That genuinely does sound like a lot of fun.

Tell them that the south has renounced the pope. That’ll do it without further complications.

I bet you’re fun at parties.

My Father had a ‘car phone’ from 1990-1999ish and then switched to a nokia 3210 or similar. While he had the ‘car phone’, he kept a phone book in the car. By the time of the Nokia, his outbound calling was predictable enough that he either had it saved on the phone or he used ‘411’ to have an operator look up the number.

Thank you for the additional information and effort in sharing this. This is really well written - informative, easy to read, and enjoyable.

The war reparations that France demanded of Germany post WW1 contributed to creating an economic environment where the rise of a ‘National Socialist’ party seemed like a good idea to the average German. IIRC, America and Britain tried to get France to be more reasonable and France basically said “I’ll keep whipping until they stop crying” The Dawes plan helped provide European stability at the end of the 20s, but the crushing debt was used by Hitler as a tool in his rise to power.

I have not doctored this in any way. This is direct from a screenshot of the YouTube app.

You can use version numbers, but it’s on you to change them when new point releases drop.

https://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian12.6/

I guess it’s a good thing the Debian releases all have version numbers then.

Correct answer. You can see the ground fractured around the pole.

I un-licenced the Emily games from my steam library. The writing felt… arrogant? Like, it didn’t matter what you chose you were wrong.

I know what consent is, I don’t need a videogame to do things without mine and then rub it in my face.

It’s good for bragging rights, but a u2955 Celeron Chromebook is better value for money.

I duct taped a RPi4 to the back of a Motorola Lapdock and used custom cables to make the combo into the worst laptop ever. If yours counts, mine does too. This is what the Lapdock looks like:

I’ve got a 500mhz Celeron from the P3 days, it runs OS/2 and has an ISA EPROM burner card in it.

The designers of the Tu-22 would like a word.

Yes, the crime of giving them a stable OS that once it is set up keeps working reliably for years to come.

Quick followup. If you open the rear doors before a drive, drive to an intermediate location, turn of the car, get out, get back in (without opening those rear doors) does it warn you when arriving at the destination?

I ask because there’s been criticism previously that if a parent stops to say, drop off dry cleaning, that the systems that are based on door openings don’t work.

Usually the answer is “uncontrolled access” I.e. it has driveways and such, and not on and off ramps

There have been other suggestions in the thread how to avoid ending up in this situation that I think are good, like put your work bag or purse in the back seat too, or if you’re really concerned, take off your non-driving shoe and put it back there.

Kidsandcars.org does great work too, and clearly the message is getting thru to auto manufacturers too.

My boss has a new ford ranger, it reminds him to check the back seat if it detects weight. There are lots of ways to prevent this happening to you, figure out what makes the most sense for you and go with it.

Also, you’re going to be a great parent. I don’t know how I know this, I just do.