randy

@randy@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Automatics also allow for engine braking. From a quick search, it sounds like a toss-up as to whether that triggers brake lights. Regardless, the article mentions the benefit is not only from cars slowing down, but also from indicating that a car is preparing to stop or “that a stationary vehicle might initiate movement”. Neither of those can be done by an engine brake, so front brake lights would still have a benefit even with a driver that likes engine braking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unmatched power⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oddly enough, that convention isn’t universal. Top-to-bottom is typical in the US, UK, and Commonwealth, while bottom-to-top is common in continental Europe and non-anglophone Americas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This feels wrong. I love it.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve noticed that, if an equation calls for a number squared, they usually really mean a number multiplied by its complex conjugate.