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I've also come across these. There's a lot we don't know, all of these could be entirely wrong.

A 15' chicken with teeth would be terrifying.

Modern society is making both mild autism and ADHD more obvious. It both brings out traits associated with them, and makes it more acceptable to have them and not mask completely.

As for cancer, that's mostly an age and treatment thing. People with cancer live longer, due to treatment, so you hear far more about it. Also, if you live longer, you get cancer. Therefore an older population has more cancer cases.

My personal concern is neurological and plastics. People with degenerative neurological conditions tend to have more micro plastics in their brains. We've no idea of the long term implications of this. It could possibly be the modern equivalent of leaded petrol.

At least it's only a monopoly because everyone else is apparently idiots when it comes to long term planning. I'm dreading the day when they turn to the dark side. Long away may it be.

I remember there being a newspaper interview with an old lady. She was a child and saw one of the wright brothers first flights. She then got to see man land on the moon, at the other end of her life.

The allied forces explicitly decided not to try assassinating Hitler. They were worried someone more competent would take his place.

I was one of them. They proved my fears unfounded (so far). They've also managed to convert me to a fanboy at some point. I realised I was playing a co-op game brought off steam, on my steam deck, via a steam link to the TV, and the wife using a steam controller.

https://youtu.be/462KBuAhncU

There's definitely a difference between rural and urban requirements.

• Analogue goes further, and can tolerate more interference.

• Open channels allow others to jump on quickly. E.g. a hunter/hiker listening in, can jump in with critical information on a search and rescue.

• Lower density means less people to mess with channels, and generally better radio etiquette.

• Open radios are cheaper, and already have the required infrastructure.

Basically, it's not worth the cost/effort to upgrade. It also provides some extra benefits.

I traveled in one, in Germany last year. I was quite impressed. I did note a few minor concerns e.g. the stitching wasn't tight enough to be recessed. It will get damaged easily. The fact that my complaints are on that level says a lot, however.

And yes, they are on my "to buy" list, unlike Tesla.

The UK won't allow them at all. Recently, someone imported one elsewhere in Europe. When they brought it to the UK, it got seized as dangerous. Even though it wasn't even UK registered. I believe several other countries view it in the same light.

I'd actually be surprised if they even fit on a lot of European roads.

True, but they weren't really used much as flying cars till later. I might be wrong on exactly when they moved from military to "rich transport to the race track", however.