They could have saved even more by not putting batteries in them, or motors… Man, these things coulda had a way bigger profit margin!

The cat physics are also outstanding. You can tell there were animators just sitting there studying how cats move for many, many hours.

So, the biggest tech of 2023 is a bunch of promises of things coming soon?

Can’t anymore, there are too many to give that much coverage.

Damn, that’s pretty slow. An ebike can easily match that speed.

That would certainly make it so everyone can share the road comfortably, and encourage more non-car traffic.

Wait, this sounds really familiar.

There’s a really good interview with Rushkoff on the You Are Not So Smart podcast, gives more context to the story and has some great info.

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2023/10/15/yanss-271-the-psychology-behind-the-apocalyptic-anxieties-of-billionaire-preppers/

Depends on what the goal is. Heavy vehicles do disproportionately more damage to the infrastructure.

They might want to encourage smaller, lighter cars, regardless of type. They certainly make small city EVs, as well as just encouraging walking, biking, public transportation, etc.

This article is about New Zealand.

Book critical of Ming emperor recalled. Xi Jinping didn’t like it because… it was full of clickbait chapter titles.

That’s what they did in Bad Santa. But it was a snowman instead of a mannequin.

Still cheaper than the way we do it, so even going by a cost analysis, we’d be saving money.

But it’s not about the cost, it’s about siphoning money over to the big shots, and keeping healthcare tied to employment.

Cause there’s billions of people who claim to be his followers, and climate change is the biggest issue humanity has ever faced.

Having the leader of one of the largest religions pushing for ecological improvements is a good thing.

Not only does is it rear wheel drive only, but it also has about 10% less range than the AWD option. There’s a reason it’s significantly cheaper.

That’s outstanding

I had some “teething” as my wisdom teeth came in. It’s painful, and causes a fever, but babies have no understanding of why they are in pain, and no way to deal with it. As an adult, it’s not fun, but it’s manageable and much less scary.

Depends, Russia has nukes. Russia has a shakey economy right now. Civil war or a breakup of Russian territory is possible if it gets bad enough, and then it would be hard to predict who comes out with what armament.

You need to help Russia get back on its feet as soon as possible, just like what happened with Japan and Germany after WWII.

If we cut Russia off from everything forever, then we’re just gearing up for something worse, just like Germany after WWI.

Just wish it had a US release…

That’s quite the stretch. Don’t regulate the rich cause we might be caught up?

I don’t take private flights from one side of a city to another. I don’t own a yacht (or 6). I don’t own a fleet of vehicles with a staff that drives them around. I don’t throw away more food than most people eat. I don’t horde dozens of acres of land that contain nothing but wasteful lawn.

There’s a pretty stark contrast between the ultra wealthy, and the vast majority of people living in highly developed countries.

Development has always been incremental, but as gaming engines get better, they start being used for more and more things. AAA games don’t always develop the graphics and game engine from scratch, most often they develop one technology and use it for many games, or even buy a pre-built engine and “just” build the game around it.

Unreal Engine has been used not just for games, but also for real time, or near real time film making. The same engine that is used for playing a game can be used to create the background effects in TV shows, or whole scenes.

It’s crazy to suggest we just stop working on something because it’s good enough, because that’s not what people do.