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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 100 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My car makes it slightly difficult to change lanes if I don't signal, some resistance on the steering wheel and a warning beep beep beep that I'm "drifting." There are some terrible roads around here that confuse the sensors so I do a bit of steering wheel arm wrestling now and then just to keep going straight.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 72 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (15 children)

That is why I turned lane assist off after a dozen false positives that felt like the car was going to steer me into danger with no benefits.

Parking assist got turned off when parking in a garage set off a cacophony.

[–] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It was when I was holding leftmost lane position passing a semi and it beeped and tried to steer me into said semi that I decided it can fuck off for ever lol

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 86 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Motherboard front panel connectors should be officially standardized. These fucking things have been basically the same since the 90s, but we still have to line up all the individual wires instead of having one plug.

Oh, and fix RGB headers while we're at it. They're the flimseist fucking thing, and you shouldn't be able to use a 4 pin plug on a three pin header.

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago

They said dumb ideas.

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[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 73 points 5 months ago (14 children)

If you own a house with nobody living in it, you gotta pay rent to the state each month for the privilege of keeping it empty.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 27 points 5 months ago

They do this in India. You're allowed 2 homes, 3rd onwards you have to pay Income tax for deemed rent received if it's empty.

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[–] Username@feddit.de 73 points 5 months ago (11 children)

This is probably the best thing about lane assist on modern cars.

When changing lanes without a turn signal, the wheel resists a bit.

I have actually seen people I drove with be annoyed by it. I absolutely love it, because it is only annoying if you don't use your turn signals.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (12 children)

This is probably the best thing about lane assist on modern cars.

Absolutely not. It's fucking dangerous. The one time I drove a rental like that, I went through a construction area downtown, and it tried to steer me right into a construction fence when I was following the yellow temporary construction lane markers that were going around the fenced off area.

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[–] Darohan@lemmy.zip 72 points 5 months ago (11 children)

The more properties you own, the more tax you pay on the price of the next one - excluding if you only own one, but escalating quickly after like 3 or 4.

[–] Kayana@ttrpg.network 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Possible formula: Tax for n-th house = n-th Fibonacci number + 5 * max(0, n - 2). So low numbers like three get penalized by that linear part, and high numbers grow exponentially due to the Fibonacci number.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago

This is so obviously what needs to happen. The fact that it hasn't says everything you need to know about current governments.

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 63 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Star Trek should be required viewing for all world leaders.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago (7 children)

That sounds like it would be a good idea, but there is a strange but significant cadre of right-wing Star Trek fans. I think they just pay attention to the pew pew space battles and ignore everything else or something.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 25 points 5 months ago (11 children)

I honestly see why. While I love star trek, it has a very strong power structure "with the right people in power", as if power itself wouldn't corrupt people. The admirals may not always be right in the beginning but they accept their wrongs and have no bad intentions and the heroes are always celebrated by the establishment.

This can be understood as "this is the perfect world where even authorities are good" or as "I told you, authorities are the good guys". I, as a left libertarian, prefer Farscape (and still watch every star trek show)

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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (14 children)

All adult sex work should be legal across the board. Anyone, of legal age, should be allowed to not only sell their services but they should be able to pay taxes and be allowed to unionize and collect benefits from any organization they work for (brothels).

A lot of the people in this world who are messed up in the head just need to get laid, and those doing to dirty work should be celebrated and rewarded for their efforts. I genuinely think this would make the world a better place.

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[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

BMW drivers will only ever be able to drive in a straight line then

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 38 points 5 months ago (5 children)

No more swerving to avoid children.

Problem solved.!

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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 37 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (19 children)

"All bullets should cost $5,000"

-- Chris Rock

(updated with accurate quote)

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I see you've worked in military procurement.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's such a lib solution. "Let's make sure guns are inaccessible except to rich people".

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 24 points 5 months ago

That's part of the original joke, and also why the idea falls under "dumb".

https://youtu.be/VZrFVtmRXrw?si=q8TPvB3hlZ92989v

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Any and all type of marketing completely banned.

[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I think you should be allowed one sign on the building itself and a listing in some sort of directory and that's it.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 34 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I still like to think the thing from Fight Club where they blow up all the central banks would be cool.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The idea of "destroy the banks and free everyone" is in so many movies and shows. Sneakers, Mr. Robot, Fight Club. Hell, even Tuvok had a gang of teenage hackers "ethically distribute" money in SeaQuest.

I'm destroying war, corruption. I'm ripping the heart out of greed! [as they both battle to hack into and out of the world bank]

It does have some historical precedent. In the ancient Near East it was common for all debts to be destroyed every decade or so.

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[–] Aux@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Imagine a kid runs out on the road suddenly... What a dumb fucking idea!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Correct. A dumb idea is exactly what she was asked to produce.

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You get slapped across the face if you litter.

[–] flerp@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I always wished there was a karma system where every time you litter, when you get home what you littered is in your bed waiting for you. I would love the result for CEOs whose companies dump oil or toxic waste.

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[–] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Considering I see some people mentioning stuff like swerving to avoid obstacles or temporary construction lanes not to mention curvey roads so I propose what about automatic turn signals that activate when it detects the driver trying to turn without signaling

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 74 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Because, and I have no idea why so many people don't get this, you're supposed to signal you're going to turn, then slow down, then turn. That's how you safely let anyone behind you know you're going to do that.

I can't tell you how many times I've almost rear-ended someone because they weren't using their turn signals until they had already started turning. You might as well not use them at all for all the good that does.

Which is why it's an incredibly dumb idea. It's not actually possible. But it would make the world a better place.

[–] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 months ago (6 children)

A few days ago I ran out to get a few things, and this car ahead of me is going 20Km/h below the 50 limit for 5 minutes, then comes to a dead stop in an intersection, starts slowly turning and then puts on their blinker. Honked at them for being a fucking dumbass and they just wave me off like I'm the asshole

God I fucking hate how easy it is to get and keep a license. Enforcement needs to be much stricter because there are far too many morons on the road.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Turn signals need to telegraph what you are planning to do, not show what you're in the process of doing.

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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Instantaneous, lifelong driving bans for any driver who is found to be texting or intoxicated behind the wheel.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Now that would make about 95% of all BMW drivers wonder why their steering is broken...

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (14 children)

If you brake check, the car will eject you through the sunroof. If you don't have a sunroof, you do now.

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[–] Ydna@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have a GM vehicle with lane tracking, and this is actually kinda how it works! The steering wheel will mildly fight you unless you activate the signal, then BAM you merge right over. It reminds me of an AT-field

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