Monthly Archives: March 2018

The first self-driving car accident

Posted on March 26, 2018 by daryan12

Somewhat disturbing footage came out last week showing a pedestrian pushing a bike being run over by a Uber driver-less car. The footage shows that indeed the car failed to stop, despite the numerous sensors mounted on it that should … Continue reading →

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The unofficial rules of the road

Posted on March 26, 2018 by daryan12

I learnt to drive in Ireland, hence there was a rule of the road in the UK which I didn’t know about, but I’ve learnt about it by observing other drivers and how they handle cyclists. This unwritten rule states … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and the stolen elections of 2016

Posted on March 20, 2018 by daryan12

Originally posted on daryanblog:
A story has been on the brew for sometime now about the extend to which big data and the use of what the intelligence agencies call “Psyop’s” played in both the EU referendum and the American presidential…

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How to breach Trump’s wall

Posted on March 17, 2018 by daryan12

Trump inspected prototype’s of his proposed Mexican border wall this week. During this there was this strange bit of theatre where a group of supposed “special forces” tried to climb it but couldn’t get over it. I mean I do … Continue reading →

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Car clubs

Posted on March 14, 2018 by daryan12

I lost my wee car to an engine bay fire just before Christmas. Rather than buying a new one (I don’t drive alot anyway so I couldn’t really justify the expense), I’ve joined a car club instead. So I thought I’d do … Continue reading →

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Does anyone fancy a bespoke kebab?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by daryan12

Originally posted on daryanblog:
So the EU has released its all to predicable terms for the transitional brexit deal, which has sent the brexiters off into a tizzy. Corbyn, meanwhile has had a rare attack of common sense and realised…

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