Combustion engine tech has stagnated like the last 4 decades,

This isn’t true at all, combustion engines have improved by huge amounts in terms of efficiency and reliability in that time.

I guess you’ll need to go back at least 40 years. Even so, if the belt or motor breaks then the washing machine doesn’t work either.

That could happen to the washing machine whether it’s “smart” or not.

You’ll need a broadcasting licence for that, mate.

Lemmy.zip blocks uk users on its front end but I think its contents is still federated.

All zero tourists must be furious.

Honestly I have no idea. I guess they could just block it if they don’t comply?

Yeah I think that’s what they’ll be doing, seeing what the impact is to usage and also iron out any kinks before it gets rolled out to everyone.

Under the new UK law, lemmynsfw would also need to have some kind of age verification for UK users.

I don’t think it’s been fully rolled out to everyone yet, as they don’t have to start enforcing it until a later date.

I thought this question was going to be about whether they opened outside or inside.

But Putin won’t because he’s too far into a delusion that was first one of grandeur but has become one of sunk cost.

I’ve read because they’re on a war economy, stopping the war would be catastrophic for Russia’s economy, and probably to Putin himself. But also continuing the war is also doing serious damage. That’s why Putin will never agree to any ceasefire.

How are PeerTube instances funded? I’d imagine that the cost of running an instance is significantly higher than a Lemmy instance.

What is it about Java where companies are hesitate to upgrade? Do the Java releases always bring breaking changes or are the companies that use Java have a culture of not prioritising tech upgrades?

have year round acceptable temps for cycling, barely any hills to speak of, and no extreme weather excuses

It rains a lot in Ireland and they get plenty of wind from the Atlantic. This would probably put plenty of casual cyclists off.

so the driving test proves nothing

The driving test proves you can competently drive to a safe standard. I agree that you learn more through experience, but first you need to be able to drive to a particular standard before being allowed to drive on your own.

What’s the alternative if there’s no test? You just allow anyone who reaches the driving age to get in a car and drive on their own?

The Darién Gap would be pretty wild. Also Haiti.

I’ve heard Egypt is particularly bad for this.

I also got offered 20 camels for my girlfriend at the time in Tunisia. I did that chap a big favour by not taking him up on his offer.