GertrudGoethe

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[–] GertrudGoethe@feddit.org 58 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Because RAM is cheap and really helpful. If you have a Desktop, you can buy 16GB DDR4 RAM for ~30€ and 32GB for ~60€. That's retail with VAT - Apple itself will get much better prices and so there is no reason why their expensive devices are shipped with 8GB RAM.

[–] GertrudGoethe@feddit.org 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, that totally does happen. There is a street in Hamburg, Germany, where in recent years over 20 senior citizens drove into the local shops:

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Unfallschwerpunkt-in-Hamburg-Waitzstrasse-bekommt-neue-Poller,waitzstrasse206.html

[–] GertrudGoethe@feddit.org 15 points 5 days ago

You could also use that argument against emergency braking systems and airbags. If there is a string of accidents, you should search for a solution to prevent them. Just blaming people does nothing

[–] GertrudGoethe@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

We should also blame car manufacturers. Why are cars built to accelerate to 100 in a few seconds from standstill? If you're parked (and the car can know the difference between being parked and a traffic light), why is acceleration not restricted? There is no reason for being able to accelerate like that in a parking space. You should get a much slower acceleration by default and car manufacturers could put that in their cars right now.