DarkSurferZA

@DarkSurferZA@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk May Have Made a Huge Mistake on Full Self-Driving That It's Too Late to Correct.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is one of the comments that Elon Musk uses a lot when he says humans drive with their eyes, but its untrue. We actually have a wide array of sensory systems that help us drive. Firstly, we use our ears, eyes and body motion to drive. Secondly, unlike a fixed camera mounted on a car, our heads are in constant motion. This means that we cover blind spots better than a fixed camera, and we are able to determine if it’s a small deer really close by, and a large deer really far away. Our brains take multiple 3d images and stitch them together to determine size, distance and speed.

  The best way to explain the driving using your eyes fallacy is basically to look at fpv RC cars, and see how much sensory information you have been robbed of while trying to pilot the vehicle

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can I get a screw like this out?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you have a Dremel, grind a slot into it and unscrew it.

  If it has a hard backing, you can place a flat head screwdriver on it, give it a few taps, apply loads of pressure and turn it out.

  If none of these are possible, a drop of CA adhesive on the screwdriver head, push it against the screw, make sure there is no excess leakage, then use a quick set spray. Once the screw has been turned out, use acetone to remove the glue.

  If all of this fails, you gotta drill it. A hand crank drill, and a left handed bit. People seldom have these, so I assume this is your last resort.

  Final bit of advice, hit the screw head a couple of times before you try any of these as it loosens the screw a tad. Also, sharpen an old screwdriver tip to just the width and thickness of what is left of the screw head slots.

  Good luck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BMW Adaptive Suspension Can Be Added via Subscription. Suspension As A Service (SAAS)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually think this is a great idea. Hear me out.

  They fit the hardware that you can’t touch while the Motor plan is active, but when the right to repair legislation kicks in, and we start debating whether we actually own the cars we buy, all these scumbag practices will mean that any car outside of the Motorplan should be able to run cracked OS’s and everyone gets free BMW features on their cars after motorplan expires.

  I vote they keep going for a bit, then they get their asses handed to them with out of maintenance plan service options and 3rd party features.