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I've bought two pairs of boots from Aldi - one pair about a decade ago and are still my favourite pair, and another steel-toecapped safety shoe that I wear whenever I need to go to one of our manufacturing sites. Super comfy. And I think they were about £20 a piece.


I bought a warm reflective work safety jacket from Aldi a few weeks ago -- I've been wearing it while commuting on bike, it's great. Warm, high quality materials, cost about AUD 30.

This week my local Aldi is doing a big sale on snow gear as we approach snow season -- I expect the store will be crazy with people trying to fit out the entire family with new ski jackets, etc.


A few years ago my dad and I got hiking backpacks from Aldi, as well as "hydration packs" and light cycling bags for a grand total of about $50 for the two of us. We promptly took the hiking packs and water bladders with us to the Philmont BSA reservation, and they held up just fine.

We bought some more the next time they were available, and they were even better than the first generation. I love those backpacks.


It's a regular ('manually driven') consumer vehicle being produced by Jaguar Land Rover - it has been adapted by Waymo for self driving.

https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-range/i-pace/index.html


Looks more like its inspired by the Land Rover Defender 90 to me. I don't really see the resemblance to a Bronco.


I see elements of both. All three are in the same rough genre. http://imgur.com/a/E5XKY


That was my immediate reaction as well - looks very like a "proper" Land Rover!


1966-1977 Ford Bronco.[1]

The Defender was a lighter vehicle, closer to a Jeep Wrangler. Both came with roll cages. The Bollinger lacks that, and has a flimsy cab. It needs a roll cage.

[1] http://www.broncoparts4u.com/


No, the Defender didn't come with a roll cage, at least not most of them. The American-spec versions that were imported for three years in the 90's had factory-supplied Safety Devices cages but most rest-of-world (ROW) Defenders did not.

Source: I am the co-founder of NAS-ROW, the Defender forum. https://nas-row.com


Looks like a Series III Land Rover from The 70's. The steering column, analog dials, front end and light placement are very similar.


I knew someone else would see it was a D90. :)


Yes, that stands out immediately. Great way to draw the right sort of attention for this concept.


I work on these units as a hardware engineer for a manufacturer. They are very clever bits of kit and a lot better than the other offerings on the market.

And to support your comment - yes, this isn't exclusive to Tesla by any means!


I work in the automotive industry for a manufacturer. All of our prototypes have big emergency stop buttons in the center console using 3D printed adapters to slot into the cup holders.

They just kill the engine and disconnect the battery. It's a legal requirement. Nothing fancy.


So if you are at speed, the car starts engine-braking (with no proper brake force distribution between front and rear wheels), and the power steering isn't working, right?


Could you point me at the datacenter utilization article? I can't seem to find it, and it sounds interesting


I would suggest a Lenovo Thinkpad W540, but that's a bit out of price range. Falling short of that, a Lenovo Thinkpad T440s .


If you look at the git commit history, you'll actually see it is a modified version of flatstrap.


shitday.co.uk

It's for sale...


Link borked :(


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