many other courses as well.
itronitron··on Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century – Specific Suggestions
or our suspicions are now confirmed.
itronitron··on Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century – Specific Suggestions
rotting fruit emits carbon dioxide though
itronitron··on Buy Nothing Day
In Austria, they call that Sunday.
itronitron··on 8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving
Most Americans don't know how to roast meat so that it doesn't wind up dry, and they are probably following the instructions that are on the packaging.
itronitron··on Over half of long posts on LinkedIn are likely AI-generated
it's a filter for finding people willing to be performative
itronitron··on Publishers Have Said the Quiet Part Out Loud About Retro Games
if they ban recreational use, would I need a prescription for medicinal use?
itronitron··on Teen mathematicians tie knots through a mind-blowing fractal
Like teeray mentions, if we can define any knot as a path through a Menger Sponge then that path could be realized in a Minecraft world (since it is cube/block/voxel based.)

If you placed minecart rails along the knot plot then you could ride it like a roller coaster.

Maybe this was the initial motivation for the teenagers.

itronitron··on Teen mathematicians tie knots through a mind-blowing fractal
Interesting, I'm tempted to apply this towards routing minecart rails in Minecraft.
itronitron··on The AI reporter that took my old job just got fired
>> I'm surprised that tech workers ... end up being the most breathlessly hyperbolic.

We're not.

itronitron··on The AI reporter that took my old job just got fired
>> The AI doesn't even pronounce "AI" correctly.

You can call me Al.

itronitron··on Taco Bell Programming
we're not worthy
itronitron··on Monocle: Optics Library for Scala
By "isn't a little disappointed" do you mean very disappointed or not disappointed at all? Although that may not be an important distinction as I think the two groups are roughly the same size.
itronitron··on Monocle: Optics Library for Scala
This has nothing to do with optics, which is a branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light.
itronitron··on Monitor replacement – using a projector for a home office setup
Desk against a wall could be handled very easily with a short throw projector but you would need to ceiling mount it upside down. The bottom edge of the projected image would trace back to the projector at a steep angle, your head would therefore not cast a shadow over the image.
itronitron··on Monitor replacement – using a projector for a home office setup
We have one of these as our 'TV', just projected onto a white wall. The main advantage it has over a large TV is that it's easy to move. Disadvantages are that it is lower resolution, although it's fine for home entertainment. 1080p is on the low end for a productive work monitor.

This particular projector has a very short throw, so you can get a massive screen from just a few feet away. But the larger the screen the less bright it will be and the darker you'll need to make the room, which can limit its use during the day.

It's also a reliable source of heat, which can be an issue depending on the season.

itronitron··on A career-ending mistake
Yeah, the Lao Tzu I know advises people to be simple, like uncarved blocks of wood.
itronitron··on A career-ending mistake
The more capable you are, the more experience and ability you will have with specialized skills which will result in people that don't have those capabilities to think that your skills are not transferable.

If you find a magic workaround to that, please let us know.

itronitron··on A career-ending mistake
And those who can't manage people become managers of managers.
itronitron··on Boulder's explicit traffic safety signs are the latest fakes on CO roads
Driving in Europe is like running on a track with a couple of assholes and a few normal people. Driving in the US is like running on a track with a couple of assholes and a lot of normal people.

The end result in the US is that on highways drivers will settle into social groups of normal people driving along with occasional disruptions from the assholes.

itronitron··on Boulder's explicit traffic safety signs are the latest fakes on CO roads
It's also unlikely to be seen by someone looking at their phone.
itronitron··on Show HN: A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify
There is a glitch on the momentum level, where the marble gets stuck behind a wall after dropping into a hole.
itronitron··on A common urban intersection in the Netherlands (2018)
Is there priority for the pedestrian if they are already crossing the side street when a car driving down the side street approaches the intersection, or can the pedestrian be run over by the car without consequence to the driver?
itronitron··on A common urban intersection in the Netherlands (2018)
Here is a related article from a UK perspective:

https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/blog/2013/07/03/how-does-...

itronitron··on A common urban intersection in the Netherlands
And yet the photo in the article shows piano teeth markings before the shark teeth, which indicates a level change for the car. In that case I would assume that cars are required to yield to pedestrians crossing the side street even though the sidewalk surface is not continuous.
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