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The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) from NHTSA codes every fatal motor vehicle accident in the United States, including collisions with pedestrians. It's a magnificent data set used widely in the insurance industry, but also by engineers in related sectors. It would be my goto dataset if I was in your position. https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-report...

I imagine that in the next decade, the USA (and California in particular) will learn that there exists a tipping point where a homelessness crisis turns into proper slums/favelas/shanty-towns. The middle-income and developing world is replete with examples of this happening, and America is foolish to think itself immune. Since the current trajectory of increasing economic disparity and insufficient home construction in desirable areas is likely to continue, the result should not be any surprise.

I've always maintained that

Assertive = Aggressive + On my Team

You are assertive if the community around you thinks you are justified in asking for your way, and aggressive if they feel you are unjustified. We perceive our allies as assertive and our opponents as aggressive.

The GP is correct that "assertiveness" training gives someone tools which are equally useful in defending against a bully as they are in bullying. It's really just rudimentary influence training in the vein of Carnegie or Cialdini, and people can be influenced for ill just as they can be influenced for good.

User of 3D CAD here. The reason this is so hard is that a part's geometry will be governed by a different set of parameters, depending on its function, and the software will not know the function of the part, unless is was written by a domain-specific expert.

I'll give the simple example of a hex-headed nut: how will the software know that the flat-to-flat measurement is critical (since it corresponds to the wrench/spanner needed to drive it) rather than the point-to-point measurement? In less trivial examples, questions like this need to be though out when creating models, and require domain-specific knowledge that a ML model will not have.

This hits the nail on the head. All of the CAD kernels basically date from the 1980s. The mathematics involved in extending them is not widely taught, and while this knowledge still lives in books, it is not finding its way into minds.

I've used Windchill extensively and I've set up a Vault instance (the Autodesk equivalent). I completely agree with what you are saying. At most companies, there is a "Emperor's Clothes" scenario where even the expert users and administrators have no idea what's going on under the hood, or how to execute advanced operations. (granted, Git has the same issue sometimes, let's face it) To make matters worse, Windchill has quite possibly the worst UI of any software I use --- first off, it runs in an instance of Internet Explorer embedded in the Creo CAD package. Few icons are labeled, and the UI is not discoverable at all. Google is often no help, since it is relatively niche BTB software. Doing what the parent suggests, using old versions of parts in new assemblies, is only reliable when saving the old versions out as a "dumb solid" like a STEP and re-importing them into Windchill. Part of the issue is that version control and databased file systems as a mental model do not align very well with how the human brain operates. The hierarchical structure rules the day in the end, because it aligns well with how we think.

This is only slightly worse than Slovakia's official online Cadastral (property ownership) map, which still requires using Internet Explorer and downloading an ActiveX Plugin. https://mapa.katasterportal.sk/kapor2/index.asp I'm still trying to find a way to access it from Linux without going through a VM.

You might want to consider that autonews.com is the url of Automotive News, a widely-read trade publication from Crain Communications. (I get access to it as I work for a Tier-1 automotive supplier). IANAL, but you probably will get in hot water if you keep using autonews.io, even non-commercially. (trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, and the like) (edit:sp)

I've spent much of my career in the auto industry (Tier 1 supplier), and I couldn't agree more. I'm even a "car guy," but I could care less about exotic cars, which most of what appears on autonews.io.

The obvious elephant in the room is how can someone afford food and rent while working on $1 or whatever. If I was a hiring manager I would assume one of 3 things: 1) He is independently wealthy, 2) He lives in a van, or 3) he really expects $50/hour and this is some sort of bait-and-switch strategy.

Google and Bing searches for "creo" give the PTC product as their first result. IANAL, but PTC could make the case that you are diluting their brand name by using it for your software, or worse, trying the phish their customers.

You may wish to rethink the name, as you are likely infringing on PTC's trademark. PTC Creo (Formerly known as Pro/Engineer) is high-end CAD software, competing against Catia and NX.

Agreed. A recent study indicates that living on the Western end of a timezone decreases sleep by 19 minutes on average, with an accompanying host of negative health effects. Permanent DST is the equivalent of shifting everyone one entire timezone west on the shortest days of the year.

Also, many of the US timezones are too far west to begin with. Indianapolis is on Eastern Time, but it is approximately where the middle of Central Time should be. Putting it on permanent DST will make noon 2 hours late.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01676...

ABS is not a low quality material. It is a tough polymer which maintains its toughness over a wide range of environmental conditions. That is why it is widely used in applications like automotive interior and exterior panels. It's probably a good choice for a product like a dashcam which will be exposed to a wide temperature range.

During the 2009 Swine Flu epidemic, I designed ancillary equipment for a bioreactor used for making an experimental vaccine. If any supplier or subcontractor was dragging their feet, all we had to say was "this is for a machine which makes the swine flue vaccine" and we suddenly would somehow jump to the front of their queue. I imagine the situation is even more that way for anyone involved with Covid vaccines, so I am 0% surprised by how efficiently this was developed. Magical things happen with price and priority are no longer concerns. (edit:sp)

This is likely being done for business reasons rather than technical reasons. It would prevent the use of any "legacy glass" which a lot of medium-format shooters have been collecting over the decades. One would have to buy an entirely new lens collection at the cost of many thousands of dollars.