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Here negligence would be enough to secure a substantial pay-out.
It's become a useful tool for dealing with cops who think all members of certain races look kinda the same.
Here negligence would be enough to secure a substantial pay-out.
It's become a useful tool for dealing with cops who think all members of certain races look kinda the same.
The main problem with ebikes is that there are so many that exceed legal power limits, or have more than just pedal assistance. It's bad enough that there are so many dangerous cyclists around, and kids on electric scooters.
The big delivery outfits here all have vans. The bigger supermarkets have their own, there is Royal Mail, Evri, and a few other delivery services. Then you have some independent contractors who use ordinary cars. Many of the taxis are hybrids of EVs now, due to the mileage and fuel costs, but I haven't really looked at the independent delivery people.
At the very bottom of the chain you have guys on electric bikes.
Most of the world doesn't bother with DST. Many of those countries have even better reasons to adopt it, but the downsides are well understood.
Is there no penalty for the police in this case?
In the UK it would probably be an unlawful arrest, given that the cop didn't make the most minimal effort to confirm he had the right person.
There are a lot of EV vans here. Businesses adopted them quickly due to the obvious benefits - lower running costs, less maintenance, competitive edge from lower emissions.
It looks like North America is some years behind, but moving along the same path.
Manned Moon landings are only part of the current race. China has already made some early gains with robotic sample return missions from previously unexplored parts of the Moon. It looks like there might be water up there, and finding that would be a very big deal for whoever did it.
Then there is Mars. NASA has been planning sample return for a long time, but with a more complex mission that aims to get select samples found by its rovers. China is looking to just get any sample back, and is on track to do it first.
ISS is also nearing end of life, which would leave only China with a space station. And possibly a Moon station too.
Batteries are very cheap now. You can get a 15kWh pack for about 1,400 Euro/USD, plus tax. Average US consumption is about 10.5kWh/day of electricity, by the way.
It's got to the point where solar panels are one of the cheapest roofing products. Protect your roof from damage, and generate your own electricity.
You would think that the rugged independent manly men would be all over solar, keeping the lights on when the apocalypse comes, not relying on the electricity company.
At this point we are so screwed with climate change that even if it was "cementing their position of dominance" we should do it anyway. No point cutting your nose off to spite your face.
Speaking of solar, it seems like it would make more sense to cover as much of the roof as possible with it. Use reflection where you can't install PV or water heating.
If it's cheap and durable enough, maybe it could be used with solar as a reflector.
Lifestyle changes often follow significant weight loss via medication. The patient feels a lot better, has more energy, and tends to want to enjoy the opportunity.
There is a third scenario. They can't force you to update the warrant canary, but failure to do so would be the same as telling everyone you received a secret warrant.
A better solution is to have someone else periodically ask if you have received any secret warrants. You can simply stop answering. The law can't really expect you to do anything else, since it's not a situation that you created.
Maybe he thinks there will be a market for tourism.
Starship is a long way from landing on the Moon though. Far enough out that it's probably safe to assume that Elon has no clue what he is talking about, and even if he does by the time it's ready his priorities may have shifted.
If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.