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honest.abe's JournalThe article said their profits were down due to..
their customers not buying hard goods where they have a higher margin. So sales are down. Right?
Anyone else hate the auto-stop feature of newer cars?
I get the idea that it perhaps saves gas and lowers emissions but at what cost?
I often feels is dangerous because there is short perhaps 1 second delay when taking off from a stop. Its unnerving especially when trying to merge into fast traffic or making a left into oncoming traffic.
I also just had an incident yesterday when it nearly didnt restart while waiting at a busy intersection. It took about 3 seconds to finally start. I think my battery was weak so I had it replaced. It now works fine. But imagine if it didnt restart there in the middle of a very busy intersection.
I dont have any proof but I suspect all the auto stops and starts is why my battery didnt last very long. My car is only 2.5 years old.
There is an option to turn it off but you have to do each time to start the car. There is no memory from previous status. So I often forget to turn it off. If car designers simply provided a way to turn it off and keep it off would solve the problem. Apparently some cars do that like the BMWs but not Honda which is what I have.
Philippines election sends warning about authoritarian nostalgia
Excellent article how many forget the past and are manipulated by social media. This line from the article is the most compelling and troubling and a stark warning to us and the rest of the world:
"democracy means little if it doesn’t bring meaningful change to their everyday lives."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/ferdinand-bongbong-marcos-jr-philippines-election-authoritarian-nostalgia/
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