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london888··on Ford disguised a man as a car seat to research self-driving
Yes - it happened, also on the Mexico/US border, this has a guy as a car seat but leads with woman in a dashboard: http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/dashboard.asp
london888··on Opening a plane door mid-flight
This is the BBC 3 part of the site rather than BBC News, so it's meant for a younger audience.
london888··on Opening a plane door mid-flight
Headline is a bit misleading. Was hoping for a photo of chaos.
london888··on Beipanjiang Bridge, suspended 565m above China’s south-west mountains [video]
Thanks for posting this - I use the BBC site from the UK and wouldn't have seen it otherwise as it's on the .com site. Also interesting to see the comments about the reporter's Chinese.
london888··on Beipanjiang Bridge, suspended 565m above China’s south-west mountains [video]
I thought the same and then was less impressed realising he was Australian.
london888··on Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Companies to Make Money
UK Readers may find this page interesting giving info on our energy sources. I didn't realise we use less energy now than we did in 1998. http://visual.ons.gov.uk/uk-energy-how-much-what-type-and-wh...
london888··on Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Companies to Make Money
This is such good news.
london888··on The Boring Company [video]
I can't see how the economics of this would make it viable.
london888··on Deutsche Post expands StreetScooter production
We used to have a milkman delivery but it seemed crazy to do this while going past much cheaper milk in the supermarket or even the corner shop.
london888··on Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
At least in London people are saying these apps are adding to road traffic and congestion, so the extra pollution (by other traffic being stuck also) might be harming health and causing early deaths to balance out any lives saved by stopping drunk drivers.
london888··on U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks
There is no upside, it's a self-inflicted wound that will cost all of us £millions in the decades to come.

Those who voted for Brexit (including 2 in my family) didn't think it through.

london888··on A $10K tiny house 3D-printed in 24 hours
Great but I dont think it's the walls and roof that take time usually. It's the planning consent, foundations, utilities and internals.
london888··on The new Nokia phones are here: Nokia 6, 5, 3 & 3310
Is it true in the U.K. that Carphone Warehouse has the exclusive rights to sell these and the only way to get a 3310 is on a contract?
london888··on Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric
I don't think many people in Europe envy the US healthcare system.
london888··on Whole Foods is struggling
Isn't one reason organic costs more that customers will pay more for it?
london888··on I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
US CBP and others often seem to see themselves as a kind of Special Forces detachment.
london888··on Consumer Reports now recommends the MacBook Pro after a software fix
I liked Gruber's mention of a Mac Nano idea, I'd love something like a Raspberry Pi running MacOS.
london888··on So Long, Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whatever the guy's decision I don't blame him - it's his heritage and I trust him to do what's best. Someone like that will have put a lot of thought into it.
london888··on Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps
I wonder if mobile phones have been responsible for more deaths or more lives saved over the past 10 years, and how you could attempt to calculate it.
london888··on Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List
I managed to watch everything I was interested in (Narcos, The Get Down, House of Cards) during the free trial period and nothing else caught my interest so I never had to pay.
london888··on The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
fair enough - it hasn't happened to me luckily
london888··on The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
Great idea but I think more of us cyclists could be riding and anticipating 'if that car door opens can I stop in time?'. We can't rely on people in cars doing the right thing. Many of us cycle too fast to be able to react in time.
london888··on A kidney donor at 18 now regrets it
Has the stepfather's brother with the new kidney not made the donor feel how valuable his gesture was?
london888··on Can we cure all diseases in our children's lifetime?
We will all be dead so we will never know.
london888··on How the New York Times critic writes the reviews that make and break restaurants
I forget how important eating out can be, especially in the US.
london888··on Iran’s exceptional reaction to 9/11 attacks (2015)
And the US & Coalition fell right into the trap by invading Iraq. Probably quite a few people still think Iraq was behind 911.
london888··on The forgotten underground world of Swiss bunkers
I think the opposite. I want an end to nationalities.
london888··on Vesper, Adieu
Anyone want to estimate the monthly server/font licensing costs?
london888··on The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans
I wonder if the German government recognised his efforts in some way. That would have been a nice gesture. Even if just a photo or handshake from the Ambassador or the Consul in LA.
london888··on Volkswagen's U.S. diesel emissions settlement to cost $15B
What's sad is how the word 'emission' is always used instead of the real word: pollution.
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