DevCatOTA t1_jdx6rhk wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by Riptide360 in My first potato peeler (Sparschäler) I got this Sparschäler 10 years ago already used by my grand mother. It is still a mass product and you can buy it for round about 5 USD. But this one is made in West Germany so at least 33 years old and almost daily in use. by Secundus_Scipio

I have two that are about 20 years old and neither one has ever been sharpened.

DevCatOTA t1_ivpqcq5 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 6:36 PM

Reply to comment by SinghInNYC in US woman detained by Saudi officials after saying she has been trapped there since 2019 by hugglenugget

They broke it off. So, yeah.

DevCatOTA t1_ivpagl6 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Reply to comment by curiousarcher in US woman detained by Saudi officials after saying she has been trapped there since 2019 by hugglenugget

Back in the 1960s, in Germany, my mom told me she had a friend and an Arabic boyfriend of hers wanted to marry her. German authorities made it clear to her that if she married an Arab, and they visited his country, she would have no protections. This was explained to her when they went to get a marriage license.

DevCatOTA t1_iuf7aug wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Reply to Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn by Lakerlion

Yeah, we wouldn't want those politicians and televangelists outed by a hack, now, would we? /s

DevCatOTA t1_iuf6vev wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:30 PM

Reply to comment by StrudelStrike in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom

Start by creating an elevated tram system that services 80%+ of the population. Envision something like the rail-based individual PeopleMover cars at Disneyland. For those unfamiliar with the PeopleMover, picture a small train car able to hold six people at most. If these were independent of one another, they could be called up using an app on your phone and take you to major shopping or event locations.

This reduces road congestion and frees up real estate. It also reduces the amount of data an FSD system has to deal with. You can now concentrate on using fully autonomous cars that travel the roads servicing the remaining 20% as well as transporting people to and from PeopleMover stations.