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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldOPto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly OutbreaksEnglish14·2 months ago1 in 1000 given a working hospital system. Without the vaccine, hospitals would be completely inundated with patients.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•A new study found adaptive traffic signals powered by big data reduced peak-hour travel times by 11% in China’s 100 most congested cities – saving 31.73 million tonnes of CO₂ annually.English5·2 months agoYes, and such intelligent systems can also optimize for pedestrian traffic,
In the US, these types of “intelligent” systems almost always degrade pedestrian traffic quite severely.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford PintoEnglish112·3 months agoSpeaking of cherrypicking…the report also counts that Cybertruck in Las Vegas loaded with fireworks and gas canisters, where the driver died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New AnalysisEnglish75·3 months agoI believe 4 of the 5 Cybertruck fatalities were from a single crash. While the truck may indeed be dangerous, there is hardly enough data yet to draw conclusions.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Switzerland authorizes removable PV plant on railway trackEnglish13·7 months agoWhile I know things are generally more expensive in Switzerland, $685,000 is crazy expensive for just 18 kW (48 panels).
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Vote!31·8 months agoOliver does not support Ukraine in their battle against the
KlingonsRussians. Captain Kirk would not approve.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Orange juice makers consider using alternative fruit as prices skyrocketEnglish8·11 months ago“My God. The Dukes are going to corner the entire frozen orange juice market!”
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Leading the world in technology and ecological transit.. on 3.5"English7·1 year agoIt is actually much worse than that. The problem they are having is that street-running LRT trains get stuck in traffic, causing bunching and other scheduling issues. The obvious solution is to get cars completely out of the way of the trains. But despite an official “transit first” policy, the SFMTA won’t do that. So instead they will spend >$100 million on a new signal system, which will map train locations in real-time simply to tell dispatchers what they already know – that the trains are stuck in traffic.
“My friend is trying to convince me that any contractors working on the uncompleted Death Star were innocent victims when the space station was destroyed.”