Today, the pound is 1.31 to the dollar; actually pretty strong.  A couple years ago I ordered parts from England and got 1.24 to the dollar (on a $3K order it was significant).  I forgot what caused the turmoil back then; anybody remember?

Also, 66 may be the nominal ‘full SS’ age, but if you continue working until 70 you get a a significantly bigger check.

I don’t think automotive companies can be great tech companies any more than tech companies can be great automotive companies (anybody seen an ‘Apple Car?’ Anybody?  A Ford PC?).

“... network of businesses that make everything from tyres and body panels to screws”

“McLaren is the Resistance. For how long—well, that remains to be seen.”

“Attention spent at operating the machine is attention not spent on what is going on around said machine.”

It’s impossible to humiliate people with zero self-awareness (or class).

$500K house in California?  Where, Firebaugh?

I first read this as:

How’s that MCAS patch coming?

An ‘autonomous’ car from one of the wealthiest companies on the planet?  The ambulance chasers must be drooling all over themselves.

I lived through the first Cold War, but we had two superpowers with responsible military people on both sides avoiding disaster:

“... you can shift your focus from gas/brake/steer to what’s happening around you. Keep track of what other cars are doing, what might be coming up behind you, and things that the car might not see.”

“Unfortunately, Silicon Valley has fooled workers into believing that they’re going to be the next great entrepreneur.”

“It suggested including metrics such as successfully prevented crashes.”

“A larger percentage of new car loans have been granted to low-credit buyers, as though society learned nothing from the last time.”

“Note that Microsoft is not headquartered in Silicon Valley.”

Nailed it.

“To make this dream a reality, Toyota has invested $2.8 billion in a partnership with Aisin Seiki and Denso
to create self-driving software, some of which isn’t even in production yet. They’re going to need to develop a “Silicon Valley mindset”’

Should be F/A18F