Totally useless of course -- but it was a weird discovery nonetheless.

1. The cameras only show while operating in reverse;

2. The warning entirely obscures 30-50% of the view in one or more cameras;

3. The warning tells you that there is dirt or debris on the camera.

So, you are warned, that your vision, via the cameras could be better -- by deliberately worsening the view.

Genius.

To Wit:

*Excellent, heart-warming tale of exploration and discovery. Using deft allegory, the authors have provided an insightful and intuitive explanation of one of Unix’s most venerable networking utilities. Even more stunning is that they were clearly working with a very early beta of the program, as their book first appeared in 1933, years (decades!) before the operating system and network infrastructure were finalized.*

https://diffendoofers.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/the-story-abo...

This seems the beginnings of a 'New Detroit'.

Add to that, the rapid expansion of automation -- both in white collar and blue collar settings -- and it isn't hard to see why few can take solace in an extended recovery and expansion.

[1] https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/files/chicsh.pdf

Recommendation -- don't stall the glider at heights between 10 and 25 feet from the ground. Also, avoid barbed wire fences.

A quirky features of lawyers: can be unusually petty.

Quirky features of programmers: can be remarkably correct and still be very opaque.

Not bad when you consider we were driving to the hospital at the time, and the accident prevented us from reaching the hospital as well as preventing us from calling on an ambulance.

3 'assists' that the car gave us:

1. Crumple zone is bigger;

2. Battery made our vehicle heavier;

3. (speculatively), the 'crumple parts', crumpled more and costed more -- leading to less (none) bodily injury.

2. California is getting what seems to be two overhauls: a) replacing/upgrading lines and vegetation practices to harden them against sparking fires; b) massive electrification of cars, data centers, appliances. The capex has to be paid somehow... and interest rates are a drag to that.

That said, removing infrastructure for a growing portion of the fleet seems an odd choice.

Taking a more utilitarian approach, however, where the highest priority is to reduce federal spending, then this can make sense.

  1. Must reduce spending;
  2. Must reduce perks and credit cards among the U.S. employed workers;
  3. Parking is a necessity if we are to avoid WFH... and improve productivity;
  4. Giving free 'perk' to one group, without giving it to another, is a) unfair; b) costly.
  5. Therefore, remove the discriminatory perk, and satisfy goal #1.

For now, it is failing.

I don't intend to live forever.