"Lossless" isn't the term you want; that refers to not lossily compressing the main data. Lossless compression or storage of media is very rare outside of text and sometimes audio, because it ends up so large.

You want to preserve metadata. That applies regardless of how lossy the data compression is.

Various articles and forum posts suggest that using the emergency/manual releases can crack the windows. It looks like the door can't/shouldn't be opened with the window fully raised, and part of the normal door opening process is for the car to lower the windows a few millimetres.

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/how-do-you-manually-release-the-doors-of-the-model-y.236856/

Well that’s not good. There was a recent software update which does electrically pull down the windows incase someone manually releases the door so hopefully that issue is no longer. Unless the window Reg doesn’t get power which can be caused by a lot of trivial things (like the puddle lamp burning out)

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-manually-open-tesla-door-if-battery-power-dies-2023-8?op=1

While braking suddenly is something that can happen on the roads, it's still a potentially dangerous maneuver. It's often better than the alternative (crashing into something/someone), but there's still risk involved.

If these vehicles are doing panic stops frequently and unnecessarily, that's a major problem. It's a common type of insurance fraud, for starters.

I wouldn't be surprised to find that the computer has a faster initial braking response whereas it takes time for peoples' feet to fully depress the brake pedal. A shorter time from the brake lights coming on to the brakes being at full service pressure.

South Australia had a blackout a few years back because the grid standards were lax on how they should be configured, so the manufacturers had set the defaults overly conservatively.

It's a learning moment but should be a solved problem.

Any grid stability issues can also be resolved by constructing more synchronous condensers.

'Changing gender' to become a queen implies a non-female initial gender.

This has got to be AI? Can't tell if they're steering or road wheels...

There are AdBlock options for Android that can work on apps. Generally you need to route all internet traffic via the AdBlock app which requires root, a faux-VPN, or a PiHole type solution.

It can usually only do host-level blocking but that's generally enough.

In beverages, it's g/100ml.

In user manuals, legal documents and communications with federal regulators, Tesla has acknowledged that Autosteer, Autopilot’s key feature, is “intended for use on controlled-access highways” with “a center divider, clear lane markings, and no cross traffic.” Tesla advises drivers that the technology can also falter on roads if there are hills or sharp curves, according to its user manual. Even though the company has the technical ability to limit Autopilot’s availability by geography, it has taken few definitive steps to restrict use of the software.

Tesla told NTSB that design limits for Autopilot would not be appropriate because “the driver determines the acceptable operating environment.”

He said Tesla could easily limit where the technology can be deployed. “The Tesla knows where it is. It has navigation. It knows if it’s on an interstate or an area where the technology wasn’t designed to be used,” he said. “If it wasn’t designed to be used there, then why can you use it there?”

In a sworn deposition last year first detailed by Reuters and obtained by The Post, Tesla’s head of Autopilot, Ashok Elluswamy, said he was unaware of any document describing limitations on where and under what conditions the feature could operate. He said he was aware of some activation conditions for Autopilot, including the presence of lane lines, and that it is safe for “anyone who is using the system appropriately.”

Tesla’s commitment to driver independence and responsibility is different from some competitors, whose driver-assistance technologies are loaded with high-definition maps with rigorous levels of detail that can tip vehicles off to potential roadway hazards and obstructions. Some manufacturers, including Ford and General Motors, also only allow the technology to work on compatible roadways that have been meticulously mapped.

Over the years, NTSB has repeatedly called on NHTSA to rein in Autopilot. It also has urged the company to act, but Homendy said Tesla has been uniquely difficult to deal with when it comes to safety recommendations. Tesla CEO Elon Musk once hung up on former NTSB chair Robert Sumwalt, said the former chief, who retired from the agency in 2021 when Homendy took over.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231210125240/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/10/tesla-autopilot-crash/

NZ bought Soviet trains in exchange for butter, does that count?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9781316/Next-stop-Africa-for-Capitals-well-used-trains#:~:text=The%20fleet%20of%2044%20Ganz,Zealand%20dairy%20products%2C%20chiefly%20butter.

The Westminster system is supposed to separate government/crown/state funds from royal/privy purse funds.

The royalty should not have the power to point at something and say 'I declare that mine'.

IP bans usually don't work well on the modern internet. Many ISPs use CG-NAT with very rapidly changing IPs shared by many users. Places like college dorms are the worst.

Looking up which accounts stem from which IP is also a moderate invasion of privacy.

The usual issues with "banning the accounts that are constantly being used to harass people" are:

• Clearly defining harassment vs legitimate discussion

• Figuring out who's actually being unreasonable - is one party being baited into responding, then that response is reported?

• Having enough staffing