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  • I think the “researchers” may not actually have gathered any data on what actually happens in these types of scenarios. beyond people just keeping on with old os which a lot will unless MS intentionally sends out a brick-update.
    lots of countires/municipalities have WEE programmes to try to prevent electronics from getting to landfil - especially until things like batteries and other toxic or dangerous chemicals can be removed.

    Or the headline is pure clickbait garbage - it’s bad enough that i’m not going to bother clicking and read any more filth.





  • More boringly , maybe its selection on the circumstances too. For example maybe ev’s tend to drive more in urban environments, more urban may mean more collision opprtunities per time spent driving.

    Of course ram is a farmers vehicle is desgned for rural use, so must rarely be seen in built up areas. /s

    edit: having glanced at the cited article - theres no obvious mention of any risk adjustment, the measures seem to be simple ratio of crashes per driver. No obvious control for whether the sub-population spend more or less time driving.
    Rate per - place-specific-risk adjusted person-hour would work better.

    As often with things like risk, it really helps to be able to do a multidimensional analysis. See if vehicle type/brand is significant after controlling for as many circumstantial factors and exposure related factors as you can reliably observe.




  • Words literally change their meaning over time and social context.

    I think “guy” used to mean just “a rope” until some fellow named Guy tried to blow up some nobs in London.

    I think both “guy (rope/guideline)” and the name “Guy (Guido)” might origiate from the same basic word “guide” .

    I don’t think it’s always clear why changes happen, people just use it differently and if a new usage spreads widely and becomes common, then the new usage may get added into some dictionaries.

    I quite like “RobWords” on youtube - 'tho I’m not sure if he has covered this one specficaly.