Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@qoto.org

@davidwilkins car prices in Europe and North America are becoming a serious issue for families generally. I'm always surprised at how much car you can get in South East Asia for your money compared to what you can get in Europe or North America.

Something like a Toyota Vios is the equivalent to under £10k, you can get a 7 seater Japanese car for £11k or so too, an a Japanese SUV roughly the size of a Discovery for under £20k. We don't have those options here.

@davidwilkins they are kind of pointless, but I generally do like the look of coupe SUVs (too much at times!), however, whereas I love the look of the ID. Buzz you posted before this doesn't quite do it for me. It's kind of muted and forgettable in my eyes.

Having said that, as a daily driver I'd consider it against a Model Y or Ioniq 5. A daily doesn't have to look like a dream, it has to perform adequately :)

Weirdly this sort of Ford mentality is exactly why I'd lean away from an Everest over something like a Fortuner or MU-X. Isuzu and Toyota keep it simple and Ford overcomplicates :) And it isn't just suspension, but AWS systems, engines, etc...

I recently noticed that humble little Ford Everests have a Watt's link for the rear axle.

The car geek in me was hugely impressed. I know Ford has used it before, but I didn't expect it on the Everest. I always associate it with old-fashioned race cars like Australian V8 Supercars. #weirdCarMastodon

I tried what this article stated and it is true, it points me to potentially dangerous resources and it generates images. But it also gave me a very long health warning. https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/ai_generates_eating_disorder_content/?td=keepreading

@jq search for powerbank handheld and you'll get a few mathes of different variations on the same theme.

@jq https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005812837328.html

There are others too :)

@JJFlash I pay the stupid TV tax here too, even if I don't watch TV. :) It's easier.

@split how DARE you make friends? How very dare you?!?!?!

This is one of the weirdest new gaming devices I've seen in #Aliexpress lately. It is a power bank and handheld console in one... #retrogaming #gaming

@ayo you are a good netcitizen.

ChromeOS is very battery efficient right up to the point that you start working with it. Start using the Linux and Android containers with gusto and it's like flooring a twin turbo car! Inefficient.

@trinsec my mother doesn’t have a TV and she’s not had once since my dad died. She just never got round to getting a new one.

My mother in law though, she watches game shows! And she does so willingly and for free. You’d have to either pay me or have a court order to get me to do that.

@retrosponge yeah. I have Prime too, so I’ll count that as well 😄