Maybe I missed it in the write up, but why does it seem to have two lenses up front?

I think you overestimate the condition of the paint job on a lot of well used trucks. I’ve got scratches all up and down both sides from branches and twigs sticking into the trail. I’ve even got a few deep gouges from big trailside rocks and from dropping into deep ruts.

Apparently you missed the point of my post. Cost is a secondary benefit. The point is that you don’t need all that extra crap to get the remote control. I have no idea if you can turn the learning part off or not. If not there are other options.

Maybe I did. I thought the point he was making was that, while he liked the NEST for the remote capability, he really didn’t want or need the smart learning part. My point was that you don’t need to buy the smart learning part if you only want the remote capability.

I have a Nest and love the ability to remotely control my thermostat.

It is hard to tell, but maybe the incline of the hill along with the distance to the curve would have been too close to have room to actually pull the vehicle onto solid ground. A top view would be helpful, but I guess nobody had a drone handy.

I see where the confusion is now. You are mixing up People with YouTube commenters. There doesn’t seem to be any predictable correlation as far as I can tell.

I think this is an excellent idea. It does offer up an opportunity for an enterprising individual to buy enough parts to recreate some vehicles and sell them back east at a tidy profit. Don’t even need to bother with washing the titles, nobody is going to try to register or insure them.

You have to break the cycle

I had thought that there was something in the laws that excused petty offenses such as minor shoplifting from being a trigger for permanent residents. Maybe I’m confused or misinterpreting.

I was thinking something along this line, but maybe with a little less tinfoil. More of “this is where I lived for 25 years and I ain’t leaving until they carry me out.” Or “I’m not going unless they move my 27 cats with me.”

The one thing I’ll add is that I’ve actually heard arguments stating “undocumented” is “demeaning” because it implies someone isn’t a real person unless they have documents saying so, or that it implies a fascist state where they get asked for their papers.

I don’t disagree with most of what you say, except that I see all kinds of vitriol against bankers and mortgage brokers, but that just may be my environment.

“non-citizens” is unspecific and includes those with valid visas and those with permanent residency. I don’t care what you call it but the meaning should be clear. If the context doesn’t require specificity, then fine, for example if you are talking about voting. If you are talking about detaining and deporting…

Yesss... Let the anger flow through you... Grrrrr...

But not so mindless that I can’t recognize obvious sarcasm.

That’s interesting. But the Wikipedia article didn’t show a citation for that one in particular, only listing it in the weapons list and nowhere else. Whereas the ASRAAM is listed in multiple places, with multiple citations, but not the weapons list. I did a quick search and found several references to why IRIS-T…

Nice!

Are they actually getting IRIS-T? I believe that the F-35 will get ASRAAM, but I hadn’t heard about IRIS.

That’s not the issue. The problem is that what the manufacturers claim the planes can do isn’t necessarily indicative of actual performance.