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Edit: I should have lead with... thanks! I appreciate a second set of eyes on it, I want everything in my articles to be factually correct. If ever I'm way off in content I share, please do tell me, and I'll correct it.

Tell you what, to avoid confusion, I'll simplify the language in that paragraph, it seems to be distracting a few folks.

I should mention, my experience is very old, I haven't held a valid cert in decades - so, if there is a flaw in my knowledge, that wouldn't be my old LT's fault (as our training was broadly excellent), that is almost certainly foggy memory.

In this case, I'm still pretty sure I've described the behavior correctly. I'm removing the reference to avoid distraction, but I'm pretty sure it is correct as-is. See bolded text if you only want to read a single sentence about it.

The definitions you've linked above do not contradict what I've posted below or how I've described the behavior in the article. You're running a narrow definition, I'm running a broad definition, the distinction is really fine and neither is wrong.

From the linked Wikipedia article I linked above:

This definition [of flashover] embraces several different scenarios and includes backdrafts, but there is considerable disagreement about categorizing backdrafts as flashovers.[5]

I am simply flabbergasted to find that you are correct about KIA.

Collected information: Health, sex life, or sexual orientation.

https://www.kia.com/us/en/privacy.html

A retired firefighter mentioned that her department was using something very interesting - these are flood control barricades, think plastic sandbags.

You put up the barricades, and then use that to make a sort of moat, fill it with water, and you basically build the water tank around the burning EV.

This page shows the concept, site's in India, but this is being done in the western hemisphere some places, too: https://www.floodbarriers.in/ev_fire_fighting.php

Ya know, we actually don't use fire blankets where I'm at! The training videogame also made no mention of them, and it is very recent, released last year.

Interesting, right? There's a huge amount of variation for firefighting techniques nationwide for EVs. I've seen them used, but only out West.

As for confusing backdraft and flashover, no, I got that correct. To the best of my admittedly very spotty memory :)

See this article, it means different things different places, how I learned it is that every backdraft is a flashover, but not every flashover is a backdraft. If that's wrong, take it up with the lieutenant who trained me, who was incidentally stellar at his job: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft

Me looking at Mozilla like: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHShUPtagAANgks.jpg

In the "News of the Strange," we do have Europeans in the USA :) Being located in the USA is not a universal guarantee that you are not eligible for GDPR protections.

If you only ever drove Fords, you would think "AGUGGUUUG" was a natural sound for an automatic to make 😂That's innovation, Tesla should take notes!

Fuuuuck!!!

Unethical pro life tip... it's not like they KNOW you're not a European. Hit them with the GDPR request anyhow. ThePantser sounds close enough to DerPanzer. Worth a shot, what do I know, tho

Love the versioning. Saw minor edits to the "Fork in the Road" landing page over time, including the cleaning up of just plain sloppy typos. They clearly deployed half-cocked, didn't even run spell-check.

I've spent some time noodling on that exact question.

It'd be great if we had a better functioning civil society, where the government and the 4th estate could insist on basic protections for citizens, and the corporations would be steered away from the worst profit-seeking excesses that they'll get into without the extra guidance.

What do I know, though? I'm a comedian ;) 100% agree with you that there is a happy middle ground between new tech and privacy/civil liberties, but I'm doubtful that I'll ever personally set foot on it with the way things are trending.

That article was what gave me the idea to search the patent database. All sorts of creepy shit in the pipeline. Stay tuned.

Some fun stuff, automatic dog treat dispensers and stuff, but mostly appalling violations of your privacy. Welcome to the future, where Dearborn is always watching.

I am absolutely furious to find out that you can totally turn off those alerts... by calling a literal phone number. You call Sirius FM, and they deactivate it, I guess it's a free trial or some BS.

Comment #15 from Kailua Coach seems to do what you want done, what a shitheaded design:

https://www.pacificaforums.com/threads/turn-off-weather-alerts.37618/

Smart.

I think that's why Ford is patenting this specific tech. It prevents you from being able to turn off the tracking, by leveraging every Ford that has NOT turned off tracking to spot the vehicle that is "running dark."

I hate that Batman predicted this.

TL;DR: Yes, it is shit.

If ever we'd see a recusal, it would have been public last Friday. It ain't comin.

I think it's news cycle in this case. Felt like how a looter would fire the department, "wait until nightfall" deal

Oh NO, Dhork, why did you have to be RIGHT about it