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Why Tesla's EV Charging System Won the Race to Become America's Standard

Posted by mr-marbo on Friday October 11, 2024 @01:55PM
from the motortrend.com dept.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/tesla-nacs-charge-cable-standard-sae-j3400/

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Re:FAQ on the European Initiative to Stop Destroying Games [video] on Saturday August 10, 2024 @01:57PM (#41211135)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41159063

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41126782

FAQ on the European Initiative to Stop Destroying Games [video]

Posted by mr-marbo on Saturday August 10, 2024 @01:53PM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEVBiN5SKuA

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Re:'Do not drive': Toyota recalls some 50k older vehicles on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:52AM (#39192370)

Other articles have noted this also affects the 2003 to 2004 Pontiac Vibe, which is essentially a rebadged Toyota Corolla Matrix.

https://apnews.com/article/toyota-takata-air-bag-explode-shr...

The Origins of Office Speak (2014)

Posted by mr-marbo on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:33AM
from the theatlantic.com dept.

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/business-speak/361135/

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Re:All of the vehicle license plates available in America on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:43AM (#37211093)

Didn't see mention of Delaware's (in)famous black plates:

> Delaware is the only state that allows private manufacture of plates for legal registration purposes, and the only state to have retained the famed porcelain plates in the modern era.

> Delaware ... remains the only state with non-standard size plates in current use.

https://www.dmv.de.gov/About/history/index.shtml

Peek into the insanity:

https://www.dhptags.com/

https://www.lowdigittags.com/29.html

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/10/28/d...

https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2019/06/10/delaware-i...