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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? on Thursday November 30, 2023 @07:27AM (#38472657)
Mercedes is owned by Daimler

Chrysler (30 out of 30) by Stellantis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis) along with: Fiat, Alfa Romeo (unranked), Dodge (21) RAM (15) Jeep (26)

Re:Why are American houses so flimsy and poorly built? on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:16AM (#28757879)
The house I grew up in, in the UK, was never re-sided, re-roofed or required its exterior re-painted in at least 200 years and parts of it 600 years

These cheap houses built in the US create a lot of maintenance and waste. Siding/roofing seems to need to be replaced every 15 years or so

Some friends are just going through the process of re-roofing. I asked them about going with a metal roof, or some other kind that might last longer. Their attitude was they don't plan on being in the house that long. In 15 years it'll be the next owners problem

Re:A generation of American men give up on college on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @12:59PM (#28447079)
Curious what that means for society if the trend continues. The single people I know are only interested in finding someone in the same education bracket.

Does this lead to many more unmarried people like Japan?

An old soldiers take: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_gallimore_why_it_matters_ho...

In summary drones make it to easy for the countries like the UK and the US to kill with no risk to their own service men. The missiles are not magic, there will be collateral damage. Solders on the ground could mitigate this

Re:Ever-growing cars: why they keep on getting wider on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @08:38PM (#22124028)
The golf mk8 is 10 mm narrower and 29 mm longer, mostly to reduce drag

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk8

Re:Robot tanks: On patrol but not allowed to shoot on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @08:21AM (#22106621)
But we should have 'skin in the game'. Removing the risk, by using robots, lowers the barriers to engage in conflicts and may lead us to behave more aggressively than we would have done otherwise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_94xdbisu8