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Wireless is also critical, but I’m starting to think your confusion is more around grammar than technology.

Underwater cables being used for parts of the internet is not the same thing as “internet means wires.”

That’s not quite right. Projectors make headlights less blinding. It would be worse if we still used basic reflectors. Also, not all vehicles use expensive LED headlights.

Back to your original argument: you aren’t saying you think an IR HUD would be less complicated than a cheap halogen bulb in a projector, are you? Because that would be rediculous.

There’s a lot more that goes into to than you think. A camera and HUD will never be as cheap as a bulb and a reflector.

Of course the cost would come down (slightly) if a new tech goes mainstream, but you don’t think an IR HUD could become as cheap as regular headlights, do you?

I’m still not sure we’re in agreement, but maybe we are? I’m saying the US auto market has never had enough influence to block a cost-effective safety feature from appearing on foreign markets. Another person pointed out that the IR HUD was used on a luxury car and the high cost probably prevented its widespread use.

Are you correcting my post or yours? I was speaking in the past tense.

Makes sense.

I think you’re over estimating the amount of influence the US auto market has had.

A German auto company isn’t going to pull a safety feature from the EU, South American, and Asian markets just because it’s banned in the US.

Was it banned in other countries too, or is there some other reason it isn’t used?

Move fast and break things. Features over stability.

Makes sense for a lean startup. Not so much for a widely used utility for backing up important data.

The same skills used to develop free software can be used to earn a lot of money making corporate software. The same is true for other professions: they can work for an employer, be self-employed, or volunteer their time. The analogy fits, and we all need to earn money to survive.

Exactly. No one expects free work from carpenters, artists, chefs, etc. But for some reason it’s fine to demand things from free software devs?

s/existed/were useful/

There is an element of truth, but what you’re describing still sounds like a scam. Power factor correction is legitimate, but it’s not something that can be done with a generic product that you hook up to any appliance, or even your whole house.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor

Same here, and I think it was also obvious to Jeff (from the OP), but I’m glad he bought one because he’s in a position to raise awareness of the issue.

Where did you get that from?

Great, sounds like the comic isn’t about you, then.