Decent tooling. Been around for long enough that a lot of the quirks of it are well known and documented. Basically it's a blue collar programming language without too many gotchas. Modern(ish) day Cobol.
(I'm predominantly a Java dev still, even after diversions over the years to Javascript, Python and C#).
I still am a bit of a 3dfx fanboy. Ended up emailing 3dfx at one stage and got sent a load of posters and case stickers (remember those?).
I had a Voodoo Banshee which was a fairly decent card (not quite as good as a Voodoo 2, but better than a Voodoo Rush as a combined 2D/3D card). Paired to a Pentium P133 - very overkill on the GPU. Ended up using the same card on a AMD K6-2 500 in the end which was a bit more evenly matched.
Then ended up buying a cheap Voodoo 5 5500 after they went under (only paid £50 for it).
Sadly both of them went in a dumpster a long time ago. Wish I'd kept them both. I ended up moving to nVidia cards for a while, then had an ATi Radeon. Nowadays I just run a Macbook Air for my personal machine - life got in the way of much gaming!
I went on a stag do (bachelor party for non-Brits) last year. The groom had just returned from Chicago on a business trip the morning we went away. He brought back a bottle of Malört.
I developed a taste for it that weekend - it's not that bad (I'd take it over something like Becharovka). Annoyingly years ago (2009ish) I spent a fair amount of time over in the Midwest with work and never drank the stuff.
Must be a British thing as I’m the same. Been to Chicago a few times and had a few shots of Malort and it’s totally fine. Maybe it’s the coriander-tastes-like-soap thing for some people.
My 2019 Honda Ridgeline has slammed on its brakes at over 60 MPH half a dozen times when it decides I'm passing another vehicle too closely. I HATE the damned thing. I'd turn it off, but it resets back on each time I restart the vehicle so there's no point. It makes me gun shy every time I drive a 4 lane and start to pass someone. AND THAT SUCKS.
IMO, all the vehicle's other convenience electronics are no-gos too. The lane keeping sensors trigger randomly and uselessly. Clearly the camera is unable to find the lane markers reliably. I turned off the service after less than a week of ownership.
The auto-high-beams work poorly, often leaving the highs lit even though headlights are clearly approaching. So I have to remain constantly vigilant that I don't annoy others, AND that it hasn't turned itself back on automatically.
Even the turn signals can't be stopped easily. Neither pulling on the stalk nor cross-signalling will stop the blinking once it starts. Cancellation seems to require about 8 additional blinks before it finally does stop, leaving me wondering which of my actions actually worked. After 5 years of ownership, I still don't know what the right magic incantation is for something that should be dead simple.
What's the point of e-conveniences that are inconvenient?
Respectfully, you're probably driving too recklessly. I don't have this problem in this same generation of Honda Insight. If you're following too close, you really are at risk of an accident. Also, you're wasting gas - cranking it up to 80, getting on someone's ass, and then braking down to 65 is absolutely horrible for mileage.
Geez guess I hit a nerve. Look all I'm saying is I don't have this problem, and I also don't know anyone else who has this problem. In addition, in my experience, people who drive pickup trucks are much more likely to drive like they want to be put in the ground as fast as possible.
Try not tailgating. Try not switching lanes when it's close. Your car will stop beeping at you, and you'll also save yourself a lot of money in the long run.
Its existence has made me change my driving habits for sure, and none of my cars even have AEB. It’s a nagging sense that the car directly in front of me is going to come to a screeching halt for no reason and it’s up to my own reaction time to avoid rear-ending them.
I also got a dashcam, but all things being equal my preference would be to not hit anything in the first place.
> It’s a nagging sense that the car directly in front of me is going to come to a screeching halt for no reason and it’s up to my own reaction time to avoid rear-ending them.
I'm flying LHR -> MEL on Friday on Singapore Airlines (on a 777 actually for LHR -> SIN).
I tend to keep my seat belt fairly loosly fastened throughout the flight. At least once I've experienced bad turbulence around where this flight had it - enough to make me hold tightly onto things and for service to be stopped. Usually I need a few trips to the bathroom during the flight though and if nothing else, a chance to stretch my legs (20 hours on planes in 24 hours means walking around is important).
Be interesting to see if anything is different on board (either with crew or fellow pax). RIP to the guy who died.
I worked for NDS when they were acquired by Cisco. They've spat them back out a few years ago. Not entirely sure Cisco should have got into the video space.
I enjoyed Cisco (great 4th July parties!) but it never felt like we were properly integrated.
Decent tooling. Been around for long enough that a lot of the quirks of it are well known and documented. Basically it's a blue collar programming language without too many gotchas. Modern(ish) day Cobol.
(I'm predominantly a Java dev still, even after diversions over the years to Javascript, Python and C#).